The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1902-11-21
Vanderbilt and his fancee, Miss - s;:lson,
started last Monday on an automobile
trip from this city to Richmond, Va. A
brief stop will be made in Washington.

nervous prostration and has been obliged
for the time being to give up her tour
in '"The Queen Fiametta,' has gone to
Virginia. She hopes to regain her health
there in six weeks. so as to be able to
What the department store is in the
matter of commodities the New York
hotel strives to be in the point of serv-
ice. In such hostelries as the Waldorf,
the Manhattan, the Holland and score
OF Broadway hotels the rule is ':ring the
bell and the boy does the rest The
house physician is, Of course, an old
who presses trousers and sews On but
tons has not always been a fixture.
Neither has the house locksmith, who
opens trunk lock and supplies the place
| OF a lost key. This is done all in few
minutes and for the small sum of a
quarter
Marion Crawford. the author, was a
passenger on the Lain, which arrived
an American citizen, lives for the grea ter
part of the year in Italy, where he has
a beautiful place at Sorrento. on the bay
of Naples. Il shall probably spend the
holidays in America" said Mr.. Craw-
ford: Il expect to arrange for the pub
with Italian life. Telepathy is one Of
the things the new book will deal with,
and the story is a trifle fantastic
Mr.. Crawford left the ship at the
Brooklyn pier and will stay in New York
during his visit.
One million dollars was found in the
safes taken from the five gambling re-
sorts raided by the police. OF this sum
$500, 900 was found in Shang Draper's
safes. Most of it belonged to local book
makers. The money was packed in the
safe in rolls, bundles, and bales. There
were $1,000 bills, $500 bills, 500 bills
in profusion. One roll of 500 bills was
as large as 9s,a cabbage bag head District
owns these chunks, and wads, and
punches Of greenbacHs. Neither do the
police. OF course, they all know that
the bales of money belong to local book
makers, but each ''bookie'' may have diff
ticulty in identifying his own particular
bale.
Company during the year of 1901 gave
out 17G,OOO,OOO transfers, and this year,
on account of the further extension of
the transfer system, the company ex-
poets that the number will reach 2OO,-
100000. The transfer system was in
augurated in 1884, and during the first
year the company distributed 10000 of
the free tickets. Each year the number
has increased, till it has reached the fig
ures now recorded. Giving out this num-
Der Of transfers has cost the company
and paper. Over 10000 tons of paper
were used for the transfers of last year,
and as the dates are changed each day
the cost of printing was also very large.
The constructors of the great Tilden-
Lenox public library on Fifth avenue,
finding that the building will not be
to come and that people are asking ugly
questions as to the why and the where
fore, have adopted a peculiar plan to
satisfy public curiosity as to what the
front of the building will look like: A
portion of the front-rather a "fake''
section in white plaster-has been erect
ed. This "fake" section is 20 feet broad,
taking in two of the Corlnthian columns
with their bases. 1t shows the windows
and sculptural adornments between
| them, the cornice above and part of the
balustrade fully. finished, just as they
will all appear in marble. The flake
is so artistic that many people believe it
is the real thing.
When Perry Belmont bought the dwell
! ing at the northwest corner of Fifth ave
nue. and Forty seventh street several
months ago, one of it's most attractive
| features was that the adjoining house on
the north side of Forty-seventh street
was set far back from the street, afford
'rear,' as real estate men would say.
All that is to be spoiled if Mrs. J. r.
Coin, the owner Of l West Forty-seventn
street, the first house back of Mr.. Bel
mont's carries out the plans which she
caused to be filed at the building depart
ment These plans call for a ''fencc"
| eighteen feet high, to be erected along the
entire easterly side of the front yard Of
| that house. a distance of twenty eight
| feet, and directly across the end of Mr..
Rclmont's lot only few feet from the
| rear windows OF his house.
The toilets of the toy dogs at the dog
show-those especially that live in glass
houses-were worth seeing. Many Of
the kennels were accompanied by a man
and a maid servant, whose business it
was to keep the cages in apple pic order
and groom the dainty occupants. Brushes
and combs were as numerous as in Il
lady's boudoir, and the parts down the
wee backs had to be true, or they would
| have to be done over again. Manicuring
| the nails, shampooing of the head, and
| tiers to these toy dogs. Baby Boy had
4 cushion of blue silk with his name on
| it in pink embroidery. A gilt cage en-
veloped in flowers, with pink silk curtains
| and cushions, was the abode of sever
| al petted minions. The small dogs were
carefully taken out Of their pens at night,
exercised and put to bed in big wicker
| hampers.
| Details Of one Of the most remark bic
transactions in Fifth avenue property
! have been made public. The Chicago,
! Rock Island & Pacific railroad has pur-
! chased the lease of the northeast corner
of Fifth avenue and Thirty-ffth street,
a remodeled four-story building. This
lease, which is now held by Fishe], Adler
& Schwartz, has only three years to ruu,
and the rental is $4,000 per annum.
For the privilege Of occupying the prem
ises for the next three years at this rate
the railroad pays a bonus of SIS, 200,
| or $4,000 q year. In other words, it's
annual rental for the next three years
will be $4,000 per annum, which is un-
precedented, even in these boom times.
At 5 per cent. this would give this 25-
foot house a valuation of $4,000, or
nearly $4,000 front foot. Mr.. Adler
is authority for the statement that this
remarkable price was paid. The railroad
takes full possession next May. The
property is owned by the Richard S. Ely
| estate.