The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1897-12-17

Monday. Virginia Tuesday. Eve
leth and Sparta Wednesday and
at Mckinley and Blwabik yester-
day.
phe second of the series, of So
cial hops rendered by the Alpha
Club, at Crockett's Opera House
on Friday evening last, was Il
social but not financial success,
and it is understood that the
members of the Club seriously
consider the discontinuance of
further parties Of the series as
proposed,
The new freight tariff Of the
D., M. & N, showing reduction
of 20 per cent In freight charges,
has made it's appearance and will
be, in effect from and after Mon
day next, December e.
If the Eveleth Star is going to
run plate matter We woald advise
the purchase of something new.
Some of the Stars readers allege
that the squibs are familiar to
them-through long acquaint-
ance in the columns of another
Mesaba journal. If too poor to
buy, 60 farther from home or Sc.
lect something fresh the next
time you borrow boiler plate ed
! itorials, old man.
Frank S: Colvin and James A.
Robb are plain tiffs in an action in
district court. wherein they seek
to obtain Judgment against Ole
Halvorson in the sum of $223.07,
alleging this amount to be Still
due and unpaid on accounts fo1
lumber and building material
furnished, The defendant Hal
vorsOn is now nonresident OF
St. Louis county, having left
here some months ago for an ex
tended tour Of European coun.
tries.
The lecture by Capt. Hans An
derson at the Opera House Mon
day evening was enjoyed by {
fair audience, but the number o:
attendants would doubtless have
been considerably augmented hac
tho nature and object Of the en-
tertainment been more fully IN.
derstood. Capt Anderson wa:
a member of the heroic little
crew which manned the Monitor
4in.itss decisive an a.Nieto.ioaseE:
gagement with the big rebel iror
clad Merrimac: He is a grizzl 26
seaman Of seventy-three years
and his recital of the conflict wa!
; graphic and interesting. He i!
lecturing in behalf Of the Joh1
Ericsson Memorial Fund Associa
ton, which has undertaken t
raise in Minnesota an heroic stat
ute to the memory of the geniu
who invented the Monitor, which
stood the test and proved so in
dispensable in the hour Of tn
nations need. The Association
is composed principally of Swed
ish people, who are justly p1ou<
of the achievements attained by
their countrymen in the Civi
War. The victory of the Moni
tor over the Merrimac at the bat
tie of Hampton Roads was ON
of the most decisive naval Cd
gagements in the worlds histor,
and was a great factor in turning
the tide of war. Not only shoul:
, the name of John Ericsson be re
vered by a liberty loving nation
but the names of the valiant crew
which manned the craft shoul(
go down through legendary his
toy unto the end of time.
The meeting of the Virgini;
2 Business Mems Association las
Saturday evening to conside
, the question of establishing ;
road from this city to the Elb
and Mckinley was not accorded
an attendance commensurate will
the prospective benefits to be de
: rived, but the absence of man,
interested ones is excusable,
being a busy evening with tn
merchants. The meeting pre-
, ceeded to business, however, b,
the appointment of Capt. A. H
Stevens and , L. Fay to lool
: over the route and estimate tn
probable cost of making a winte
road, and report at subsequen
? meeting. Mr.. Fay finds his tim
= too fully occupied to act. so Mr.
5 Stevens will make the trip alone
4 The attendance of every inter
, ested citizen is requested at tn
: next meeting, at which Mr.. Stev
, ens will mako his rQnOrt Th,