The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1914-01-30

Helen, the 5-months-old daughter Of
Mr.. and Mrs. Mattila. Bronchitis was
the cause Of death. The funeral
service was conducted by the Finnish
Lutheran minister from Eveleth, ON
Thursday afternoon. >s5 ..@ I
/ Supt. Muench of the school attend.
ed a lecture delivered at Chisholm on
Wednesday night by Edward M. Leh-
Inerts on Minnesota, the heart of our
continent" Mr.. Lehnerts is connected
with the University of Minnesota. He
is one of Mr.. Muench's long standing
friends. T.
/ Fire drill is being practiced by in
dividual classes at the school, The
children are delighted with their new
!"game." Arrangements will be made
in due time to have the whole school
take the drill together. The wisdom
of this invocation will be readily ad-
mitted by all.
The OFT lecture at the Roosevelt
auditorium Saturday evening failed
to draw the crowd frim Mountain Iron
that has attended previous members
of the Luceum course. Clearly, the
basketball game at the local school
was the running favorite. The few
who did attend the lecture were de-
lighted and greatly impressed with
what they had heard.
The local school basketball team
played two games last week. Friday
they went to Bull and came back
victorious. The following night they
entertained Gilbert's invincible quint
and sustained defeat, though some
of the spectators maintain that the
home team put up a good show and
played the best game they have play
ed since the season began. The team
goes to Eveleth tonight for the return
match.
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Walker had
intended to spend Sunday at Cook
where Mr.. Walker has a farm. They
got as far as Virginia and then de-
cided that they would be more COM
Portable in Virginia than they would
be when stepping from the nice warm
train on to the chilly platform at Cook
at II o'clock at night. The way the
thermometer was descending Satur-
day night they would have been fit
subjects for the proposed ice-supply
for this village in the summer, by the
time their destination had been reach.
ed. So they just spent the evening
in Virginia and came home none the
worse for their outing.
An accident which disorganizee
the system for several hours, occurred
Sunday morning when the 9-13 cleo
trio car from Virginia was derailet
between the Mesaba depot and thu
Presbyterian church, Mountain Iron
It cleared the rails and ran into {
telephone pole. The trolley pole wa:
broken and the top of the car wa:
slightly damaged but none of the pass
engers were hurt in the least degree
Manager Newton came over from Vir
ginia to superintend matters. He wa
good enough to order lunch and can
dies for all the men who were on tn,
lob. His thoughtfulness will not sool
be forgotten.
CHURCH ITEMS
Presbyterian-There will be NJ
services in this church on Sunda,
, afternoon.
; The Rev. Mr.. Shannon, Of Mime
apolis, should have occupied the pull
pit last Sunday afternoon but OWNS
to the delay occasioned by the derail
, ed car he arrived to find that his con
gregation had dispersed.
A stereoptican lecture was given O,
5 Sunday afternoon by the Revs. Lie.
and Bell, both of Virginia. There wa
a good crowd, better even than tina
Of the previous Sunday. A third lee
t ture will be given Sunday afternoo;
7 by the same gentlemen from o'cloc]
2 t. 6. Those who have not already at
e tended should take the opportunit,
= atfOrded them o1, Sunday.
The Ladies' Aid society me- las
4 week at Mrs. Hertenstein's. Their
= was nice attendance. 1t was decided
: to have sleigh ride next Thursday
= The destination will be Kinney. Par
ticulars may be obtained from any O
: the members.
Y Roman Catholic-Services will b
Y conducted Sunday morning at 90
clock by the visiting priest from Hib
I bing.
Finnish Lutheran-Services in thi
! church will be conducted Sunday after
Y noon at o'clock by the minister fron
: Eveleth.
e Methodist usual order o
2 things will be departed from on Sun
n day night when a song service will b
given. This announcement will pro
: badly make strong appeal to all VIII
i are in any way fond of singing. Their