The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1895-09-13
The CITY'S GENERAL NEWS
PICKED UP and CONDENSED BY
THE ENTERPRISE REPORTE0.
Seem, Heard and Be(iereE.

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jackson & Co., our hustling
general merchandise dealers,
have opened their new store at
the Fayal this week, where they
open with bright prospects of a
most excellent business. They
W III shortly close down their
store at the Franklin and con-
sOlidate the stock . with their
mammoth stock in this CITY.
The Franklin is too near Vir-
sginia to make a mercantile en-
terprise at the location an un-
unqualified success
AS assignee of the Thos. Nor
ris brick yard, E. S. Smith on
Monday started to burn a $4,000
kiln of brick. This lot will
straighten out the old indebted
ness and should leave a small
balance for the owners. Should
the yard once get a good start,
success is assured as the brick
made are of an excellent quality.
New and improved machinery,
however. will be necessary ad.
juncts to the plant
-A;party of local sports took in
the duck at Rice lake, below Bi.
wabik, the first of the week.
The muskeg swamps and wind.
falls rendered the roads so bad
that the boys thought it too
much trouble to bring Uneven a
mud. d.hea> The party consisted
of M. F. Barber, Dan Smith. P.
A.. McNaughton> e. E. Bonn
and J. Shadbolt.
John Barton has accepted al
position as superintendent of
schools at Verndale, Minn., and
will shortly leave to assume his
duties. AS Mr.. Barton has
previously held the same posi-
ton the fact of his being again
rendered the same position
speaks we'll for his ability.
The Fat Mems ball team plavs
F'vaaeth on Sunday, and a good
crowd of Virginians will doubt
less witness the game. The
leader of the Virginia City Band
says that organization will be in
line for the day.
Tower has passed an ordinance
prohibiting the riding of bicycles
on the sidewalk. The Enter.
prise has for months endeavored |
to get'he city council OF Virgin
ia to make a similar break to-
wards civilization, but unsuccess |
fully.
Campbell & Son, of Eveleth, |
have purchased the corner lot
opposite the McInnis block, and
are having erected the finest
building in the embryo city, tol
be used by them for a store
Their large and constantly in
creasinw busi- ess have rendered
their present quarters made
quate, and their new store will
be pushed to completion as rap
idly as possible. G.. w. CARR
has secured the contract for the
building above the basement.
w. T. Bailey has put in an
other hatcher at his planlng
mill, and is rushing the work of
surfacing his seasons output.
The greater portion Of the re-
manning lumber will be manu-
factured into matched stuff.
In the district court on Mon
day, the jury failed to convict
O'Connor & McNaughton Of run
ming a gambling joint. The case
was brought through the repre-
sentations of Geo, L. Stroup.
Jas. McAlpine received notice
on Tuesday that he had been
drawn as a juror for the term of
the u. S. District Court, to be-
gin at Fergus Falls, on Tuesday,
September 24th.
The Virginia City Band did
Eveleth on Sunday. Owing to
their team running away some
of the boys played Eveleth for
many hours after the Sabbath
day had passed into eternity.
Jos. Diteau erects large
boarding house on Maple street.
Peter Wiring erects two new
dwelling houses on his lot, COR
ner Of Maple street and Wyom.
ing avenue.
M. NJ Westling, the popular
jeweler in the City Drug Store,
has placed on order for an En-.
gle Engraving Machine. which
is expected here this week. This
will make a valuable addition to
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