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The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1902-11-16

his hands to the best advantage. and this
fact has come DO be recognized by the In
terior owner who Is deprived OF the means
for keeping momentarily posted on the situ
alton. The numerous transportation lines
centerlng In the city and connecting with
the principal freight systems or the country
both water and rail, furnish a capacity and
competition for transporting that gives thu
shipper the best service III the State. The
cheaper rate for compressage offered W
Houston presses and the adequate and com
venient warehouse room combine 10 make
Houston a popular market with the in.
terlor In the last year Houston'B attrac-
tiveness az market has brought almost
dozen new drms 10 the city and Offices OF
many Of the cotton houses here are found
on both sides Of the Atlantic.
LIST OF COTTON DEALERS
Some of the largest and Oldest cotton
Arms OF the world are represented in Hous-
ton. Following Is list Of factors and
buyers:
Allgeyer & Co.
American Cotton company.
Bailey g. Co.
a. Breyer.
+. j. Badger.
Bateson, James Il Co
William d. Cleveland & Sons.
Garrison a. Co.
William Christian.
Calender, Holder Co.
Carson, Sewall & Co.
John NJ. Dorrance & Co
r. X. Dancy Co.
Alex Ecles & Co.
A. R. Fox & Co.
Forbes 4 barrow.
e. GasEoni.
II. w. Garrow & Co,
Goldman, Lester Co.
Henke q Pilot.
James a. Harvey
Houston Compress company.
Inman, helms & Co.
H. Kaiser & Co.
w. KieTsOph.
Theodore Keller.
S. X McIhenny.
McFadden Bros. agency.
Planters Compress company,
Robards-A Andrews company.
Rail- Bros. agency.
T.. c. Read & Co,
Robertson Foote company,
S. Samuels 4 Co
C. Schwartz, Jr.
Sanders Swan q Co.
j. W. Thorburn.
H. D. Taylor & Sons.
Ike w Walker.
Weld e. Neville.
Including BUYERS, exporters and racton
there are forty drms now y tse cotten
business IN Houston compared "ith t"e~
~ nine last year: ..z.s..s... 4. -.
as a cotton Market the achievements dNr-
-, tha mast eeason have been emiuentiy
sa9s.fSeforv. Facilitated IN It's capacifY
tn handle the ccinmoditv by loading dirert
Ia ocean steamers. as reselt o. tne coH'
nietion az a deep water channel 70 the gui@
market can now be only estimatso
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1902-11-16

HOUsroN's ANNUAL RECEIPTS.
That tue city OF Houston 10 not making
idle claims, y substantiatsd ~ the ngureA
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1902-06-14
MISCELLANEOUS ITEMS.

= Aontlucon has an old gentleman Of
rs with a, beard 10 feet 1914 inches
long and a mustache stretching over
more than yard and a half. -
Colorado is 800 miles from east to
west and 27O from north to south;
larger than the combined areas of
New York, Pennsylvania, Massaehu-
sets, Connecticut and Delaware.
Negus Menelik of Abyssinia is
building telephone lines between his
capital and the Italian settlements in
Erythrea. Italy furnishes the wire
and Menelik the poles. Anyone caught
cutting wires will have his right hand
cut off and his property confscated
to pay for the damage.
A judge of the English high court
has determined that bicycle is le'
gally "a vehicle hung on springs"
and now the Kent county council has
declared that perambulators and chill
dren's mail carts are carriages with
in the meaning of the bylaw relating
to the carrying of lights at night:
longest masonry span in the world
in bridge over the Valley of the
Petrusse. It is 2776 feet in the clear,
with rise of 1918 feet. The Cabin
John bridge, which held the record
previously, has span of 220 feet,
with a rise of 57.25 feet. The Luxem-
burg bridge consists really of two
distinct arches built side by side and
connected by platform of concrete.
Russian reports say that the Sea of
Aral has been steadily rising since
1891. The sea level is now four feet
above that of 1874. The line of rail-
road from Orenburg to Tashkend had
to be changed in order to avoid being
overfowed. Instead of sinking three
inches year, as German geographers
had computed, the sea has been rising
at the rate of four inches a year for
the last ten years.
In the excavations at the Church
of St. Agnes Without the Walls at
Rome, under Cardinal Kopp's direc-
ton, an inscription has been found
that establishes the early existence
OF monasteries for women. It reads:
Here rests in peace Serena the Alb
bess, a sacred virgin. who lived IS
years more or less and was buried
on the 1des of May in the Consulship
of the illustrious senator" The con-
sui is Magnus Aurelius Cassiodorus
Senator, the historian Cassiodorus,
who was secretary Of Theodore the
Ostrogoth, and the year of his con-
sulship was 514. That is IS years
earlier than any previous record of
an abbess or nunnery.
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1902-06-14
FOR AN IDEAL SHAVE.
Ideal Regulations for BARRIERS May
BE Adopted In the City OF
- 4y>..p shia9ton.

