The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1893-08-12
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LOCAL NEWS ITEMS.
Perry D. Martin is ii Duluth on bus

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Perry D. Martin is IN Duluth on bus
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4i We publish this week . report Of the
proceedings of tho county board Of
equalization. 7i5:s# IND.
John Howenstine came down from
luth Sunday accompanied by L. Stein
/ + metz Of Ohio, who came up to look over
his claim near Rice lake.
Quite number Of our citizens accept
ed Mr.. Swankss kind invitation to free
eide on situg, the Eliza, which left yes
terday for a trip to Duluth. s.. H.. ..-ss.s
" Vim. Howenstine, Dan. Spillane and
I'd. Devanny arrived on the Dixon Wed
nesday evening and left Thursday morn
ing for a trip into the woods. :.
The Land and River Improvement
company, of Superior, has filed claims
for s117,640 against the estate of Francis
q. Weeks The claim includes moneys
advanced, notes taken up and $4,000
bonds not accounted for. .. s
Last week Frank Carlton was Chloro-
formed at Deer River and robbed of
1912 by a man named Frank White, who
took the mornings train south. On &C.
count of the wires being down no mes
sage could be sent out to apprehend
him.
The year old child of Mr.. and Mrs.
Gust Olson of Maple Hill fell into pile
of hot ashes, while out playing, one day
last week and had it's hands, feet and
legs severely burned. The child was
brought down and put under the care of
Dr. Mayhem.
The two -four mills of the Duluth
Roller Mill company, one each in Du-
luth and Superior, resumed operation
this week after sixty-days shut down.
They have been bought by a company
of which F. A. Gooding, formerly Of the
Van Harrington company Of Du-
luth and Minneapolis, is the head. The
mills have daily capacity of 900 bar
rels and wers closed in June.
DR.. Barrett of Tower, who has been
at the ST. Louis during part of the
week, displayed there the other evening
q certificate of analysis of iron ore which
showed not trace Of phosphorus and
remarkably high percentage of iron.
The analysis was metallic iron 68.14,
phosphorus 600, silica 2.25. The ore.
the doctor said, was taken from five test
pits Distant from each other a mile, and
is practically surface ore. He refused
70 give the exact location in which it
vas found.-Duluth News Tribune.
Capt. John Mattheson, of the tug J.
H. Upham, although comparatively a
young man, is one of the old pioneers on
Lake Superior and is we'll and favorably
known as an able and efficient seaman
He has a record which shows that he
has plotted number Of vessels through
some Of the most severe gales that ever
swept over the great Finland sea-" and
in the 6reist tempest was always calm
and COOL The captain is deservedly
popular with all vesselmen and is one of
those genial men with whom it is
pleasure to converse. He can tell many
interesting stories of sailor life on the
great chain of lakes, and it is refreshing
to know that his thrilling narratives do
not deviate much from the truth. The
captain will be engaged in harbor work
for three weeks longer at this point, and
bis staunch little steamer creates con-
siderable activity in our bay as she
makes numerous trips daily, towing
huge loads Of dirt, from the bay to the
open lake beyond the light house.