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Elk City mining news. (Elk City, Idaho) 1903-1913, 1904-07-23

through the Copper River country to
Valdes. A separate cable, 100 miles
long, connects Skagway with Juneau.
Later southeast Alaska will be con-
nected up by cable with the Lower
Yukon, discarding the connections
west of the Dist meridian via Cana
dian government lines extending from
the international boundary near Skag
way to Fort Egbert.
The greatest revolution in Alaska
was caused by the opening of the first
hundred miles of the Alaska Central
Railway on April 1. The water ter
minus of this road is on Resurrection
Bay, Central Alaska, open all the year
round by reason of the warm Japa-
nese current. The road will be rapid
ly pushed 41S miles north up the Su-
shitna and Tanana River valleys to
and across the Yukon. For 400 miles
along this projected railway the water
does not freeze in winter nor work
cease. The new city of Seward, built
in three months, is the terminus on
the enclosed Resurrection Bay, hav-
ing an average depth of 1000 feet.
Here will be Americas great Alas
Elk City mining news. (Elk City, Idaho) 1903-1913, 1904-07-23

portation lines, vast oilfields exploited
and connected with the markets by
tankships, mail routes everywhere per-
fected, coalfields tapped adequate for
its own fuel supply, goldfelds de-
handing 100000 additional miners,
copper lodges uncovered greater than
the worlds supply, tin lodges defined
larger than those of the South Pacific
immense areas ready for the agricul-
turist, unlimited forests awaiting tim
Der operations, and a population of an
Elk City mining news. (Elk City, Idaho) 1903-1913, 1904-07-23
A Sum in Addition.

Mrs. Flaherty stepped off the scales
In the back room of the grocery store
as soon as she had stepped on.
Sure, these scales is no gud FIR me-"
she said, in a tone of deep disgust.
"They only weigh up to wan hundred,
an 1 weigh wan hundred an noinety
pounds"
Its easily discouraged We are" said
her companion, Mrs. Dempsey, cheer
fully. Just step on to thin twict. me
dear. and let Jamesy, here, do tn sum
FIR ye."
Elk City mining news. (Elk City, Idaho) 1903-1913, 1904-07-23
SOME QUEER sUPERSTITIoNs.
Bad Luck Sure to Follow if You Are
Broke on Thursday.

However smart a man may be-
however deep a brain. there is yet
tract of superstition in his makeup"
said thoughtful man to a writer on
the New Orleans Times-Democrat.
land often it exists and controls him in
various ways without his knowing
anything about it. If you should tell
him that he was supersttious he would
resent it and in no uncertain way. But
all men are superStitious in some way
Just the same. There are little things
about which men are a bit cranky and
they develop into well-rounded super
stitions. There is Opie Read, who has
a queer little notion that if he gets up
Thursday morning without money in
his pocket it is bad luck and he be-
lieves in it so firmly that he will not
venture out of the house and will not
turn his hand to a piece of work if it
happens to him.
He is generally very careful to see
that he has something left over
Wednesday night, a nest egg, as the
saying goes, for Thursday morning.
But sometimes he forgets and suddenly
ulScONeTS l1dL lie Is uedu broke. mat
settles it. Not step will he take fro n
the house on that morning Now, how
is that for superstition? Yet, call him
superstitious-well you had better do
it at long range. 1 know another man
in Chicago who has queer little no
ton that it is bad luck to forget any
thing when you are leaving home in
the morning. One morning we. had
walked to the car together. He sud
denly turned on me with the state
rnent: III not go to the city to-day
When l asked him why he said he
had forgotten something. It's bad
luck he said, and he was uncere-
moniously making tracks for the house
when he said it. suppose we all have
those little notions and beliefs, but we
are not conscious of them and so we
are apt to believe. quite honestly. 700
that we are not the least bit supersti-
tious But we are, just the same"
Elk City mining news. (Elk City, Idaho) 1903-1913, 1904-07-23

chiefly Mexicans and Indians-form a
little world by themselves Each gen
Grafton swings around its cycle in the
steps of its predecessors; fills out its al
lotted span and makes way for its sue
cessor. Empires may rise and fall but
these people know naught of them. The
railroad and the telegraph are merely
traditions brought back by the few
Elk City mining news. (Elk City, Idaho) 1903-1913, 1904-07-23

whom the closing
days of his life
were spent and
where the dust of
the great frontiers
man repOses. Fills
grave is in the
Taos Valley, New
Mexico, amid the
rugged Rockies.
The inhabitants
Elk City mining news. (Elk City, Idaho) 1903-1913, 1904-07-23
Orchid-Growing at Home

Some orchids are not the difficult
flowers to grow that many people SUP.
pose. says Country Life in America.
There are at least 30 out of 10000 va
rieties of these regal blooms that will
grow in the domestic greenhouse.
Elk City mining news. (Elk City, Idaho) 1903-1913, 1904-07-23
Easy for Him.

