The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1896-04-25

OF LOCAL INTEREST,".
Andrew Christianson left for Duluth
Monday night. @#=
G. A. Nelson and "A. w. Peterson were
in town Monday.
Andrew Larson returned Sunday even
ing from Duluth.
DR.. Mayhem won't to Duluth on the
Dixon Monday night.
Landlord Fullerton returned from
Duluth Sunday evening.
Martin Pattison has been elected
mayor Of West Superior again.
Prof. Ostergren returned Sunday oven.
ing from visit with his family in Duluth.
Auditor Fisher returned homo Sunday
evening after spending the winter in
Duluth. E "-'~ "
Commissioner Jackson, Ole Gunderson
and sander Jentoft left for home Wednes-
day morning. ...#E ".
number of settlers arrived on tho
Dixon Wednesday evening bound for
their homesteads.
M. II. O'Hara came down from Duluth
Sunday to look over some land few
miles north of town.
Peter Wanneboe and Herman Helmer-
son returned Sunday evening from q
month, stay in Duluth.
Peter Gagnon passed through town on
the Dixon Wednesday evening on his
way home from Duluth.
j. Selmer johnson arrived here on the
Dixon Sunday evening from Minneapolis
where he spent the winter.
Hans Gilbertson and Gust Olson went
to Duluth Monday evening. Gust re-
turned Wednesday evening.
J. G. Kelly returned to his home at
Lutsen Sunday, after an extended visit
with his parents in Pennsylvania.
Messrs. Bracebridge, Turks, Kennedy
and Larkin constituted party from the
west end OF the county who were in
attendance at to the commissioners meet
ing Monday.
Commissioner Engelsen and Hedley
Redmeyer came down from Carlton Sum-
day evening to be present at the meeting
OF the county board. They returned
home Monday evening.
John A. Mcfarland leaves today for
Chicago Bay. He intends to make some
corrections in his old trail from that
place to the Pine Lake country where
heshas extensive holdings in pine and
mineral lands: He intends to spend the
greater part of his time on his lands this
season.
Mr.. McNabb of the government fish
hatchery at Lakeside was On board tho
Dixon Wednesday evening. he had on
board two million whitefsh which he
was going to deposit in lake Superior in
the vicinity of Isle Royale. We were.
shown the tiny fishes by Mr.. McNabb
who explained that they were Matched
the day before, the largest Of them not
being more than half an inch in length.
White fish, he says, must be given their
liberty as soon as Matched for, az they
are not bait fish, they cannot besfed by
hand as trout and other fish are. Most
of the spawn, he says, was secured at
Bass Wood lake, near Ely, while some of
it was shipped from the lower lakes.
This was Mr.. McNabb's first trip on the
north shore this season. He has made
one trip on the south shore.
The county commissioners held meet
ing at the court house last Monday.
The full doard was present. Considerable
business WAS transacted among which
WAS the appointments of three road CON-
m1ssioners. 81. j. Redmeyer, commits
zisoner of the First road district, was
;reappointed, as was also II. J. Braun,
commissioner of the Second district. Mr..
Braun. however, having accepted q posi-
ton with Chris Murphy, declined the hon.
> or with thanks, whereupon Filing Olson
was appointed to succeed him. Andrew
Christianson was appointed commission
or of the Third, There was no applicants
for the positions save those appointed
$3.50 was appropriated for the construc-
ton of road from the lake shore Is
miles north to the settlement in 62-4 The
location and construction Of the road
was left with q committee of the settlers.
Grand Rapids has been designated as
the location Of 3 new sub.state expri-
mental farm. Wadena, Virginia and
Carlton were the other aspirants for the
distinction. The new farm contains 455
acres and the land is givin to the state,
there being nominal charge Of $500
for the building and other improvements