---AAngton will be an ideal town
in which to get shaved if q propo-
sition submitted to the knights Of
the razor is adopted, says report
from that city. The regulations pro-
vide that BARRIERS shall not annoy
their customers by excessive con-
versation, that mugs and shaving
brushes shall be sterihzed by i'm
mersion in boiling water or five
per cent. solution of carbolic acid:
that razors shall be wiped with IS
per cent. alcohol after being used;
that floors and woodwork must be
mopped with an antiseptic solution;
that sanitary hair brushes must be
used and regularly sterilized; that
combs must be kept clean and never
wiped off with the hand or blown
upon with the breath; that sep
arate clean towel shall be used for
each. customer, and that clean tow
els or absorbent cotton shall be
used in place of powder puffs. Bar
bers are also ordered to keep their
teeth clean and their finger nails
short and clean, and are directed to
keep their mouths closed when lean
ing over customer who is being
shaved.
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1902-06-14
CHRIS MURPHY.
County Auditor,
Cook County. Minnesota

Timoe LAM: At June 3, 1s7S.-Notice for Pub
LEGATION Omitted States Land Office. Duluth,
Notice ie hereby given that in compliance with
the provisions Of the act Of congress of June 8
1878. entitled AN act for the sale Of timber lands
in in tn: stntes Of California. Oregon. Nevada and
Public Jana States by act Of August It l. 1852 81
Ralph Ralph e. g. Knight Ct: Duluth. County Of St.
fl. ed in this Office his sworn statement No. Solo
for the purchase Of the swA IF neA and lots !,
in. Township IS, Range west. and will
offer proof to show that the land sought
is more valuable for its timber or stol e
than for agricultural purposes, AMI to
establish his claim to said land before the Reg
lister and Receiver of this office at Duluth. MINI.
on thursday. the 26h day of June, 1902
He names as witnesses:
John F: Segog of Duluth, Ninn., ROLAND
T. rye of West Superior, Wis. and iorrln 81 :.
Cowles of Bimitlji, MINI. -
; Any and all persons claiming adversely the
above-described lands are requested to file their
claims IN this Office on or before said 26th day of
3-29 WM E. CULKlN. Register.
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1902-06-14
Contest Notice. :

Department of the Observation-Disclosures States Land
Office: Duluth, Mimi. April 30, 1902.
A sufficient contest affidavit having been filed
II this OFT ce by Edward Downie Contestant
against honest cad entry No. 9132 made March
90, 1894; for the lots and 2 swA. Of neg and
YW. by eDrge W. Armes, Confess e, in which
IT lsalleged that said George W. Armes has
failed TO establish actual residence upon said
trac, I; that he has not improved said land in
a cabin which is uninhabitable; that he has
wholly abandoned said land for more than five
years and next prior TO the date herein; that
said absence 1romsaid land was not due to his
employment in the ULited States army. navy Of
marine corps In any capacity during any war. 3
laid parties are hereby notified to appear.
respond and offer evidence touching said allega.
ton at 10 9 clock a. M. on July 2, 1907. before
the Register aud Receiver at the United States
Land Office in Duluth, MINI.
The said contestant having In proper al
tidayit, filed April 80, 1902 set forth facts
which. show that after due diligence
personal service Of this notice can not
be made. it is S. hereby ordered and d.
rected that.such notice be given By due and
proper ublicahon. Is 3 !.
S,s, ,5E5 VIM. E. CULKIN. Register.
=. NJ ohns0n d Son. Attys 5,31 s,U@
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1902-06-14
County Convention,

