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The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1897-12-04
Notice for Publication.

Land Office at Duluth, Mimi, Oct. 8. 1897.
NOTICE is hereby given that the following nam
ed settler has filed notice Of his intention to make
final proof in support of his claim and that said
proof will be MADE before the Register and Re-
ceiver U. =. Land Office at Duluth. MINI, on
December IA, 1897, viz:
Almar Nelson. homestead entry No. 6641 for
the swA of neM. M of mex of section 10, nwl4
OF nwk OF section II, township g. north, range
A. west.
He names the following witnesses to prove his
continuous. residence upon and cultivation of
said land. viz:
4 Frank LaufenbuTg, Swan Pberson, Frank o.
W., q C,,1l-:.. -
" n Smallwood. ATTY. 1l-6
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1897-12-04
B N johnson, Atty.
Timber Land, Act June 8, 18ze-Notice for Pub
lication. U. 8. Land Office, Duluth, Mimi,


Notice is hereby given that in compliance with
the provision 9th act Of congress Of June s. 1873
entitled Gan act tor the sale Of timber lands in
the states of California, Oregon. Nevada and
Washington Territory as amended by act of
Aug. 4, 1892, Frederick johnson Of Superior,
county Of Douglas, state Of Wisconsin, has this
day filed in this Office his sworn statement No.
2939. for the purchase of the lot 2 and swA
of neA4. SEX Of nwA and nwA Of sell fsection
3 in township "a north. rage west, and will
offer proof to show that the land sought is
more valuable for its timber or stone than for
agricultural purposes. and to establish his claim
10 said land before the Register aud Receiver of
this office ct Duluth, Mimi. on Wednesday, the
Goth day Of October, 1897.
He names as witnesses:
John Moe, OF Grand Rapids, Mimi, Reinhold
r. Graetz of Grand Marais MIMI, Andrew T.
Bestul. Of Duluth MIMI, and George Signalness
of West Superior, Wis. :.
Any and all persons claiming adversely the
above described lands are requested to file their
claims is this office OF before said goth day of
october, 1897.
Al TAYLOR. Register
3 N Johnson, Atty. 1921
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1897-12-04
Notice for Publication.

Land Office at Duluth, Mimi, Oct. ~. 1897.
Notice is hereby given that the following nam
ed settler has filed notice CT his intention to make
final proof in support of his claim and that said
proof will be made before the Register and Re-
ce1ver at Duluth. MIMI, on Dec. IA, 1897, viz:
Frank Laufenburg, homestead entry No. $3.50,
for the lots g. IL and Ii and SEX of neM section
township g. north, range west
He names the following witnesses to prove his
continuous residence upon and cultivation of,
said land, viz:
Almer Nelson, Swan Pherson, Frank Olson
ard Isaac Fonger, all of Grand Marais, MINI.
VIM E Culk1ns, Register.
w SmallWOod Atty 1l-6
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1897-12-04
Notice for Publication.

Land Office at Duluth Mimi. Nov. /. 1897.
named settler has filed notice of his Intention to
make final proof in support of his claim and that
SAID proof will be made before S. Land Officers
at Duluth MIMI, on December %, 1897 viz:
for the sell of neg, eH of seA and lot i. section
A. township g. north range east.
He names the following witnesses to prove his
continuous residence upon and cultivation of,
said land, VIZ:
Adolph Carlson, Andrew Christianson, Nels
Gr1nderlng and Ihurston Woodwork. all of
Rowland, MINI.
lib . VIM. .Culkin, Register
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1897-12-04
ANCIENT SUICIDES,