There's a quare thing about
cousin o. mine," said Barney O'Flynn.
He has a great habit O. walkin' in
his Sleep"
Cant he be cured of it at all?"
Cured av 1t? Shure tits the maxi
in av him. He's on the poliss force"
PHILADELPHIA Ledger.
Elk City mining news. (Elk City, Idaho) 1903-1913, 1904-07-23
What Puzzled the Countess.

Lieutenant (congratu1ung the count
ess, VINO has just been married)-Your
husband is a worthy man.
The Countess know it. l cannot
understand why l do not fall in love
with him.-Fliegende Blaetter.
Elk City mining news. (Elk City, Idaho) 1903-1913, 1904-07-23

ject of interest to the American, Next
can and Indian. and he received many
visitors at his home. He is recalled by
the older inhabitants of Taos as a
kindly old man who had come to be
known as Father Kit"
Elk City mining news. (Elk City, Idaho) 1903-1913, 1904-07-23
BIG RUSH TO ALASKA.
GREAT INCLUSION FOLLOWING
BOUNDARY SETTLEMENT.
Uncle Sans Far Off Territory Has Ell
tered Upon a Period of Great Material
Exploitation Privations of Immi-
grants Greatly Reduced.

With the settlement of the boundary
dispute Alaska entered upon a period
of great material exploitation. Alas
ka has new telegraph and cable lines,
new railways in various progresses of
construction, completed water trans
Elk City mining news. (Elk City, Idaho) 1903-1913, 1904-07-23
GRAVE OF KIT CARSON.

Secluded Valley in the Heart of the
Rockies Where His Ashes Repose.
The grave of Kit Carson, the famous
scout, is decorated each Memorial day
with tender care by the people among
Elk City mining news. (Elk City, Idaho) 1903-1913, 1904-07-23

in which besides the prolific oil-bear-
ing Pennsylvania sands are lakes and
springs of oil, one lake being of large
size"
Elk City mining news. (Elk City, Idaho) 1903-1913, 1904-07-23

Reference books contain everything
except the one thing you want to
know.
Elk City mining news. (Elk City, Idaho) 1903-1913, 1904-07-23

Strange to say, the world has never
produced a deaf and dumb pugilist.
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1904-02-06
Frozen to Death.

County Coroner august J. johnson
was taken to Cross River by Ed. Toftey
Tuesday to IN 7esti gate the case Of a
man found dead near there. The mans
name was OIander. On Sunday last in
company with two other men he started
from Gross River to go to the camp in
the vicinity where they were employed.
All were under the influence of liquor.
The two who reached the camp did not
remember that Olander had started cut
With them. The next day his dead body
was found or little lake. An inquest
was held the coroner's jury rendering a
verdict in accordance with the foregoing.
Mr.. Toftey came in with the coroner
Thursday and brought the body here
for intermont in Maple Hill cemetery.
So far as known the deceased has no
relatives in this country.
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1904-02-06
AN OBJECTIONABLE LAW.
The Fishermen's Association Opposed
to Herring Net Law

The Fishermen's Association Opposed
to Herring Net Law
The Duluth Flshermen's Association,
which is composed excluaiyely Of fisher
men who follow that occupation for q
livelihood, will ask the next legislature
for the repeal of the law fixing the size
of the mesh IN nets used in fishing for
herring On Lake Superior. The last
legislature passed an act providing for a
mesh Of such size that even the largest
herring could slip through. The law is
SO clearly unreasonable that it is disre-
garded by the state authorities and is a
dead letter upon the statute books. In
fishing for lake trout herring is used OK
clusively for bait, and the enforcement
of this law would be serious handicap
to the business. The commercial fisher
men are anxious, therefore, to see the
law repealed or amended.
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1904-02-06
ORDINANCE NO.