: The Republican County Convention for the
County of Cook will be held on Tuesday, June
"a. 1902 at 2 p. M. in the Office Of the North
Shore Hotel in the Village of Grand Marais 10
select five (5) delegates to the Republican State
Convention to be held in st. Paul, MINI, IN
the LIST day of July, 1902 at IL NJ, and for the
transaction of such other business as shall come
before the convention. The voters who believe
in the principles of the Republican party and
who I'M ended to vote and support the nominee
of said convention are invited to participate in
the election of delegates to said county conven-
ton The primary election for the election OF
delegates to the comfy convention hereby called.
will be held in all precints in the county IN
Saturday, June 2lst, 1902 between the hours of
seven 81 and eight 81 p. m. and will be open
one hour, the said primaries to be conducted
under the primary. election laws of the state of
Minnesota. The places for said primaries will
Re fixed by the respective Republican precinct
will be entitled to the following number Of
delegates in the convention to-wit:
Town of Grand Marais. Observation-Disclosures. S
Town OF Maple HILL. ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. 3
Town OF TOfte... Observation-Disclosures. 3
Town Of Rowland ...... ..... ........ 3
Grand Portage Precinct. ......... 90. 2
Guntiint Precinct. ........ ......... I
1t is the duty of the chairman ard clerk to
furnish the delegates elected proper credentials
certifying their election. and also to furni the
chairman of the county committee a list of the
voting at said primary election.
Issued by order of the Republican County
Committee this 29th day of May, 1902.
c. H. CARHART, Chairman
- Secretary.
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Contest Notice.

Department of the Interior United States Land
Office, Duluth. Mimi. May 20, 1912.
sufficient contest affidavit having been filed
in this office by Joe. Bushy. contestant.
against Homestead entry No. 6943, made June r.,
1892, for the swA of ewA Sec. IS, nwA Of nw4
10, Township 81 Range 2 E., by Thomas Larkln
Gontestee, III which it is alleged that said Thomas
upon said described land; that he has not built,
cleared, cultivated or in any way improved said
tracts, that said land has been wholly aban-
doned since the inception of the entry; that said
absence from said land was not due 10 his en-
ployment in the United States Army, Navy or
Marine Corps in any capacity during any war.
Sail parties are hereby notified to appear re-
spond and offer evidence touching said allegation
at 10 O'Clock a. m. on July p. 1902, before
at Grand Marais, MINI, and that final bearing
before the REGISTER and Receiver at United
States Land Office in Duluth, MINI.
The said contestant having in q proper af.
idayit fled May 20; 1902 set forth facts which
show that personal service of this notice can
not be made, i, is hereby ordered and directed
that such notice be given by due and proper
publication.
81 s. M. SAITH, Receiver.
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1902-06-14

No 4Ea 5-31
NOTICE OF EXPIRATION OF RE-
DEMPTION PERIOD.
In whose name assess DC. Stevens.
Description If land-Undh neA of nwA of
Section %, Township g. Range West.
Number of acres-20
Year taxes levied-lS96. Years subsequent taxes
levied-lS97. 1898, 1899.
Date of } ulgment-March 21st, 1898.
W. en- sol't-May 2, 1898.
Amount subsequent taxes. .......... 6.23
Total amount required to redeem $3.50. sl2 81
To &. Stevens:
You are hereby notified that pursuant
to a tax judgment entered in the Dis
trict Court in the Counties Of Lake and
Cook and State of Minnesota as above
stated. the land hereinabove described,
assessed in your name was sold 20:
taxes as above stated, and that the
time for redemption from said sale
allowed by law will expire sixty days
after service Of this notice and proof
thereof has been filed in my office In
addition to the amount above stated as
necessary to redeem from said sale the
cost of service Of this notice must be
paid together with such interest as
may accrue from and after this date.
Witness my hand and official seal this
2Sth day of May 1902
(SeaD CHRIS. MURPHY,
County Auditor,
Cook County, Minnesota
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1902-06-14
Cook County, Minnesota

