The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1907-08-24
GU. johnson was IN Duluth on bus.

| G. j. johnson was IN Duluth on bus.
mess last week.
Mrs. Geo. Fletcher returned Wednes.
day evening from visit in Duluth.
| The Willing Workers will meet with
Mrs. Geo. Mayhem Tuesday afternoon.
Rev. Peterson, of Two Harbors, who
held services on Maple Hill Tuesday,
returned home Wednesday night.
+ Bernt jacobson. returned from How
land Thursday night, after two weeks
tussle with the elements in getting his
hay up.
Mrs. Barnes, who has been visiting at
the home of her brother, DR.. Hicks, dur
ing the past week, left for her home IN
Minneapolis today.
John jacobson, Miss Matte jacobson
and Hjalmer EIiasen, of Hovland, were
passengers on the Easton Monday night
on their way home from visit in Du-
luth.
Elihu Jones, of New York City, is here
on visit with his parents, DR.. and Mrs.
H. D. Jones. He is accompanied by T.
Il. Skuse, also OF New York. Both are
in the customs service in that city.
A raft of about 100000 OF logs, the last
of the Devils Track Drive. was lost on
Lake Superior last night from the tug
Crosby. A large portion of the logs are
beached, and it is hoped to save most of
these.
A. W. Peterson, who after rusticating
here for short time went back to Min
neapolis couple of weeks ago, has re-
turned to Grand Marais with his wife
and daughter, who are enjoying tho out
ing with him.
The bazaar which was opened at the
Norwegian Lutheran church last night
will be continued this evening. Ice
cream and other refreshments will be
served. There is nice selection of fancy
goods on sale, and the prices are low.
Everybody is invited to come.
Johnnie Davis, WHO has been in Still
water for about four years under seven
year sentence and who was liberated on
parole about six weeks ago, has return
ed to Grand Marais. Frankly acknowl-
edging his mistakes of the past, he says
he Is DESTROYS only of being given en-.
ployment with the privilege that goes
with it of living down the past: In that
spirit he is welcomed by his former &C.
quaintances and they seem disposed to
give him proper encouragement.
Gust Olson, who is attending the sum.
mer school for the blind at Faribault,
writes, under date of Aug. IL, that he is
we'll pleased with the school and with
the progress he has made. There are
eight persons attending the school, of
whom he IS the Oldest, and all are work.
ing hard to learn all they can during
the short time allotted to them. The
term closes August q. and Mr.. Olson
will start for home on the %. He has
given some study to N. Y. Point, the
writing for the blind, has made ham,
mock, a rug and fly net. and expected
to do some baskets before returning
home.
Jos. Carhart, Jr., who was with the
Minnesota marines on q cruise down the
Lakes, returned Wednesday night. He
had fine time, being splendidly treated
by the Minnesota boys. He had the
satisfaction OF seeing the Gophers carry
off the honors in nearly all the contests,
losing only in the boat race to trained
crew Of the Wolverine, of the u. S. navy.
He had the privilege also of first
meeting with ''Sailor" johnson, of the
Wolverine, who is known throughout
the navy as the toughest man in tho
service. And Joe was pretty nearly con-
WINGED that he is fully entitled to the
reputation.