The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1894-03-24
LOCAL AND STATE NEWS.

LOCAL AND STATE NEWS.
Rev ]. g. Greene: left Tuesday morn
ing for West Superior. j.
2. Mayhem and 3Zswaniper Cariboo
left for Duluth Monday morning.
George Morrison returned WednesdaS
from three months stay Ii Duluth. / -.
The infant son Of Mr.. and Mrs. lie ance
Cariboo died Wednesday afternoon and
was buried yesterday.
The bill int o,da,ucea By Mai. Baldwin
Tor the Withdrawal OF Rainy lake gold
! l lands from entry under. the general land
laws passed the House last week. There
is no doubt that it will pass the Senate.
The West Superior smelling and refin-
ang plant has been leased to a company
of;Twin City and Duluth capitalists,
who will manufacture brai1s. There are
only four plants for the handling of tn
mineral in the United States. New ma
chinery will be put in and the works CD
Grated on large SCALE.
The house committee on the election
Of president and vice president on tn.
18th inst. agreed to the joint resoluti
OF the chairman. Mr.. Tucker of Virgini
Tor an amendment to the constitutio
providing that : United States senators
shall hereafter be elected by a. direct vote
Of the people, instead of by state legisla.
tnres: 49, - .......,
i At a public meeting held in Fort VII
liam recently it was unanimously votes
to ask the province. of Ontario to gran
aid to or build itself the Ontario'& RAINY
River railway, which it is proposed shall
connect with the Manitoba and South
eastern west Of Lake of the Woods thus
forming thro ugh line between For
William and Winnipeg.
The open water can be seen from al
most any part Of Third street and ex-
tends within ten miles OF Duluth. Il
appears to be approaching Duluth at
rapid rate. The opening at the cana'
has greatly increased in size until now
It extends away out into the. lake an
some distance above -1nInan's dock. The
aceoin the bay and lake is rotting fas=
and icemen worked all day yesterday in
anticipation Of an early break up. Ii
looks as if this would be the earliest
opening in many years. Mondays Du-
luth Commonwealth. =. -
{ OF the forming of clubs there is no
end. The latest is a "hobby club" COM
posed of twelve original spirits, each
with hobby, which can be aired at one
of the weekly meetings, provided the
possessor is willing to submit to the
criticism and ba.linage of the other
members. By the rules every member
Is bound to be prepared when his or her
turn comes, which is izF decided by xote*:
Twenty minutes are allowed for: the
presentation Of the hobby, thirty min
7utes for general discussion, and fifteen
tminutes= afterwara to<. the owner. to an
swer. objections and ridicule.-From
<sChat, in Demorest's Magazine for
April. =, ~. III I'll :. ~. ...,, 49,.
: An. interesting ruling was recently
made by the assistant commissioner of
the land Office in three timber and stone
act filings. The claimants asked per-
mission to readvertise ION. the ground
that the hard times had made it impos-
siblet for them to secure money at the
lime they were expecting to prove up
and that if they could not readvertise
they would lose what money they had
alreadysexpended in. good faith. sPhe as
:sistant commissioner gives them fifteen
days in which to make affidavit, sup
ported by proper testimony, showing
shat they have. reasonable assurance of
getting the money at the proper time,
provided they be granted the right to
.readvertise and also showing that they
g. are acting in good faith. He will then
take their applications into consldera-
s,tion,
A Railroad for Grand Marais.
:. The following very interesting article
has gone the rounds of the press during