The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1899-07-22
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Treas urer johnson left for Duluth
last Thursday HI
Geo Hurbrugg OF Seymour, Wis, was
IN town Friday. s til. IA. 4. S.s
55,s Il. Fl. Bartlett made a flying trip to
Duluth this week. !. :s II
q Matte jacobson returned to her home
I IN Hoyland last Wednesday.
N. Hulett, OF Duluth, registered at
the hotel the first of the week. ~@ PSI
John Hagadone, of Ashland Wis, was
registered at the hotel Thursday.
Mr.. and Mrs. J. J. Malloy arrived on
the Dixon Thursday for an outing.
Fred Sahlbsrg and J. A. johnson, of
Duluth, were in town this week.
Julia Eliasen, Of Rowland, came up
Thursday night for visit with friends
i. J. @. Campbell is here again after
few weeks trip to st. Paul and else
where.
Ed. Patterson and G. R. Haines ar
rived on Thursday boat for few days
fishing.
IA. Titus left for bis home in Otter
vile, Ont, last Sunday, going via Port
Arthur and the lakes.
The hotel has been so full this week
that Mrs. Paine has had to use both the
cellar and the roof.
FOUND.-Last Monday, a purse con-
tanning snail amount of money, owner
can get same at this Office.
Hon. Page Morris, L. NJ. Willcuts, A.
P. Thoits and L. Fl. Josselyn took in the
fishing at Kimball creek and Devils
Track river.
r. B. McGran of Superior, J. B. Muir
dock of Bayfield, ard G. Young of Mer-
rill were among our visitors from Wis
consin THIS week.
The Board of Equalization has been
in session during this week, Judging
from the absence of any complaints the
tax payers Of Cook County are satisfied
lot.
James Morrison, deputy county survey
or, left Tuesday morning for the west end
of the county to locate balance of lake
shore road, Gust l.. Peterson will assist
him.
VIM. P. Mcdonnell came down on
Thursday boat, Mrs. Mcdonnell, who &C.
companied him will stay here while Mr..
Mcdonnell looks over some lands in the
interior.
The Light house tender, Marigold, with
Rear Admiral F. E. Higgenson, chairman
Of the light house board, aboard, as we'll
as the regular inspector, Capt. Kennedy,
was visitor last Monday evening.
Fl. II. MERCK OF ST. Paul and r. @.
Fuller of Omaha were here this week,
looking up some Of their interests IN the
county, Mr.. Merreck recently purchased
the Bell timber lands north of Hovland.
Prof. Slack and party left last Sunday
night for a trip around Isle Royale, the
whole party were on thusias tic about the
treatment they got here, both at the
hotel and among the people living here
They left many friends among the town
people, who hope they will CONS again.
Postmaster johnson received a safe
from the Alpine Safe and Cycle Co. last
Sunday, he moved it into the postoffice
building Thursday, all the able-bodied
men in the village had try at opening
it, Mr.. johnson, himself, working the
combination properly about 500 times
before gettingi it open, little rust made
all the trouble, the safe is good one.
Prof. G. McMillen, with his assistant
Patterson, started for canoe trip last
week under the guidance of John Nor
rison, after Spending three days looking
for a canoe near Poplar Lake the Pro-
fesor decided that the trip was success
as canoe hunt rather then canoe trip
and returned Tuesday. The Professor
will be engaged in this vicinity for
few weeks.
The Ontario and Rainy River Railway
Go. is giving notice in the Port Arthur
Herald that application will be made at
the present session of Canadian Parl1a-
ment for an act giving them the railway
property and rights of the Port Arthur,
Duluth aud Western Railway Co. We
wonder what effect this act will have on
Cook County, it may mean an extension
of the P. A. D. & W. toward the Vermil-
lion range. There is more or less trouble
and expense in crossing the boundary
3 and after this right has been acquired
company is reluctant to give it UP.
= Annual School Meetings.
The school meetings in the different
districts passed off harmoniously as ex-
pected. The officers all being elected
without any opposition,sas predicted in
the HERALD the following officers were
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