The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1899-04-08
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Ole j. Olson and Hans Larson arrived
from Nelson's cedar camp today. 49,
.. A Daughter was born to Mr.. and Mrs.
John Morrison Monday morning ...:.
John Beargreace reports that theice
is solid from Beaver Point to Duluth.
VIM. Howenstine leaves for the Cana
dian gold fields tonight to meet Duluth
parties. H.
John Drouillard was taken quite i'll
yesterday afternoon with an attack of
pleurisy.
Mr.. Titus has retired from the man.
agement of The HERALD, and the paper
is now conducted by the publisher. :.
Three men from Alger, Smith & Co.'S
camp, at Pigon river, passed through
town Thursday morning on their way to
Duluth.
John Dahlin who has been working at
Hamlin's cedar camp during tho winter
was in town this week On his way to his
homestead in the northern part of the
county.
Another case of cerebro-splnal menln-
gifts is reported at Grand Portage in the
same family in which the child died from
that disease few weeks ago. Those
afflicted with the disease are said to be
doing well, no fatalities having occurred
since the cases were taken charge of by
DIS. Mayhem and Jones.
There is talk OF club being organized
in Grand Marais for the purpose of
enforcing the compulsory education laws.
Che object of this organization will be
to Investigate all cases where children
fail to attend school and to prosecute
parents who are violating the laws by
allowing their children to remain away
from school. There is good field open
here for such an organization. There
are number Of children in Grand Ma
rals who are being allowed to grow up in
ignorance through the neglect of their
parents and we believe that thu prose-
cution Of few such cases would result
10 better attendance at the school. Pro-
coed With the organization.
A deal was consumma ted at the court
house Thursday afternoon which re-
suited in Register Carhart going home
in dishabille. Being in bantering
mood Mr.. Carhart asked Auditor Muir
ply how much he would give for his
{Carhart's) pants An offer was made
on condition that he take them off then
and there and go home without any.
Mr.. Carhart accepted the offer and after
taking off the garment and pulling down
his short coat he started for home.
After assuring himself that the coast
was clear he made a dash and was sail
ing down the hill at lively rate when,
all at once, two ladies' appeared at close
range and it is unnecessary to say that he
did some "tall scratching" to get out of
range as soon as possible. Those who.
saw him at a distance were in ouandary
to know who was "rushiEg the season
with lemonade pants'', while those who
had closer observation wondered what
had happened to Mr.. Carhart,
At the request Of the people of Cook
county bill to organize Cook county
judic1ally, and detach it from Lake cour-
ty was introduced by Sanator Baldwin
on March lst and passed the Senate,
under suspension Of the rules, two days
later. In the House, however, the bill
did not have as clear sailing as in the
Senate. The clerk of court of Lake
county makes something over $4,000 a
year out of Cook county. J. G. Miller,
the present incumbent of that Office, did
not take kindly to the idea of being
knocked out of so large fee, so he and
his political friends proceeded to oppose
the bill with the result that compro-
mise was effected whereby the bill was
passed to take effect at the time of the
expiration of Mr.. Millers term of Office,
Jan. LIST, 1901. An attempt by The parties
referred to was made to inhunce Senator
Baldwin at the time of the introduction
Of the bill in the Senate, but Mr.. Bald
win, recognizing the justice Of our de-
mand, was not to be Influenced. Before
the introduction of the bill in the Senate
Represen tative Laybourn, replying to
citizens of Cook county, promised. with
out reserve, to support in the House
any bill looking to the judicial organiza-
ton of Cook county which Mr.. Baldwin
might introduce. In view OF this fact
and Of the elaborate promises made by
his political friends here last fall Mr..
Laybourn's action in this matter seems
very strange. If he so desired he could,
without the least difficulty, have had the
bill pass the House as it passed the
Senate, as it was matter IN which no
one outside Of Cook county could pos
sibly have any legitimate interest.
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