The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1906-02-24
Topics Of Week
Concerning our People, Business and
Progress in the County and Town.
RELIGIOUS NOTICES.

The Union Sunday School meets at
the church Sunday morning at 11:3O.
% o o.
Divine Service. Marais every
Sunday morning at 1890 and again iu
the evening at 7:30. Ali are cordially
to attend.
Rev. VIM. Gable conducted services
on Maple Hill last night. -
The Willing Workers will meet with
Mrs. John Woods Enext Tuesday after
noon.
The Ladies' Aid society meets with
Mrs. Andrew Larson next Wednesday
afternoon. ~
Mrs. G.. X. Grewar accidentally inflict-
ed a severe cut on one of her fingers al
most severing it.
The social club will give a dance at
Bramer's hall tonight, for which large
Miss Marion Beargrease OF Beaver
Bay has been visiting at the home of
Mr.. and Mrs. James Morrison during
the past week.
County Treasurer jackson reports
that personal taxes are coming in rather
slowly. He directs the peoples atten.
tion to the tacJ that on all personal
taxes not paid before March LIST pen
atty OF ten per cent will be added. The
time is shorts If you would avoid the
penalty be prompt about 1T.
Weather conditions are causing con-
siderable anxiety among those who are
interested in the local ice harvest At
present the lake and bay are absolutely
free of ice and it is considered very proc
able that no leo will be secured from
that source this season. In that case
the supply must come from the inland
lakes or shipped in from Duluth. This
promises to be winter of the ice mans
discomfort.
A Washington birthday party was
given at the home of Mr.. and Mrs. Chris
Murphy Thursday evening for the
Squeeze-at. Home club. The club was
entertained with appropriate reading
and patriotic music and songs, followed
by ga me of progressive hearts, domi-
nos and needles. The head prize WAS
won by Mrs. Louis Engelson, and Mrs.
@. G. Monker was awarded the consola-
ton prize. Lunch was served.
By the way, have you given any
thought to the suggestion Of organizing
a taxpayers league or commercial club?
The suggestion is generally approved,
but nobody seems willing to take the
lead in the matter. 1t being agreeable
to all, why not get together and do
something? The public benefits worked
by similar organizations in all communi-
ties where they are active ought to in
cite to action along this line the citizens
of this place.
A special feature of the regular BIZ
weekly entertainment to be given by
the school children next Friday evening
will be debate, for which purpose out
side talent has been drafted into SER
vice. The question to be debated is:
Resolved, That the United States Gov
eminent ought to interfere to protect
the Southern negro in the exercise of
the suffrage" d. B. McAlpine and G.
II. Carhart will uphold the affirmative
and Rev. W. Fl. Gable and Chris Muir
ply will argue the negative.
The fire company met at G. 81. Car
harris Office last Monday evening and
completed the work Of organization by
electing S. G. Murphy secretary and G.
G. Stubstad treasurer. r H. Douglas,
Chris Murphy and VIM. Bally we're ap-
pointed as a committee to draft bylaws
Chemical No. l, which is temporarily in
stalled IN Johnson's store, was tested
Tuesday evening on large bonfire start
ed on the bay shore, and the way that it
put the fire out wasn't at all slow. The
exhibition was entirely satisfactory con-
vincing thosee who witnessed it that
these machines are we'll suited to local
conditions. Arrangements have been
made to have chemical No. 2 kept in the
auditors Office at the court house, where
by both machines can be charged ano
ready at all times for: prompt
service.
The many friends of Ole Brunes anc
family, who formerly lived at Chicago
Bay, will be pleased to learn that they
are happy and prosperous in their new
home at Smiley, MINI, where they re
side on farm purchased by Mr.. Brunef
before leaving Cook county. In pri
vate letter to the publisher of this pape,
Mr.. Brunes says that they are very vel
nloa Sod with their now hnnoo and or.