A Heinous Crime, and Indignities
Were Heaped Upon the Bodies.
Among the early Greeks suicide was
uncommon until they became contain
mated by Roman influence, says q
writer in Lippincott's. Their religious
teaching, unlike that of their Asiatic
contemporaries. was strongly opposed
to self-destruction. While a pure and
manly nation, they regarded it as a
heinous crime, and laws existed which
heaped indignity upon the body of the
suicide By an Athenian law the corpse
was not buried until after sunset, and
the hand which had done the deed
presumably the right hande-was cut
of and buried separately, as having
been traitor to its owner.
The only suicides ever spoken Of with
respect, or anything approaching COM
mendation, by the early Greeks, were
those Of purely patriotic character,
like those OF ,Themistocles and King
SCodrns, both Of whom were considered
patriots, The latter, when the Her
saclidae invaded Attica, went down dis
guised among the enemy with the in
tention Of getting slain, and, hay
ing picked q quarrel with some
soldiers, succeeded in his object. The
reason for this act was that the oracle
had pronounced that the leader Of the
conquering army must fall; and the
king sacrificed his life in order that his
troops might be victorious and his
country saved Themistocles is said
to have committed suicide rather than
lead the Persisns against his own peo-
pie. 80 S= .t--.,
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1
lication.-U: y. Land Office Duluth MINI,
May Is, 1897.
Notice is hereby given that in compliance with
the provisions Of the act Of Congress Of June 3,
1873, entitled "An act for the sale of timber
lands in the states Of California, Oregon, Nevada
and Washington Territory as extended to all
the public land states by act Of August T. 1892,
John Holverson of Moose Lake county of Carlton
state of Mimi, has this day fled in this Office
his sworn statement No. 3l47, for the purchase of
swh sec. S, in township 81 north, Range west
and will offer proof to show that the land sought
is more valuable for its timber or stone than for
agricultural purposes, and to establish his
claim to said land before the Register and, Re-
ceiver of this office ut Duluth. MIMI, on Friday,
the 18th day of September, 1897. -, .
He names as witnesses: Il,
George signalness OF West Superior Wis,
ReinhOld, R. GraetZ of Grand Marais Mimi.
Amund Amundson and Peter " Ehr Of Moose
Lake. MINI. -: )
Any and all persons claiming adversely the
aboye-d described lands ere requested to file their
claims in this Office or before said 18th day of
september. 1897.
A. J. Taylor Register.
B. N. johnson Atty. ITO
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1897-12-04
Notice for Publication,

Land Office at Duluth, Minn.. Sept. II. 1897
Notice is hereby given that the following NAM
ed settler has filed notice of her intention to make
final proof in support of her claim and that said
proof will be made before the Register and Re-
ceiver o. S. Land Office. at Duluth, MIMI. on
November II, 1897, viz:
Rcdvig Fredlund, homestead entry No.,573O for
the neA of section IL, township 81 north. range 1
east.
She names the following witnesses to prove her
said land, WIS.,
Andrew Larsen. Hans Gulbranson, Swamper
Garriboo. William Peterson, August Lindskog.
Gustaf Olson and Charles Haglund, all of Grand
Marais, Mimi.
9-25 VIM E Culkins, Register
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NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. AND ACTIVE
w gentlemen or ladies to travel for respon
sible, established house in Minnesota
Monthly $685. and expenses. Position steady
Reference: Enclose self-addressed stamped en-
cagO
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1897-12-04
Notice. for Publication

Notice. for Publication.
Land Ofice at Duluth. MIMI, Sept. q, 1897
Notice is hereby given that the following nam
ed settler has filed notice his Intention to make
final proof in support OF his claim and that said
proof will be made before the Register and Re-
ceiver j. s. Land Office at Duluth. Mimi, ON
November 10. 1897, viz:
Charles Moore. homestead entry No. 1905 for
lots and and neA Of swA of section %. town.
ship 81 north, range west.
He names the following witnesses to prove his
continuous residence upon and cultivation of
ssid land. viz:
Alexander Easier, Noll Hamlin, Daniel Nc
Donough, Charles A Nelson and Olof NJ Fred
rickson, all of Lutsen, Mimi.
VIM Culkins, Register
W H Smallwood, Atty. 9-25
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1897-12-04

NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. AND ACTIVE
" gentlemen Or ladies to travel for respon-
sible, established house in Minnesota.
Monthly $500 and expenses. Position steady
Reference Enclose self-addressed stamped en-
cago.
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1897-12-04

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The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1897-12-04

I'VE know Of no review published, IN this
country or in Europe which combines 50 success
fully as the AMERICAN MONTHLY the alertness,
I timeness, and energy Of journalism with the
, sound Judgment, carefully weighed opinion, exact
knowledge, and wel-chosen English Of the purely
! literary periodical. 1.-THE Outlook.
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1897-12-04
Timber Land, Act June g. 1s7S.-Not,ce for Pub
Lcation.-U. s. Land Office, Duluth, MINI.

