The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1904-03-04
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Mr.. and Mrs George c. Swain of ]
Winona, have just celebrated their
golden wedding anniversary.
s.. G. Carson's livery barn at 1916
Fifth avenue south, Minneapolis, was
almost totally destroyed by fire.
+ The first child to be born in the new
town of Aurora was a daughter to
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Engas, Feb. Il.
There are Ave members of 81. g.
Williamson's family, st. Paul, poison.
ed from eating bread, it is supposed
A club for newsboys will probably.
be established by the, st. Paul as
sembly of the Brotherhood of St. An
drew. j.
Miss Ethel Ross, of MazeppaX aged
about IS, took large dose of zorro
sive sublimate with suicidal intention
and died. 49,, zs
The Winona Telephone company
will construct new line leading out
into the country for many miles, to,
serve patrons. s1EeEzz}
An ordinance has been introduced
in the Crookston council providing.
for an increase in the saloon license
from $500 to $780,. - ~
A state officer, by whom claims for
horses killed on account Of CHAMBERS
must be approved, estimates the value
Of a glandered horse at about SIS. -
The 7-year-old daughter of farmer
named Delp, residing south of Cyrus,
was accidentally shot by her 14-year-
old brother, while the parents were
away.
The output of the Minneapolis -four
mills showed an increase of $4,000
barrels last week, according to the
current number of the Northwestern
Miller.
Louis Goodkind, member of the
firm of Mannheimer Bros, St. Paul,
died at his residence, 215 Nelson av-
enue, St. Paul, at the advanced age
Of 70 years. ~
:tne village hall at Howard Lake
was completely destroyed by fire. Be-
sides containing Offices for the town
officers and a large room used for
entertainments:
The somber event in connection
with the Federation breakfast held
at the university armory was the
death of Mrs. R. S. White of FOG Mar
shall avenue, St. Paul.
Maj. Harry L. Rogers has been ap-
pointed chief paymaster of the de-
partment of Dakota, to succeed Maj
William l. Gilbert when the latter re-
tires from active service.
Peter John, section man ION the
Wisconsin Central railroad was killed
at Gladstone by an engine. He was
single man, about 30 years old and
lived on Phalen Creek, St: Paul.
The state oil inspector reported to
the state auditor that the oil inspec-
ton fees for January were $2,905.30,
of which $2,901.sO were paid out for
expenses, leaving balance of $3.50.
1he North Shore Fisherman's asso-
citation will ask the next legislature
for the repeal of -tbe=1aw fixing the
size of the mesh in the nets used in
fishing for herring on Lake Superior.
The dwelling house of Peter Morrey,
occupied by G.. A. Olson, at Kimball,
was totally destroyed by fire. The
loss will be about $780,. which is
partly covered by insurance. Origin
of the fire is not known.
It is regarded as among the possia
bilities that Charles NJ. Start, chief
justice of the Minnesota supreme
court, will retire on account of ill
health. He is at present in Florida
recuperating from an illness which
threatened his life three months ago.
The Duluth & Iron Range railroad
has RENTED it's 1903 gross earnings
tax to the state treasury. The earn
ings were $5,573,77s.64, and the per
cent tax $167, 1885,. The earnings for
1902 were $5,s46, 52o.51, and the taxes
SITS, 1862.
The raft boat C. w. Cowles has been.
purchased by George Winans Of Wa.
basha and will be remodeled and run
out of St. Paul as an excursion boat
next summer. A large barge will be
constructed for use with the boat.
The Exchange Bank at Grand Mea-
dow has entered the tropical fruit
growing business on small scale.
Governor Van. SAINT has inspected the
Orchard" in the window of the bank, .
and a large ripe lemon has been sent
him. The tree is Is years old and is ].
over eight feet high. ~,'* =,
There were 10000 licenses to hunt,
ers issued this year in Minnesota.
$4,000 deer were killed there. 1t is
estimated that there are 100000 deer
in the state and the ravages Of the
wolves are more feared than the pop
ping of hunters. + .%..',,'
Forty-three timber and stone appli-
cations and eleven homestead entries
were recorded at the Duluth land of
flee at the opening of the new town
in northern .Itasca county, twenty.