The Virginia enterprise., 1897-02-26

Miss Pearl Crockett rendered
an enjoyable dancing party to j
number of Ter young friends at
the Opera House on Saturday
evening. About twenty-five
couples were in attendance. and
a pleasant time is reported.
The Virginia Assembly tender
the fourth of their series of
pleasant parties at the Opera
House this evening. This. will
be the last party under the aus
pices Of the Assembly before the
Lenten season, and a large at.
tendance will doubtless be presz
ent.
Hudson Tanning returned on
Monday evening from Duluth,
where he has been in attendance
at the high school. He is at
present employed in the store of
W. B: Pratt 3 Co., during Mr.
Fanning's absence in looking
after the firms new interests at
Eveleth. j.. F. : =.
A number of the Sparta liquor
dealers were indicted by the
grand jury and paid small fine
each for selling liquor without
license. They were paying a
monthly fine into the city treas,
ury, the same as was done by
the saloon-keepers Of every VII:
lage on the range in the early
days.
Preparations are complete for
a most pleasureable evening at
the grand benefit ball to be ten
dered by 4he Virginia Fire De-
partment Relief Association at
Crockett's Opera House Monday
next. The Gem Orchestra will
furnish music for the occasion.
Tickets s1.00, including luncheon
which will be served in the hall.
All cordially invited.
The D. M. & N. railroad com.
pany is building a double track
from Columbia Junction to q
point connecting with the double
tracktalready constructed from
the ore docks at St. Louis bay.
It is the intention Of the manage
ment to have this improvement
completed by the opening of
navigation, greatly adding to the
ore carrying capacity of the road
While the Cuban patriots con-
tinue to fight for liberty and the
Turk is wondering whether or
not he can.lick Greece, Soular
and Verrill, the Biwabik boy
murderers, continue to await an
official notification of Inference
by the governor with their death
sentence. The governor, how
ever, may have more time after
the adjournment of the legisla.
ture.
President Mcbride, OF the D.
M, & N. was a pleasant caller at
The Enterprise sanctum on Fri
day last. Accompanied by Gen.
eral Manager Olcott and Messrs.
Foote and Miller, representing
the Illinois Steel company, Mr..
Mcbride made tour of inspec-
tion a number of mines in the
vicinity of this city and Eveieth.
Messrs. Foote and Miller remain
on the range, looking up matters
of interest to their company.
When you see a town forging
right to the front with q first
class reputation you naturally
ask why it is thusly, and the
! answer is inevitably that the in
habitants have buried all selfish
motives and put their shoulders
together and are pushing the
town along. When the people
pull together there certain to
be something accomplished; but
when they pull separately there
is bound to be something burst.
-Ex.
At the recent meeting of the
stockholders of the Oliver Iron
& Steel Co., Henry W. Oliver,
who has been president of the
company since 1864, retired from
active official duties but was
chosen chairman of the board of
managers. James B. Oliver We s
chosen president. The follow
ine board was elected: Henry
w. Oliver, David 3. Oliver, Jas.
B. Oliver, John Phillips and
Daniel A. Moore. Mr.. Henry
W. Oliver leaves shortly for a