The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1897-01-22
The CITY'S GENERAL NEWS
PICKED bP AND CvNDENsEn 8Y
THE ENTEkPRxSE REPORTER.

THE ENTERPRxSE REPORTER.
r. &eess. Heard and Believed.
W. r: Spencer, a prominent
Duluth attorney, was in the city
on Monday.
Dave Hennessy Was Hibbine
visitor the first of the Week.
Mrs. G. H. Laing suffers iron,
an attack of tonsolitis.
Auditor A. P. Nelson, of the
Minneapolis Brewing company,
was in the city the first of the
week.
=: Postmistress Deau nurseth a
painful felon.
The first of the SERIES of par
ties under the auspices of The
Virginia Assembly, given on
Friday evening last, was a most
successful and enjoyable affair.
About forty couples were in at.
tendance, eight couples from
Eveleth being present. The
music by the LaBrosse Orchas.
ira was excellent, and all were
unanimous in their expressions
OF praise. Dancing commenced
promptly at 900, closing at 100
o'clock. The next OF the series
will be on Friday evening next,
January Goth.
The theme for next Sunday
evening at the Presbyterian
church will be Reasons for not
becoming Christians. A thought
full consideration of these teas-
OnS is invited.
Neil Gillis returned Saturday
from a visit with relatives and
friends at Houghton and Han
cock, Mich.
Northern Light Lodge No.
127, K. of p, held a pleasant
social session at their lodge hall
last evening, at whieh the men,
bers and ladies ahd a number of
invited guests enjoyed an even
ing at cards. The ladies furnish
ed the luncheon, which received
it's just desserts. Progressive
pedro was the game indulged in,
Mrs. A. II. Stevens being award.
ed first prize, an elegant atom
izer and a box Of perfume: A
E. Bickfo"d captured the BOBBY
prize, having several close sec.
onds.
Supt. Florada and Capt. A. j.
Carlin returned cn Wednesday
from their trip to Pittsburg and
other eastern points.
G. G.. Miller. of the Duluth
Paper company, was iii the city
on Wednesday.
Chief of Police MeAlpin made
short trip to Duluth on Tues
day.
Forest City Lodge No. 143, K.
of p, of Hibbing, tender their
first grand annual ball at the
town hall this evening.
City Treasurer J. R. James
has the tax rolls for the city in
his possession for collection and
holds himself in readiness to re-
ceipt for cash payments of same
at any hour of the day or night.
In this connection it is pleasing
to taxpayers to note that taxes
are but about one.half what they
were a yea" ago, thanks to the
just and equitable assessment by
E. S. Smith.
Preparations are being made
for a most enjoyable time at the
prize masquerade on February s.
The prizes to be awarded are on
exhibition at the Virginia Drug
Store, in the Opera House block
Miss Clara Eva, of Duluth. was
the guest of Mr.. and Mrs. Thos.
Dunsmore, of the Merchants
Hotel, over Sunday.
II. j. Legion shook hands with
Virginia friends Wednesday.
| A. P. Silliman was over from
Mountain Iron Saturday.
County Commissioner Diuham,
of Duluth, is in the city today.
!
w. H. Yawkey, of Detroit, af-
ter spending a few days on the
range looking after bis fathers
landed interests, left on Monday
for short trip to British Colum
bla on q similar mission.
! Miss Nella Herman; of Eveleth
was the guest of Miss Eliza
Ahearn on Sunday.
Matt Shortall, marshal of Ev-