The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1902-04-19
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The boats began to run to Port Arthur
the first of the week.
Joe. Wodal of Duluth visited his son
on Maple Hill the first of the week.
J. Alvin johnson of Duluth is visiting
his father, Andrew johnson OF the West
Side.
Auditor Murphy left on the Hunter
Thursday to transact business in Du.
luth.
County Surveyor Harris McIver was
here during tho week. He is engaged
near Lutsen.
Carl Hedlund of Minneapolis Is visit
ing his mother, Mrs. A. @. Hedlund, of
Maple Hill for few days.
E. O. Carhart, who has been visiting
Mr.. and Mrs. G. 81. Carhart, left on the
Bradshaw last Tuesday for Duluth.
G. A. A. Nelson of Lutsen was here
Thursday. He informs US that he has
started in to fish on somewhat large
scale. While here he bought sail-boat
of M. Johnson.
Louis Plante has purchased the house
new occupied by Sam Zimmerman and
expects to move here shortly. His wife
accompanied him on his Friday trip
with the mail.
Mr.. and Mrs. Fred Brahmer arrived
on the Bradshaw last Monday and are
occupying their house on the West Side
Mr. Brahmer intends to apply for q
liquor license.
Miss Gertrude Miller is engaged at
the bank, succeeding Kirby Jones, who
has been appointed deputy county treas
urer, and Miss Rose Murphy now has
charge Of the post office.
R. P, Paine was here the first of the
week to transact business. He expects
to start in the restaurant business in
Two Harbors, he will give Two Harbors
first class restaurant and willno doubt
succeed.
Peter Provonost, who has been getting
ont board timber between here and
Lltsen, for Bates & Mcdonald, left the
first of the week for visit at his home
at Two Harbors. He expects to resume
operation soon.
VIM. Marshall, who started to fish
here with the electric launch ''Twilight",
is having a discouraging time. The
engine has been out of order all week
and Mr.. Marshall is figuring on chang.
ing the motive power of the boat to
steam.
Among those registered at the North
Shore Hotel during the week were the
following: P. Degord, J. D. Beck,
Anton Skjivik, O. B. Mossum, F. A,
Davenport, N. H. Sprague, and John
Relic of Duluth and John Nelson OF
Brahard. r
At the Literary Society last Saturday
evening the debate on the question "Re-
solved that Capital Punishment Should
be Abolished", which was supported by
S. F. Beede and Geo. Trask for the af.
Grmative and contested by w. F. Youngs
and Chris Murphy for the negative, was
decided in favor of the affirmative.
Among the instruments filed in the
office of the Register Of Deeds during
the past week were deods from the
Franklin Lumber Co. and the Crown
Lumber Co. to F. L. Gilbert and E.. T.
Buxton, conveying timber in township
81 Range 2 west, for consideration OF
$1,000, also deeds from G. J. johnson to
the same grantees conveying timber ON
lands in the same township for a con.
slderation of $5,392.
The Argo had narrow escape from
being total wreck on her first trip on
South shore run, during the heavy fog
she ran into Outer Island, fortunately
she struck on sand beach so that there
was very little damage done, there will
have to be two or three plates put in
however, so that she has lost some time
The accident occurred during First Mate
Fred Hector's watch and he has been
relieved OF his position. Fred's many
friends here were sorry to hear of bis
misfortune.