The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1897-12-10

g TeuslAefCn5 AaS Oeen On the
Vermilion range during the past
week. -. -. .*..1..= -. i. 3
P. G. Kramer, the Daluth com.
missi2n merchant. was in the
city last evening. .> k
J.H Mackey, of Saltwater, is
in the city, looking after matters
in connection with the timber
and mineral interests of William
sauntSy.
r. ". : cGuire left Monday
for his old home in Virginia.
The Eveleth Star this week
flashes an advertisement for Nj.
Shanedling. who states that he
publishes same.' ''for almost moth
ing" SO that he might use it as a
lever to pry open the pocket
books of other Virginia mer.
chants. You should be careful
whom you select as a subject to
trust with such valuable trade
secrets. Pat.
B. Levin, of The Model. made
a trip to Duluth Wednesday, to
meet a travelling salesman. in
spect samples and order goods
for his store in this city.
John Pr arce returned Satur-
day from Calumet, Mich. where
he holds a good position with the
Calumet & Hecla company, and
will spen1 the Holidays at his
home at the Commodore.
The mill of W. T. Bailey will
be opened the coming week for
the winters run. Ice roads are
now being made and everything
gotten in shape for hauling and
active operations at the mill.
E. H. Chittenden has the con
tract for painting the addition to
the Eyeleth school building.
Miss Mary Burkhart has iled
with School Clerk Eaton her res.
ignation as a teacher in the Vir-
ginia schools. to take effect at
the end of the present term. 1t
is understood from an authentic
sourcezthat uhis action is prompt
ed by Che unequal division Of the
school work. she having charge
of the Sixth, seventh and part of
the fifth grades, which is stated
to be more work than can be car
ed for properly, by one teacher.
Miss Bnrkhart came to the dis
trict with the highest recomme
s:ud IS lecog nizrtt IS oIie 81 y
of our best teachers.
Well, Paddy, to be- frank about
the matter the boys "lifted' that
piece of Advent news from the
columns Of the Eveleth Star. In
consideration of the religious
teachings of the Star editor we
allowed that he should know
what he was speaking Of, but we
have since discovered different.
Severa! kinds of fish bite best in
the fall of the year, however.
w. Fl. Dunning, of Biwabik,
was in the city Monday.
D. M Mouser, who has held
down a position as operator at
the D. & I. R. scales at Biwabik
has been transferred to McKin
ley.
A. L. Brooks. city operator
for the Duluth & Iron Range at
this point. received a letter Sat-
urday last bearing the pleasing:
intelligence that an 80 barrel per
day oil we'll had been struck on
land belonging to his mother,
near Rich Valley. Indiana. AS
crude petroleum brings eighty
cents per barrel, the strike will
mean a handsome and continuous
income.
The Enterprise editor was the
only interested spectator at the
school meeting Saturday, and: is
pleased to learn-from the Vir-
giuian-that Prof. Wheeler was
present and explained in minute
detail the workings of the school
system; that he was catechised
by Trustee Eaton, who as a pro.
FOUNDER of intricate school ques.
tions shows a tact that bespeaks
great knowledge of such matters
especially sd hen one considers
that Mr.. Eat ION rarely visits the
school, and that Prof. Wheeler,
though take wholly unaware,
passed the examination admira.
bly, and to til e apparent satisfac-
tion of all present. While we
were an atte entive listener during
the entire Cd 6urse of sprouts, we
have CLEANED much from the Vlr-
ginian artit tle-many points of
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