The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1895-04-19
LOCAL, NEWS AND NOTES.

Fire Co. No. held their
regular practice on Monday
evening: At their meeting the
same evening E. w. Coons, fore.
man. rendered his resigation
which was accepted and his
place filled by the election of J.
H. Sibbald. Mr.. Stbbald's posi-
tion as End assistant foreman
being filled by the election of
Patrick A. Cofey. A general
election of officers will be held
on May 9th.
A grand jury at Fort Smith,
Ark, has returned indictments
against society ladies for play.
Ing progressive euchre for
prizes. The gamblers must go.
Hon. o. D. Kinney was in the
city for a few hours on Wednes-
day, returning to Ely on the
afternoon train. He reports
Mrs. Kinney as greatly improv.
ed in health, pleasing news to
her many Virginia friends.
d. H. Moon came up from st.
Paul on Wednesday. The mill of
the Moon Lumber company will
open for the seasons run next
week. AS the company has but
about 10000 600 feet put in this
year it is likely that a day force
only will be run this season.
The base ball dance at Crock.
ett's Hall, on Easter Monday was
far from being a success in point
Of finance, the boys running
some $1,000 behind in expenses.
However, Virginia will have a
ball club and a good one, this
season.
Street Commissioner James
McAlpin has had a small force
at work during the week, ind a
noticeable improvement in the
general appearance of our prin-
cipal thorouShfares is the logi-
cal result.
Jas. H. Knowles, who for some
time past has been at Marquette,
returned TO the city on Monday
eve ing. During MIR. Knowles
absence he was laid up for some
time with a serge Of typhoid, but
now appears as hale and hearty
as ever.
Olav Nielsen, Of Minneapolis,
has been in the city the past few
days and has decided to perma.
nently locate here in the near
future. Mr.. Nielsen is district
agent for st. Louis county for
the Fidelity Life Association, of
Philadelphia, and also intends
adding a line of fire insurance
companies.
John Dollar, who is employed
on The Mesaba Range, at Biwa.
blk, was in the city on Monday.
Services at the Catholic
Church Sunday morning and
evening were conducted by Rev.
FIR. Belbeau, of Tower, and each
of his services was highly ap-
preciative. The choir in sing
ing Peters mass did themselves
proud and complimentary re-.
marks were heard from all pres.
ent. The choir was composed
of Mrs.H. Strehlau, Misses Anna
and Elizabeth Martin, Julia
Schipley, Matilda Deau, Annie
Stauber, Annie Laird and
Messrs. w. II. Wicks, Jno.
Laird and Al. Bickford.
r. T. Lawrence has secured
the contract of plastering the
new Hibbing schoo! house. Ad-
amant will be used.
Potvin Bros, Antoine and Ed,
will erect a new store building
one lot east of the Virginia Cash
Store which will be occupied by
them as a general fruit and pro-
duce stand about May Is. The
size OF their new building will be
2Ox3O feet and will be two stor.
les high.
Joseph Smoke was over from
Biwabik on Wednesday on bus
mess.
DR.. G. S. Dietz, of Ironwood,
Mich, is in the city, again at
tending to his dental trade which
seems to increase at each of his
monthly trips. The DR.. is al
the Merchants Hotel.
Peter Schipley returned Mon
day evening from business TRIP
through Milwaukee and Marin
cite and other Wisconsin points
Mr.. S. says he will still hold or
to his property on the Mesaba
Judging from quiet appearance
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