The Cook County herald., 1896-07-11
OF LOCAL INTEREST

OF LOCAL INTEREST
Rhoay Kennedy Of Lutsen is in town.
Barney Mccoy of Hoyland was in
town the first Of the week.
Road Commissioners Olson began work
Monday on the bridge.to be built across
i Devils Track river. IS,
Dan Spillane returned to Duluth on
1 q the Dixon Yesterday after putting in a
crop On his homestead.
County Commissioner Engelson and
y family arrived here in his fine sailing
yacht this morning to spend q couple Of
weeks with friends in town.
Register Tucker returned Tuesday
morning from Chicago Bay where he
went to celebrate the Fourth. He re-
ports most injoyable time.
Mrs. Fisher and Col. spileman re-
3 turned home Sunday evening from Lut-
sen where they spent the Forth. Miss
Rosa Scott and Mr.. Fisher returned
Wednesday evening.
Ole Anderson, "a. 3. Redmeyer and
John add Andrew Tufte came down from
Carlton Peak in sail boat Saturday
evening for a couple of days visit with
friends in town. They returned home
Monday evening. ~.
A surprise party was given Mrs. Chris
Holte yesterday afternoon by a number
I of her lady friends, the occasion being
her birthday anniversary. The guests
presented their hostess with several
handsome and useful articles.
The insurance companies have paid
Capt. Inman, of Duluth. $4,000, which
is 10 per cent Of the value OF the copper
he saved from the cargo from the steamer
Centurion, jettisoned off Isle Royale last
fall. The full loss will reach 800 600,
as none of the jettisoned -four was saved.
When we arrived at our office this
morning we were greatly surprised to
find our Office chair completely covered
with handsome cushions. It was quite
evident that some of our lady friends
had been guilty of breaking into our
office during our absence last evening.
The only restitution we will ask them to
make for their action will be that of
accepting our kindest thanks.
One or two of the recentlv orpanized
nickel mining companies, owning or con-
trolling interests in Cook and Lake
counties, are sending out circulars offer
jng their stocks for sale at very low
figure. The people of Northern Mime
sofa have varied "reminiscences of how it
feels to buy stocks IN undeveloped mines
and not much damageis liza BILE to be done
in this vicinity, but this latest display
OF enterprise is to be regretted. North
western Miner.
Col. Colyill, county assessor has com.
pleted bis work and has turned the as
sessment books over to the county audi
tor. The books show a considerable
increatr- in the valuat tion of the property
through out the county. A commendable
feature OF his work is the increased
valuation placed upon the property in
the village OF Grand Marais. Lots for
which the townsite company ask from
$3.50 to $500 per lot were formerly placed
at a valuation of $40. This year they.
are placed at from 500 to $40. This is
move in the proper direction but in
our opinion the valuation is scarcely
high enough yet on this property. The
speculators who own this property and
will not sell 1T to ACTUAL residents for
less than twice or three times it's ACTUAL
value should be made to pay taxes accor-
dinghy. They can well afford to hold
their property for speculative purposes
when they have to pay but six or seven
cents per lot taxes, as has been the case
heretofore.