The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1902-02-14
heigbboripg Notes.

OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES
Eveleth enjoys an epidemic of
whooping-cough. ~ J.
The Slavonic Stock Company, of
Sly, has suspended business. !.
The fine new High School build.
ing at Two Harbors was formally
dedicated on Wednesday, Lincoln's
birthday. -
Jas: w. and Ed. Falk, of Eveleth,
have disposed of their business in.
terests at that point to l.. c. sanni-
cola & Co.
A great activity still prevails in
the development of the newly dis
covered copper belt in Douglas
county, Wis.
The Sparta mine forwards about
Is tons of ore per day to furnaces at
Spring Valley, Wis. They have a
contract for 1900 tons.
Stephen Tregambo, an employee of
the Pabst mine at Ironwood, was
killed on Sunday morning by the
dropping of the cage, in which he
was riding into the mine.
"A number of Two Harbors resi-
dents who recently went to Wash
ington to take up timber claims
have returned, and report having
obtained some excellent locations.
The Duluth, Missabe & Northern
company prepares for the erection
of fine steel structure across the
West Two river, near Scott, on the
Hibbing branch. The estimated
cost of the new bridge is 100000.
The petition of Eveleth residents
to incorporate as city was up be-
| fore the board of county commits
sioners at special meeting on Fri
day last, and an election on the
proposition ordered for February
2Sth.
Frankman Bros. & Morris, who
have the contract for the extension
and rebuilding of dock No. at Two
Harbore, have completed the work
of taking down the upper portion
of the dock and the building of the
new, portion commenced this week.
The Sparta Fire Department has
petitioned the village council for
an appropriation for additional nee
essary equipment. The Sparta vii
lage council is composed of inter
ested business men, and the request
will doubtless bring the desired re-
suits.
The Chicago & North Western
Railroad company have a crew of
surveyors engaged in locating
route for proposed new line from
Watersmeet or Interior to Mass
City, Mich, at which point connec-
ton will be made with the Copper
Range railroad.
G. F. Maginnis, young man en-
ployed in the First National Bank,
Duluth, slipped and fell on an icy
walk in Duluth on Friday evening
last, fracturing the skull near the
base of the brain, death resulting
almost instantly.
Contractor Runquist has finished
his contract for grading tracks to
the Pitt mine, near Elba, and every
thingis being put in readiness for
the Pitt to enter the shipping list
upon the opening of navigation. A
neat and commodious home for the
accommodation of Supt. Powers
has been completed, and the COM
pany will erect several homes for
employees this spring.
A petition in voluntary bankrupt
cy has been filed in United States
district court by Chas. l.. Wickmar
and Breg l.. Sayer, both of Eveleth,
who are co-partners and doing bus
mess under the firm name of the
Range Grocery and Produce COM
pany. The schedule of liabilities
and assets filed differs from the us.
aal schedule filed in that the total
assets are given as nearly $4,000 more
than the total liabilities. In the
schedule the liabilities of the firm
are given as $227993 and assets are
$4558.17. OF the assets $1O36.47 is in
unsecured claims, $1281.7O in debts
On open accounts, $500 in bills aud
notes and $500 in personal property.
lHJUkED At LINCOLN.
John Byrne, shift boss at the Lin
coin, was seriously injured bv a fall