The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1898-05-28

the Dixon Thursday afternoon for Du-
luth. r. Z es[ Ut
Foreman r. g. Hearst. Of the light
house service. who has been making ex.
tensive improvements IN the light house.
keepers residence here, left with his
crew for West Superior Tuesday.
Mrs. Woodbery aud children arrived
here Wednesday evening from West
Superior to spend the summer On their
homestead. Mr.. Woodbury. will join
his family here 10 q couple Of weeks.
The diamond drill which the johnson
Nickel Mining company Will operate in
6S-4, began work Wednesday. Frank
johnson, president of the company, is
on the ground looking after the work. :.
Ralph Martin, travelling agent for the
ST. Paul & Duluth railroad, was in town
Monday looking over the tax books ut
the court house. He informed some of
the officials that the county would prob
ably have tax case on its hands. He
claimed that the company's lands should
be taxed at only half the rate OF ether
lands in view OF the great benefits the
county derives from the road.
Newspaper men are blamed for lot
Of things they cannot help; such as using
partially in mentioning visitors, giving
news about some folks and leaving others
out. They simply print the news they
can find. An editor should not be ex-
pscted to know the names and residence
ofyonr nnclee, aunts and cousins even if
he should see them ofon the train. Tell
him about It. Els news that makes q
neWspaper. and every man, Womau, and
child IN the neighborhood could be as
sooiate editors il they would
Postmaster johnson and Louis Plant.
the Grand Portage mail carrier, have
received notice from the postofice de-
partment that beginning June lit the
Rowland and Grand Portage postof6oes
shall receive twice.a-week service during
the summer months. This improvement
in the service is in line with the re quests
made by the citizens through Postmaster
johnson couple of months ago and
gives rise to the hopes that the requests
mad made for improvements in the service
between here and Two Harbors will be
granted also. The patrons of the HOY
land and Grand Portage Offices are to be
congratulated on the change.
"a test case has been institu ted in the
district court at Duluth to determine
the validity of the act under which this
county voted the $4,000 bonds for road
and bridge purposes. There Is differ
ence OF opinion as to the legality of the
bonds Consequently they cannot be dis
posed Of until the question is settled.
The attorey general holds that the law
under which they were issued was re-
pealed by q subsequent act, while sew
eral other attorneys, including Senator
Culkin and others who were members of
the legislature at the time both acts were
passed, claim that this is not the case.
In order to dispose of the bonds it was
necessary to have this question settled
by the courts and the only WY to do
this was to bring q test case Upon the
solicitation OF some Of our county OH.
Gals the writer consented to having his
name used as complainant hence the
case is brought in the name OF Chris.
Murphy vs. The County Of Cook. The
attorneys for the plaintiff have made ap-
plication TOR an injunction restraining
the county commissioners from issuing
the bands on the grounds above stated.
Is bearing on tho application will b had
today s !.