The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1906-01-26

them-northern Minnesota is not
looking for that class OF citizens. !
The Lake Superior district of the
Minnesota conference of the Swed-
ish Lutheran church held its an
nual session at Two Habors the
first three days of the week.
Lots in<the newly plated second
addition to Chisholm will be sold
at auction, at the office of E. J. Long.
year, Hibbfng, tom orrow. The plat
is we'll located for residence pur:
poses. -.:l F.. +z::: -.
Norman Martinson fell down a
test pit 81 feet insdepth at the Burt
mine, Hibbing, :ons Saturday, land
ing in about three, feet of snow,
which broke hisfal1and doubtless
saved his life. eustained a
fracture of the thigh bone and a
broken knee. Martinson is a civil
engineer in the employ of the
Oliver company.
Bovey wants a twice. day mail
service, but is unable to secure
same owing to the price asked by
the bidders for carrying the mails.
Work on the western Mesaba
branch of the D. NJ. & N. progresses
satisfactorily, and while the date of
completion is matter of conjec-
ture it is expected that trains will
be running into Bovey by the 1st of
June. :.
The business men of Cloquet con:
slider the resuscitation and reorgan-
ization of the Cloquet2 Commercial
Club. No more potent agency for
the advancement of any town, if
properly conducted.
Explorations for coal in the
Mahtowa district continue, and
while.the results OF the search are
not made known the fact that the
parties conducting the work seek
additional options is taken as an
evidence of the success of explora-
tons.
George Stewart was pulled at
Hibbing on Saturday while feeding
lead "slugs" to slot machine.
Stewart was taken in tow by Officer
Hickman and turned over to the
federal. authorities at Duluth, but
the slot machine continues to eat
the honest quarters of the laboring.
man who thinks he can beat a sure
thing.
A Chisholm "Chink" was recently
arrested for gambling, and smiling
ly contributed fine of $50 for the
support of the law prohibiting such
pastime.
The Mining Companies operating
in the Crystal Falls district will
erect thirty new residences for the
accommodation of employees, at once.
Tony Skull and wife, of Chisholm,
were committed to the county Jail
on Monday to serve a 80 day sent.
ence each for resisting an officer.
Their alternative was a fine of $50
each.
H. G. Skramstad, a pioneer resi-
dent of Virginia but for the past
eleven years residing at Eveleth,
died on Tuesday, after an illness of
but few days.
A. NJ. Ross, colored, and Mrs.
Maude Rrant, white, were named in
a charge preferred by the police of
Hibbing on Monday. A fine OF $50
each was imposed. Ross is the
leader of the Ross Orchestra, and
both defendants in the action have
family ties.
Carrying $7l9.50 in gold and silver
coin in his pockets, Matt Pollari, a
miner of Biwabik less than 80 years
of age, was detained by the police
yesterday afternoon, suspected of
being insane. He was taken to Jail
to await examination for his sanity
in probate court this morning. It
is said he imagines that some one
intends to kill him for his money
and that the railway companies
have refused to sell him railway
tickets. The officers were ignorant
of the money Pollari carried in his
pockets until he was searched at
the Jail. He protested vigorously
when he was seached, but his anger
was less intense that the amaze
ment of the officers when thew