The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1907-02-15
BRIEF BITS OF ARLYNRGlNIA HISTORY
Interesting Squibs From The Enter
prise fourteen Years Aqo.

J. Costin, Jr., of Ironwood, Michi.
gan, has opened a real estate and
insurance Office opposite the Vir-
ginia Hotel. He is ready for bust
ness and guarantees good treat
ment to all who entrust him with
work matters in his line
Virginia will have sixteen foot
sidewalks on the principal business
streets to accommodate the 5000
citizens she expects to have before
next fall.
James w. Falk, of Iron River, Wis,
was the first man to open a shop
for the sale of meats in Virginia. Is
still at it and has plenty of business
to keep him hustling.
Messrs. Lerch Bros, chemists,
have recently opened a labratory
and assay Office in Virginia. These
gentlemen have had years of prac-
teal experience as we'll as the nee
essary schooling to fit them for
their business, and are doubtless in
every way qualified to give accurate
results in work entrusted to them.
Our mining men are already keep
ing Lerch Bros. busy, and this is
proof that their work is satisfactory.
w. B. Pratt & Co., of St. Paul, have
just opened general store on
Chestnut street, and are already en-
joying good business. The firm
also has a store at Merritt. Mr.. Pratt
has charge of the store here and is
a genial, wide awake business man.
Mr.. E. w. Coons, of Crystal Falls,
Mich, is the pioneer furniture man
of our booming town. He is now
receiving goods as rapidly as pos
sible but finds it hard to keep up
with the demand.
Mr.. Neil McInnis is citizen who
is deeply interested in the welfare
of our town in every respect. He is
a pioneer and was one of the first to
show faith in Virginia by invest
ments and improvements. He is
village treasurer, school district
treasurer and superintendent OF
several mining properties. He is a
busy man, but withal is very socia-
bic in his makeup and is said to
love good song about as we'll as
his neighbors.
Hon. o. D. Kinney, one of the pro-
prietors of the townsite OF Virginia,
is enjoying the pleasures for a sea-
son in Florida. He is missing the
bracing microbe killing airs so prev
alent on the range this winter.
Our people are experiencing a
great deal of trouble these days on
account of the delay of the post
Office department at Washington in
acting upon the application for the
establishment of a post-office at
Virginia. The necessary papers
were forwarded to Washington some
six weeks ago but up to the present
time no reported action has been
taken. Mr.. E. c. Burke is named in
the application for the office of
postmaster, and his appointment
will doubtless prove universally
satisfactory to the patrons of the Of
fee. At present mail is received
via Mountain Iron and Merritt thro'
arrangements made with a special
carrier.
The village of Virginia was or
ganized in the fall of 1891 and on
December 3rd the first election was
held. At this election the following
officers were elected to serve until
the next regular annual election:
President, John Owens; recorder,
John F. Burke; treasurer. Neil Nc:
Innis; trustees, George F. Liebrock,
John F. lowell and Howard illegal:
justices of the peace, 81. J. Eaton,
Thomas Dunsmore; constables, Jos
eph Fisher and John Hurley. James