The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1898-05-07
or LoCAl. IN TER EST.

jas. 4. Tucker returned Sunday even
ing from Duluth.
Auditor Fisher aud County Attorney
Titus went to Duluth Tuesday.
Commissioner Olson returned home
from Duluth Wednesday evening.
The infant child OF Mr.. and Mrs. A.
". Peterson, Of Lutsen, died last week
and was buried Sunday. -.
Keep cool, and don't get impatient.
We can't lick the Spaniards any faster
than we can catch them. .-.
1t was not question of getting men
men to enlist but who should be given
the honor and privilege of enlisting.
Noel Hamlin and John Harris came
down from -Lutsen Thursday. Mr.. Har-
r,s intended taking the boat here for
Duluth but arrived too late.
Rev. Father Specht arrived Thursday
afternoon from Fort William. During
his stay here services will be held in the
Catholic church every morning.
Know ye! Know ye! The board of
county commissioners will hold an
adjourned meeting at the court house,
in Grand Marais, on Friday next, May
18th.
The johnson Nickel Mining company
shipped pair of frames down here on
the Dixon last Sunday to do the hauling
out to the diamond drill They were
billed as horses.
Prominent citizens Of Duluth headed
by Mayor Truelson have started move
ment for buying arms and ammunition
for the Cuban army. The war depart
ment has promised to forward them to
Cuba.
The Dixon reached Port Arthur on
Monday last for the first time this season.
She encountered quite bit Of float ice
in Thunder Bay but had no trouble in
getting in She will hereafter make her
regular ssmi-weekly trips.
A rife was accidentally discharged 10
the hotel last Saturday as a result Of
which Landlord Carhart went to Duluth
Tuesday IN quest Of a new cook. The
disability OF the former cook, however,
was not caused directly by the rifle shot.
The law und which the new volunteer
army is organized provides for fifteen
m6jor generals and for between thirty
and forty brigadeer generals. There are
not less than one hundred thousand men
who are after these commissions, and
there is no civil service bumper to pro-
tect tho president from their importuni-
ties.
Col. Colviile of the famous First Min
nesota regiment, which made the grand
charge at Gettysburg, came down from
Grand larais today and is going to st.
Paul tonight Tie is very IA 1eh interest
ed over the war talk and when asked to-
Gay ii ne was going to enlist remarked:
Eyes, guess TN have to drop in to-mor-
row and offer the governor my services.
Dave C!ough AMI got pretty chummy
when We were down to Gettysburg last
summer and guess I can work h1m for
somthing," and the colonel laughed mer-
riy AID then added: "No, guess I'll
let the Young fellows have chance this
time. I'd like to go we'll enough but I
hardlysbelieve could stick on a horse
now" The colonel is anxious to see the
Spaniards get good licking.-Duluth
Herald.
The latest war news received, which
was brought here by the Dixon Wednes-
day evening, is that the American fleet
In the Philippines, under command of
Commodore Dewey, had an engagement
with the Spanish fleet and almost COM
pletely annihilated it. The American
fleet stole in on the Spaniards one dark
night and before the Dons knew it were
pouring broadsides into them. Two of
the Spanish ships were set on fire by
shots from the Americans and two more
We're sunk. by the Spaniards to prevent the
Americans from capturing them. After
the engagement Commodore Dewey de-
manded that the Spanish forces in Ma
nilla surrender or he would lombard the
city. The Spanish commander having
refused to surrender the bombardment
=. had just begun when the news was sent
from there.
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