The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1897-01-08

Louis, Mo-, on December 23rd,
at the home of the brides sister,
Ms. Lizzie J. Brooks. ~.
A girl baby was born to Mr..
and Mrs. VIM. McNabb on Fri.
day last.
The winter road from Hibbing
to Koochiching IS now open.
At the meeting of the joint
committee from the city council
and the Business Mems Associa.
ton to look after the framing Of
a new charter, on Tuesday even
log, but little was done aside
from the appointment of a COM.
mittee composed of Messrs. Tay-
lor. Palmer, Jackson, Smith and
Cameron, to look up the legal
steps necessary for re-organiza-
ton.
A West Superior newspaper
man recently struck Houghton
for the purpose of booming the
Twin Cities with an illustrated
write up, and the Copper Coun-
try Evening News very properly
remarks that if his write up is
going to be of any benefit in in
creasing business why hasn't he
increased business IN his own
city. Fhere is a good deal Of
meat in that remark. How often.
do we see the people of > com
munity gulled by outside news
paper boomers when If the same
amount was put into the local
! paper ten times the benefit would
result.
New Years day was a trife
spring-like, but snow shovels
and blizzard-proof clothing have
been much ir evidence since.
School reopened on Monday.
It was a bllzzardy morning, but
children withstood the severity
of the weather until the door
was opened, without loss Of life
or limb.
Mrs. Fannie Mcleod returned
on Friday evening from a short
visit with relatives at West Su-
perior.
Thos. Cough}in returned on
Saturday from Ishpemlng, and
has accepted a position as clerk
at the Hotel Virginia.
A number of the friends of
Mr.. and Mrs. w G.. Carr tender
ed them a pleasant surprise par
ty at their cozy home on Central
Avenue, ON New Years evening.
The Duluth Brewing g and Malt
ing company have established an
agency at Eveleth, John Ber-
thiaume, of this city being IN
charge" Mr.. Berthlaume enter
ed upon his duties with the ad-
vent of the new year, and will
remove his family to Eveleth
shortly.
The biennial housecleaning at
the county court house Monday
was not very sweeping in it's
changes, Sheriff Sargent and his
corps of deputies being the only
new comers.
Mr.. and Mrs. G.. D. Gilbert, of
Proctor. were i'm attendance at
the Fire,uan's Ball on New
Years eve.
E. E. Bonn moved to Eveleth
on Saturday.
L. Cohen, proprietor of the
New Bargain Store, was the
guest of a brother at Hibbing on
! New Years day.
Messrs. Stein & O'Rourke, the
genial p-oprietors of the Virgin
ia Cash Grocery, have bought
the business property formerly
owned by John Korby, corner of
Chestnut street and Mesaba ave.
nue., the purchase price being
$4,000. The property comprises
two lots with Improvements, EN-.
bracing the buildings occupied
by Gilbert's news stand, R. Man.
helms Bee Hive store and the
Virginia Cash Grocery, together
with a large warehouse and barn
on the rear end of the lots. :
Full citizenship papers were
issued on Saturday last to Pat.
rick A. Coffey and Patrick Sui.
livan, of this city.
The district court has issued
an order that hereafter witnesses
for all persons applying for ad-
mission to citizenship, must be
full citizens.
Miss Daisy Wilmot and D. E..
Cuppern'!ll returned on Friday
last from a short Holiday visit
with relatives and friends in the
southern part of the state.