The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1895-05-03
THE ClTY'S GENERAL NEWS
PICKED UP IND Condensed y;
THE ENTERPRISE REPORTER.
Seen, Heard a,td Believed,

Seen, Heard and Bcleired.
John Taylor has commence,
on the erection of a 24x60 foo
frame building, two stories, OF
Chestnut street, near Sellers
livery, which he will himself oc
cupy as q saloon and boarding
house. Mr.. Taylor was one O
Virginia's eally settlers, wen
down in the fire two years ago
as did The Enterprise and many
other bhsiness firms of the city
but we are pleased. to note tha
lie has not lost faith in the iror
metropolis as proven by this lat
est move.
| Messrs. R. T. and w. J. Law
renee have received word that q
large brick and stone work con
tract has been awarded to them
at the Pioneer mine, Ely, which
work they will commence as soon
as possible after finishing theil
present contract on the new Hib.
bing school building. The Pho.
neer recently purchased two
large pumps of the Fred M. Pres.
colt Steam Pump company, Mil.
waukee, and setting said pumps
is a portion of the contract
awarded.
E. S. Smith, city clerk, will
retain Office room in the Jackson
3 co. block.
E. W: Coons has this week
built a morgue on the back end
Of his lot, corner Chestnut and
Cleveland avenue, and is now at
work or the construction of a
large furniture warehouse on the
same lot.
John Stauber has a few words
to say to the public through our
advertising columns. John is a
pioneer OF the city and a slayer.
Beatty G. Sibbald. pioneer con-
tractors and builders Of the city,
have this week joined the army
Of Enterprise advertisers. This
firm are doing a fine business
tkis season.
The building of E. L. Johnson
& Co. is beng moved from It's
former location on west Chest
nut street to a lot purch ased by
this firm near the Doyle block.
Johnson & Co. are among Vir-
gini;t's pioneers, being here be-
foro the fire, and The Enterprise
bulieves the move now being
made IS a good one from a busi-
ness standpoint. John Taylor,
who has G new ad. in this issue
Of The Enterprise, IS dong the
moving.
S. A. Grierson has this week
put the finishing touches on the
school building and has also fin
ished an artistic job on the ex-
terror of L. l.. Prescott's house.
Dominic Burns wears a pleas
ant smile and passes the cigars
these days, all on account of a
bran new girl baby which filed
an appearance at his home q few
mornings ago.
Thirteen new subscribers add
led to our city list this week.
There's luck in odd numbers.
P. Sullivan is hustling work
on his new block at the corner of
Chestnut and Wyomi g. The
building will be 24x65, two stor-
les, Of iron. The WORK is being
done by Beatty & Sibbald, con-
tractors and builders.
W,n. Hayes commenced his
front 80 foot addition Monday.
Byron Andrew now does the
meat cutting in Engel & Co.'s
Iron Range meat market.
Perrin's theatre failed to oper
on Monday for reasons too mum
erous to mention.
Arthur SCOTS new dwelling
next to the editors home in the
First Addition will soon be com
pleted. It is being erected fol
rental purposes.
The Finnish Temperance So
ciety held it's first meeting in it,
elegant new hall at the corner O
Oak street and Mesaba, Sunday
Rev. H. Salvila presided at thu
services. The new hall is a com
modious structure, 24x80 feet
and is a monument to the energ,
and earnestness of the Society
Q,,.on a. AoI,,Dr, L,o l,oo-