The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1914-01-09
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- MOUNTAIN IRON NEWS.

John Hawkins is taking a commerce.
al course at the Virginia high school,
"A gang: Of men are engaged in put
ting in 16 culverts between here and
Wolf on the D. M. & N. Railway.
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Hinckley were
IN Virginia Saturday and Sunday
visiting friends.
All work on the roads has been
suspended since the fall of snow on
New Years day.
George Eilertson, village recorder
spent Sunday in Duluth, whittier he
had gone on an astronomical expedi-
ton.
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Caddy of Vir-
ginia, were visitors for the New Year
with Mr.. and Mrs. w. T. Caddy of
this village.
Miss Bird Auten and Miss Josephine
Riley have entered into a rooming
partnership at Mrs. Kangas's to the
mutual satisfaction of the partners.
Mrs. Code is at Marble keeping
house for her daughter while the lat
ter is being operated on in Duluth for
goltre. Mrs. Code will wait until her
daughter returns from Duluth.
Miss Brown, of Nashwauk, who has
been spending a few days with her
sister, Mrs. Edward Shapple of the
Brunt location, returned home Satur-
day.
Mr.. and Mrs. Williams and family,
took their New Years dinner at Hib-
bing with Mr.. Williams people at
Carlson lake. They stopped at Hib-
bling on their return to Mountain Iron
and spent little time with Mrs.
Williams people.
Charles Hinckley left on Monday
for Aurora, where he has been engag-
ed to work in connection with one of
the mines. He will probably spend
his week ends with his family in this
place.
Mrs. Stevenson of the Brunt loca-
ton gave party to few friends on
Wednesday night in honor of her
sister, Mrs. Madga, who is leaving the
village Friday together with Mrs.
Eilertson.
Mrs. Webb, wife of the D., M. & N.
Railway company's agent, and baby,
went on Friday to Bovey to spend a
few days with relatives. St. Paul may
also be visited before returning to
their home.
Mr.. and Mrs. Will Edwards went
over to Eveleth on Sunday to see Mr..
Eddy; Mrs. Edwards father, who was
recently successfully operated on for
hernia, but since then has had an at
tack Of pleurisy which confined him
to his bed in the Moore. hospital.
Mrs. Kangas's teacher-daughter
who has been spending Christmas and
New Years with her, has gone back
to the copper country, Michigan, to
resume her work for the present term.
Mrs. Osenbergh, another daughter of
Mrs: Kangas, from Fort William,
Ontario, is still here with her two
children.
New Years day passed off very
quietly in Mountain Iron. 1t might
have posed as model of respecta-
bility. All the stores of course were
closed. People took advantage of
the holiday by paying and receiving
friendly visits. A good many Of the
villagers took in the various shows
in Virginia. One Of the social func
tions for the day was dinner given
by DR.. and Mrs. Parson to party of
friends at Mrs. Eilertson's restaurant.
A fresh surprise awaited those who
were slowly recovering from the
shock caused by the resignation of
postmaster Eilertson. Miss Valirie
Peltier who has acted as his assistant
for a year or so has been transferred
to the Virginia postoffice as general
delivery clerk. Miss Peltier COM
menced her new duties on Monday.
She carries with her many good wishes
for her future success. Her sister
Miss Esther Peltier, bookkeeper in the
Mountain Iron store is acting as tenn
porary assistant in the postofice.
The local postoffice staff is undergo
ing a radical change. We told in a
previous issue of the pending resign
alton of postmaster N. Eilertson after
seven long years of faithful and patti
emit service working his pass
age for his beloved Rachel, could not
have shown more patient faithfulness.
The appointment of successor will
be by competitive examination which
is announced to take place the 9TH Of
February. Competitors must be
citizens of the United States and pre-
: sumably, though the announcement
says nothing of the age limit, must
not be under years of age nor over
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