The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1898-08-20

OF LoCALINTEREsT.
Ole Gunderson, Of Rowland, was in
town this week.
Commissioner Olson returned from
Duluth Sunday evening.
]. +. Mayhem and daughter, Miss Car
ne, went to Duluth Tuesday.
John Howenstine returned Sunday
evening from q trip TO Duluth.
Mr.. and Mr.. 81. T. Abbott are enjoying
camp life at the Devils Track.
Mr.. and Mrs. NJ. johnson have return
ed from visit with friends at Tote.
Prot. LANCE, Of the St Paul high
school, is enjoying q few weeks vacation
here.
s. F. Howenstine went to Duluth
Tuesday on business connected with the
new railroad.
Miss Julia Olson came down from Du-
luth Wednesday for visit with relatives
ON Maple hill.
r NJ Hunter and family, OF Duluth,
returned home yesterday after enjoying
q weeks outing here.
VIM. q. White, prominent Duluth
attorney, attended to business at the
court house THURSDAY.
John Morrison and family returned
yesterday from q couple OF weeks visit
with friends at Grand Portage.
Judge Carhart returned from Duluth
Sunday evening. He reports very sat-
isfactory visit with Mr.. Bailey.
s. p. Woodbury. came down from West
Superior Wednesday to look after his
crop and make some improvements on
his homestead.
The Grand Marais school board has q
crew of men at work cleaning up and
improving the school grounds. As soon
as the work is completed the property
will be fenced in.
John Coventry, assistant manager of
the Booth company, greeted his many
Grand Marais friends at the dock We'd
:nesday evening. He was enjoying the
round trip on the Dixon.
Mr.. and Mrs. Andrew Hedstrom came
home from Duluth Sunday evening and
are now comfortably domiciled in their
new home, adjoining Commissioner o.
sons farm, on Maple hill.
S s. f. Howenstlne returned Sunday
from a visit with friends at Hovland &C.
companied by his daughters, Misses Liz
zie and Mary. who had stopped off there
on their return from Fort William.
The tug, Goodman, owned by Thomp-
son Bros, of Duluth, was destroyed by
fire, at Knife river, Tuesday. The Dixon
happened along while she was burning
and made several attempts to sink her,
30 as to quench the fire, but was unable
to do SO.
John and Andrew Tote and Chris.
johnson came down from Tote Wednes-
day evening and left Thursday afternoon
in company with Mr.. and Mrs. John
Matheson, Mrs. G. Hanson and Matt.
johnson for a few days camping and
trout fishing down the shore, during
which they will visit friends at Rowland.
While entering the harbor last Sunday
evening the Dixon, in thrilling tones,
proclaimed to the people of this village
that peace had been declared. OF all
the footing and Growing we ever heard
from a steamboat, she beat it. The large
crowd that had congregated on the dock
responded with a double round of cheers
as the Dixon hove alongside the dock.
ORA. q. Elftman came down on the
Dixon Wednesday to make arrangements
10 open an assay Office here. He left
again for Duluth Yesterday morning to
get the supplies and paraphernalia nee
essary in his business, and inside of three
weeks expects to be prepared to attend
to all kinds Of work in his line. DIR.
Elftman, who was formerly teacher of
geology in the state university and as
sistant state geologist, is, We are told, a
worry competent man in bis profession
Any work entrusted to him will be pro-
perry handled.
Dr.. Routh, wife and son, of Duluth,
came down on the Dixon Sunday. Mrs
Routh returned home Tuesday but the
doctor and his Son remained here until
Wednesday evening when they went to
Rowland to spend few days. Before
leaving the doctor expressed himself as
being higly pleased with his visit, and
was profnse in lis expressions Of graft.
tude toward the people of Grand Maraie
for the treatment accorded him. During
his short stay here the doctor made
many friends who will always be pleased