The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1904-10-29
Topics Of a Week \ ] !.
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Concerning our People, Business and
Progress in the County and Town.

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Rev. Stacey visited Duluth this week.
Seymour Mitchell has taken position
with G. II. Carhart. go. - .-.~>
Joe Mayhem is at his Office again, after
having enjoyed short vacation with
Twin City friends.
The local campaign has grown inter.
esting, and the political derby promises
plenty of excitement at the finish.
A few full-bIood prize winning Ply
mouth Rock Cockerels for sale. $1.W
each. Mrs. DURFEE.
The steamer Root arrived Saturday
night with a cargo of supplies and equip
ments for 9. H. Carhart's livery stable
and logging camps On the reservation.
Father LeMarsh arrived IN town the
first of the week and will remain over
Sunday. Services will be held ut the
Catholic church tomorrow morning at
the usual hours.
G. j. johnson was the successful
bidder on three tracts of timber at the
recent public sale by the state auditor
of timber on state lands. The aggregate
total involved in this transaction is
4 ,OOO, 900 feet, and some mixed timber.
Commenting on the local campaign
a gentleman whose experience on the
'rontier is limited Remarked: I'm the
cities when I meet candidate I expect
him to say come and have a cigar;' but
here he says have you any tobacco?'
The comings and goings of can didates
moving about through the county might
fill space that We have to devote to other
purposes, including Official publication O.
the whole ticket. We might say. in
general way, that they have gotten "a
swift move on themselves"
Miss Bess Dolan, who has been here
this week assisting G. H. Carhart IN his
office work, leaves today for Cross River
for short visit with relatives before re-
turning to Duluth. Carl Stubsted ot
Zumbrota, Mimi, arrived this week to
take the position of bookkeeper with
Mr.. Carhart.
Tuere was good attendance at tho
bazaar given by the Ladies' Mission so.
ciety of the Norwegian Lutheran church
at Lanktree's hotel last Saturday even
ing. Those present spent the evening in
pleasant social Intercourse, and were
.iven an interesting talk by Rev. Stacey.
At the close the stock of fancy goods
was closed out at auction, and YER,
satisfactory sum was netted from the
same.
The fishing tug of Moss, the Ontanog-
an: Mich. fisherman, arrived last week
to remain here for the fall and winter
fishing. for which purpose it is we'll
equipped. This new enterprise will give
employment to about twenty men, who
will reside in Grand Marais thus max
ing it one of considerable importance to
this place. Mr.. Moss has made per.
manent lease of dock privileges and TO,
the present will use the old Mayhem
warehouse for storage purposes. %
their way over from Ontanogan they set
out forty boxes of nets. They do deep
water fishing exclusively aud make a
speciality of bluefns. Their field of op.
erations is usually not less than twenty
miles from shore.
A deck hand on the America took an
involuntary bath in the bay last Sunda,
night. After the line from the stern
had been made fast on the dock, not
needing the warning that it might
break, he undertook to walk the line to
the dock. He had proceeded only few
steps when the rope did break and drop
ped him into the icy waters of the bay.
The accident was witnessed by several
bystanders and caused considerable ex.
element, but somebody quickly threw a
line to the disconnected performer and
he was soon landed safely on the dock,
thoroughly frightened, and with his ar