B. N. johnson Atty.
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1897-12-04
Timber Land, Act June 8, 187s-Notice for Pub
lication.-U. y. Land Office Duluth MINI,

W III OU1n111I 1sS5
W H Smaliwood, Atty. 81
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1897-12-04

the month, Of the political the
economic, and literary happenings
which are Of valne to intelligent
men and women. The Editors
~Progress of the World" tells Soc
cinctly an illustrated story Of the
month. The "Leading Articles"
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1897-12-04

W II .Smallwood, Atty.
Mexico weekly ledger. (Mexico, Mo.) 1855-1956, 1897-03-04
Missionary Work in Japan.
MISS FLoY PATTON, OF THIS CITY,
DOING GOOD SERVICE FOR
THE CAUSE.
How Our Missionary Converted q
Young Japanese Skeptical at
First, but He was Finally
Won-Othsrs to Follow.

For my Dear Church Friends, Mexico, Mo.
ToKUsHIMA, AVA, JAPAN, Jan. 3d.
Truly your prayers have arisen as
sweet incense before our Heavenly
Father and He has answered accord
ing to His own abundant measure, and
to Him we will give all the praise and
glory, for Sabbath of January "a, 1897,
there was joy in heaven over one soul
that was born into the kingdoms
soul brought "from heather darkness
into His marvellous light" and God
in His goodness permitted me to be
the humble instrument in His hand of
pointing this soul to the Savior, whose
blood cleanseth from all sin, and now
his words are, 81 cannot thank God
enough for sending you here to tell
me of such a blessed Savior" Would
you care for the story of this young
mans life and wonderful conversion7
I will try not to 60 too much into detail,
but it is all SO intensely interesting to
me, for it shows the "Guiding Hand''
all SO plainly that fear I shall tres
pass, but you know all the angels in
heaven have been talking aboutit for
the Holy Spirit has taken of the things
of Christ and shown them to this soul.
One day last spring one of the
evangeiist's wives asked me if would
teach a young man from the Post
Office English. said yes, If he would
Mexico weekly ledger. (Mexico, Mo.) 1855-1956, 1897-03-04
will show you one

Mexican masons are about the slow
eat workmen on earth, but after 100
years their walls are as good as when
first built.
1t is not unusual for Mexican meal
to comprise five or six kinds of meat,
but seldom more than one kind of des-
sert and that very simple.
A Mexican laborer will carry 100
pounds of ice on his head rather than
use tongs. He carries can of oysters
on his head, too, rather than be both
cred with it in his hands.
The luxury most desired by every
Mexican peon is sewing machine,
and this modern device will be found
in many a little home that has few
other pieces of furniture.
1t is not the custom in Mexico to do
business-or anything else, for that
matter-at the breakneck speed SO
often believed to be necessary in the
United States. 1t is or 9 O'Clock be-
fore offices and business houses are
open, and the custom of closing stores
for an hour and a half or two hours
between IL and O'Clock is still very
generally OBJ served. By7 O'Clock in
the evening the windows and doors
are boarded up again, and by the time
it is fairly dark there is hardly a sigr
of the handsome display windows, but
Mexico weekly ledger. (Mexico, Mo.) 1855-1956, 1897-03-04
Gen. Lee nnd the Government.

As ~Vo uuN Iuc 0Uv6Tum6ut.
whether or not Consul General Lee
has undertaken to rebuke the State
Department by offering his resigna-
tion, 1t Is evident that little or moth
ing y likely to be done in the matter
unui the new administration takes
nolo, isss than ten days hence. 1t
may DO assumed, also, that Gen. Lee,
II no resigns, viii consent to conduct
the affairs OF his Office until President
Mckinley shall have had time to ap-
point . succsssor.
Inc srl-General may have been
unduly hasty in demanding warsbips
before definite assurance had been
made from apanish headquarters that
an investigation Of the Ricardo Rniz
case would not be permitted, but mos,
American citizens will feel that he
has done only what was right In in.
sisting that this nation undertake inn
mediately whatever steps are neces.
sary to insure the arrest OF the men
who arc alleged to have murdered the
American citizen on Spanish territory
Americans abroad have been left toe
much to shit for themselves. Insult,
and even injuries to person and prop.
erty have b,en permitted to pass un.
noticed or With only a mild protest
The case Of Ruiz has given the Stat.
Department . good chance to show
tho world that this thing win not do
that the American citizen abroad ha
behind him The powerful protection o
the United states.
Mexico weekly ledger. (Mexico, Mo.) 1855-1956, 1897-03-04

