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The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1904-08-20
OFFICIAL PROCEEDINGS.
Adjourned Meeting of Board of County
Commissioners.

W
Commissioners.
Grand Marals, MINI July 25, 1904.
Board met pursuant to adjournment.
Present. Commissioners Olson, Eugel-
Sen and Plante.
Minutes of previous meeting we're read
and approved.
A communication was received
from Hans K. Hall asking
for aid iu sending his children to school
and was upon motion referred to the
school board of District. l.
The application of George Smith for
abatement of taxes was received and
recommended for approval.
An itemized statement of expenses
incurred by the Village of Grand Maraie
in the control of contagious disc asses
was received from D. B. McAlpine, vii.
lage recorder. It was moved and car.
ried that the sum of $29547, being one.
half the amount expended by said
village, be appropriated out of the Poor
fund to reimburse said village.
A communication, signed by several
citizens of the Village of Grand Marais
asking the County Board to examine in.
to the home circumsta noes of the family
of John @. Erickson, was received, and 1t
was moved and carried that said commu.
nication be referred to the humane
agent at Duluth, with the recommends.
ton that he investigate the case.
1t was moved and carried that the
auditor be instructed to procure fire IN.
surance on the court house to the
amount of $4,000 and on the furniture
in the amount of $500.
Upon motion the members of the
Board were appointed committee OF
threee to inspect the work of Scott &
Bayle as soon as they have completed
their contract for the getting out of the
timber on the poor farm.
It was moved and carried that the
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1904-08-20

making speciality of blue fins. His op.
erations at present extend to within
thirty miles of Grand Marais. While
here he leased dock room and will send
one of his tugs here in time for the fall
and winter fishing. This new industry
will employ about twenty men, making
it one of considerable importance to
Grand Marais.
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Timber Land, Act June 8, 1s7s.-Notice for
Puphcation. United States Land Office, Du-
luth. Mimi. .7une 10 1QOl

Timber Land, Act June 3. 1s7s-Notice for
Paphcation. United States Land Office. Du-
lqth: Mimi. Jupe 10. 1904.
Mot1ce is hereby given that in compliance
IN 5he eopr rovisio Of the act of Co. gress OF
une a. 1s?S entitled IAN act for the sale of tim
per lands in the States Of California, Oregon.
Vada and Washington Territory" as extended
t. o a1 the Public Land States by act of August 4
lsg, Peter Lund of Kenyon. county of Goodhue,
state OF Minnesota has this day filed in this office
NJ. sworn statement No. $3.50, for the purchase Of
tn syn Of swA of section 20. eh of sell and NV u
OF seA OF section 10 in township IL north. range
west3 and will offer proof to show that the Ian d
sought ls more yalua BILE for it's timber or stone
than Tor agricultural PURPOSES and to establish
his claim to said land before the Register aud
Keceiver at Duluth. Mimi, on Tuesday, the 25th
day ct Octo Der, 1904
He names As Witnesses:
!, VIZ Wheeler of Beaver Bay, Mimi, Ole I.
SGileseter md Berthel Toryers:und of Norcross.
MIMI Iver Larson of Glenwood, MINI.
Apy and all persons claiming adversely the
aboYr-described lands are requested to file their
claims In this Office on or before said 25th day of
Slp w. E. CULKIN, Register.
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Timber Land. Act June 3, 1878 - Notice for Pub
lcatlon: United States Land Office. Duluth,

,n.,on: Unite0 STATES Lana Omce. Duluth.
N9ttce is hereby gwen that in compliance
Win the provisions of the act of Congress Of
June 1879, entitled AN act for the sale of tim
per lands in the states of Cali 'ornia. Oregon,
NeVeda and W shington Territory" as exten'ed
10 ~ the Public Land States by act of August
4. 1Se2 Thomas Lynch OF Duluth county Of ST.
Louis state of Minnesota. HIS this day filed in
TINS once his sworn statement No. 962s, for The
purchase of the VIZ ofnwA aud nwA of swA Of
sec,lom q in to ~nship 81 NJ, range 3 w.. and
W1lloner pr':ofi 10 show that the land sought is
ag icultural pur oses and to establish his cain
to salt land before the Regi> er and Receiver at
Duluth: Mimi, on Tuesday, the 18th day Of &C.
tober. 1874.
lie names as witnesses:
W J. Wheeler Of Beaver Bay. Mimi, Dan
Smhh of Beaver Bay Mimi. D Ka"x Burt
Moore and Lars Anderson of Superior Wis
ANY aud all persons claiming adversely the
atoVe desert bed lands are reques I'd to file their
claims III this Office OH before said 18th day of
october, 1904.
S-l3 WIN. E. CCLKIN. Register
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Timber Land. Act June 8, 1874.-Notice for
Publication. United States Land fice. Du-

