The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1897-04-02
Miss Nora Mullins spends the
spring vacation at Ishpeming

Miss Nora Mullins spends the
spring vacation at Ishpeming
County Commissioner Morcom
is in the city today.
Superintendent Sturtevant, of
the Pioneer mine, Ely, was In
the city Saturday.
) Paddy Carney returned to the
) city Monday. He spent the win.
ter in Montana, returning to take
his old position at the Oliver.
Miss Jane McCulloch, Of c hi
cago, arrived in the Monday eve
ming, to take charge of the new
millinery department at the
Virginia Cash Store.
W. H. Yawkey was in the city
the first of the week looking
after his fathers interests. He
left yesterday morning for the
British Columbia district.
Steve Chambers returned on
Saturday evening from a winter
trip through the west. He will
again enter the employ of the
Drake & Stratton company this
season.
Abraham Jefford, whose sad
mishap in losing his feet by
freezing in a Winnepeg storm
was mentioned in these columns
early in the winter, returned to
the city Friday. The unfortunate
man has two cork feet, and is
able to get along fairly we'll.
Chas. Fay yesterday pur-
chased the stock and business of
the Virginia News Depot of T.
is. Weekley taking Immediate
possession. He will remodel the
room occupied by the business
and conduct a first class stand, a
good patronage being ensured
him,
The Bell Shoe & Clothing
House, by M. Shanedling, is
now being artistically re.
arranged and improved. Among
the notable features is an elegant
screen for his shoe department
settee. the work on which was
done by Jas. Sullivan, and is
0. K.
The Rev. DR.. Forbes WAS
greeted by crowded house at
the M. E. Church Monday even !
ing. to hear his lecture on 1.-The
Coming Man." DR.. Forbes is
always we'll received by his Vir-
ginia audiences, and his e,o-
quent flow of wit, humor and
logic was attentively and appre-
ciately received.
Rev. DR.. Marsh rendered his
farwell address to Virginia au-
dience at the Presbyterian
church on Sunday evening last.
to large congregation, depart
ing the following day for his
home at Grand Rapids, Mich.
The Doctor has made many
friends in Virginia during the
thirteen months spent here, who
wish him we'll.
H. L. Laughlin, who occupies
the Lang cottage at the corner
of Maple ond Cleveland avenue,
had practical example of flood
news on Tuesday morning when
he got up and waded around in
six inches of water to build the
kitchen fire. A force of men
we're put at work on opening the
outlet bitches, however and the
floors were again visible in the
house at noon,
P. E. Bowling, DR.. H. L.
Darms, ct. al, were in from
letn on Saturday last. In con.
versation with the gentlemen.
who were in to attend the meet
ing of the township board, we
we're informed that. owing to a
technical error in the printing
of the regular caucus township
ticket the Attorney General has
given an opinion that M. E.
Pearce has no right to the Of
ticial position of chairman of the
board and that the supervisors
elected are J. H. >Hearding, R.
H. Charming and P. E. Dowling,
with Mr.. Hearding as chairman.
The matter will soon find it's way
to the courts for decision.
A week since a case was on
trial before Judge Nelson, of the
municipal court, in which w. T.
Bailey appeared as the prosecu-
tor against J. H. Hand and Joe
Brassard, who were bound over
and taken to the county Jail on
the charge. of assault, Hand
|