The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1896-04-17

John and Michael OSheehy re-
turned on Monday from Negau
nee, Mich, where they had been
called by the ceath of brother
M. E. Levy, of the New Cheap
Store, has been in the Twin Ci
ties tho past few days, purchas.
ing stock.
Note the report of the city re-
corder in this issue. The figures
sho!7;; the city to stand a trife
better than even on the pas,
years business, a pleasing fact
to those who help foot the bills
The Enterprise presents sew
eral new ads to It's readers this
week. Look them over.
Fred Rossom was a Duluth
visitor on Monday.
Erwin Lerch returned from
his St. Paul trip on Tuesday.
George Hogan & Co., of the
Kwong Yueng restaurant in this
city, will branch out in business
and erect a commodious building
at Eveleth which they will occu.
py with a similar institution.
The base ball enthusiasts will
meet and organize for the season
on Thursday evening next. With
good management, Virginia will
have no trouble in carrying off
the pennant of the iron ranges
for '96.
Rev. DR.. Marsh will speak next
Sabbath evening at the Presby-
terian church on the theme Sab.
bath Observance" The atten.
tion of people generally, and
especially of the business men
of the city, is respectfully re-
quested, and special invitation
to the service is extended,
Neil Gillis, who has been over
the line throughout the winter
months, returned to the city on
Monday.
Miss Matilda Deau and Mrs.
w. E. Hannaford have had pia-
nos placed in their respective
homes during the past week,
The new Andrews Hotel build
ing on Maple street nears COM
pletion and Mr.. Andrews expects
to open the place to the public
about the first of the month. He
will fit the house with new fur.
niture and furnishings through.
out and will conduct a first class
establishment in every respect
H. Strehlau improves his resi-
dence property, corner of Maple
and Central, by a substantial ad-
dition. The work is being done
by W. G.. Carr, the contractor,
and when complete Mr.. Strehlau
will have a neat and commodious
home.
D. M. Mouser has been adding
to the conveniences of his popu-
lar grocery by putting in some
new fixtures.
Mr.. and Mrs. J. O. Shadbolt
returned on Saturday from the
Chicago markets, where they
purchased an elegant stock of
new spring goods.
The streets during the past
week have reminded the old tim
ers of the spring of '93, before
the days of the sidewalk, when
our thoroughfares were paved
with rubbers and even the right
eous stayed in after dark for fear
of finding a grave in a fathom-
less sea of mud.
Mrs. H. Streblau went to Tow
|er on Wednesday to look after
interests in that city. Miss
Brown, who recently assumed
charge of Mrs. Strehlau's EN-
porium Millinery Store at that
place, has been quite i'll the past
few days.
G. A. Hoffman,, formerly edi-
tor of The Hustler, has been en-.
gagged on the reportorial staff OF
The Virginian the past week.
E. Dreger, of the Virginia
Dairy, reports an excellent bust,
ness, constantly on the increase.
He will add some fifteen COWS to
his stock about Nav 1st.
G. Schoenleber, of the Mesaha
Bottling Works. has been on the
sick list for the past two weeks,
but we are pleased to learn is
improving.
Mrs. J. w. Crockett and daugh-
j ter, Miss Pearl, left on Wednes-
day for a visit with relatives and
friends at Cumberland, Wis.
Mr.. Crockett accompanied them