The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1895-09-14
OF LOCAL INTEREST.
s. T. Hownstine went to Duluth Tn

M. johnson left on the Dixon yester-
day morning for weeks visit in Duluth
Ole Gunderson and partner came up
from Brule river Monday and left on the
Dixon Tuesday morning for Duluth.
A. S. Carlson and Barry Mccoy of
Hovland were on the Dixon Sunday
evening on their way home from Duluth.
Sander Jentoft went down to Chicago
Bay Sunday evening to work on the
new bridge to be built over the Brule
river.
Andrew Stienbecken returned from
Duluth Sunday evening accompanied by
his family who just arrived from Norway
to make their future home in Cook
county.
Mr.. Magofin of Duluth was in town
Tuesday. He came down across the
country from Rainy lake and intended
to look over Cook and Lake counties on
his way to Duluth.
The first of the great yacht races for
the Americas cup between the British
yacht, Valkyrie III, and the American
yacht, Defender, was sailed last Saturday
and was won by the Defender by eight
minutes.
The Zenith Transit Go. has co ntracted
with the Cleveland Shlpbuilding Co. for
a 420 foot freighter, to cost about
quarter of million and to be ready for
commission by June next. This will be
the largest steamer on the lakes.-Two
Harbors Iron News.
Fred Shetland, who had been in Jail
in Duluth for some time awaiting the
action Of the grand jury on charge of
murder for the killing of Peter Garden
some time ago, hanged himself in his
cell or Wednesday of last week just
after the grand jury had decided that
he should go free, and while several of
the members Of the body were within a
few feet Of his cell to tell him the glad
news.
John L. Simmons and Mr.. Vaughan
visited Thomsonite beach the first OF
the week. Mr.. v, who is geologist,
WAS greatly taken Up with the form
ations and the great quantity of tom
sonites to be found there. In fact he is
greatly taken up with the whole shore
and says that it's peculiarlties afford the
greatest opportunities in the country for
the study of geology. He expresses great
deal Of surprise that this county has
not been written up long ago for the
cause of geology.
At their last meeting the county
commissioners ordered that a sidewalk
consisting Of eight inch plank laid
lengthwise be laid from the court house
to the store Of H. Mayhew Accordingly
the lumber was purchased and work on
the construction of the walk was CON-
menced yesterday when n. Probeck who
owns an enterest in the property over
which the walk was to be laid posted no.
tees prohibiting the laying of the walk
across the property. Under the oircum-
stances we wall have to got along as best
we can without the luxury of a sidewalk
until such time as there is a public
highway laid out.
A St. Louis dispatch says. A trans
cript in the suit Of Alfred Merritt against
John D. Rockefeller and Fred T. Gates
Tor 81 226 400 damages has boen fled in
tho f0C|pra1 of ri tl,o :-}, !,
circuit. The case was tried in the United
States district court for Minnesota and
a verdict in favor of Merritt for $940, 900
rendered. The suit grew out of the con-
solidation of several mining companies
and railroad 125 mills long in the fa-
nous Mesaba iron range territory OF
Minnesota. The plaintiff claimed that
the defendant made false representa-
tions as to the financial conditions Of
the companies which they controlled
Rockefeller and Gates took an appeal.
An editor down in Arkansas, thusly
launched Vol. l, No. l, upon the people
OF his locality: "Our aim-Tell the
tumble. Our paper--of the people,
for the people, to be paid for by the
people. Our Observation-Disclosures with
firm belief in hell for DELINQUENT
subscribers. Our motto-take all in
sight and rustic for more Our policy
To love our friends and birthstone
our enemies. If thine enemy smite thee
on the cheek, swipe him with haste and
dexterity at the butt of his most con.
venient ear. What we advocate
Our country, one flag and one wife at
time. Our object-to live in pomr
and splendor.
Il. E. Fenske, manager of the Arior
Fish Co., at Crane lake, has received
word from the officials of his company
that the United States authorities hole
that the boundary line has never beer