The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1903-01-03

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James Scott was up % spend nav
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Ole Guaderson, of HoYland, Was il:
town Friday.
Commissions Engelsen, Of Tote, was
in town Monday. -~@5 zss s&. vi
Msssrs Bates and Med Donald went to
Duluth to spend New. Years with their
families. ~ &. y. ,s5s= <2s ..&=
Charles Kelley and family moved out
to their new home on the Goat farm
Monday. q '.@.< As.2sz$ :.
If you didn't get smack on New
Years day it's because you are like tho
HERALD force-too bashfu1. .~s.s3
DR.. Houston returned on the Bon
Ami Thursday evening after spending
Christmas in Kasson, his former home.
Misses Bergman and Croft and Messrs
John and George Croft came down from
the Cascade to attend the Now Years
dance.
II. Gherke left on the Bon Ami Mon
day to meet his family in Duluth. They
will taxa charge of the Broadway house
January Ii.
Mr.. Monilaus, of British Columbia,
arrived on the Bon Ami Thursday even-
ing for visit with his mother and slster
on Maple Hill. ..
Miss Matte and Messrs CLAUS and
Martin Jacobson and Emil and Hjalmsr
Eliasen constituted party of Hovland-
ties W. no came up to the Woodmen ball.
John jacobson, of Hovland, came up
Monday on business. He has been APP
pointed postmaster of Hovland, Mr..
Brunes having sent in his resignation
some time ago.
J. r. McGlfert, the Duluth attorney,
has been granted patent on log
loader. Mr.. M. has many friends here
who hope that his invention will net him
a goodly sum.
Oh. Carhart has accepted the position
Of assistent cashier of the Cook County
State bank. Miss Gertrude Miller, who
has held the position, will be stenog-
ropher for the bank.
The Moore was compelled to lay here
from Sunday evening until Thursday
morning on account Of the heavy wind.
She was loaded with supplies for the
camps down the shore.
Fred Jackson and family moved up
from Rowland this week and have taken
up their residence in Rev. Jacobson's
house. Mr.. Jackson will enter upon his
duties as county treasurer next Monday.
Aparty of friends walked out from town
Monday evening and surprised Mr.. and
Mrs. Kelley IN their new home. A few
pleasant hours we're spent IN warming"
the house after which the party enjoyed
sleighrlde home.
The New Year ball given by the Grand
Marais Camp of Modern Woodmen was q
very successful event. The capacity of
the Court House hall was taxed to the
limit and the closing of the old and
beginning OF the new year were hours of
exceptional pleasure to all present.
The Board of County Commissioners
will hold their annual meeting next
Tuesday. Part of the business to be
transacted at this meeting will be the
fixing Of the salaries of the county at
torney, superintendent of schools ard
janitor, the appointment of janitor for
the ensuing year and the approval of the
bonds of the several officials.
The newly elected county officials will
enter upon the duties of their offices on
Monday next. More changes were made
this year than by any former election for
several years past. The newly-elected
officials are, Fred Jackson, county treas
urer; L. .. g. Titus, county attorney;
Claus G. Monker, clerk Of court; Geo. II.
Durfee, judge of probate; Alma j: He'd
strom, superintendent of schools; and
Louis Plant commissioner from LIST dis
trict.
New Years day was celebrated in
Grand Marais in the usual fashion.
Several of our people made the custom
airy New Years calls on their friends
and in the afternoon and evening various
amusements we're participated in. AS is
their custom, the Indians went about
from house to house in parties OF ten or
fifteen, each family carrying a bag in
which was slowed the New Years offer
ings of their friends, and each lady be-
slowing kiss on each male member of
the household-the writer excepted.
Only one man in town has the credit of
completing the circuit, however, and he