The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1898-11-26
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Dan Med onough passed through here
on his way to Grand Marais on Sunday
morning ..s ts .,5. Sc Sf si8
Ye pedagogue enjoyed "a few days
visit at Grand Marais during vacation
the past week.
Swan johnson and Olnus jacobson
started on their annual fall trip to Du-
4luth on Thursday g boat.
. Mrs. o. Gunde rson and Bernt Jacob
son took passage on the Dixon on Friday
morning Of last week for Duluth. .Gs
The jolly miners came to town in the
storm on Tuesday, returning to camp
next day with more provisions
John Eliason and family are accupy-
ing the Gustafson dwelling in the green
wood while their own is being built.
q. M. Powers of Wisconsin bagged a
goodly supply Of partrldges with the aid
OF his trusty gun, while waiting for the
Dixon last week. Il. @.
Mr.. R. P. Paine Of Duluth has again
kindly presented the school here with
a large framed picture. This time it is
the battleship Maize which is duly APP
preciated by teacher and pupils. 8
: The windfalls over, the various trails
east and west give an opportunity for
the patriotic to work out their poll tax
this fall. Nothing is of much more inn
portance to county than good roads.
The school children are preparing a
Thanksgiving entertainment for Satur-
day evening, the 26th, to be held in the
school honse. The public is cordially
invited. An enjoyat lie evening is antlci-
pated. - = - r - =
Commissioners Jackson returned on
Wednesday morning from Grand Marais
by way Of Duluth, evidently putting
into practice the old theary that the
longest way round is the shortest ; way
across. %.
Patience and perseverance shall be
rewarded" was exempliGed in the case
of Mr.. Powers. who at last cought the
boat on Friday morning after experience
ing several delays from one cause and
another. -s ,...
ellis honor" lost one vote, (the prison
er's,) as result of the sham trial in the
town hall on the eve Of election, and the
Jury" collected the poll-tax fee while in
Duluth and pocketed the same-for
peanuts(D. ~. ~
Emil EIlasen and Bernt, John and
Miss Matte jacobson returned on
Wednesday, morning from their trip to
Duluth, having enjoyed(O the tempest
uous "sea" on the way down to their
hearts content.
Judging from tho peacefnlness that
prevailed on the lake on Thanksgiving
Day, no one would dream that this great
finland sea" ever got on the rampage
and lashed the ehores with it's fury ard
might as If possessed OF tie demons Of
old. ss s. .:s.=- =, E:=ss>
One insists that his trap is all right
and the other declares that the bear Is
all right, SO the difficulty seems to be
that there isn't magnetic attraction
enough between the two to get them
together. but if at first You don't succeed
try until you do.
A poor fellow tramped in from Grand
Marais through the storm on Wednee-
day, on his way to Canada, and had the
misfortune to freeze his fingers quite
badly from carrying his vallse, not hay
ing any matches along with. which to
kindle fire. He'left on the Dixon next
day. ~ ~- :>.'@
zMessrs. McF Carlson and Gus
stafson started Monday morning for their
prospecting camp near Pine Lake. They
were accompanied part Of the way by
Messrs. Ellingson and Gunderson who
helped them along with some of their
packd The proapectors are looking
forward to marry winter out there ali
by themselves, but have. promised to
make this burgh an occasional visit.
The station at the northwestern corner
of Whltefsh Lake on the P. A. D. g. W .
Railway is only about 80 miles distant
north from Rowland. Among the i'm
provements of the future in the eastern
part Of Cook county should be a good
road to this or some more accessible rail
road point if any, along which farms
could be opened up and other interests
developed, and il, would pay in dollars
and cents to the best interests Of the
county too. ..s
FEW AMERICANS AMONG THEM.
]; Hawnii's Population Made Up Largely
OF .Japs and Chin ese. :s