The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1898-05-27

spent Sunday with friends a
Hlbblng.
Sheriff Sargent and Hon. Nei
Mclnnis, of Tower, were in tht
city Tuesday.
a new line of baby carriages
finest display on the ranges, al
styles and prices, at Talboys &
Campbell's.
e. e. Ingalls,, representing the
musical department of French &
Bassett's house furnishing es
tablishment, Duluth, is in the
city.
}. A. Smith. a Duluth con
tractor and builder, was in the
city Tuesday looking oyer the
plans for the new school build
ing, and will doubtless bid TO,
the erection of same.
Talboys & Campbell carry the
largest and finest display of sea.
sonable fruits and vegetables in
the city, and their prices are
always right.
War bulletins and war notes
are a scarcity this week. Some
thing will drop shortly, how
ever, and then the newspaper
censor will allow the eagle to
scream.
Mayor Scott went to Duluth
yesterday, to meet his daughters
Misses Rose and Lillian, who
return this evening from St.
Cloud. where they have been in
attendance at the State Normal.
The ladies of the Swedish
Lutheran Church will tender a
basket social at the Dahl Hall on
Saturday evening, May 28th, to
which a cordial invitation is ex.
tended. Ice cream, cake and
coffee will be served,
j. A. Elmer, for some time
past manager and pharmacist at
the City Drug Store, has resign
ed his position, being succeeded
by J. B. Upham, of Duluth. Mr..
Elmer contemplates engaging in
business for himself.
The lecture and entertainment
under the auspices of the ladies'
of the Swedish M. E. Church at
the Lundstrom block Friday
evening Was we'll attended, and
the ladies netted a neat sum
therefrom.
strike among dockmen
on the=D. NJ. & N. docks in Du.
luth Wednesday was amicab1y
yesterday, the men be.
ing granted their request of a
raise in wages, and also allowed
full tire for the time they were
out.
j. n. Wiggen and bride, are
guesss at the home of B. o. Wig
gen. brother of the groom. Mr..
Wiggen is a captain in the Sal
vation Army. at Vermilion, s.
D., and on 18th inst was mar
ried to Miss Catherine Dahlin,
of Warren, this state.
Rev. S. A Jameson, of Duluth,
will supply the pulpit at the
Presbyterian Church Sunday
next, May Goth. The morning
subject will oe ''Frailty invested
with Divinity The evening
service will be a memorial ser
mon, on "Our Flag and Our
Country"
S. A. Nelson returned Friday
evening last from the San Pedro
mines, Mexico. But few remain
of the many who went to that
country in December last, and
MIR. Nelson says all will return
to the Lake Superior region be-
fore the close of the season.
A. J. Thomas, of Ely, has an
nounced his candidacy for the
Office of county commissioner.
Sorry, but we can give Mr..
Thomas no encouragement from
this city. The Mesaba not only
wants but furthermore proposes
to have the county commissioner
this time.
On Saturday last at the Hotel
Emmett, Judge Prince united in
matrimony Edward M. Bartlett,
q we'll known contractor of Evel-
eth, to Mrs. Wilmar Collins
nee Higgins, of Eveleth. The
happy couple will take up their
residence at Sparta where Mr..
Bartlett has a contract with the
Sparta Iron company.
A. McDougall, formerly book
keeper at the Commodore spent
the first of the Week'in the city,