The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1899-09-16
ROWLAND LOCALS.

- ROWLAND LOCALS. :
+: First frost to affect our gardens 90.
CURED on last Tuesday night.
Mrs. Anequet was passenger on Mon
days boat from Grand Marais. .'..
The first genuine lumber wagon in the
settlement arrived on Wednesdays boat.
Axel Obere and Fred and Chris Hag-
berg were among tho arrivels on last
Sundays boat.
The "Heath Shortline" has been estab-
lished to make daily runs between Chica-
60 and Big Bays.
Lief Alme will remain with Mr.. and
Mrs. G. Elnan and attend school here
tho coming winter.
Philip Shah, of Grand Portage, accom-
panied Mail Carrier Plante to Grand
Marais on Wednesday.
Eleven passengers and eleven skiff
loads of freight landed here from the
Dixon On Monday morning.
School began on Monday in the newly
papered and painted school room, with
renewed interest after the summers
vacation.
Supervisor Brunes returned with mail
carrier on Friday and reports that the
petition from this town was for good
reasons disal]owed.
Ed. s. Farrell and son Frank came
down on Sundays boat for few days
work on the formers claim in 63-4, re-
turning on Thursdays boat.
The school flag foated gaily on Mon
day from the new staff recently put in
by School Treasurer Eliasen, and which
shows of to good advantage.
The Duffy Bros. came down from their
claims on Sunday to spend day and to
get additional supplies for their pros
pecting camp near Dogfsh Lake.
Mesdames Jacobson and Ellison re-
turned home Monday morning after
pleasant visit with friends in Duluth,
Mrs. NJ. jacobson having returned the
previous Thursday.
Miss Selma Olson, after spending a
few days with friends here, returned TO
Duluth on Friday of last week to re-
sumo her school woork. She made
friends among our young people during
her short stay.
Rev. j. G. Aschim, Of Duluth, came
down on Wednesdays boat to hold re-
lgious exercises here for several days,
and will 60 to Grand Marais at the close
of his labors here. He preached at the
school house on Thursday evening.
The school grounds present very at
tracing appearance in consequence OF
the work that has been done on same
since the annual school meeting, and a.
result buildings and grounds will COM
pare favorably with any in the county.
Work has been progressing finely on
the new road recently laid out and has
already been cut out to where it inter-
sects the old mcfarland trail. Work
has been temporarily suspended since
the arrival of Mr.. Heath, as he needed
all the help he could muster up in the
settlement to get his logging camps
ready for occupancy.
Louis Engelson having completed
his work on the school buildings, left
on Tuesday Morning for Grand Maraie.
He thinks our school woodshed is large
enough for school house or dwelling
and says he did not take in it's hight
when figuring on the job. M. Engel.
sons work commends him to any ono in
need of work in his line.
Hjalmar Eliasen started early Monday
morning over the trail to meet the Full.
Ter team on It's way from Grand Maraia
in charge OF John Zimmerman and Joe,
Thomas. He reports that they had to
bridge several streams in order to Cross
the bridges having been washed away
by the summer rains. The boys re-.
turned on Tuesdays boat.
The past week has been 'red letter.
one for Chicago Bay and marks an era
in the history and future development
Of tho town of Rowland. Victor 81
Heath, in accordance with previous pro.
misses, representing the F. @. and A. W
Fuller Co., with Ninnesota headquarters
at st. Paul. arrived ON Monday morning
via the Dixon with first installment Of
five tons of supplies, for the purpose oil
putting in one or more logging camps
here this winter. Mr.. Heath has large
force Of men now employed in erecting
the necessary buildings for camp at
Big Bay, and later will put in another
camp farther east in the vicinity OF the
Reservation River. The first camp viii
be engaged in getting out spruce pull
wood, and tho other pine. Mr.. 81
brOu0ht a snan IF h0rsea With him which