The Virginia enterprise., 1898-09-16

an interest in Prof. Jenkins bal
loon and parachute, and With the
aeronart is now absent on a tou,
OF the county fairs.
Now is the time to again com
mence the county division agi.
tation.
The Virginia papers are very
hot anent the failure of the coun
i ty division petition. Their right
eous indignation at the treatment
accorded the range delegates by
State Secretary Berg meets with
approval.-Ely Miner.
H. H. Salmon, the prosperous
I Mckinley merchant, was in the
city yesterday, making The En-.
terprise pleasant call.
The Enterprise scribe made a
trip to Eveleth Saturday, for the
purpose of looking up our miss
ling exchange.
Were it not for the fact that a
new paper from Eveleth is soon
to reach our exchange table we
should feel constrained to remit
$500 for a years subscription to
The Star, whose editor has sean
fit to cut us off his exchange list,
his published lie to the contrary
Notwithstanding.
The Eveleth Star alleges the
defeat of county division was
largely on account of irregulari-
ties in the petition. Fools, idiots
or imbeciles may believe what
they are told, but individuals
endowed with common sense do
not have to do so.
Note the new ad. Of Holmer,
the merchant tailor, in this issue.
Mr.. Holmer has lately returned
from the trade centers, where he
studied styles and patterns, and
can suit the most fastidious.
Chas. d'Autremont, ex-mayor
of Duluth, was in the village
Wednesday and Thursday. With
a force of nine men he is operat-
ing two drills in sections % and
"a, township SO, range 20. Pros
pect work on these properties
has been under way for three
years and a good ore body has
been developed on each section.
Hibbing Sentinel Is. - ::.s.z.
We note by the Hearld that
Tom Donnel]y, for nerly of this
city, has returned from Dawson
and brings back the report that
Dawson is pro-isioned for five
years, that gold is scarce and
that Klondike claims are selling
at $40 apiece.
The Sattler Liquor company
has leased the east room of the
Hayes block and removes their
immense stock of wines and
liquors from The Phoenix to that
place, where a strictly wholesale
business will be continued. The
Phoenix, under the new manage
meat of Mandelson & Co., con-
tinues as a popular retail and
wholesale house.
J. D. Taylor returned home on
Saturday from a short visit al
his old home at Madison, Wis.,,
and other Wisconsin points
During bis absence he met A. E.
Bickford, formerly foreman Of
), The Enterprise, at Sheboygan,
where he has a good position,
land who sent his regards to Vir-
ginia friends.
The Ironwood Times has this
to say of Virginia's soldier boy
Every member of the company
has word of praise for Private
J. A. Prince, of Bessemer, who
was untiring in his efforts to re-
, lieve the sick, and, as the boys
express it, worked ;like a mule
, for his comrades all the time
, All the boys have a warm place
lin their hearts for him"
Hon. w. n. Eustis, republican
nominee for governor, will visi
Virginia on Monday next, ant
arrangements are made to ten
der him fitting reception at the
Opera House. The visit of Mr.
Eustis at this time is not of :
political nature, his trip being
one Of pleasure and sight seeing
this being his first visit to thu
: wonderful iron ranges. Politics
however, will naturally creep il
; to a certain extent, under ex
isting circumstances; in fac
they would be unavoidable. Mr.
! Eustis is spoken Of as a mos
]. pleasant gentlemen. and it is de
sirous that so many Of our clti