The Cook County herald., 1902-05-17
CAUGHT ON THE RUN.

Oh LILO w oUuoSudy UOdO.
C.J. johnson returned from business
trip to Duluth this morning.
Mrs. Chris. Holte left on the America
Thursday for visit in Duluth.
81. D. Jones is at the head of the
lakes attending to business matters:
Fred Jackson, of Hovland, was here
last Sunday to get the Hovland assess
ment books.
The special town meeting to vote on
license question is being held in this
town today.
There will be special meeting OF the
board of county commissioners on the
26th of tho month.
Andrew Hedstrom returned the first
OF the week from a business trip to the
head of the lakes.
Mr.. and Mrs. Titus and little daughter,
Thelma, returned from Duluth on tho
America Wednesday.
Auditor Murphy conducted the annual
tax sale last Monday and Tuesday. The
bidding was not very brisk.
The Booth boat, America, began this
week to make three trips weekly, the
third trip being to Port Arthur, leaving
Duluth Friday morning.
County Surveyor McIver has appoin-
ted John Morrison deputy. This action
was taken as Mr.. Mclver has more work
than he can attend to himself.
Auditor Murphy Is building an ad-
dition to his home on the corner of Van
Buren, street and St. Paul avenue. Olof
Bergund has charge Of the work.
NJ. Murphy left the first of the week
for visit with relatives in West Du-
luth. He had been suffering from bad
attack of the grip for few days before
leaving.
The Grand Marais Drug Company
has moved into the building just erected
by Joe Bushy on Wisconsin street. Mr..
Bushy expects to occupy the building
with barber shop in month or so.
John Londen, who has charge of the
logging operations of the Red Cliff
Lumber Company at their different
camps, Is here with crew of men. That
company has large holdings in this
county.
William Fisher. who was auditor OF
this county for several terms, is the
costoms inspector on the White line
boats. He expects to be here each
Wednesday to transfer from tho Brad
shaw to the Iroquois.
One of the boats in which we each
have an interest was here the first OF the
week. 1t was the light house engineers
boat, Amaranth, and while here a red
light was put on the new breakwater.
This will be appreciated by boat cap
tains.
There was quite heavy fall of snow
in Duluth and other points in the state
the latter part of last week. Now that
the boats are running we should think
that Grand Marais would be first class
place to come to when the cold weather
strikes Duluth.
Fl. G. Koerner, who was deputy public
examiner under Gen. Pope, called on
the county officials last Monday. Mr..
Koerner has purchased an interest in
the Miller Davis Printing Company, and
1T was in the interest of bis company
that he was here.
Charles Miller, who has been seriously
i'll for some months, gave his sisters
here very pleasant surprise the first of
the week by walking in. His condition
is excellent considering the serious time
he has had, he was confined to the bed
for about twenty weeks.
DIR. Williams, the University athletic
director, has not decided whether he
will bring the foot ball squad here this
year or not but there 1s possibility that
he may be here with 25 players, as that
is the number he will have in charge
this year. If he comes it will be some
time in September, and he will stay for
week.
Thos. I. Carter, Of Lutsen, was here
on Thursday to get the assessment book,
he being the assessor for that district.
Mr.. Carter has not been in good health
for some time but Is beginning to i'm
prove.
Byron Culbertson, Of Duluth, came
down on the Iroquois Tuesday. He has
with him cop les of the estimates of most
of the timber lands of tho county and
will assist in the assessment of Maple
Hill township. This is a move toward
getting a proper assessment on the
lands, which is very difficult problem.
S. F. Beede is engaged in get-
ting up an appropriate program for
decoration day. A number of tho town
people will take part as we'll as tho