The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1897-12-31

Tuesday evening from Duluth,
whittier she accompanied the re-
mains of her mother Thursday
last. ~<>
W. w. Browne, the lately ap.
pointed Biwabik postmaster, was
a Virginia visitor yesterday.
Miss Nellie Mahoney, who is
attending State Normal School
at st. Cloud, spends the Holiday
vacation at her home in this city.
VIM. Verrill, of Biwabik, was
in the city Tuesday evening. He
drove through over the new
county road, but had no special
desire to return via the same
route.
Mrs. Taylor, who during the
past season has held a position
as trimmer at the Chicago Cash
Dry Goods and Millinery Empor
ium, departed Monday for her
Chicago home
Richard Roberts and Martin
Williams returned Tuesday from
Ely, where they had been EN-.
|ployed at the Pioneer, being
thrown out by the closing down
of that property. The boys are
good miners and will not be long
idle. j;
DR.. G. w. Miller made q trip
to the Drake & Stratton railroad
camps Monday.
Mrs. M. a. Martin entertained
a number of lady friends at a five
o'clock tea Yesterday afternoon.
Those present were Mesdames
Corey, Caldwell. flaming, Fay,
Freeman. Hannaford, James.
Moore, Pearce and Miss Burk-
hart.
Jerry Daily, D. NJ. & N. yard
master at this point, departed
Wednesday for Waupun, Wis.,.
responsive to a telegram announc.
ing the serious illness of his aged
father, who is now nearly a GEN.
turion.
The many friends of Dan Rice
are pleased to see him about
once more. after q second seige
Of confinement with his broken
leg the result Of too free use of
The limb after getting out of the
Hospital the first time.
Dan Moon, Jr:, 81 Duluth, Wis.
its his father and learneth the
way Of the lumber-jack.
l.'r. and Mrs. A. E.. Bickford
and Mrs. E. E. Blckford, Hib.
bing, did not spend Christmas
with Virginia friends. as expect
ed. Our reason for mentioning
the fact will be obvious to some.
w. P. Mars and M. F. Barber
visited the Drake & Stratton
works, Tuesday.
The Enterprise was in error
last week in it's statement that
c. E.. Bailey was q member of
the petit jury panel for the Jan
uary term. Mr.. Bailey and A.
M, Lang will serve on the grand
jury, which begins it's session
Tuesday next, January 5th.
Messrs. Hawkinson, Helmuth
and Costin are drawn for the
petit jury, summoned to appear
January 10th.
A. D. McRae, of the insurance
firm of Davidson & McRae, of
Duluth, hustled ubuslness in this
city Wednesday.
s. Milavetz & Bro. on Tuesday
purchased of M. Besner. the
Eveleth confectioner and restau
rantuer, his stock and outfit,
taking immediate possession Of
the business. Benny Milavetz
will assume personal supervision
of the Eveleth branch, while his
brother Sam continues IN charge
Iof the Iron Range Cigar Factory
at this point.
The Eveleth Firemen dance
the old year out and the new
year in. The Virginia boys will
omit their annual this year, the
Opera House having been en-
gagged some weeks in advance
for other festivities.
Thomas Burt. a miner, com.
mitted suicide at Eveleth Thurs
Gay last, by taking morphine.
Unrequited love is assigned as
the cause of the rash act. The
funeral services were held on
Sunday
Herman Krause went to Du-
luth Saturday responsive to q
telegram announcing the serious
illness of his brother in law, A.
Dreger, who was sorely troubled
hv the onnnino IF an Ol1 hroach