The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1899-04-21
Capt. w. r. Dickinson was up
from Duluth Wednesday.

Frank Ansley is up from Iron
Junction today.
E., ]. o'Rourke made a bust
ness trip to Mckinley Monday
Mr.: and Mrs. B. Levin went
to Minneapolis Monday.
]. r. Ford. of Mckinley, is in
the city today.
M. c. Melady was over from
Hibbfng Wednesday.
Hercules" Orr looks after
powder business in the city to
day.
D. W. Free man returned last
evening from two weeks trip
to Chicago and New York.
H. Jaedecke, of Plantation
cigar fame, oircu'ates among his
range customers this week.
The Swedish NJ. E. Society
complete a new church edifice at
Hibbing, to be dedicated three
weeks from Sunday.
VIM. McC ullum returned Mon.
day from his winters visit at
Trenton. Mo. Mrs. McCullum
and children return today.
Mr.. and Mrs. L. Lercb, of
Easton, Pa, stopped in the city
Monday. Mr.. Lerch will be an
employe at the Mahoning labora.
tory this season.
The city hall shows evidence
of the return of spring, the win
doTs having been washed and
the floor scrubbed.
The Minnesota Legislature of
'99 is now but a memory, ad-
journing Tuesday night.
Prof. c., D. Jenkins has pur-
chased a new balloon. aud will
give exhibition ascensions on
the ranges this year.
D. E. Shea, the genial head
clerk at the Commodore, erects
a neat and commodious cottage
at the mine.
T. l.. Sibbitt has purchased
the house owned by Fred Lerch.
corner Maple and Central, now
occupied by John Stein and fam
lily. The price is said to have
been considerably less than was
paid for the property two years
ago. ,~-.. ......
c. D. jenkins was badly bit
ten in the hand by Nels Ander-
sons dog Saturday afternoon,
three teeth penetrating the
flesh. DR.. Brown dressed the
wound.
DIR. E. P. Swift, of Norway,
Mich, was Virginia visitor a
week since, looking over the
iron properties in this vicinity.
DR.. Swift is a brother of Geo. D.
Swift, secretary of the Consoli-
Dated.
Evangelical meetings continue
next week at the Swedish Nj. e.
church. Rev. Louis johnson, of
West Superior, will be present
and assist Pastor Olof Nelson.
The meetings have been going
on the two last weeks with great
interest and it is expected that
the next week will be the best of
all. All Scandinavians cordially
invited.
At Spencer, Wis, on Wednes-
cay evening, April 26:h, will oc-
cur the. marriage of Miss Eliza
beth Gardiner to Mr.. Frank
Bently Hand. The groom is
Unknown to many Virginians.
owning an interest in The Enter.
prise until after the fire. Mr.. AMI
Mrs. Hand will be lat home" at
Hurley, Wis.,, at which point Mr..
H. is engaged in newspaper
work, after May Goth. The En-.
terprise extends fraternal we'll
wishes.
The Virginia postoA6ce ap
parently cut in on the "boom" a
little In advance, Judging from
the last annual report of range
offices for the fiscal year ending
March 31st, the report of the
Office for the year showing the
gross receipts for the preceding
twelve months to have been $3,.
1928, nearly $400 in excess of
the previous year, and retaining g
for Virginia first place as com
pared with 'other range offices,
the Eveleth Office receipts being
$500 less and the Hibbing Office
receipts being about $75 less.
We are pleased to note by a
leading article in a valued ex
change that Virginia enjoyeth q
boom. We had not heard of it,