Publlcatlon. United States Land Office Du-
luth. M,nn, June6, 1874
Notice is hereby given that in compliance with
the provisons Of the act of Congress of
june g. 1878. entitled IAN act for the sale of ,im-
ber lands in the states Of California Oregon, Ne
vada and Washington Territory" as extended
to al the Public Land Sta es bv act IF August
!. 1892. Walter Trianowski OF Superior, county of
Douglas. state of Wisconsin, has this LAY fled in
shls office his sworn statement No. $500, for the
purchase of the s-A of section iu township 10
north, range west and will offer pr, of to show
that the land sought is more valuable for it's tim
Der or stone than for agricultural purposes and
to establish his claim to said land before the
Register and Receiver at Duluth. Mimi. on
Tuesday, the 18th day of October. 1904.
He names as Witnesses r:-.'.
W. Wheeler and Dan Smith Of Beaver Bay,
Mimi: Burt M0ores. Lars Anderson and Valen-
tine Mani3k Of Superior, Wis A., J. :
Any and all persons claiming adversely the
above described lands are REQUESTED to file their
claims in this Office on or before said1sth day of
s-13 We CULKIN. Register.
smallwood & Son. Attys.4 Al = :, -'",-,T
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Timber Land, Act June 3, 1878 Notice for
Publication United States Land Office, Du-

Publication United States Land Office, Du-
luth MINI. July 23. 1904.
Notice is hereby given that in compliance
with the provisions ofthe act of Of Con- ress of
June 1875 entitled an act for the sale OF tim
Der lands IN the States Of Cal 'ornia, Oregon.
Nevada and Washington Territory" as extend
ed to all the Public Land States b! act of Aug
ust 4. 1892. George aulis OF South Superior,
county Of Douglas State IF Wisconsin, has this
day filed in this Office his sworn statement No.
$3.50, for the purchase the nwA of section II,
in townshi, 62 N range 3 w.. end will Offer
proof % show hat the land sought is more valu :.
able for Its timber or stone than for agricultural
purposes. and to establish his claim to said md
before the Register and Receiver at Dulu h.
MIMI. on Monday. the 18th day of October, 1904
He names as witnesses:
j. Wheeler and Dan Smi of Beaver Bay.
Mimi. J. T. Rossman and Grant A. Lee of III.
luth, Mimi
Anvand all persons claiming adversely the
above described lands are requested to file their
CLAIMS III this office on or before said 18th day of
October, 1904.
W. E. CULKIN, Register.
Smallwood & Son, Attys. s-13
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ID. B. MCALPINE, LII. B.,
ATTORNEY AT LAW,
Grand Marais, Mimi
Agent Mutual Life ms Co. of New York.
Real Estate. Claims Contested.
Collections given special attention.
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UNION CHURCH SERVICES--Regu.
lar preaching services at Norwegian
Lutheran church, Grard Marais, and
at Maple Hill alternate Sundays at
1870 q. M. Services every Sunday
evening at o'clock. Sunday school
at l1:3O every Sunday morning. Rev.
81. F. Obenauf, pastor.
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SOCIETIES.

X. o. T. M.
OGEMA TENT No. 9s-Regular reviews every
second and fourth Saturday. Members are
especially requested to be present on fourth
Saturday. Visiting knights are cordially wei
come.
Chris Murphy, Com.
C. r. Carhart r. K
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~: $50 g = No-To-Bac for Fifty onts.
Guaranteed tobacco habit cure. makes weak,
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1904-08-20
NJ. w. of A.

