The Cook County herald., 1905-09-23

O'Clock. ".
IT.. Carter went to Duluth Thursday
night.
Ed Sterling went to Duluth Wednes-
day night. ",
! Harry McIver was down from Schroe-
der the first of the week.
Nick Probeck came down from Gum
flint the first of the week.
Mrs John Wood went to Duluth
Thursday night for visit.
Mr.. and Mrs. F. r. Paine returned
Wednesday night from a visit to Du-
luth,
LOST--Brown setter dog with scar
on his neck. Reward if returned to
John Wood, Grand Marais.
Miss Carrie Bates came down from Du-
luth Wednesday evening for a short
visit with ker father and brother.
There was large attendance and a
rousing good time was enjoyed at the
dance given at Bramer's hall last Satur-
day evening.
Deputy Sheriff Frank LeSage went
to Cross River Wednesday night on busi-
ness connected with the October term
of district court.
| Aug. J. johnson has been in Tofte for
the past two weeks painting and pap
erlng the residences of John Tofte and
Hans Engelsen.
John Drouillard has engaged In the
detective business and solicits the pat.
ronage of persons in need of assistance
in that line. All business strictly conf
Dental: If.
| Rev. Gable went to Port Arthur
| Wednesday night. Going from there to
to the conference at Minneapolis, he will
not return home till the latter part of
next week.
The heavy rains have dcne consldera-
BILE damage to the road east along the
shore. The bridge over Reservation
river was destroyed and many culverts
washed out, making it impossible for
teams.
The hunting season has opened up
with the careless killing of a settler
near Ely. And the poor boy that did
the shooting gets all the sympathy. OF
course, the other poor fellow doesn't
need it now. But how about the widow
and orphans?
The rumor, referred to by the Herald
last week, of the sale of the Schroeder
Lumber company's interests in this
county to the AIger-Smith company was
we'll founded. The sale has been made
and the Schroeder company has ceased
operations at Cross River.
John Erickson of Superior, who owns
some Grand Narais village property and
is otherwise interested in this county,
was in town this week. He expressed
himself as being agreeably surprised by
the progress made by the village
since his visit here year ago.
Some excitement was caused OF the
streets of the village Monday evening
by the reported discovery of aoater in
the pond. At the cost of thorough
wett1ng our jealous village marshal
found it to be we'll prepared dummy
placed there by some practical joker.
Alf. Freeburg killed two bears, an old
one and a cub, last Tuesday. Whi1e be
Was prepa ring his MONDAY meal two old
bears and two cubs came out into the
clearing near his shanty. Getting bis
gun he shot one of the old ones, which
fell with cry of pain that drove one of
the cubs up tree. This one he
brought down with another shot, out
the other two escaped,
D. A. Cameron shot monster pelican
Wednesday, which measured seven
feet ten inches from tip to tip
OF it's wings. It was seen lowering over
the bay for some time, when Mr.. Gamer
on appeared on the scene with his
trusty rifle and brought the bird down
with single shot, Men on the scow
put out in a rowboat and picked it up,
claiming tLey shot it with % rifle.
The bluff didn't go with Mr.. Cameron,
however, and he readily persuaded them
to deliver up the prize to him. He sent
it to a Duluth taxidermist to have it
mounted.
The Duluth Herald reports lively
! experience with strikes and lockouts on
the Steamer Easton the other day. AS
the result of bad feeling between the
sailors and the cooks, eliminating in a
fight in which sailor was badly worst
ed, the discharge of the cooks was de.
manded. The officers of the company
we're not prompt in complying with the
demand 90 the sailors struck: Later
the cooks were discharged and then the
letoward omit This anoared tho waitors