An ord nance to specially Ak the grade
81 for sidewalks on w iscOnsin street. be-
b tween the east side of and the
d vest line of the towns site e Grand
desire that the Village Council 81 Grand
sidewalk along the nor I'll side 5of5Wiscon-S
Broadway and tho west line. Of the
81 w hereas.s The street has never been
e graded and CO nsidera BILE Unnecessary .ex-s
pense, would be- incurred in laying the
Now there here R fore The he village Council
the Village OF Grand Marais does ordain
as follows i$ .&sE 4 sS cs * 5'.
SECTION u The grade Of all sidewalks
side Of Broadway and the west line Of the
toWnsfte Of Grand Marais, (recorded rs
25ou feet west Of Broadway, until the
graae IS speeiayP Iped ana
established as follows; using rs a base
the government low water da tum of Lake
At the east side of Broadway ..s7o feet
feet west. of the east side of
50 feet vest Of the west side Of ~
At the vest line of the townsite -,
= Of Grand. Marals, recorded as !
25O feet west OF Broadway. ....... 4.6 "
SEcr1oN2. The line Of the front edge
OF the sidewalk shall be 8 feet from the
property line. The grade at the property
line shall be 2 inches above that at the
front edge OF the sidewalk, the latter be-
ing the grade mentioned in the first Sec
ton of this ordinance.
SECTION 8. The grade of said street
mentioned in the first section of the ordi-
points, shall be on straight lines between
the adjoining points.
SECTION 4. This ordinance shall take
effect and be in force from and after its
passage and publication.
CHRIS. MURPHY,
Attest: Village President.
FRED. JACKSON,
Village Recorder (Seal.)
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1904-02-06
respectfully,
.a.nt iNlIsIIre. II M

Timber Land, Act June 8, 1s7s.-Notice for
fupllcatlon United States Land Office, Du-~
ln'h, Mimi, November 20. 1903.
49, Notlee IS hereby given that in compliance
win the proVlsl: ms Of the act of Congress Of
June 3, 1878, entitled. An act for the sale Of
timber lands in the States Of California. Oregon.
Neyaoa ana Washington Territory as extern
ded to all the Public Land States by act of
A August 4 1s92. Octave Dumont, of Ashland
Gounts OF ashland, State of Wisconsin, has this
day filed in this Office his sworn statement No
s So 1or the I puichase Of the ek of nwl W.
Range west and will offer proof to show that
the land sought is more valuable for it's TIMBER
or stone than for agricultural purposes, and
to establish his claim to said land before the
Keglsler and Receiver Of this Office, at Duluth
Aim. on Monday, the 18th day of April, 1904.
He names as Witnesses
Peter Duglas, Louis Lerrivy and Octave
letebre of Ashland, Wis. and T. j, Bagley of
Duluth, MINI.
Any ami all persons claiming adversely the
above,cescri5ed lands are requested to file their
claims in TINS office on or before said 18th day
of April. 1904.
VIM. E. CULKIN, Register.
f. l.. Shepherd. Atty. 2-6
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1904-02-06
Camp Destroyed by Fire.

Chas. j. Johnson's camp at the Cas-
cade was destroyed by fire early Sunday
morning. Mr.. and Mrs. Massey were
living at the camp but they we're pow
erless to fight the flames and we're una.
bic to gave any of the contents, A large
stock of provisions and supplies were in
the camp, and everything was consumed.
Loss $1,000. Mr.. johnson has been oper-
ating at this camp this winter, and only
a few days ago moved the outfit to his
new pulpwood camp on Maple Hill, in
tending to move the provisions and sup
plies later.
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1904-02-06

Ti B 81: Land. Act June 3, 1s7s--Netice for
lqth, Mimi: November Fl, 1908 N'>'> ~ y
IN; K6tl .Sa is hereby given that in compliance
June 8. 1873, entitled IAN act for the sale of
timber lands n the States OF California, Oregon,
nevada and Washington Territory" as extended
to al the Public Land States by act of August
4 1sH; Octave Lefebvre: of Ashland. County
Of Ashland State OF Wisconsin las this day
lied f in this 9tfice his sworn statement No SOLO,
ioS me purchase OF the ne Of sell and ~ of
: vest e 18th T, NJ; and; wifi offer proof to
for it's timber OF stone than for agricultural
purposes, and to establish his claim to SAID
land before the Register end Receiver Of this
once ono at Duluth d Minn., on Monday, the 18th
,Ha names as witnesses: :; r. - rs :
octave Dumont. Peter Duglas and Louis
1I;3s KITTY q Ashland, Mis-. and y j. Bagley, of
Any: and all persons CLAIMING adversely the
Iced lands requested to tie their
claims :n this office on or before said liz dny
of Is pril 1904 IA a = (
: ,,s ,s::58 =, E.CULKIN, Register
Shepherd. III.
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1904-02-06
Timber Land, Act tune g. 1878 Notice for
publication, limited States Topa OHoS

