The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1898-02-26
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OF LOCAL NTER&8T.s &:
Louis Eneelson left for his home at
Tufte Thursday after spending week
with friends ID town:
Treasurer Johnson, Ole Anderson,
Gust Peterson and Olof Fredr1ckson ar
rived home from Duluth Monday.
j. Scott and son Ben. returned last
evening from their tropping grounds in
the west end of the county. Mr.. Scott
says that wolves are becoming quite
numerous in that district.
County Commissioners Engelson was
in town a few days the first of the week.
On his return home he was accompanied
: by Mr. and Mrs. John Matheson Who will
spend the remainder of the winter at
Tufte.
Auditor Fisher returned Monday from
a visit to his homestead, north Of Lutsen.
On his return he was laid up at Lutsen
several days from the loss of couple Of
toe nails as the result of their comming
in contact with the snowshoe strings.
The Grand Marais Ski club held q
grand tournament LAST Sunday afternoon.
Among the competitors were two of our
county officials both Nf whom drew
prizes. One drew first blood, and the
other the first prize for his ability in
transforming his body into a>snow pillow.
J.B. Cotton's speech before the Lin.
coin club 10 st. Paul on the occasion of
Linc01n's birthday was all wool and
yard wide. He wove very beautiful
4 fabric with Lincoln's life as the warp.
Then he went home, shrunk the cloth
and began making law suits of it for
this years G. 0. P. Legislative law
makers.-Two Harbors Journal.
The United States warsh1p Name
which was blown up by mysterious
explosion In Havana harbor on Tuesday
evening of last week was one of the best
boats in our navy. She was b1liit in 1890
and together with her equipment cost
$5,O0O,0OO. According to the last report
256 of her crew are lost. Notwithstanding
the various reports which cast suspicion
upon the Spanish we should take it for
granted that the explosion was due to
an accident until it is proven otherwise.
Collector of Customs Peterson. of St.
Paul, has announced the appoint ment of
Richard bowman, # this place, to the
position 1T deputy collector and inspec-
tor at Gunfint Lake, this county, IN
place Of F. J. Shaaf The selection of
MIR. bowman is wise one on the part of
Mr.. Peterson and 10 pleasing to the peo-
pie OF Cook county without regard to
party utilization. He is peculiarly fitted
for the position having served in that
capacity under the Harrison administra-
ton and being accustomed to life in
that lonely district. His past record in
that capacity Is substantial proof that
he will make an excellent officer.
B. F. Howard has purchased the
steamer Bon Voyage, said to be one of
the finest boats of her class on the lakes.
The consideration is said to be $4,000.
The new boat will ply between Dul uth
and Hancock, Oh the south shore, in tri-
weekly trips, and once a week going as
far as Marquette. The boat is a good
one, 153 feet long, 80 feet beam and II
feet deep. She Is licensed to carry $50
exeursionists and has stateroom accom-
inodations for 125 passengers. She was
butt IN Sagatuck, Mich, in 1891 and is a
very popular boat where she is known.
She has fine electric light plant, includ-
ing a searchiight of great power. Her
regular speed is Is miles per hour but
she can be driven at the rate of seven
teen: She will be. sailed by Capt. How
ard himself