The Cook County herald., 1895-08-03
OF LOCAL INTEREST.

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Or. +: Mayhem went to Duluth yesterday.
~ Col. ColvlIl returned from Duluth
Wednesday evening.
Register Tucker returned wednesday
evening from Duluth. =.@s.
Barney Mccoy was visiter in town
q couple OF days this week, 3 s1.1 /. 4
Miss Carrie. Brunes of Hovlandsvisited
friends in town a few days this week. 4
a party OF twenty -one settlers came
down on the Dixon Sunday to visit
the their If homesteads t in the Hovland district.
County Attorney Martin returned
"Wednesday evening from visit with
relatives in the southern part of the
state.
Mrs. E. r. Smith left for her home in
New Orleans yesterday morning after a
couple of months visit with her doughter
Mrs. J. E. Mayhew, and family. She
was accompanied TO Duluth by George
and Ella Mayhem.
Hon. @. P. Maginnis of Duluth visited
Grand Marais this week on business
trip. He brought back with him a quar-
ter pound raddish which grew in Court
House square with which to confound
all enemies Of Cook county farmers.
Hartly, the young son OF Mr.. and Mrs.
Hans Holte, died last Monday evening
after short illness. The remains were
taken to Duluth for interment Tuesday
morning by Mrs. Holte accompanied by
Mrs. Chris Holte and Mr.. Andrew Holte'
Mr.. Hans Holte left with his mother and
sister yesterday morning to be present
the burial. THE HERALD joins their
many friends in extending their SYM
pathy to the <bereaved relatives.
Gebr Altoona, of Rotterdam, Holland,
has been in Duluth and Superior the
;last few days endeayoring to perfect
arrsng gements for shipping pilling to his
city, where very large dock is to be
built. He states that American pine is
considered the best piNng that can be
used in building docks. His object in
coming here, he says, is the water ad-
vaptages afforded in shipping-Duluth
Herald.
There was received at the United
States land Office today a somewhat
preculiar document. It is in the nature
of trust deed and is for an Indian,
Ba-mau-a- a-queb. The land concerned IS
VIZ of swA of section 36 and lot 9 Of
section 45,67-7 and lots 2 and in sec
tion 1917. This instrument recites
that the government will hold the land
in trust for himself and heirs for TWEEN
ty-fve years and will then issue patent
for it. Ba-mau-a-queb is said to have
lived on the land for fifty years-Duluth
Herald.
The preaanty movement, on ore ,between.
the mines. and docks exceeds anthing, in
the past history of the port. For twen-
ty-four hours ending at 800 p. m. yes
terday, 887 loads or 81 trains averaging
over "a cars to train, 1888 tons in all,
we're received at the docks, and 793
!empties fo.warded-the greatest days
movement yet occurring. Shipments
are eorrespond1ngly active. The shovel
at the Canton is loading nights. Sun
day last loading progressed all
day at Tower, an unusual circumstance.
A number of the vessels which had been
engaged in the trade at Michigan ore
ports are coming here. The rush of
boats for Lake Superior is so great
vexatious dalays occur at the Sault:-
Two Harbors Iron News.
A dispatch from Detroit says: The
Great Mort bern Steamship company
has announced new inducement for
travelling on it's steamers, the North West
and North Land. It is an offer OF $3.50
in gold for babies born aboard it's steam
ers. This does not mean $3.50 for the first
baby born on either of the steamers, but
$3.50 for each succeeding baby as WELL
It twins are born, the prize will be $3.50
for each twin, and if it IS a case Of
triplets each triplet will get $3.50 an d
the mother will also get $3.50 or $1,000
altogether. There is but single condi-
tionattached to the offer, that is that
committee Of four, consisting of General
Manager John Cor don, Assistant General
Passenger Agent A. A. Hurd and Gen.
eral DIV. H. Moreland shall have the
privilege Of naming the babies. Returns
will be received at the termination of
every trip Of each steamer from now on .
COOK COUNTY ALL RIGHT.