The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1895-10-05
Cook County's Settlers.

Cook County's Settlers.
Special agent Leisure of the interior
department returned this noon from a
months trip through the northern
part of Cook County, which is the most
eastern country of the state and OF
which Grand Marais is thu seat. The
object Of the visit was to ascertain
whether the large DumbAr of claims
taken up were genuine. He found they
were not. In twenty days ho dian''
see soul and in twenty townships b.
failed to discover trace of settlpnen,
being made. Yet thousands of acres
have been entered as claims in the land
INTERCHANGEABLE.
While we have no right to question
the veracity of Mr.. Lesuer's statements
1t seems strange that he could travel
over twenty townships without discover
ing trace of settlement being made when
We know of az least hundred bona-f:le
settlers in that locality who have made
good, substantial improvements. 1t is
not strange that the settlers are not on
their claims at this season Of the year
They are all poor mon who, not being
able to subsist on spruce buds and bal
som boughs, are compelled to go to the
harvest field or elsewhere to earn little
money with which to purchase few of
the necessaries Of life which they cannot
raise. We are aware that quite az
amount of land in this country Las oeen
taken up by spectators who make no
permanent improvements and who after
two years "residence" cannot find their
homesteads without woodsman to
guide them. With such we have no
sympathy. But the poor man who, in
in good faith, takes up homestead with
the intent of making it his home at some
future day and lives up to the law as
best his limited means will allow should
be protected by the government.
Ex-senator Sabin, while not disparag
ing Senator Davis, thinks he cannot
hope for anything better than the Vice
Presidency. He states bis opluion of
the situation to DO aa follows: ''Out in
she northwest, as can learn by personal
contact with the rank and file, as well as
the leaders of the republican party, the
trend Of sentiment is favorable to the
consideration Of Thomas 3. Reed, Of
Maine. He possesses the qualities which
SO endeared Gen. Grant to his support
ers, conspicuous among which is the
thEf a a W ST hv y sria- g
That is the kind Of men to lead and
win with, for you always know where to
dnd him ii an emergency. Senator
Ruay's success in Pennsylv mia ard thu
result Of the recent republican conven-
ton in New York are Indications favor
able to the Reed boom, for Quay and
Plat admire the Maine Statesmen, bebust,
he has the courage Of Of his conhirions
and is not afraid to speak his sentiments.
Hence it may be set down as a certainty
that the Empire and keystone states
will be found linked together at the
republican Presidential conventio in
support of Reed. With New England
and the Middle States for him it will
be a difficult matter to overthrow the
standard of Reed, and all over the west
the sentiment is steadily increasing IN
his favor. 1t would not surprise me,
under the circumstances, to see his
nomination for President on the first
ballot; and certainly no truer exponent
of the principles of republic anism can
be found. With Reed at the head of the
ticket and a good man from the west as
his running mate an o!d-time majority
would be rolled up, for every republican
in the United States would want to cast
his vote for such a ticket.
chow would Reed and Davis strike
you?" The question: was asked by one
OF a group Of prominent republicans who
had been discussing opinions which had
been expressed by Senator Prttigrew,
of S. Dakota, and Ex-senator Sabin, of
MINI, on the Presidential out look. The
response was prompt and emphatic
"Good." Senator Pettigrev expressed
the belief that Senator Davis would be