The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1897-06-12
OF LOCAL INTEREST.

OF LOCAL INTEREST.
Postmaster Brunea, Of Hovland. was in
town this week. Us
r. w. Wakelin returned to Duluth
last evening on the Dixon.
A son was born to Mr.. and Mrs, John
Drouillard Monday morninR.
Hans Hottie retnrned On the Nautilus
Monday evening from Duluth.
Treasurer Johnson and August Hok-
snson went to Duluth last evening.
A party of Lutsenitss consisting Of @.
A. Nelson, A. w. Peterson and August
Hokanson were in town this week. i
w. n. Carey, Of Duluth, was in town :
couple of days this week looking up
some land matters at the court house. ;
Commissioners Jackson, of Hovland,
and Engelson, OF Carlton Peak, were in
attendance at the meeting of the county
board Thursday.
John Matheeon returned on the Nauti-
lus Wednesday evening from Duluth.
Mrs. Matheson accompanied him home
from Carlton Peak.
We are pleased to welcome the return
of the Mesaba Range to the journalistic
field. The Range re;appears as bright
and newsy as ever, which is saying a
great deal. -
The special meeting of tho county
board held Thursday for the hearing of
petitions for the organization of school
districts was adjourned to July 10th,
when the matter will be finally disposed
of.
Benny and jimmy Scott returned on
the Nautilus last evening from their
trapping grounds. Among the fur they
succeeded in capturing on this trip were
two very large bear skins.
Prof. K. A. Ostergren, who has just
completed his third term as teacher of
the Grand Marais public school, left on
the Dixon last evening for Duluth.
Prof. Ostergren departs with tho best
wishes of the people Of Grand Marais.
and all hope that he may return to con-
t1nue the good work he has so ably per-
formed in the past.
M. o. Aubolee. the genial county attor-
ney of Lake county, was in town Thurs
day representing ex-Sherif Brand before
the county board. Upon the advice of
our county attorney Mr.. Brands bill for
fees in the criminal cases of last fall had
been held up. Although no Irregular bus
mess could be done at the special meet
ing Of Thursday Mr., Aubolee talked the
matter over with the commissioners and
it wRs agreed that satisfactory settle.
ment should be made at the next regular
meeting.
G. s.. Durfee and Sander Jentoft re-.
turned the latter part Of the week from
Mt. Aahlserry, the pretty homestead Of
Attorney Martin, whore they had been
doing his spring planting, and harvest
ing the balance Of his last years crop of
potatoes. They brought with them a
cargo cz this standard ''celtic fruit" dug
from their winter home, not particle
FROST bitten. We are pleased to ack-
nowledge the donation of sack of these
old-new-potatoes, as fine and solid a
sample as ever found place upon our
table.
E. J. Sphinx, of the Ashland Daily Press,
was in town on Monday, having arrived
over on the Dixon. He left tho same
morning on the P. A. d. e. ". for hin
mining location in Minnesota just over
the boundary line. Mr. Sphinx was here
two years ago at which time he did some
work on his location. He says that there
is considerable talk of Rockefeller build
ing railroad from Grand Marais into
the country near Gunhint lake. The
section of country through which the
road would run is much broken but no
insurmountable obstacles present them
selves. The object of building the road
would be to tap the iron and nickel
lands which are known to exist in that
district, some OF which have been under
more or less development for two or
three years.-Port Arthur Herald.
According to an official report sent to
the us. Senate the average wages ia
saw mills In the United States is ST II
per day and in Canada, $1.4l. The aver.
age labor cost OF 1000 feet of lumber is
u cents in the United States and 81 %
in Canada, the improved machinery 11sed