Ti plSi;o Laad' Act !une 3 1s7s-Notiee tor
Duluth. Mimi, November 25, 1903.
Notice is 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 the States of California. OREGON
Nevada and Washington Territory" as. extended
10 az the Public Land States by act of August
Z; 1882 Parker n. Maine, OF Stevens Point
County Of Portage State Of Wisconsin. has
this To day filed in this office his sworn statement
No; 1854: for the purchase ofthe lots 2, 5. 4 and
IVA OF nWA Of Section "a, in Township e.
north, Range 1 west, and will offer proof to-
snow si that the land sought is more valuable tor
us TIMBER or stone than for agricultural purpo.
ses and 70 establish his claim to said land be-
lore the Register and Receiver of this Office
of April, 1904, %t:.45 - 'Ae A1sA o"'
Re names as witnesses. - i
Frank u. Maine of Stevens Point. Wi. Z
Jullus kierek of forum, Wis. Thomas W
Maine o. stevens Point. Wis, Robr, Howen
SINE OF Superior, Wis. and William Howen-
stlne, of Grand Marais, Mimi - -
I ANY and all persons claiming adversely the
ABOVE descrlbed lands are requested to file their
cams N this Office on or before said 14th dny
sheph Att. 80 1' 'ss' 1stsss i
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1904-02-06
ORDINANCE NO. 9.

An ordinance to specially fix the grade
TOR a sidewalk on Broadway. between
the south line of the tOWnsite of Grand
Marais and the north line of Wiscon-
sin street.
Whereas. Numerous property owners
desire that the Village Council of Grand
sidewalk along the east side of Broadway
between the south line of the TOWNSHIP
and the north line of Wisconsin street;
Whereas The street has never been
graded and considerable unnecessary ex-
pense would be incurred in laying the
walk to the proper and permanent grade.
: Now there fore. The Village Council Of
the Village Of Grand Marais does ordain
as follows:
SECTION l. The grade of all sidewalks
on BroadTay, between the south line of
the townsite Of Grand Marais. recorded
as $50 feet south of Wisconsin street;
proper and permanent grade, is specially
fixed and established as follows. using as
a base the government low water datum
At the south line of the townsite
OF Grand Marais, recorded as
$50 feet south OF Wisconsin street s o feet
At the south side of Wisconsin
At the north side of Wisconsin "
SECTION 2: The grade men toned in the
hrsf section OF this ORDINANCE is the
sidewalk at it's front edge. The front
edge OF The sidewalk shall be feet from
the property line. or side line Of the
street: The grade at the property line
shall be inches above that at the front
edge OF the walk.
SECTION g.. The grade of said avenue
mentioned in the first section Of this
ordinance and between the above men
Gloned points, snail be on straight lines
between the I'D joining points.
/ SECTION 4. This ordinance shall take
effect and be in force from and after its
passage and Publication
PASSED this l8,ho:da of January, 1904.
1zrr= Pa b i s he'd EaAassu.al:yH, r1Ql4. ::
+ 80 8. Z. X r. q CHRIS. MURPHY,
A = Is ~; =; Village. President.
Village Recorder. (SeaD
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1904-02-06
VILLAGE COUNCIL PROCEED
INGS.

Grand Marais, MINI, Jan. Is, 1903.
DISQUALIFICATION Murphy, Trustees
Carhart, Larson and Lundin aud Re-
corder Jackson.
Moved by Carhart seconded by Larson
that the Village attorney be instructed
to attend all meetings of the Village
Council, and that the Recorder be TO-
structed to notify him Of same. Ayes
all.
An ordinance relative to temporary
sidewalk grade was presented and read.
Moved by Carhart, seconded by Lar.
son that the ordinance establishing
temporary Sidewalk grade on Wisconsin,
street be adopted and numbered 49,,
Ayes-ail. :
An ordinance relating to sidewalk
grade was presented and read.
Moved by Carhart, seconded by Lar
son that the ordinance establishing
temporary sidewalk grade on Broadway
be adopted and numbered s'9". Ayes
all
An ordinance relative to sidewalk
grade was presented and read.
Moved by Carhart, seconded by Lar
son tlaC tne ordnance GStaD lShlDP tenn
porary sidewalk grade on St. Paul
avenue be adopted and numbered "1O'.
An ordinance relative to sidewalk
grade was presented and read.
Moved by Carhart, seconded by Lar.
son, that the ordinance establishing
sidewalk grade on Monroe street be
adopted and numbered "ll". Ayes
all.
The bill of Ed. Sterling was referred to
the Board of Health.
Upon motin the following bills were
allowed
Chris Murphy q cord wood for
jail ...... .............. 5 OU
Cook County Herald, publishing
proceedings and ordinance No.
7::.:.::...... 80. 49,. 49,. 8 rs
S. M. White, drawing ordinances
for sidewalk grade and estimate
for filling pond. 49,. ... .... u CO
No further business appearing it was
moved and carried that Council adjourn
sine die.
FRED. JACKSON, Recorder
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1904-02-06
I CAL. ]. ITEMS { ! J i! !.

