The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1899-05-13
Howl AND / GOALS.

HOVLAN I'd L GOALS.
"A. Grochowski returned to Duluth
on Friday. *.s
A. Grande left on Tuesday for bus
mess trip to Duluth and Independence
Carlson and Gustafson came down on
Saturday from their road building to
the north.
Commissioner jackson and Assessor
Bray left via Dixon Friday, to attend to
official duties at the ssMetropolis",
M. Moen and family have moved into
the Gustafson house, which they will
occupy until their own is ready for oc.
cupancy. ii. g.. - ~
Martin Hawk was among the arrivals
on Monday, having come from Wiscon.
sion to make l.. Ellingson q visit. He
expects to remain a week or two.
Swamper Carriboo came down from
Grand Marais with the mail-carrier on
Friday to assist Capt. Campbell. They
are now engaged down near the Reser-
vation River. -,.
Emil Eliason is improving the appear
ance of his lot on the hill by building a
fence around it strong enough to keep
a Spanish warrior out, should one hap
pen this way.
s. johnson returned from Duluth on
Thursdays boat, accompanied by Rev,
B. Reitan OF Spicer who held religious
services in the school house in the even
ing, and also on Friday evening.
John Peterson and his brother Oscar
came down from Duluth on Monday to
look up their pine interests north of the
settlement, returning on the Dixon next
day. They "tented on the beach" while
here.
A. Christianson boarded the steamer
on Thursday FOR Duluth, returning on
Monday. He took up with him Pine
Lake specimen and reports that 1t proved
to be the genuine "stuff'', and the MIN
ers are naturally much pleased with the
result.
Capt. A. Mcfarland arrived from the
Puget Sound country on Thursday of
last week, on a visit to his brother John
whom he has not seen for seventeen
years. With John Gustafson as pilot
he started over the trail on Monday for
Pine Lake.
J. G. Campbell arrived on Thursday
morning on the Dixon for a weeks work
in our pine forests IN this town. The
Captain reports that the mosquito has
already arrived with snowehoes strapped
upon its backs and has begun it's sea-
sons depredations.
Ye scribe accompanied Hjalmar and
Johnny Eliason on their fishing expe-
dition on Monday about nine miles out
to "sea", and greatly enjoyed the novelty
of the trip. Over 500 pounds of fish
were secured, quite number weighing
from 20 to 80 pounds piece.
The school closed on Saturday with a
public entertainment in the evening,
nearly the entire settlement being pres
ent, thereby evincing their interest in
educational matters. The programme
consisted largely of college, patriotic and
war songs, negro melodies, and instru-
mental music. An effort was made to
ascertain the most popular song, and
opinion seemed to vary between "Upidee''
"We'll chase the Spaniard round the
stump, Just before the battle, mother,
"Come Freeman, come and Esten", and
''Ten little Niggers". An instrumental
quartette-organ, violin, harmonica and,
flute was much appreciated, also a dia.
logue, "Studying Parliamentary Law"
The exercises lasted until about eleven,
the school children acquitting themselves
with much credit; by request. America
was sung at the close by the Audience
A school picnic will be held in the near
future.