The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1906-04-07

Mrs. Andrew Larson next Wednesday
afternoon.
Regular business meeting of the Will
ing Workers will be held with Mrs. G.
Fl. Carhart next Tuesday afternoon.
G. J. johnson is fitting up suite of
Offices over the bank for his private use.
They will be connected with the bank
by flight of stairs.
G. H. Taylor is getting the timber
onto the ground for roomy log cottage
he will build in Harbor addition, one
block west of T. I. Carriers residence.
John johnson of Tote has leased the
saloon and hotel property of. l.. Lun-
din, succeeding C. X. Grewar in the
management of same. Mr.. >Grewar will
go 10 Port Arthur to engage in business
there.
Strawberries are on the Duluth mar
ket. ''but," the Herald remarks, ''most
of us will not recognize them officially
until they offer themselves at compro-
mise price reduced about so per cent
from the present figures"
The fremen's first annual ball at
Bramer's hall Monday evening, April 1G,
will be the social event of the season.
The several committees will do their
utmost, so it can't easily fail to be a
grand success. You are invited to at
tend.
Spring cleaning time is at hand. The
man with the rake, occasionally he's
woman) will popular1ze himself by con-
tributing his part toward the "village
beautiful" It will be the popular thing
this spring to clean up the yards.
The school board will meet at the
court house on Monday, the 18th. At
this meeting the matter of site for the
proposed new school building will be
talked over, without intention. however,
of taking definite action in the matter.
The board invites all freeho Iders
and others interested to attend the
meeting and take part in the discussion.
The trout season opens on Sunday:
April Is, and the local nimrods are
inventorying their fishing equipment
and preparing to enjoy the season to it's
fullest extent. But owing to the heavy
fall of snow during the past winter it
will be several weeks before the creeks
recede to their normal condition, and
trout fishing will not be very good until
then. The season is long enough, tho,'
to give the lovers of this rare sport
plenty time to enjoy it.
AS the result Of limited advertising, in
which correspondence IS solicited, Aug.
J. johnson 4 Co. are receiving from
homeseekers in various parts of the
country many letters of inquiry as to
the opportunities for settlers here.
They are very much encouraged by
the result of their first efforts to inter-
est the outside world in the Inducements
held out to settlers ON the north shore,
now being sown will bear fruit in the
material development of Cook county.
''Small beginnings, like little 9corns,
grow"
Sheriff Carhart and County Attorney
McAlpine spent couple Of days at
Schroeder this week Investigating a
blind pig alleged to be operated by l..
r. Birch, formerly justice of the peace
of that place. A recently issued govern
ment license. a small quantity of wine
gin and whisky and ~other discriminating
evidence was gathered. Complaints
we're made before Justice Eageson and
warrants were issued for Birch and his
bartender. The accused mon were given
the option of Immediately leaving the
county for good or going to Jail and they
chose the latter. They packed up all
their belongings and, accompanied by
Birch's family, started by team for Two
Harbors Wednesday night, Sheriff Car
hart escorting them across the county
line. The stock of liquors was destroy
ed.
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