The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1901-03-09
ROWLAND ITEMS.

ROWLAND ITEMS.
Verify. Hovland is becoming the hunt
ers paradise. "Bobby get your gun"
Seven "bars," all told, in one month is
not bad showing for the prowess of
+ our loca, nimrods. =,
Charlie Bruncs has young apple tree
growing indoors, as an experiment in
winter fruit raising.
Swamper Carriboo and wife remained
over night here on their way from Grand
Marais to Grand Portage week SINCE
Lauritz Ellingson delivered the wood
on the school house grounds Friday, IN
filling contract made with the school Of
fioers last fall.
Photographer Havig took numerous
"snapshots' while down to the camp the
other day, and received orders for about
one hundred pictures.
Charlie Bray took time by the fore
lock" and set pet hen on the last day
of February, and may attempt to flood
the market with spring chickens.
Two strange dogs prowling around
one night not long since created little
commotion for the time being and made
away with a leg of bear as their share of
the "spoils."
Already word is received of anticipat-
cd early trips to be made here for the
Z purpose OF "spying out the land" in the
interest of pleasure and business the
coming spring.
Messrs j. W. Neff and Thos. Gaughan,
who are located near" Dogfsh" lake, and
who are employed in the interest of the
Diamond Match Co., made the settle.
ment call on Thursday to replenish
their stock of provisions.
Messrs Havig and Aug. Brunes oele
DRAFTED Washington's birth day by
slaughtering bear and taking her two
young cubs prisoners, down the shore
this side of Horseshoe Bay" The beal
was "beauty" and it's fur is in prime
condition.
The town Of Hovland is becoming
noted for it's supply and variety of fur
bearing animals, as we'll as for it's natur
al attractions as health giving summer
resort, and with more boats plying be
tween here and Duluth during the navi
cation season there will be greater in
hnx of summer tourists and sportsmer
than>ever.
On the Oath large delega ton from
this settlement gathered themselves to
gether" for the purpose of laying seigt
!. to the lumber camp in accordance with
the invitation of Manager Bennett. The
day was an ideal one for the trip, and
the start was made by the ''ice-route'
about 8 a. m. Skates and sleds were
brought into requisition, and young anc
old, joined in the onslaught. The route
took the party by the point where oul
warlike hunters had fired upon the icy
fortification Of subterranean cave by
the shore a short time previously, some
OF the signs of attack and the ruins still
bsing visible, and which were duly ap.
preclated by the more venturesome oil
the fair sex of the party who undertook
to investigate. At Big Bay the forces
were augmented by the addition OF
Messrs Carlson and Christensen and
Mr.. and Mrs. B. jacobson, land met at the
landing" by four-horse team through
the courtesy Of the manager and taken
up the logging road to camp, where they
were given hearty welcome by the
manager and his wife and found the
garrison ready to. capitulate! After
crowding the Office to its full capacity
and spending an hour or SO in social
converse, the dinner-horn was heard and
the party escorted into the cook shanty
where feast fit for a king" had been
prepared. 1t is needless to say that the
attacking forces did justice to the same
some even limiting that they had been
keptan half ratlens for week IN antici.
patton of the event. Dinner being over
the decree went forth that the sentence
of the court should be forthwith execut-
ed, and acting under orders. M. @. Hay-
lg, who had been appointed chief execu-
toner, stood both yiotors(D and van
quished( up in a row. some on logs for
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better effect. and captured the entire
party with q single 'shot" from his cam.
era The start for home was made
about four o'clock, Mr.. and Mrs. Bon
nett accompany ing their guests to the