The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1894-09-22
OF LOCAL INTEREST.

Auditor Fisher returned home sunda,
evening. III { 81. u u. .5=5
J. p. Mayhem went to Duluth Mon
day evening. d 4. s.s
d S.B. Swank left yesterday with hi
tug for Duluth. n D. s.. ..I:s.. Ne: .,s=, d.
A. McOaw and Geo. Fl. Albright 8
Duluth are in town.
C.1J. Johnson returned from Duluth
" w Wednesday evening.
Sheriff Wilson was in town on business
the first Of the week. (. Z /. ...5 e...s
JAS. A. Tucker returned on the Dixo1
NJ Wednesday evening from Duluth.
County Commissioner bowman left or
the Dixon Thursday evening for Duluth
81. Sam Rindahl left on the Dixon Mon
! day evening for a couple of weeks stay
in Duluth. 49,. ..H~
e Mrs. Danl Best, of Ashland, arrived
here Wednesday evening for visit with
her parents, Mr.. and Mrs. John Roberg
Mr.. Sphinx of Duluth passed through
town on the Dixon Sunday evening or
( route to his claim in the Gunhint dis.
trict.
At the Democratic congressional con.
vention held in st. Cloud on the 18th
inst. Congressman Baldwin was re1om-
mated by reclamation.
VIM. Burnett left for Duluth Monday
evening after looking over some pine
lands in this vicinity in the interests of
the Mitchell Mcclure lumber company
The primaries will be held at the sew
eral voting precincts of the county next
Saturday for the election of delegates to
the county convention to be held at the
court house on the following Monday.
Hans Hottie left for Duluth Thursday
evening to get lumber with which to
complete his residence on the West side.
On his return he will be accompanied by
his family who will make this their fu-
ture home.
At the Democratic congressional con-
vention held in St. Cloud on the 18th
inst. the editor of this paper was ap-
pointed member of the congressional
committee, an honor for which we are
duly thankful.
DR.. and Mrs. P. E. Sheppard left for
their home in Hutchinson, MIMI, last
Monday evening. During their two
months stay in Grand Marais they made
many friends whose best wishes attended
them on their departure.
Mrs. S. F. Howenstine and daughters
left for their home in Duluth Monday
evening. While awaiting the arrival of
the Dixon they were rendered little re-
ception by their many friends in the
form of bon fire picnic. Refreshments
were served and a very pleasant time
was enjoyed. X
The postmaster general has issued a
circular inviting proposals for the carry
ing of the United States mails from July
LIST, 1895, to June 30th, 1899. Contracts
will be let for both the star and steam
boat routes from Two Harbors to Grand
Marais and the route from Grand Marais
to Grand Portage.
MI. Hayes left for his home in Mime
apolis Thursday evening after two
months visit with his daughter, Mrs.
Fisher. He was in very poor health
when he came here but leaves, we are
pleased to say, in a greatly improved
condition. During his stay in Grand
Marais Mr.. Hayes made many friends
who will always retain the kindliest re.
membrance of the good old gentleman
whose sunny nature makes life seem
sweeter to those about him.
The largest vegetables reported this
season we're turnip and potato brought
into town couple of days ago by Gust
Olson and which were raised on his farm
on Maple hill. The former measured
BIZ inches in circumference and the lat.
ter Is inches. They were left with ou1
register of deeds with instructions to de-
liver them to ye editor, for whom they
were intended. Instead of delivering the
vegetables as instructed Mr.. Tucker and
his accomplish, Uncle Perry, confscatec
them and brought us two little slips Of
paper on which were marked the dimep
sions OF the same. We were assured
that it was useless to bring action to re-
cover the goods as they had already got
beyond the reach of the law. .-
Moral-All goods, wears and merchan
disc intended for the edi tor should b.
delivered direct to him.
Sam Jones broke loose on third par
tyism recently as follows:
'The third party or party of the thiri
part, or whatever you may call it may ge
to heaven, but it will never get to Wash
) ington. It's not on the way. Washington
is the Wickedest place on earth. It i
the home of the devil. The average Dem
ocrat and Republican politicians are littl