The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1895-05-24
THE ClTY'S GENERAL NEWS
PICKED UP IND CONDENSED ny
THE ENTERPRISE REPORTER.
Seen, Heard and Be'iered.

Seen, Heard and Relieved.
Ellie Archambault, who has
been i'll for some time past with
a complication of diseases, died
last evening. Mr.. Archambault
was 81 years of age, the father
of q large family who mourn his
loss. Since coming to this city
over to years ago he has made
many friends, who honor and re-
spect his memory as an esteemed
Citizen and extend their SYM
pathies to the family in their be.
reavement. The funeral will be
held from the Catholic church
at 9:30 o'clock tomorrow morn. .
! ing, Rev. Fr. Buh, of Tower, Of
ficiating.
At last Wednesday evenings
council meeting vote was taken
to decide the matter as to who
would be chief OF the fire CON-
pany, H. F. Smith or Elmer
Chittenden. The first vote re-
sulting in 4 to i; the second
stood 5 for Chittenden and 3 for
Smith. Both had friends.
If it happens in Virginia you
will find it in The Enterprise.
New ads. this week 49, Fred
Brodock and the Merchants Ho-
tel. New subscribers galore.
Jos. Roman, the clothier. ex-
poets to move into the new Sui
liyan block about June 1st.
Contractor Gill and crew are
laying track for the Missabe on
the Lone Jack spur.
James Tretheway. aged 58>
died of consumption on Tuesday.
F. L. johnson & Co. have ad-
ded little paint to their already
fine building.
Seth Sellers will run street
sprinkler this summer and has
left one at Jutrash's shop for re-
pairs.
The Moon Lumber company
have this week sent several car
loads of heavy lumber to North
Tonawanda, H. Y.
Alderman Lundstrom improves
his property by layinga an eight
foot walk on the Wyoming ave-
nue. side.
City Treasurer James states
that last year Virginia had thir-
ty-nine canine inhabitants, and
so far as known this year we
still have three left. If all IN ex-
cess of three should be shot,
however, it would break the city
to buy ammunition to do the job.
The Sullivan building has
been lathed this week and ready
for the plaster, which contract
has been let to F. J. Rinnert.
Prescott & Mars Co., being
agents for the Prescott Pump
Co., Milwaukee, received an or
der this week from the village
of Eveleth for two large duplex
pumps which will be used in
connection with the water works
of that burg.
Sam A. Grierson has been
given the job of painting Hib-
bing's new school building, and
left yesterday with two painters,
Joe Schultz and Art McAlpin,
to do the work.
Work was resumed on the
John Taylor building, Chestnut
street, the fore part of the week.
Ed. Plant now drives the Eat
on dray wagon which H. M.
Smith has driven for the several
months past and who has recent
ly resigned that position.
Olav Nelson, of the firm of
Nelson & Berglund, life insur.
ance agents, and family, have TAX
en- up their residence in the CAL
derwood block this week.
Eddie Johnson, son of J. O.
Johnson, of the Virginia bakery,
sports a bran new bicycle and
can ride same to perfection.
w. J. Lawrence came over
from Mountain Iron Wednesday
where he has the contract for
tho stone and plaster work on
the Gilchrist residence at that
place. The stone basement
work is finished and now he
awaits the erection of the build
ing to complete his contract.
Contractor Carr was this week
awarded the contract to build a
barn and dry house at the Fayal
mine. The size of the barn will
be 34x52. two story, and will be
COMPLETED Julv 1St. and the