The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1914-02-13

was in the village last week inspect
ing the local schools. .3...:=..
There will be no ball game tonight.
The next game is fixed for Friday,
when the local quint visits Gilbert. I
School closed earlier than usual on
Wednesday afternoon, and will re-.
open Monday morning at the usual
time. !. - - 81. @@. ILL.,
Mr.. and Mrs. Bourdash and Mr..
and Mrs. Fry, were out-of-town.
guests at the band dance last Fri
day night. u. ! :
The teachers convention, which is
being held at the present time in
Duluth, has succeeded in drawing al
most all the members of the local
high school faculty into attendance.
Next Friday evening a patriotic
program will be given by the higher
grades Of the local school. School
entertainments are never failing at
traction and there is sure to be a
good attendance on this occasion.
A decree has gone forth from the
village council, forbidding the dane
ing of the tango, the bear dance, the
bunny-hug, the hesitation waltz, and
all so-called rag Dances" at any
dancing assembly under the control
of the council.
Gymnasium work is now being
carried on at the school, for the bene-
fit of certain grades. The girls are
directed by Miss Grace du Bots, the
domestic science teacher. w. Ander-
son, the manual training teacher and
basketball coach, is instructing the
boys.
Miss Ruth Carmichael, who is
teaching at Biwabik, was a week.
end visitor of Miss Lillian Spain,
principal of the high school. Miss
Carmichael was one of the out-of-
town visitors at Fridays dance. She
returned to Biwabik Sunday after
noon.
A new industry for Mountain Iron
"a table mandatory. The presi.
dent is DR.. Parsons, and the chief
wood-turner and varnish-spreader is
the doctor, also. The works are stu.
ated at the school. The company 81
far has total output of one, but it's
good one-and orders are being
patiently waited for.
What was declared to have beer
, one Of the best games of the basket
ball season, so far, as Mountain Irol
| is concerned, was played at tn
school last Friday night against tn
Biwabik boys. The game was inter
, esting and clean throughout. TIL
, score at the close stood at % point
, to Ia in favor of the home quint.
Miss Alyce Mccarthy, who ha
l been at her home in Coleraine for
few days recuperating from the i
effects of spell Of insomnia, re
turned last weekend much improve
in health, and resumed her scho<
duties Monday morning. Miss Dor
othy Lewis, music teacher fro1
Chisholm, acted as temporary SUI
ply.
The first annual dance Of the Mour
tain Iron Commercial band was he]
Friday last, and was pronounce
success. It is estimated that the al
tendance figures were somewhs
around the 200 mark. The receipt
approximated $500, which amour
the band should take as a slight Ell
enlargement for future efforts. SUI
per was served at II o'clock by
staff of high school girls, under tt
supervision Of Miss Grace Du Boi
the domestic science teacher.
Owing to several competitive a
fractions the entertainment in COZ
nection with the Redpath Lyceu
course last Friday evening, failed
receive the usual good attendant
Those who did go, however, were d
lighted, pronouncing the program OF
of the most enjoyable Of the serie
Unfortunately, the entertainment t.
night at the Roosevelt auditoriu
will draw very few from Mounta
Iron. This time the teachers CO..
vention, being held in Duluth, is
blame. The great majority Of tho
in this village who subscribe to tt
series are teachers.
/ 1t was announced last week tn
Mr.. and Mrs. Robson had come
live in the village, but this was {
error. All arrangements had be-
made to have the furniture mov'
into the house next door to Mrs. Pc
tiers, when Mr.. Robson, the night b
fore he was to have taken possessio
received instructions from his e1
ployers, the Oliver Mining Co.,
work in Aurora or Biwabik, and n