. Godfrey Plante Of Grand Portage was
in town this week on business.
81 Hedley E. Redmyer came. up from
Cross River Thursday on business.
Miss Anna johnson, Of Good Harbor
Hill, is visiting friends in Grand Marais.
Mr.. and Mrs. Alec Dolan of. Gross Riv-
or visited Mr.. Dolan's sister Bessie Sun
day. az> f..
Union Sunday School will be held at
1890 tomorrow morning at tho school
houre.
The county superintendent held a
teachers examination at the school
house this week.
G. Lerongie of Gross River has return
ed from attendance at the funeral of
bis Esther in Wisconsin.
Miss Campbell, of Chicago Bay has
been in attendance at the teachers ex-
animation. She returns to her school
tomorrow.
CO.. johnson has started camp at
Grand Portage, where he will get out a
lot of pulpwood this winter. The work
will be in charge of Axel Berglund.
G. J. johnson went to- Cross River on
business Wednesday, returning Thurs
day night. He was accompanied by
Misses Bessie Dolan and Gertrude
Miller.
Chris. Stavely has returned from En-
gelson & Totes camp at Tote, where
he inspected lot Of logs for G. J. John
son. He says 1t is the finest lot of tim
Der he has seen on the north shore
At a meeting held at the residence Of
Mrs. Wood Tuesday evening the Will
ling Workers decided to give the play
TN the Pay Streak" at Bramer's hall
March 18th. All the parts were assigned
and rehearsals will begin shortly.
Chris. Murphy has his wood-sawing
outfit in operation. He received a six
horee- power gasoline engine by the last
boat and Is testing it on pile at the
house. 1t works like charm. He will
move the outfit into the woods and by
using circular and drag expects to do
awful execution Of hardwood timber.
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1904-02-06
PLAN TO full The POND
COUNCIL TAKES ACTION LOOKING
Z " 4 TO THAT END. So s.. y 5=s "

= - = - 49, ;
If Declared a Nuisance the Owners OF the
Property Must do the Work, or Pay
the Cost if Done by the Village. "
The village council has taken notice of
the complaint of the villagers against
the dead pond on the point. It is gen.
orally conceded to be menace to the
health Of the community, and for some
time past there has been more or less
agitation for the abatement of the nui-
sance. The pond covers an area of
about twenty lots and part of Broad
way. 1t is simply deep basin of wa
ter, with no outlet to the lake. Ac-
cording to the engineers report the
depth of the pond is from three to five
feet, and the bottom is mass of mire
and filth. Especially during hot wealth
or there is a canstant stencil that at
times is unhearable.
Drainage would naturally seem to be
the easiest solution of the problem, but
this is impossible because the surface of
The pond is on level with the lake.
In dealing with THIS important matter
the council Will not act hastily, at least
no more so than is necessary for the
public good.
The village engineer estimates that it
will take about 10000 yards to fill the
pond and the swamp east OF it to a
height of three feet above the level, the
cost Of which will exceed $4,000, accord
ing to the figures accompanying the GU
g1neer's estimate. This seems an expen-
sive undertaking; but 1T is reasoned
that the property affected would be ben
Gifted far more than that amount, and
that the cost would be profitable in
vestment for the owners. This pond
lies in vicinity.where lots bring high
price and are rapidly increasing in value.
The proposed improvement would trans
form this stagnaut pool into desirable
business and residence property.
In response to request for advice in
the matter, Village Attorney Titus sub.
mltted to the council the following:
February 1st. 1904
The Village Council of the Village of
Grand Marais Mimi.
Gentiemen: am Of the opinion that if
the board of health reports to you any
stagnant water within the village, which
rs menace 10 CNe sd tary cOn0ltlOn or
the village, your Honora lie body has pow
er to pass an ordinance requiring the own
ers or occupants Of the lands on which
such stagnant water is situated to remove
such stagnant water; and in default of
such removal within a reasonable time
that you may remove the same and charge
the expense thereof to such owners or oc-
cupantS.
Kespec tfully submitted.
L. q. G. TITUS.
Village Attorney.
According to this advice the COUNSEL
can do nothing further until the board
of health takes some action It is very
likely. however, that public sentiment
Will force the issue to a definite con.
clusion during the present year.