No. 49, s-31
NOTICE OF EXP1RAr1o OF REDEMPTION
In whose name assessnd-Gustavus Stevens.
Description of land-UndA lots I. 10. II, frc
nw4, frc. 81 of sw4, fro. ny of ne of Section
5 and UndA frc. neA of nwk, nw4 Of nwL of
Section 8, Township g. Range West.
Number of acree-228.23
Year taxes levied-1e96. Years prior taxes levied
1890. 1891, 1892. 1898, 1894, 1895
Years subsequent taxes levled-1S97 1898. 1885,
Date of Jndgment-March2 1st. 1898.
When sold-Nlay 2. 1893.
Amount sold for. .......... .....S g. 80
Amount prior and subsequent taxes. :. 153 ~
Interest, penalty and costs. .......... al SO
Total amount required to redeem 80. .s21s .46
To Gustavus Stevens:
You are hereby notified that pursuant
to a tax judgment entered in the Dis
trict Court in the Counties of Lake and
Cook and State Of Minnesota, as above
stated. the land hereinabove described
assessed In your name was sold for
taxes as above stated, and that the
time for redemption from said sale
allowed by law will expire sixty days
after service of this notice and proof
thereof has been filed in my office. In
addition to the amount above stated as
necessary to redeem from said sale the
cost of service of this notice must be
paid together with such interest as
may accrue from and after this date.
Witness my hand and official seal this 29th
of May, 1902 -
County Auditor,
Cook County. Minnesota
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Timber Land Act, June 8, 1878 Notice for Pub
ication:- United States Land Office, Duluth
:, Mimi. April 10, 1902. 81 : n -: -
Notice IS hereby given that in compliance
with the provisions Of the act Of Congress OF
lime B. 1879. entitled IAN act for the sale oftin,-
bal Ian Is in the States of California, Oregon.
Nevada: and W: shingtoil Territory as extend,
ed to all the Public Land States by act of Aug
ust 4, 1892, Olaf Johnson, of Lutsen. county. Of
Cook state of Minnesota. has this day filed
in this Office his sworn statement No. 61a4
fol: the purchase Of the swA Of neA of Section 21
Township go nolth Range 5: west, and
will offer proof to show that p the land
sought is more valuable for its timber
or stor e than for agricultural purposes, and to
establish his claim to said land before the Reg
lister and Receiver Of this Office at Duluth, Min
nesota on thursday the 10th day Of J. ly. 100.
7 He names as witnesses: Gs.s:sN
/. G. a. Nelson, Gust Nelson, A Tired Nelson and
j ohm Mcclure all of Lutsen, MINI 81 81 4s53&
4 Any and all persons 6 aiming adversely the
lands are request ed to file their
claims ia this Office on or before said 10th day of
July, 1902
q 5Szzs4 So VIZ. e. CULKIN, Register.
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1902-06-14
COOK COUNTY DIRECTORY.
COUNTY OFFICERS.
SCIENCE AND INDUSTRY.

The electric light towers of Aurora,
ILL.,, constructed in 1888, and the pi-
onee Installation of that type, have
been taken down.
In q recent number of q German
gas journal, the statement appeared
that at test made in London an
American coal had yielded $4,000 cub
&c feet of gas per ton.
During the past year not single
case OF smallpox has occurred among
the stan of the London smallpox hos
pitfalls, indicating that careful revac-
cination is an absolute safeguard
against that disease.
John B. Clark expresses his belief
in the Atlantic Monthly that hun
dred years hence Manhattan island
will have streets in several stories,
and that rifles, cannon, warships and
the wasteful burning of coal to make
steam will be things of the past.
Prof. Louis Agassiz, many years
ago. first announced that they ice
sheet or glacial flow at the northwest
of Maine could not have been less
than mile deep; while later geolo-
gists have confirmed his statement,
adding the more recent conclusion
that the ice was of that thickness at
least over the larger part of New
England.
The Boston Journal of Medical Re-
search reports that an examination
OF sos human cadavers, made by Prof.
II. A. Williams, revealed the presence
of trichinae in a. cases; but all
these persons had died of other dis
eases than trichinosis, though the in
lection must in some instances have
occurred . considerable time previ-
ously.
The railway system Of Argentine"
Gays correspondent of the London
Post, lis second to none in the world.
Trains run at frequent intervals and
Punctually. The rolling stock is ex-
cellent, and long distance journey
by rail is luxury. The sleeping cars
are sumptuously appointed, the per-
manent ways are we'll laid and there
is consequently very little jostlinp.
1t is possible to dine in the trains as
comfortably as in a hotel. The din
ing cars are well fitted up and beauti-
FULLY decorated with flowers and not
plants"
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1902-06-14
If You are Going East

