The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1898-08-13
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Syerka Rindal returned from Duluth
Wednesday evening u.
Guy Titus returned from Duluth
Wednesday evening. ..5s
Hans Gilbertson returned from Du.
luth Sunday evening. 5
ii. Mayhem was passenger for Du.
audh On the Dixon yesterday.
County Commissioner Olson went to
Duluth yesterday on business.
John Morrison and family went down
to Grand Portage the first Of the week.
Mr.. and Mrs. A. M. ingalls, of Duluth
were IN town a few days the first of the
week. Es# .s
Mr.. and Mrs. NJ. johnson are visiting
with the family of County Commissioner
Engelsen at Tote. n. ~
A government boat conveying the
light house inspector called at this port
Thursday morning.
Mrs. Filing Olson returned home
Wednesday evening from couple of
weeks visit in Duluth.
Mr.. and Mrs, Ludwig Eliason and
Andrew Christensen of Rowland passed
through town on the Dixon Sunday
evening on their return home FROM Du-
luth. 81 -
Jas. Coggswell, editor of the Two
Harbors News has been appointed deputy
collector and inspector of customs at
$3.50 per diem. It is understood he
will be stationed at Two Harbors.
P. Mcnamara, of South Dakota ar
rived Wednesday evening for his annual
sojourn here for the benefit of his health.
MT. NJ. is sufferer from hay fever for
relief from which he spends couple of
months here every summer.
On account of the scarcity of fresh
fish the Dixon will hereafter make a
tour Of Isle Royale every trip, for time
at least. In consequence of this
change she will arrive here on her return
to Duluth at q o'clock Friday morning
instead of 4 o'clock Thursday afternoon,
as heretofore.
Congressman Morris. E. L. Fisher, L.
M. Wilcuts, Capt. Singer and a Mr.. Will
son arrived here from Duluth Monday
evening on a fishing trip down the shore,
aboard the tug Mariel They returned
here last evening and reported very
enjoyable trip, having visited Port Ar
thur and Isle Royale. They left this
morning for Duluth.
+ Judge Carhart went to Duluth Tues
day to pay his respects to his friend, T.
W. Bailey. AS stated in our last issue,
Mr.. Baily had a little business trans
action with the judge and Sheriff Wilson
last week which he settled by giving the
judge a check for $87. Mr.. Carhart sent
the check to Duluth by friend who
brought it back being unable to dispose
OF it at the bank on which it was drawn.
Miss Alma Berglund and MIR. Andrew
Hedstrom, two we'll known and popular
young people of this county, we're married
In Duluth on Saturday last. The hap
Ply couple have a host of friends here
with whom THE HERALD Joins in ex-
tending to them their most hearty con-
gratulations. Mr.. and Mrs. Hedstrom
will return home tomorrow evening and
will begin housekeeping at once on
Maple Hill where Mr.. Hedstrom has
erected fine residence on his farm.
The proposition TO divide st. Louis
county which has been advocated by
the people of the iron ranges for some
time will be submitted to the voters of
that county at the general election this
fall. The pitition asking for the division
has been forwarded to the secretary of
state, bearing 5906 signatures. It is
safe to say that the proposition will
carry by a large majority. The new
county will constitute the northern part
OF st. Louis county, including the two
iron ranges, and Will be known as Iron
county, and the proposed temporary
county seat is at Virginia.:
While IN Duluth Monday reporter
for The Journal met Henry Holmes, one
OF the promoters of the new line between
Two Harbors and Grand Marais, known
as the Grand Marais g. North Shore
railroad. He claims that the road is a
sure go and that the surveyors will reach
Two Harbors in about month. Asked
who was behind the road in a financial
way, Mr.. Holmes said that he could not
divulge their names at present, but that
the timber interests were responsible for
it's construction and the object of build
ing primarily is to get out the timber
in Lake and Cook counties which cannot
be driven to the lake on account Of the
rocky and billy nature Of the country
Two Harbors Journal
The Booth steamer Dixon came in
yesterday and brought about forty pas.
sengers, one OF the best loads of the
season. Most of the passengers were