The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1897-07-24
OF LOCAL INTEREsT.

@s Vt. u. peterson OF Iutsen was in town
a few days this week.
Geo. n. Durfee returned last evening
from a trip to Duluth.
Louis Engelson came down from Carl
ton Peak Sunday evening. r.
AL Mrs O. Berglund went to Duluth on
the Dixon Tuesday morning.
Treasurer Johnson made flying trip
ITO Duluth the first of the week. So :
. The county board of equalization has
been in session every day this week.
Ye editor and family enjoyed very
pleasant visit in Rowland Thursday.
!. VIM. Larken came down from Lutsen
Sunday evening to spend few days in
town.
Miss Carrie Brunes of HOMELAND re-
turned home from Duluth Sunday
evening.
Two very pleasant dancing parties
were given on the west side of the bay
this week.
f. Mrs. J. Nelson and children left on the
Dixon Tuesday morning for their home
in Manistee, Mich.
Ed. Smiths fishing tug, Eviston, was
turned to the waters edge last Tuesday.
There was no insurance on her.
John L. Simmons and VIM. Duffy pas
sed through town on the Dixon Thurs
day on their way from Rowland to Du--
luth.
J. B. Paine passed through town on
the Dixon Wednesday evening on his
way to his homestead in the Hovland
district.
!. A. G. Andrews and family returned
: Tuesday morning from Isle Royale and
left Thursday evening for their home in
St. Paul.
Register Carhart returned Wednesday
evening from Duluth accompanied by
his sister, Miss Emily, who will remain
here few weeks.
Mrs. Engelson and children and Miss
Aida Thomas came down with Commits
sioner Engelson Sunday evening to spend
the week in town.
G. A. Nelson has chartered the Booth
steamer, Barker, for an excursion from
Duluth to Lutsen on August 9TH. The
fare will be one dollar for the round trip.
W. Fl. Wise of Lafayette, Ind, is Wis.,
1ting with Register Carhart. A party of
Mr.. Wise's friends will arrive here soon
when he and Mr.. Carhart will accompany
them on trip across country to Rat
Portage.
One of the members of the board of
equalization which is in session this week
is inclined to be very lenient. He is so
happy over the arrival of a daughter at
his home last week that he would give
the taxpayers anything they'd ask Tex
cept the baby. Mrs. jackson and
daughter are doing we'll.
In our last issue we were in error in
stating that petition was presented to
the county board asking for the removal
OF Alex Easier from the position of road
overseer in district No. l. A petition
had been circulated but enough sigma
lures could not be secured to make 1t
presentable so the complaint was made
vive voce.
Mrs. J. E. Mayhem, who has been quite
Ill for couple of weeks past was taken
to Duluth on the Dixon Thursday after
noon to receive medical treatment. This
rs the second time that Mrs. MAYHEM
has been taken to Duluth for treatment
this summer, and all hope that she will
obtain more permanent relief this time
than on her former visit.
The school election held in the several
districts of the county last Saturday re-
suited as follows: In school district No.
(Grand Marais), G. H. Carhart, was
elected clerk; in district No. 2 (Hovland)
Bernt jacobson was elected clerk: in dis.
trict No. 4 Nutsen) A. W. Peterson was
reelected treasurer. No election was
held in district No. 3 as there was not a
quorum of legal voters present at the
meeting.
Geo. 81. Durfee who attended the died.
). lcation Of the monument to the First
Minnesota at Gettysburg returned home
Sunday. On his way home he visited
several days with Col. Colvill at Red
Wing. Notwithstanding the heat Mr..
Durfee says he had most enjoyable
trip. Everywhere he turned, in and
about Washington, Mr.. Dnrfee says he
met old friends and acquaintance all of
whom extended to him most hearty
welcome, During his stay in Washing
ton Mr.. Durfee secured the greater por-
ton of his priceless collection of war
sketches which were made by him while
he was in active service, and which are
held, by other members of the regiment,
to be Of priceless value.