The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1898-06-25
OF LOCAL INTEREST.

OF LOCAL INTEREST.
Mr.. indberg, OF Duluth, visited with
friends on Maple hill this week.
.ss1 81. s.. Durfee left Thursday afternoon
for Minneapolis where he will reside for
a time.
Mrs. T. Wanneboe returned Wednes-
day evening from a weeks visit with tho
family of Commissioner Engelson, at
Tote. =*..
J. T. Mortimer left Tuesday morning
for Marquette, to accept position as
bridge carpenter on one of the railroads
at that place.
The officials of the government land
Office at Duluth have been notified by
the land department. at Washington that
The distinction between offered and un-
offered land has been abolished. This
order will make something like $780, 900
acres Of public land available for entry
under the timber and stone act. =
: U. S. Indian Agent Scott made his an-
nual visit to the indians of Grand Marais
and Grand Portage this week. He came
down on the Dixon Wednesday and on
her return from Port Arthur Friday
morning left a quantity of pork, -four,
shawls, farming implements, etc. to be
distributed among the indians residing
here. -. -
= CAPITA. Paul, collector of customs at
Grand Portage has been transferred to
the Interior department. He has been
appointed special agent of the land de-
partment and will enter upon the duties
of that office July 1st Capt. Paul is to
be congratulated on the change for the
position to which he has been appointed
is far more remunerative then the one he
now holds.
At the Populist aud Democratic con-
ventions held at St. Cloud on Tuesday
of last week Hon. Chas. A. Towne was
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congress. He addressed both conven-
tions, stating his position on the fnan-
cial. tariff and other issues with which
q congressman has to deal. On all of
which Mr.. Towne stands the same as he
did two years ago.
Capt. Hector of the steamer Dixon
was given surprise Saturday evening
in honor of his ffty-frst birthday. All
of the employees of the A. Booth company
as we'll as number of other friends were
present. A handsome upholstered chair
was presented him, the presentation
speech being made by W. B. Henderson.
Congratulatory addresses were made by
John Coventry, Fl. A. Grass and Alder
man Thomas Trevillion.-DuluthH Herald.
Road Overseer Braun started a crew
of fourteen men for Gunflint Monday
morning to extend the county road to the
west end of Gunhint lake, as ordered by
the county board at their last meeting.
This extension is made at the request of
the johnson Nickel Mining company to
enable them to take their diamond drill
from the railroad to the scene of opera
tons. The tools and provisions for the
crew were shipped around by way Of
Port Arthur. ::
Sam Campbell, of Hudson, Wis, has
been appointed y. s. Indian agent to
relieve Capt. Scott so that the latter may
join his army. Mr.. Campbell may not
take charge of the agency for couple of
weeks yet as he will he obliged to visit
each one of the reservations before a
formal transfer can be made. There is
$1,000,000 worth of property under the
control of the LaPointe agency and this
shows that transfer from one agent to
another is not small matter.
The johnson Nickel Mining company
will have second diamond drill in oper-
alton in this county within a few days.
They have had one.at work for month
past in town 63-4 west where. we are IN
formed, they are obtaining very satisfac-
tory results. The second drill with COM
plete outfit, including fine pair of
horses, passed through town on the Dix
on Sunday evening en- route to Gunhint
where the company will make thorough
test of some of their properties. The
outfit was accompanied by Henry Pfund,
company's engineer. The johnson COM
pany is going about this work without
any brag or bluster and in manner
! which bespeaks for it the confidence and
best wishes of every one interested in the
Development of the county. They GER
tainly mean business and it is hoped
that their pluck and energy will be re-
warded with success.
We acknowledge receipt of new
American National hymn, composed by
Henry De Lorme, one of the country's
most celebrated tenors, that has true