NJ. W. OF A.
GRAND MARA1s CAMP No. 9467.-Regular
meetings every first Saturday at Grand Marais,
and every third s turday at Maple Hill town
hall. Visiting neighbors cordially welcome.
N. J. Bray, Consul.
D. B. McAlpine Clerk
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7 How Are Your KldneysyN s@sss53s#1f5 Al
Add sssess RsnseS g.
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L. q. G. TITUS, LII. B.,
ATTORNEY AND COUNSELLOR.
Grand Marais, MINI.
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county auditor be authorized to sell the
timber taken of the poor farm at not
less than 80 cents each for cedar ties
$12 per Thousand for pine saw logs, SO
per thousand for spruce logs and s. sc
per cord for pulpwood.
Dan McDonough, John Mckay and
Godfrey Plante were upon motion ap'
pointed judges of the primary and gen.
eral elections. ~~.
1t was moved and carried that the
SUN of $75 be appropriated out OF the
County Revenue fund to pay incidental
expenses Of the county, for postage of
the several county officials entitled
thereto and freight and express charges,
as provided by Section GA, Genera!
Statutes 1894.
The following estimates of expeodi-
lures of the county for the year 1906
we're made:
Official Salaries. ..............$ 1000 OC
County Commissioners per diem
ana mileage. Observation-Disclosures. 400 90
Board Of Auditors per diem ..... ~
Board of Equaliza ton, per diem
ana mlleAge....... .......... Is w
Official fees........... ......... zoo OC
Books. blanks and stationery..... 300 0C
Fire wardens.. Observation-Disclosures. 2O0 OC
Fuel and supplies for court house 200 oC
Repairs on court house and
grounds. ................... go. go. 1000 oC
Total for general EXPENSE OF
County ......... ............. ...... 5 6,992 90
Repairing roads and bridges ..... $500 90
Relief and support of poor,.. 1,50O 10
Interest on bonds ........ $50 90
Bond sinking fund ... ... RS 90
The following resolution was presented:
Be it resolved by the Board of
County Commissioner of Cook
County that taxes for the year 1904
be levied upon real and personal
property of said county in the
amounts and for the purposes stat
ed in the foregoing estimate.
Resolution adopted. Ayes-all.
The following bills we're allowed:
Gilbert Moe. 2days service as depu-
ty sheriff at adjourned term of
District Court, 1908 .... Sc 90
Cook County Herald, publishinR.... IL Is
Brown. Treacy & Co, jury box.... 3 50
Peter Gaghon, services as fire war;
den, days.. NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.. 10 90
No further business appearing Board
adjourned sine die.
CHRIS MURPHY, Clerk.
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CHRIS MURPHY, Clerk.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-10-11
ARE WE POLITEp
Foreign Critics Declare That American
Manners Lack Polish.
From the Housekeeper,

From the Housekeeper.
discussion has been raging in the Lon
don press on the question: Does toliteness
pay? Correspondents point out that not
only have the ancient courtly ways fallen
into disuse, but that even the commonest
courtesy Of daily life Is fast becoming UNI
fashionable. Perhaps the most novel argu-
ment advanced was that the American ma
ton, VIGOROUSLY the most impolite In the
world, has managed to forge to the front
In business and craftsmanship and has
thereby demonstrated that politeness does
not pay, while Spain, with its courteous
grandness, tand France, famous for polite
ness, are not such noticeable examples OF
success among the nations.
Apart from the discussion of the question,
which hardly deserves to be taken seriously,
the pungent criticism Of the American ma
ton furnishes food for reflection. Are we
less polite than our neighbors? asks Robert
Webster Jones in the October Housekeeper.
Outwardly, yes. 1t must be admitted that
most of US have been too busy settling a
new country and striving for bare existence
to put the utmost degree Of polish OF which
they are capable upon our manners. In
England the conductor of the omnibus says
Thank you" as he receives the rare. In
France the gendarme on the street corner is
the perSonification of courtesy as he answers
the strangers inquiries. No such examples
of poiteness are furnished by public SER
wants in this country. In the native courtesy
that springs from the heart we yield to
none but our manners sometimes afford
room for criticism.
most impolite in the world is putting it a
little too strongly. Granting that we are
already first lin business and statesman
ship" may we not hope some day to attain
equal precedence in courtesy and come to
be known as the most polite nation in the
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-10-11
Free Thought in Russia.
iience London Times


