The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1893-11-11
LutZen Items.
EDITOR. OF The HERALD:

EDITOR OF The HERALD:
AS your paper is received. regularly at
this place and read by all our people, I
nave decided to send a few items regard
ing this section of the county, which is
being rapidly settled with an energetic,
progressive class of citizens.
The past summer large number of
settlers have arrived here, and located in
the surrounding country on timber and
mineral lands; and still there is room for
many more. Truly, ""Uncle SANS rich
enough to give us all farm" and Lut-
zen is the place to come.
! Mrs. Frankie Allen of Deer Lake has
been living on her claim IA miles north
west of town the past year, and walked
into Iutzen Sunday evening to see about
her winter supplies, and returned next
morning. That she is we'll pleased with
'the country is evinced in the fact that
ashe has decided to pass the winter here.
J. Charlie Nelson caught a coor in his
trap near the fish house this week. It
ifs said to be the second one ever heard
Of in this county. ..:~
Louis Routh and and Andrew Rosen-
bury killed 6 bears and 400 partridges
on the north shore the past summer.
) Mr.. Gray and "Uncle'> White of Min
'neapolis, have fled on valuable claims
near here.
; Joseph Roy and Ole Anderson of Du-
luth arrived on Dixon Sunday evening.
The Lutzen House is crowded with
guests upon the arrival of every boat.
and the weary traveller is we'll pleased
with the spacious rooms, while the meals
cannot be excelled. The house has a
new register, and we note a number of
the late arrivals from Duluth, West Su-
:perior and the Twin Cities. The Lutzen
House is now certainly one of the best
hotels on the north shore, and a great
convenience to settlers. ="
A. W. Peterson will live on his farm
near here this winter.
. G. Horkinson who has been making an
extensive clearing on his c1aim 4 miles
east OF here will soon erect new house.
!. Gust T. Nelson, who has been fishing
:the' past summer at the Cascade, has
met with excellent success. He will re-
turn in December to his fine claim one
, mile from town.
(. Postmaster Nelson has raised $50
bushels of potatoes this year, and we
can truthfully say they would take the
: prize at any county fair. Mr.. N. will
{ start vineyard here next spring, in
+: which will be raised tho genuine Con
| cord grapes He is bound to make it a
success as he has some very fine ground
: for the enterprise.
i. There are forests of fine cedar located
in this region and portable mill would
, DO we'll and could run the year around
!, VIM. Howenstine and party arrived
from the woods Monday and left on the
{ Dixon Tuesday morning for Duluth.
: Mr.. Fl. claims to have discovered rich
:, silver deposits IA miles west Of here.
1. A crew Of men left on the Dixon Sun
day evening for Grand Marais to work
on the road, and: will be absent about
+. three weeks, >.:-
;: OLty -SlA Olu sSO1OlcES HAVE 1OCdEe3Q Oh
I claims in towns 81 and 65and that mum
Der of cabins have been built all coy
and substantial. Quite brigade.
Il: Three young ladies from Elk River
have fled on, claims in towns 1914, and
have had cabins built. They are quite
enthusiastic over the region in which
! they have located and will. try to induce
"a number of their young lady friends Of
ELK River to join their colony.
- Settlers arriving from the interior re
port the streams swarming with fat NAL
: lard ducks. The hunters paradise il
: now open, Mr.. Editor, so hurry up ane
join the throng. {. - =
Sig Sigvaldson, late Of Crooksten. has
located here and is busily engaged il
making Improvements in the post Office
!, He will. soon file on a claim: -
g. "A. Nelson, who has been in pool
health the past year, is now mich better