The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1896-03-20

E.B. Hawkins, of the Drake &
Stratton Co., returned on Thus
day from his eastern trip, and
the grand spring opening of the
steam shovel season is booked for
about April 1st.
John Mattilo, of Mountain
Iron, who is erecting a building
on Maple street for saloon,
expects to open business about
the Goth. .
! Attorney Murphy, of Hibbing,
attended to legal business before
Judge Eaton yesterday. A pond
of appeal was fled shortly there.
after.
Miss Mae Schlplev went to
Duluth yesterday, for a short
visit with friends.
{ Dan Smith was over from Hib.
bing on Wednesday.
J. c. Elder, of Wolf, visited the
metropolis on Wednesday.
The Benevolent Society of
the Cleveland Ave. Presbyterian
church iny>te you to attend a
"Flower Social" held at the
pleasant home of W. J. Moore
Wednesday evening March 25.
Come every body and bring your
friends.
An entertaining program is
provided for the "Flower
Social"
Capt. j. n. Pearce, as superin.
tendent of the North Cincinnati,
is reported as having received
word from Corrigan, Mckinney
& Co. to ship all the ore possible
this year. The Captain has been
visiting with his family on the
Gogebic during the past fort
night, aud upon his return will
prepare for a resumption of work
at an early date.
The Virginia Fire Department
under the new regime. received
a dozen new rubber coats on Sat-
urday last.
Emile Archambault entertain
ed a humber of his youthful
friends on Saturday afternoon
last, the occasion being in com.
memoration of his seventh birth
day.
A. J. Bolger, of Minocqua,
Wis.,, who visited at the home Of
Mr.. and Mrs. M. L. Fay a short
time ago, has purchased tots 19,
20 and 81 in block 20, the prop@s
erty being the site of the NAM
moth Swift & F'owle hardware
establishment previous to the
fire, corner of Chestnut street
and Central avenue. Mr.. Bolger
will doubtless improve the prop
erty during the coming season.
John Weinberg, as manager
and an interested partner IN the
new furniture store in the Dahl
building, opened the establish
ment to the public on Saturday
last.
John Lamont had a narrow
escape from travelling the way
of mankind, at the Fayal, on
Thursday last, stepping into a
chute and taking slide of about
fifty feet. Aside from severe
bruises and a sprained ankle, he
also carries a viYid remembrance
|of the occurrence and will be
more careful in future.
J. w. Baggott has the contract
for moving the domicile of G. E.
Bailey, on west Chestnut, farther
back on the lot, it being Mr.,
Bailey's intention to erect a SUBJ
stantial addition to the building
at an early date
On Sunday last a party of
prominent railroad and marine
men visited the city, having at
their disposal special car over
theD. 81. r, Presidcn Greatslnger,
of the Iron Range, and Hon. O.D.
Kinney accompanying them.
Other members of the party were
H. G. French, manager of the
Union Transit Company and l..
G. Tedford, Chicago agent fol
the same company, H. B. Cham.
berlain, general freight agent al
Elmira, N. Y, for the Erie, and
W.B. Wetherell, general freight
agent at Cleveland, O.. for the
Erie.
w. j.. White has disposed o1
his blacksmith shop in this city
to Andrew Dahl, and con,
templates visit to Cripple
Creek. Mr.. Dahl is a practica
blacksmith. and enters q gooc