Freedom of speech is at a considerable
discount in other countries as well, but IN
Russia there are also incalculable and I'M
suspected restrictions upon freedom OF
thought In the sphere of religious belief
for example secession from the orthodox
church to German sects is punishable with
exile to Siberia and loss of civil rights,
while the adoption even OF creeds which
are not prohibited In Russia Is only pos
sible with the sanction of the minister OF
the interior. In any case Tor person 10
dissent" from the established Greek faith
Is to incur the loss of all civil rights. in
Guiding the jus PARENTS. while number OF
administrative restraints are superimposed
in addition. Moreover, the ecclesiastical
authorities possess powers of their own
which are independent of the state and or
the police. The consistory courts are able
to condemn even suspected dlssenters 10
lifelong Imprisonment in prison or In
monastery, or to exile them to Siberia. In
the matter of political and religious free
dom the Jews are, of course. at a notorious
disadvantage. They are not allowed to live
near the frontier. nor In particular towns,
nor In specified quarters of certain towns.
nor are they permitted to engage In certain
trades.
With regard to the freedom" of the
press the minister of the interior may at
any time prohibit any journal from accept
ing advertisements. or from being offered
publicly for SALE or from discussing GER
tain topics The minister of the interior,
the minister for education, the minister OF
justice. and the procurator of the holy
synod can at all times suppress any news
paper In addition to the political censor
there is also an ecclesiastical censor,
censor for military affairs and special
censorship for public libraries. The right
of public meeting lies absolutely and en-
tirely at the discretion of the police, and
strikes are in all circumstances forbidden.
,tar adj 81
plorable level, and yet whatsoever teaches
his children or causes them to be taught
reading or writing without official permits
sion is liable to heavy penalties, because
the authorities are afraid that the knowl-
edge thus acquired may be put to an I'M
lawful use.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-10-11
OLD-TIME MANNERS.
The Dress of Men and Women in the
Reign Of George I.

From the Chicago News
In Social England the following appears
as indicating the exaggerated courtesy of
fashionable people early In the eighteenth
century. Chesterfield teaches that It is
poorlsh to congratulate a friend on his ap-
preaching marriage with merely I wish
you JOY, when he should have said: Be
lieve me, my dear sir 1 have scarcely words
to express the joy feel upon your happy
alliance with such and such a family The
compliment of coincidence On a bereaye-
ment should be. not I am sorry for YOUR
loss, but 1 hope, sir you will do me the
Justice to be persuaded that 1 am not in
sensible of your unhappness, that I take
part In your distress, and shall ever be
anected when you are So His child be-
gan his lessons in breeding at nine years
old. having till then learned Latin, Greek.
French, history and geography. He is
warned to beware of using proyerhiaI COW
ings In MS speech, such as One mans meat
us another mans poison or Every one TO his
taste as the good man said when he kissed
the cow He must attend the graceful mo-
tlon OF his arms, the manner of putting on
his hat and giving his hand. Horace Wal
poles entrance into a room is described bv
an eyewitness as In the style of affected
dellcacy which fashion has made almost
natural chapeau bras, between his hands
as II he wished to compress it, or under
MS arm, and feet on tiptoes as If afraid Of
a wet floor "
During the reign of King George I. Lord
Hervey, a cultured man, gave this descrip-
ton of the fine dress of a DISTINGUISHED
woman: The Duchess of Queensberv's
clothes pleased me most they were white
satin embroidered, the bottom of the petit
coat brown hills. covered with all sorts of
weeds, and every breadth had an old stump
or a tree that ran up almost to the top of
the petticoat, broken and ragged and
worked with brown chenilles, round which
twined nasturtiums. ivy, honeysuckles. peri
wrinkles, convolvouses and all sorts of twin
ing vines, which spread and covered the
petttcoat. Many of the leaves were finished
in gold, and part of the stumps of trees
looked like the gliding of the SUM-"
At the same period, says the author of
Social England fashionable gentleman
ordinarily wore a toupee of curls raised
high over his forehead. For daily wear most
gentlemen were dressed like George dark
tie, wig, plain coat, waist-coat and breeches
of snuff-colored cloth and stockings of the
same color; for ceremony like Horace Wal
pole, in a lavender suit, the waist-coat en-
broidered with a little silver, or of white
silk embroidered in the tambour frame, par
fridge silk stockings, gold buckles ruffies
lace frill and powdered wig. The linen for
shirts was bought in Holland, costing from
10 to IA shillings the English ELL"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-10-11
Lack of Courtesy at Sea.

