The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1914-01-30
1--WE 'nty Years Ago.
(From the Virginia Enterprise Of
February 2, 1s94.)s I.


Neel; second vice president, Mrs. H.
strehlan; secretary, Mrs. F. w. Nc
Cormick; corresponding. secretary,
Mrs. Stuart Bates; treasurer, Mrs. w.
B. Pratt; advisory committee, Rev. E.
N. Raymond, DR.. z. X. Brown and DR..
Stuart Bates. The object Of the society
is to assist the worthy poor of this
city. To aid this work the ladies have
been given $3.50 by the Associated
Charities of Duluth.
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Mr.. Frank Rockefeller arrived in
the city last Monday in the interest
of the Franklin and. Commodore
mines. AS to the, opening of either of
these mines nothing has yet been de-
finitely decided, although he has given
instructions to go ahead with the
house of the No. shaft at the Frank
lin and has ordered some new machin-
cry for that mine. AS to the working
of the Commodore soon nothing is to
be done.
Explorers returning from the Rainy
Lake gold country near the Canadian
and Minnesota border, state that the
gold is found in paying quantities all
along the shores and on the islands of
Rainy lake and river. The Pillsbury
syndicate Of Minneapolis has purchas-
ed 40 acres on the American side for
$4,000 and will begin mining in the
spring.
The Charity ball at O'Conner's hall
last evening was peradventure the
greatest social success of the season,
and a goodly sum was Melted there
from. Supper was served by the lad
les on the first floor of the O'Donnel
block, while the K. of P. hall was used
as a reception and card room. Music
was furnished by the Italian string
band Of Duluth.
Virginia may have been in the soup
for time, but has regained her prop
er place as the leader Of the ranges
in the matter of work and business.
We have at present not less than $50
men employed in the immediate vici-
nifty and the promise of that number
being doubled and trebled at an early
date.
Messrs. Hibbing & Trimble con-
template building a planning mill at
Hibbing. 1t is not only necessity
but would result as a paying invest
ment to the parties interested.
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1t would be a very blind bear that
could not see his shadow today. Buy
another ton Of coal and few more
loads of wood and crawl back until
spring.
A. J. Shea returned from q
trip to the Rainy Lake region, where
he has claim, last Monday. He went
about two weeks ago in company with
another gentleman who also has q
claim in that locality. They went
with a team from Tower making the
trip under many difficulties. Before
reaching the halfway point the team
played out and a change had to be
made. They were much pleased with
the appearance of the country. Al
the present time there are no build
ings erected there with the exception
of an occasional deserted Indian hut
Fred. Twitchell, president of the
village of Hibbing was in town Sat
urday forenoon. They all concede thai
Virginia is the town.
Captain J. H. Barnett, formerly o.
the Atlantic mine, at Iron Belt, Wis.
arrived here Monday and will act IL
the capacity Of superintendent at tn
Franklin.
Officer Lang tripped to the 1ro1
Queen yesterday in quest of Charlie
Mosebaugh's overcoat and the gentle
man who swiped same from the bill
lard hall some two weeks ago. H
returned last evening with both tn
objects of his search.
Biwabik citizens have at last take1
the most important step in the or
ganizing of a city and that is select
ing good men for the fire department
They held a meeting a week ago Sat
urday and elected the following off
GERS: w. B. Cameron, chief; Charlie
Bernick, assistant chief and D. W
Freeman, secretary.
Hibbing is to have two papers
Well, hope they may both do well
but when one newspaper finds toug]
picking in Virginia, we fail to Sc
, what two papers are to do in our littl
fwestern neighbor.