The Cook County herald., 1905-06-24

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Joe Mayhem came up from Two
Harbors Friday night for few days visit
in town.
Nick .Probeck, of Gunfl1nt, spent
several days in Grand Marais during the
past week.
Attorney L. .. G. Titus, Sheriff Car
hart and John Lundin went to Duluth
Thursday night in connection with liti-
CATION pending in the municipal court
in that city.
Otto Calvert, deputy revenue collector,
was in town this week on official busi-
ness. All those matters that
came under his supervision he found in
proper condition, with nothing whatever
to call for his attention.
A party of their neighbors and friends
gave Mr.. and Mrs. John Nelson a very
pleasant surprise at their home on Maple
Hill last Sunday evening. Cake and
coffee we're served and those present
spent the evening in very enjoyable
social manner. The party brought with
them pair of thoroughbred Angora
goats which they presented to Mr.. Nel-
son.
The trip of Rev. and Mrs. McGaughey
to Grand Marais was very agreeable
one. They experienced that hospitality
for which the place is famous, and the
service held by Mr.. MEG. was we'll at
tended. They brought away most pleas
ing impressions OF the town and it's
people, as do all who visit there. TLey
will make future trips there, and will
find that each makes one more anxious
for the next.-Two Harbors Iron News.
B. A. Martin, of the firm of R. R. For
ward & Co., arrived in towu this morn
ing. In the replevim case brought by
his company for the recovery of goods
sold on contract to Gust Olson, con-
s1sting Of hotel furniture, ETC., jud ement
was taken on default. and this morning
Sheriff Carhart seazed the same on exc.
cut1on. The goods are now in Mr..
Martins possession, but it is likely that
the matter will be compromised and
further trouble avoided.
A young man in one of the Offices this
morning startled the other occupants by
a most extravagant performance. When
first noticed he had one leg high IN the
air and seemed TO be trying to raise the
rest of his anatomy heavenward willie he
frantically grabbed the seat of his trous.
ers with one hand. He might have been
giving an imitation ct hoochi- koochi o.
or trying to outrival the wiry Jap in a
feat of contortion-so far as appearance
went. Finally recovering himself, he
exclaimed: "Holy Dundervitch! that's
hot" He was starting fire, it seems
and struck match where mon usually
do. The sulphur broke off and being
ignited stuck to bis trousers. Oblivlou
of what was transpiring behind, he triet
another match with more success ant
started the fire, when he suddenly foun(
, himself between two fires, with the re-
7 suit above noted. Our informant waE
. unable to give the extent of the damag
done.
A crew of sixty men we're put at wor]
, rafting the Nester logs Monday morn
ing and are making rapid progress wit
the work. By putting in twelve hours
. day they expect to have tie work com
pleted in two weeks. The tug V1gilan
| left yesterday morning with raft c
nearly three million feet for Barags
Mich, the remainder of the logs will b
taken in another raft to the same place
I The work of towing raft is about th
, most tedious in the line of steamboatint
Ordinarily tug will move not to excee
mile and half an hour with a raft i
, tow, and in case of rough weather @
strong head wind all they calculate o
:, doing is to hang on to the raft withou
making any headway at all. The tn
Vigilant, which took out the raft yestel
day morning, is powerful boat, capabl
of hauling a raft of five million. but ther
b IS too great risk in taking such larg
= RATS aclo the lake. Notwithstandih
4 the Vigilant is not more then half loade
. it will require nearly two weeks to reac
1 it's destination. The company is movin
all their equipments and supplies, closi'
D their operations in this vlnicirlty.