From the Pail Mall Gazette.
Lord Charles Beresford has complained
that there are ships of the merchant service
which make no response to man-of-war
VIXEN she politely drops the white ensign in
passing. The merchant service guild write
to the board of trade and say there are
men-of-war that cut you dead in the same
rude way. But neither the board of trade
nor the admiralty can be fairly expected
to say who began it, and the dispute seems
rather an occasion for a friendly dinner
between the heads of the service and the
department, followed by the Issue of a
memorandum on good manners from each
side, respectively. Merchant captains should
remember that naval commanders no longer
fitch the carrying trade. as they did In the
time of Pepys, and naval commanders that
they have not now the same occasion of I'M
paid salaries for jealousy of the merchant
service. In those old days, no doubt, some
ships never spoke as they passed by, UNI
less. indeed, the Dutch were about. or the
ship of war carried a press warrant. But
it is time old grudges were forgotten.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-10-11
GETTING MUSCLE.
Way Not to Do It is to Stand on Foot
Ball Side Lines.

from the chicago Tribune.
Put on an overcoat. Wrap a muffier
around your throat. Grab place at the
rope along the side of the field. Stamp
your feet to keep them warm. Light your
cigarette for distraction. Cough. Sneeze.
Turn edgeways to the sharp wind. Shout
encouragement to the men who are doing
the work on the gr;diron. Catch pneu-
monia. But be careful not to enter into
the sport on your own account. Remain a
spectator. Then you will be perfect IL
lustration of the way in which foot ball
assists the physical development OF forty
nine out of every fifty students.
This is not a fact against foot ball as a
game. 1t is fact against foot ball as an
institution.
Foot ball as a game was based on sport
and exercise. Foot ball as an institution is
based on the desire to win. 1t was the de-
sire to win that first put professionals on
college teams. 1t is the desire to win that
still involves college teams in what Pres
ident Faunce of Brown University in the
World today calls systematic prevarica-
tom with regard to the qualifications Of
their members. 1t is the desire to win that
causes colleges and universities to send
drummers through the preparatory schools
to induce young athletes to choose the
scene of their future studies for reasons
entirely apart from mental or social de-
velopment. Finally it is the desire to win
that surrenders foot ball exclusively to the
few men in each college who stand a
chance of winning. No one wants to play
foot ball unless he is on the main team or
the scrub team. And the men who can
make those teams are already the strongest
and healthiest men in the college commun-
ity.
The desire to win Is absolutely distinct
from the desire to take exercise or to have
sport 1t brings into the domain of sport
and exercise the alien worldly maxim that
nothing succeeds like success. If success
Is not reached, what's the use?
Foot ball is on the whole, a splendid
game. All that it needs is to be kept
game, q game for the average student
played by him for an hour or two in the
a fternnou for the sake of playing.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-10-11
SOUTH AFRICA SLANG
Mix-Up Of Kaffir, Dutch and English
Words.


South Africans have their own character
istic colloquialisms and slang and as a re-
suit of their surroundings frequently use
Kaffir and Dutch words that render their
conversation puzzling to new chum.
For example, the variety of meanings at
tached to the word "ikona' 0he first Kaf-
first word Tommy Atkins learns in that
country. which may signify haven't got"
and, inversely, Il want" or mot to be
caught" proves an early stumbling block.
But it is with the ordinary slang that 1t is
proposed to deal.
In the first place the colonial loves to
drawl, particularly in describing anything.
Man! it's such a l-e-etle thing he will
say. Or Man! We went fright over
there" He addresses man. woman or child
as Man." IT may be observed. Nobody
ever steals (unless the police catch HIM. he
only Jumps the article, or, since the war.
shows are stores" while public houses be-
come "canteens." la mlitaire. Having
entered the canteen, he will have either a
''shandy" of beer and lemonade Cthe staple
drink of the coloniaD, long or pony
beer Should he go on the spree. he is only
'.having birthday" With his "skon. or
food, he prefers tea to anything else, the
water being doubtful in most places.
If any one tries to impose on him, or play
him a trick he is trying to come the tin
man." and will be told to ''voetsac' pro-
nounced "footsack'D a Dutch epithet ap-
piled to dogs when you want them to get
out of the way. Ne'er-do-wells and cadgers
are boys" the term coolies" being APP
piled to Indians and Asiatics generally.
female coolie is invariably addressed aa
MARY and a male as Sammy"