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

Bennett have the thanks Of the entire
party.
E. Eliasen entertained p arty Of
friends Sunday p. m.
Emil didn't forget his skates. and
Martin wishes he hadn't.
The Ladies' Aid Society met with
Mrs. O. Gunderson on Thursday.
The Flute Reed "whirl-i-gig' disap-
peared with the vanishing ice.
Our Rowland items must have been
miscarried last week, as they left here
on time.
1t is rumored that there has been
wedding in our town, but echo answers
WHEREOF a>.# +.
A. S. Carlson, of Big Bay, was visit
or at the school Monday in the interest
of the library. 49, *: ID
Our village "sidewalks'' have never
been in better condition than since the
recent storm. -. ~ .
The Postmaster mourns the loss of an
axe that foated away with his winter
well on the LIST inst. .-.
Navigation could open up at any time
as far as the lake at this point is con-
cerned at this writing.
Swamper Carriboo and wife passed
through here on their return to Grand
Marais on Tuesday morning.
The "deekers" at the landing have
made neat looking job of their log pill
ing, and woald make No 1 "woodmen."
Godfrey Plante is wearing the white
apron in the cooks shanty at the Ly-
man lumber camp with becoming dig
nifty.
The school children are enjoying
coasting nowadays, with a vim, the
school house hill being in excellent con-
dition.
Overseer Gunderson and Squire
jacobson laid off from camp work for a
few days vacation and recuperation the
past week.
,Messrs E. Eliasen and A. s. Carlson
we're out "cruising" with their guns, a
week since, but were driven back by the
soft weather.
.95 of an inch of precipitation on the
3rd, nearly three times the entire amount
for the month of February, it being but
% in. for the month.
The Town Board of Auditors held it's
annual meeting the past week. $4SO.39
have passed through Treasurer Brunes'
hands during the year.
Manager Bennett is the happy pos
SCISSOR of full-blood Gordon Setter
which he prizes highly. Though a
young dog, it is already we'll trained.
A "magic" horse shoe was found by
one Of the lady members of recent
party to camp, and it is now being pre-.
served as treasured momento of the
trip.
March End was the 25th anniversary
of the marriage of Mr.. and Mrs. O.
Brunes, and the Squire celebrated the
event by earning twenty-five "silver SIX.
pence"
The Eliasen Bros. are busily engaged
getting out lumber for fishing boat fol-
Peter Gagnon and have erected port.
able saw mill" north of town for the
purpose.
The public school library is having
quite ''run" of late, and additional vol.
umes will need to be ordered s'It's a
goodly thing.'' All districts should
push it along.
Manager Bennett has been having
some fun with the wild cats'' that have
been p1owling around his camp of late
Judging from the empty cartridge shells
lying around the yard.
It is said that Mesdames E. and B
had to stop and rest on every stone they
came to along the lake shore on their re.
cent trip to Big Bay, but they clam
they were only counting them.
The ice in the bay hoated out to "sea'
on March LIST and was driven back again
by the northeast wind the next day and
piled up mountain high" in places, but
it disappeared again the night Of the 3rd
40 degrees plus, in the shade, 9 a. m
March LIST, doesn't indicate very severe
weather for this latitude, when to the
south Of us the people are enjoying their
usual old-time billiards.. March had a
lamb-like beginning here.
Aug. Brunes started out with his
snow-plow and ox-team after the storm
subsidized Sunday morning making de-
cided improvement in the condition OF
the sidewalks in the settlement and for
which he has the thanks Of the S.. IS. and
others.
A town caucus should be held previ-