Shortly after leaving Chihuahua one
approaches the smelling works of the
famous Santa Eulalia mine, and not
far away IS great hacienda, compris-
ing more than $4,000 acres of fine land.
On that estate is an adobe palace 200
feet long and 125 feet wide. The gates
and pillars are of cut stone, finely
carved by natives. 1t has beautiful
towers at the angles, and patio with
in that is as large as the plaza of some
towns, and much more attractive. 1t
has a yearly crop of 75, 600 bushels of
wheat and of $4,000 bushels of corn. A
little farther on are two more hacien-
das, one of 1000 acres and another of
120, 1000 acres.
We took dinner at Torreon, popula-
tion $500, elevation 3,725 feet. This
Is the junction point with the Mexican
International railway, Eagle Pass
Route) the short line gateway via
San Antonio, Texas. Torreon is not a
thing of beauty, but it is place of
business, so we leave. it after taking
on the through Pullman Buffet Sleep
er from San Antonio to Mexico City,
My friend, Mr.. J. d. Morris, told roe
to 60 into detail in my letters about
Mexico weekly ledger. (Mexico, Mo.) 1855-1956, 1897-03-04

Spain, tho United States, Venezuela,
Ecuador, Guatemala and the Domin-
ion Republic. Italy and Belgium are
represented by ministers resident and
Japan by charge d'affairs, and Russia
by charge d'affairs ad interim. Mex
leo has 1879 consular agents in other
countries. There are 22i consular
agents OF other countries In Mexico.
One of the finest cities to visit is
Chihuahua. Population 40, 900; eleva-
ton 4,845 feet.
The oathedrali What beauty 1t is,
and what q setting the picture hasi
Ia the background the purple hills; to
the right and left the dark gray, fat
rooted houses spread out on q brown
plain; In the foreground the green
foliage of the plaza; these, with the
great dome and the two high, grace
full towers rising against the sky, COM
bine to make picture, which, once
seen, can never be forgotten. Novelty
may add to its charm, but its real
ibeauty is what makes so lasting an
Impression; for after you have seer
Mexico weekly ledger. (Mexico, Mo.) 1855-1956, 1897-03-04

lie m of Mexico" Away up upon the
D fountain called "La Bufa" is the
shrine which the Mexican devotees
visit to obtain remission of their sins,
many of them scaling the steep sides
of the mountain upon their hands and
knees,a an exceptional penace which
they have imposed upon themselves.
We mingle with the people in their
peculiarly picturesque garb, and per-
chance should 1T be Sunday and the
band playing in the plaza, the moving
throngs of people will form veritable
Kaleidoscope scene, wonderfully
pleasing to the eye of the traveller
used to the sombre colored garments
| Of our Northern people.
Having exhausted the sights of Zac-
atecas, Guadalupe, suburb of about
5000 people, some six miles distant,
may be reached by tramway. The
cars operated by the "gravitation sys-
tam" start slowly, but we are soon
whirling down the steep hills passing
by the queer adobe houses of the Mex
leans, the track crossing over bridge
beneath which are seen droves of bur-
roe carrying the ores from the mines,
again through gulch around some
huge boulders, or past the yawning
mouth of some mine; the magnificent
views and the varied objects creating
q thousand vivid impressions and
when we reach the bottom, we go
back to our younger days when we
coasted down the hills of our North
ern homes, and wish to walk back
to again make the descent. Indeed
the experience of this tramway ride is
not one to be soon forgotten by the
tourist. But we start on our tour oi
inspection through Guadalupe. The
market place, as in all Mexican cities,
Ii point of interest where every va
riety of vegetable is offered for sale
and the vendors themselves are no,
the least attractive feature of the
scene.
i The Cathedral with its tiled dome
and beautiful surroundings, presents 9
delightful appearance as one ap.
Mexico weekly ledger. (Mexico, Mo.) 1855-1956, 1897-03-04
Correspondence of the Ledger,

