The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1898-01-22
oF1ocAAnNTEREsT.

or LocALuNTEREsT.
Judge Monker and =. q. Dahlmar
eft over the trail for Duluth Monday. @
Dan Spillane returned laeS Saturda,
from an extended sojourn in Duluth ane
neighboring villages.
Ignatius Donnelly may discover thai
he undertook bigger job when be
married his typewriter then he did when
he attempted to prove that Bacon wrote
shakespeare plays.
No body has tried to pass one OF those
counterfeit 500 silver certificates on us
and q careful examination OF our cash on
hand warrants the positive statement
that we will not try to pass one on
anybody.
Dan McDonough returned Tuesday
evening from Port Arthur where he has
been for several months assisting party
Of prospectors headed by T. B. Lewis,
formerly of this place Dan is greatly
taken up with Canada and says that if
it wasn't for the "life sentence that
binds him to Cook county he might con-
clude to make that country his home.
G.. A. A. Nelson, of Lutsen, was in
town this week. Mr.. Nelson has q
genersl store and runs a postoffice at
Lutsen, which is located near Grand
Marais. His property is located on an
excellent natural harbor and he was
recently offered $4,000 for his holdings,
but refused to accept He was accom-
panied by A. Peterson Of the same place.
Two Harbors, Journal.
There is something exceedingly anu
sing in the life OF q newspaper man if
down beneath the surface OF Gfe's tragic
events he can see the humorous 81 le of
this:fretful. existance. There Ii hardly a
man without grievance which he wants
aired in the paper. He would not sign
his name to 1t for 10 dollars line, yet
he expects the editor to compose the
article, set it up, print it and stand all
the responsibility for nothing.-Frazee
Park Region.
The special election held in Duluth
on Wednesday Of last week at which the
people voted on the proposition to
purchase the gas and water plants of
the Duluth Gas and Water company,
called out 2,75S votes in favor of the
purchase, and only 628 against it. This
was the eighth time that the gas and
water question has been presented in
some form OK other to the people of
Duluth. The original price asked for
the plant was s2,10O,OW and this has
during the past half dozen years, OWN
died by degrees to 81, 100000 the price
on which the vote was taken.
John Beargrease, the mail carrier
between Two Harbors and Grand Marais,
is having steel toboggan built at the
Iron Range boiler shop. Foreman
Moses designed the affair after specifca-
tions furnished by Beargrease.s It is 8
feet long, 8 feet wide and i foot high and
Teaghs about 800 pounds. Three steel
ribs run along the bottom to serve as
runners and to keep the toboggan from
Slowing on the ice.. It will be hauled by
q horse and will run over snow. without
cutting in. 1t is thought that Bear
grease intends to haul some freight as
we'll as the mail. His new rig will easily
carry ton,-Two Harbors Journal.
F. G. Brown, who was recently re-
moved from the position of deputy
collector of customs at Grand Portage,
arrived here Saturday evening on his
way to Duluth accompanied by John
Donovan Of Rowland. Mr.. Brown SAID
that he was glad to be relieved of the
arduous duties pertaining to the Office,
VIZ: lighting fires, cooking his own meals
ETC., for which the deputy receives only
$3.50 per day. Undoubtedly Mr.. Brown
would have resigned, ere long, if.Mr. Will.
cuts had not spared him the trouble.
Messrs. Brown aud Donovan resumed
their journey to Duluth Tuesday morn.
ing accompanied by John Morrison.
John Jacobson, ST., died of consump.
ton at his home in HOMELAND on Thurs.
day of last week, after lingering
illness of several months. Mr.. jacobson
was one of the first settlers of the town
OF Rowland where he took up home.
stead on the Lake shore several years
ago and engaged in fishing and farming
combined, which business he conducted
successfully to the time of his death
Mr.. Jacobson was an honest, Industrious
citizen and was highly respected by all
who knew him. He leaves wife and
a large family OF groEn-up children all
OF whom were with him at the time Of his
death. The bereaved relatives have the
sympathy OF the entire community in
their hour OF sorrow.
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