The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1902-06-07
CAUGHT ON THE RUN.

CAUGHT ON THE RUN.
E. Il. Douglas went to Duluth on the
America last Tuesday Morning. =.
VIM. Foearty, of Chippewa Falls, Wis,
il registered at the North Shore hotel.
Kirby Jones left on the Bradshaw
today for q trip to the head Of the lakes.
Martin DUNCAN and John Miller. of
Buffalo. No. OAK, were in town during
tho week.
Martin G. Grinsrud, of West Superior,
was here the first of tho week to ira No.
act business.
Last Saturday the town of Grand
Marais voted to issue refunding bonds
amounting to $500.
W. F. Youngs leaves on the America
this afternoon. he expects to visit his
home in Illinois for time.
8. F. Beede expects to leave on the
America tomorrow evening for Hovland
to put IN his spring crop on his farm.
Those who had begun to feel that tho
sun would forget how to shine after
being hidden 80 long were surprised to
ind that it was shining brightly this
morning.
The men working on the boats which
have been loading ties here and at the
reservation have objected to receiving
time checks in payment and q number
have quit.
Auditor Murphy and son and daughter
returned on the Iroquois Tuesday from
their Duluth trip. MI. Murphy will get
bis farm in shape before purchasing the
Angora goats.
a. P. Peterson, of West Superior, Wis.,,
who is factory inspector of tho state of
Wisconsin, arrived here the first of the
week and is visiting his father, Rev.
Andrew Peterson, of Maple Hill.
VIM. G. Speaker, of Gallatin Mo. was
here on Tuesday to transact business
before the judge Of probate. Mr..
Speaker was ono of tho first settlers at
tho head of the lakes, be came to West
Superior in 1857.
The recent heavy rains caused the
"Littls Lake, to become quite large the
first Of tho week, and Overseer Drouil-
lard dug ditch to tho bay to carry off
the water. It was suggested that q
canal company could be formed here
with profit.
VIM. Burnett, the we'll known land
locker, was here Thursday. 1t was Mr..
Burnett who told the News Tribune re-
porter the thrilling wolf story early IN
the spring, and he remarks that there
were no more of that class Of stories
after his was published.
E. l.. Fisher and l.. M. Willcutts, of
Duluth, arrived last Sunday evening for
a try at brook trout. It rained all day
Monday so that tho streams were so
swollen that fishing was impossible.
They drove down to the Devils Track
river during The day, however, to got
wet anyway.
J. B. Middlecoff, q Duluth attorney, was
here last Monday TO appear before the
judge OF probate, he represented tho
heirs OF VIM. Cranwell, whose estate is
being probatod. Mr.. Middlecoff, who
was Judge of probate of st. Louis county
for term, complimented Judge Mayhem
very highly upon the manner il which
the records of his Office are kept.
The county commissioners held a
special meeting last Tuesday and ap-
proved the bond Of Fred Bramer with
Samuel F. Howenstine and August
F'ltger as sureties and directed that
license be issued to MI. Bramer, so that
we now have full fledged saloon. II
will be interesting to see whether there
will be any improvement as predicted.
1t was rumored when tho America
was on her up trip Thursday that VIM.
Marshall was to be put on again as
steward. Without exception tho people
on the shore hope that it was only a
rumor. Mr.. Marshall failed to make
any friends for his boat last year and
the feeling is that he would not treat
the north shore trade any better this
year.
The local school closed yesterday and
an interesting program was held in
which both rooms participated. The
scholars who took part all showed an
earnest desire to do their parts we'll and
the result was that all the numbers were
especially good. Jennie Benson is On.
titled to especial mention, having been
absent only one day of the term, and
Rena Larson comes next, having been
present every day except two. There