The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1898-09-17
OF LOOAlL INTEREST.

AN IOWn this week. .sss s. .8 (. *ss#l
e. w. Wakelin arrived here from Du-
luth Wednesday evening.
Ole Gunderson, of Rowland, was in
town the first Of the week. s:== +.
Commissioner Olson returned home
from Duluth Sunday evening. as.
CLAUS Jacobson, Of Rowland, went to
Duluth on the Dixon Tuesday.
A nine-pound boy arrived at the home
of ye editor Tuesday morning. " =
Paul Morrison who has been quite i'll
for week past is somewhat better to-
day.
Miss Carrie Mayhem returned Sunday
evening from an extended visit in Du-
luth.
Hans Gilbertson has so far improved
from his illness as to be able to be
around again. 80 49,. s>
Isaac Fonger passed through town on
the Dixon Sunday eveningon his return
to his homestead in the Gunhint region.
Peter Gagnon, of Grand Portage,
5 passed through town on the Dixon Sun
day evening on his return home from
Duluth.
Mrs. George McLaren left for her
homo in Savanna, Ont, Wednesday
evening after visiting with relatives in
town q few days.
Auditor and Mrs. Fisher and Miss
Hilda Benson visited at Hovland over
Monday, and on Friday morning left
for a visit in the western part of the
county.
Register Carhart went to Hovland
Wednesday evening on "bus1ness." Re-
turning he passed through town on the
Dixon Friday morning bound for the
western part Of the county.
Miss Clara Murphy, who was operated
on for appendicitis about month ago
in Duluth, underwent another operation
on Thursday of last week from the re-
suit of which she is now rapidly recover
ing.
The county road crew that has been
at work on the two new roads on west
Maple Hill completed their work yester-
day. The roads just finished are splen-
did pieces of work and reflect credit alike
on the overseer and the men EMPLOYED
on the work.
AS we go to press we are informed that
J q tug and scow have arrived at Good
Harbor bay, five miles west of this vii
! lage, and that supplies are being I'M
loaded for logging camp which will be
put IN at that point by Bartlett 6 O'Hara
who have a contract to get out pine
timber the comming winter.
Rice Harper who has leased the Grand
Marais hotel, arrived here from Proctor
knott Wednesday evening and took
charge of the hotel at once. Mrs. Harper
remained in Proctorknott to look after
their interests there but will come down
as soon as they can arrange their bus1-
ness. Mrs. Harper's mother, who has had
considerable experience in that line, will
arrive here soon to look after the hotel.
We are in receipt of the first number
of the Ronneby Review, published at the
promising village of Bonneby, Benton
county, MINI, by A. DeLacy Wood, the
the founder of Cook county journalism,
and the first judge Of probate in this
county. The Review is bright and
newsy paper and is we'll patron1zed by
the merchants of Ronneby. Mr.. Wood
has many friends here who will be
pleased to join with The HERALD in
wishing him success.
The two school houses on Maple Hill
will be greatly improved in appearance
! before the comming school term opens
! The one on the east side has been so
thoroughly made over that it now pro-
sents all the appearances of an entire
new building. It has been sided outside
and will be neatly finished inside with
hardwood floor, wa1nscotting and wall
paper. Anew roof has been put on and
commodious ante-roon has been added.
1t is now very neat and comfortable
little school house.. Some repairs will be
made on the West Side building SO as to
make it serviceable until the new school
house can be completed. -. :.
W. and J. Baily, relatives OF Thos.
Bailey, the Cook county homesteader
+ who died in Duluth about q year ago,
arrived here on the Dixon Wednesday
evening. On Thursday morning they
started for Toms homestead, but were
! put on the wrong trail aud, after travel
ing through the brush day and a half
came out at Aug. Lindskog's cabin on
Maple Hill yesterday afternoon. During
their travels they came across several
homestead shanties but as they could
find nothing to indicate the location Of
the shanties they could not determine
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