Editorial Correspondence of the Ledger,
On TRAIN IN MEXICO EN- ROUTE FOR
CITY OF MEXICO, Feb. 22.-The in
spectors have been through our bag
gage. They did not find much OF any
thing and there was nothing on which
they could collect tariff. We will
travel by easy stages reaching the city
of Mexico Friday. We crossed the
Rio Grande river at Eagle Pass and
were royalty received and our trip
promises to be an ovation from start
to finish. was through this country
in 1888 but there have been wonderful
improvements since then. I do not
think there is any trip on the conti-
nent more Interesting and instructive
than tour through old Mexico. Pres
ident Diaz takes great interest in the
people of the United States and our
party is being warmly welcomed.
Mexico enjoys very pleasant foreign
relations.
From 1882 to the present time Mex
leo has made treaties of amity, COM
merce and navigation with Germany
Sweden and Norway, France, Eng
Mexico weekly ledger. (Mexico, Mo.) 1855-1956, 1897-03-04

the country and what we see, eat and
drink. can't spell the names of what
We eat and drink, neither can 1 ex-
press just how some of it tastes. We
eat, drink and are merry and ask no
questions, but the following are some
of the details:
The hotel s'chambermaids, are all
men.
Fashionable calls are made until &
p. m.
Mexicans are never too lazy to be,
polite.
Nine O'Clock at night is q favorable
dinner hour.
Everybody who has a turnout drives
from s to z every evening.
Gentlemen smoke at all timss-in
the street car& at the table, anywhere.
Babies are carried by the nurses
and are seldom seen in baby carriages.
Railroads, street cars and hackmen
all provide three grades OF accommo-
dation.
Men of all ranks ioif their hats to
each other, and shake hands Mt meet
ing and parting.
Mexico weekly ledger. (Mexico, Mo.) 1855-1956, 1897-03-04
IMMENSE ICEBERG.
Fifty Miles Long, and Explorers
Thought it Was an Island.
From the New York Sun.

From the New York Sun.
The largest iceberg ever sighted is
described by Fl. J. Bull, an English
man, who accompanied an expedition
to the South Pole in the steamer Ant
arctic in 1s94-95. Mr.. Bull is a trust
worthy man. He has written about
the cruise when the Antarctic pushed
south of the coast of South Victoria
land, supposed to be a part of con-
tinent, which had not been visited be-
fore since Sir James Ross discovered
it.
MIR. Bull says that one day they
sighted a long island, fiat on top, but
rising in one place to a greater height.
Sailing along at distance, they found
that it was about fifty miles in length.
No land in that position was marked
on the charts. Drawing nearer, the
captain announced that they had
found new land, the crew was called
up to greet the discovery with .
s'hurrah," grog was served all round
and the island was christened Svend
Foyn, in honor of the famous Nor
wegian whaler of that name.
There was severe disappointment q
little later, when it was found that the
big tract was merely a floating iceberg
of hitherto unprecedented dimensions.
Its dirty gray color, probably produc-
| ed by the sitting ashes of a volcano,
was responsible for their mistake.
The berg was about fifty miles long, OF
unknown width, and as 600 feet OF 1t
rose above the water, it must have
extended abou 1000 feet into the sen
depths.
1t was suggested at the Berne Geo.
graphical Congress several years ago
that as likely as not some of the lands
seen only at a distance and marked on
our south polar charts were nothing
but great icebergs from the Antarctic
continent. This probability is
strengthened by the interesting Incl
dent which Mr.. Bull has recorded.
Mexico weekly ledger. (Mexico, Mo.) 1855-1956, 1897-03-04
Obituary.

VIM. II. Clanton was born in
Montgomery county, Mo-, Nov. "a,
1921, was married to Laura Alkire
April 20, 1852, and died at his home,
one mile north of Mexico, February
IL, 1897.
Many will be surprised at the age
of the deceased. Though his hair
was white yet his step was more
elastic than one in his 76th year.
Had he remained in his native
county he would have been among
the Oldest native born, the one bear
ing the distinction of being the
oldest now is but four years older.
Bro. Clanton leaves a family of
eight children and widow. These
mourn the loss of a good man.
From boyhood days he had been a
member of the Methodist church,
and when living convenient to the
church he took part in all services
and church work. At home he
looked after the interests of the
family in religious matters as well
as temporal. MAN doth not live
by bread only" A good business
man ought to be a good christian.
The one ought to balance the other.
This, I think. was the case in the
life of the deceased. Those who
knew him best were most impressed
with his christian character.
We buried him in Trinity ceme-
terry, of which church he was a
| member.
The deceased lived in Montgomery
county until 1852. when he settled
in Galloway county and continued tc
be substantial citizen until 1885
Since then his home has been il
Audrain. B. d. SIPPLE.
| Will the Montgomery and Fultor
papers please publish this memoir