The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1898-01-07

! Miss Joice. of Richmond, Wis,
has accepted the position in our
public schools made vacant by
the resignation of Miss Burk-
hart.
Miss Nellie Mahoney returned
Monday to the State Normal
lschool at st. Cloud after spend
ing the Holidays at her home in
this city.
| Misses Bertha and Eta Lo-
gan, of Iron Belt, Wis, spent
the Holidays as guests of their
sister, Mrs. D. E. Shea. Miss
Bertha retu med home on Mon
day, but Miss Eta will remain
in the city for some weeks.
Prof. B. N. Wheeler returned
TO the city Friday evening.
| Attorney Taylor attended to
business matters at Sparta and
Biwabik. Monday.
Miss Harriet I. Wooley re
turned Saturday evening from
her Holiday vacation visit at her
home at Utica
J. Burt Pratt returned Satur-
day from Duluth where he spent
the Holidays with friends.
Pugilist Joe Sheehy is again
on the range and to judge from
a late effusion in the Hibbing
News is still up to his old trick
of doing the printer" Pugil-
ist Joe is a dead beat of the first
water; we have $40 worth of
proof of this statement.
| Will Wicks is the guest of his
parents, Captain and Mrs. John
Wicks. 121 West G street. Will
is now occupying a responsible
position on the Messaba range.
His many friends in Iron noun
tain are glad to greet him and
happy in the fact that he is
prosperous.-Range Tribune.
Byron G. Waters will repre-
sent the real estate firm of
George q. Crosby & Co. of Du-
luth at Sparta, MINI. Mr. Wa
ters was formerly secretary and
general manager of the Iron
River Land & Improvement
company of Iron River, Mich.
Bert Gabriel left yesterday for
his home at Melbern, Ohio, for
the: winter months. He expects
tosreturn in the early spring and
ressl73sf sssI3 his position with the Oil,
vts-apany, of which he has
been a valued emp)oye in past
SC asons. The Enterprise will
keep him in touch with current
range events during his absence.
Attorney Fuller was in from
Eveleth Friday.
| Fred Rossom has purchased
the interest of his partner in the
Eve}eth meat business. and will
hereafter work in single harness.
Fred is hustler. a fine fellow
and a good business man, and
will continue the upbuilding of a
thrifty business.
! The Drake & Stratton company
have recently added a new g.
ton Barnhart shovel at their
railroad works This shovel is
lsaid to have many points of ex-
cellence in strength. durability
and work over former produc-
Itions of this company. Four
steam shovels are used in exca-
waiting on the new line.
! A gentlemen down in Cook
county was killed recently by a
gun which he had set for the
; purpose of killing deer. AL
) though his demise may be la
mented by MS family, but few
gainsay the fact that the proper
game fell prey to the trap. If
every man who sets gun could
ind a similar end, the Northern
Minnesota woods would be a
safe place for the sportsman.
W. T. Bailey, the veteran lum-
herman, wa in Duluth and Iron
River, Wis, Yesterday, and Sc
cured a contract for 25 cars of
bill timber for the Duluth, Mis-
sabe & Northern docks at a good
round price, over which he is
much elated. Mr.. Bailey con-
tends that the winter saving
amply repays all added expen-
diture. With the improvements
put into the mill this season,
good work is being done, much
of the product being shipped
direct from the saw to the pur-
chasers.
Geo. Fay entertained a mum.