The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1896-05-01
THE ClTY'S GENERAL NEWS
PICKED UP IND Condemned BIZ
/, THE ENTERPRISE REPORTER.


Seen. Heard ant Believed.
DR.. G. S. Dietz, the dentist and
oculist, will be in Virginia on or
about May 18th, for a few days.
Persons desiring work should
remember the date.
:. W. P. Mars and wife went to
Duluth on Tuesday, to attend
the marriage of Miss Fanny
Mars and Mr.. VIM. Birch, at the
home of the brides parents in
West Duluth, on Wednesday
evening. Miss Mars is Well
known to many Virginia people,
who wish for the young couple a
happy and prosperous welded
life. The ceremony was per.
formed by Rev. DR.. Forbes.
An early start on spring clear.
ing has been commenced on the
west side of Sivler Lake. Sim
liar work might be undertaken
on a portion of the townsite,
where huge brush and stump
piles mar the beauty of the
landscape and bring to mind an
ordinance once passed by a Vir-
glnia council relative to having
owners of lots clear same and
burn the rubbish.
The ''Mother Goose" enter
tainment which was given at the
M. E. church by the Junior
League will be reproduced at the
Finnish hall Tuesday evening,
May 5th, for the benefit of the
Virginia Temperance associa-
tion. Admission 10c. Come one,
come all.
The Moon & Kerr Lumber
company's mill started with a
day crew on1 Monday, but a
breakdown on Tuesday laid
them off for a couple of days.
The company has a good cut of
logs this season, and will en-
ploy a day and night crew at the
mill the greater portion of the
season,
Look out for the Cog. James
Sullivan has been appointed as
dog catcher and it is now a case
of pay or shoot the purp.
Milkmaid's convention at the
Opera House tonight,
Hon. O.;D. Kinney came up
from Duluth yesterday. He was
accompanied by John Megin, a
prominent pine land dealer of
the Zenith City.
J. J. Murray, one of the pio-
neer BARRIERS Of Virginia but who
is now located at Pine City,
came up on Tuesday for a short
visit and to look after business
interests in the city. Mr.. Mur-
ray has apparently enjoyed good
health and plently of duck shoot
ing since leaving here.
The Vii ginia Bakery, J. O.
Johnson proprietor, closed a
deal on Tuesday with Chas.
Farm, proprietor of the Star
Bakery, whereby the latter in
stitution absorbs the former,
Mr.. Johnson retiring from &C.
tive business yesterday. He will
again remove to his homestead
near Iron Junction at an early
date.
A. J. Ross. formerly partner
in the Virginia Lumber & Sup
ply company, now acts in the
capacity of sales agent for the
Moon & Kerr Lumber company,
accepting the position the first
of the month.
Hon. 0. D. Kinney has been
in the south for the past several
weeks, returning to Duluth on
Tuesday. He brought Mrs.
Kinney as far as Chicago, where
she will continue under medical
treatment, her health being
somewhat improved but not suf-
ficiently so to stand the rigorous
Superior climate as yet.
Billy Andrew is getting things
in readiness to open the new
Andrew Hotel, on Maple street,
early in May. Mr.. Andrew will
have an elegant place, and will
open with a grand ball and ban.
quet, invitations for which will
be out at an early.
Mr.. and Mrs. L. Cohen went
to Duluth on Tuesday, where
Mrs. G. will remain for a shor
time visiting with relatives and
friends.
G. Schoenleber, of the Mesabs
Bottling Works, did Biwabik or
Tuesday and. Hlbbing on Wed
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