On your summer vacation, and will
tell us where you want to 60, we will tell
you the best way to get there, and what
it will cost. We can offer you variety
Of delightful Rail- and LAKE TRIPS
on the finest trains and steamers in the
land. Our new electric-lighted trains,
THE NORTH COUNTRY NAIL, are
just out. These trains are the acme Of
modern car-bullding art. -;.: :S.F... . =.
Write or call on us for detailed lnfor-
nation regarding rates, etc. FIN. "a .. ..z
NO Trouble to Answer Questions. 4.
M. ADSON, Gent Agent,
\ Duluth, South Shore 8 Atlantic BY.
ss= y 425 spaulding Hotel Block,
Duluth. MIN &
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No 457. SCI
NOTICE OF EXPIRATION OF RE-
DEMPTION PERIOD.
In whose name assessed-G: Stevens.
Description of land-UndA lots j. S, sl% of SEX
No OF o sssten 1s T0wnshp 49, Range West
Year taxes levied-l896. Years prior taxes levied
1888, 1887 1885, 1899. 1890, 1891. 1892 1893, 1894
1896 Years subsequent taxes levied-l897, 1893,
1899
Date Of Judgment-M March 21st, 1898.
When sold-May 2, 1898.
Amount sold for. 3. II
Amount prior aud subsequent taxes >. 90 ~
Interest, penalty and costs. ......... sos
Total amount required to redeem. 90. $50 23
Tr G Stevens:
You are hereby notified that pursuant
to tax Judgment entered in the Dis
trict Court in the Counties of Lake and
Cook and State Of Minnesota, as above
stated. the land hereinabove described,
assessed in your name was sold for
taxes as above stated, and that the
time for redemption from said sale
allowed by law. will expire sixty days
after service of this notice and proof
thereof has been filed in my office In
addition to the amount above stated as
necessary to redeem from said sale the
cost of service of this notice must be
paid together with such interest as
may accrue from and after this date
Witness my hand and official seal this
18th day of May 1902
(SeaD CHRIS. MURPHY,
County Auditor,
Cook County. Minnesota.
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1902-06-14
I'm THE LAND OF TIPS.
An American Finds Opportunities
Unlimited for Distributing
His small Coin.

"As to the tip question abroad" said
Detroiter who has travelled all over
Europe, according to the Free Press,
lit isn't SO bad outside of Switzerland.
There every outsider il expected to
come down with tip to everybody
connected with the hotel, and some
times to the town officials as we'll.
was passed along the line as a soft
mark, and at Chamouni, when I GOT
ready to leave the territory, last grab
was made at me. had feed the cham
bermaid, the waiter, the porter, the
bootblack, the cook, the omnibus driv-
er, the mail carrier, and all the bell
boys, when the landlord approached
and intimated that he had been left out
in the cold.
But was your guest, protested.
"That is true,' he replied, but, if
you will remember, received you with
three distinct bows, where only one is
required by custom. 1t is two bows
extra, monsieur
II paid ten cents apiece for the ex-
ira bows, and was stopped by little
old man who introduced himself as the
coroner Of the canton.
"'But where do you come inr I
asked.
Had monsieur met with fatal fall
on the mountain, I should have held
the inquest he replied.
Il gave him franc for not holding
an inquest on me, and his clerk then
stepped forward and said:
'And had there been an inquest, I
should have had the pleasure of writ
ing to monsieur's relatives that he was
dead
II handed him the same amount for
his loss of pleasure" continued the
tourist, land then asked if there was
anybody else in Chamouni who had a
claim on me.
The police have not arrested vou.'
suggested the landlord.
":All right-here's a tip for them.
Anyone else?'
My night Waterman did not let
the hotel take fire.'
All right again.
"And my wife, monsieur =
Well, what of your wife?'
She has presented me with q son
during your stay in my house,
And what have got to do with
that?' 49,
why, monsieur, is it not worth a
little to you that she did not present
me with two sons at the same timer :.
Il thought it was, and left a franc
Tor her, and then, as they could think
OF nothing else, I went down and tipped
al the railway officials and finally got
out Of the country"
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Contest Notice.
Department of the Interior, United States

Department Of the Interior, United States Land
Office: Duluth. Mimi. May 20. 1902.
A sufficient contest affidavit having been filed
in this office by John Nelson, contestant against
for eH Of swA, nwh of sek, swA Of neA of
section, 81. Township 62 N. Range E., by John
A. Carlson, Contestant. in which it is alleged
that said John A. Carlson has not built cult
waited Or in any Way improved said land. that he
has not established actual residence thereon and
has ha wholly abandoned said land since the in
land Was not due to his employment in the
United States Army, Navy. or Marine Corps in
any capacity during any war.
Said parties are hereby notified to appear, re-
spond and offer evidence touching said allegation
at 10 o'clock a. m. on July, r., 1902, before
Charles J: Johnson, Notary Public, at Grand
Mar,is. Mimi. and that final hearing will be
held at 10 O. clock q. m. July g. 1902 before the
Register and Receiver at the United States Land
Office in Duluth, MINI.
The Said contestant having, in a proper af-
fdasit filed May goth, 1902, set forth focs which
show that after due diligence per-onal service of
this notice can Lot be made, it is hereby ordered
and directed that such notice be given by due
81 J. M. SMITH. Register.