The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1907-06-29
TOPICS OF A WEEK
photographic RESUME OF LOCAL
DOINGS.


Mrs. Babb next Tuesday afternoon.
Matt Lanktree did the planting on
his Maple Hill homestead this week.
Wildwood for sale.
A. V. johnson, P. o. Bdg.
II. S. McGregor of the City National
Bank of Duluth was an attendant at
District court here this week.
Mrs. Tony Lutzka and children left on
the America Monday night for Duluth
to remain until after the Fourth.
d. B. McAlpine is getting the lumbe
and material on the ground for the pur-
pose Of adding a kitchen to his residence
building
Mrs. Geo. Bayle left Monday evening
for visit at her old home in Canada
Mr.. Bayle accompanied her as far as
Duluth.
+. d. Hyatt, the lumber inspector, was
in town this week looking after the final
shipment of lumber for Rlttenhouse &
Embree
Charles Ladd acted as deputy for
Marshal Bayle during the latter's alb
sence in Duluth. Mr.. Bayle returned
this morning.
Billy Forsythe is clearing his lot in
Harbor addition and will build house
on 1t at once. Andrew Hedstrom will
do the building.
Miss Knox, formerly nurse in the
Grand Marais hospital and now of Far
60, arrived Wednesday evening for a
visit with Mrs. Geo. H. Mayhem.
Mr.. and Mrs Geo. H. Mayhew are now
comfortably settled in their new home,
their furniture and furnishings having
been received and installed the first of
week.
Mrs. Aim has concluded not to attend
the national educational convention at
Los Angeles, for the expenses of which
trip the county board recently appro-
priated 800.
The county treasurer reports the COL
lection of $25,4O4 .38 taxes during the
month of May this year, as compared
with collection of $19, 1890 during the
corresponding month year ago.
Mrs. Joseph Carhart. Misses Agnes,
Ida and Elizabeth Carhart, of Mayville,
n. D., mother and sisters of G. 81. and
Joseph Carhart Jr., are visiting at the
home OF Mr.. and Mrs. c. II. Carhart.
Geo. Duren. who mas been connected
with Il. Lutzka in the lath contract at
the mill, left for Duluth Monday night
He has relinqulshed his interest IN the
contract to Mr.. Lutzka and will not
return to Grand Marais.
Rev. ". n. Gable, formerly of this
place, was married recently to Miss May
Hartman of Williamsport Pa. They will
make their home IN Superior, Rev. Ca
bles field of labor, where he has been
engaged with encouraging results, since
leaving Grand Marais.
It's a hardship to take men from
their places of business and their work
to do court duty on pay that will barely
meet expenses, but there's some recon
= pense in the pleasure of getting togeth
er, aside from tho consideration that il
one of the obligations of citizenship.
Fred Paine was in town again this
week for few days, leaving Thursday
fo fo r
quarters in the Cobalt country. Fred's
presence IN town generally livens things
up and the boys are always glad to SET
him. People generally would be glad tt
see him back here to stay.
Citizens of Maple Hill have petitionec
the county board for the reestablishmen1
of the old school district, which was
merged with the Grand Mara1s distric
in the organization of Independent dis
trict No. /. The hearing on the petition
will take place on Tuesday, July 9th.
Deputy Q. S. Marshal Mallory O
was in town a few days this week. H,
came to serve libel on the tug Crosb,
in favor OF Joseph A. Hampton, formerl,
engineer on tho boat, for wage claim O
$685. 90. The claim was paid and the boa
released. Mr.. Mallory was accompanied
by Mrs. Mallory and son, they remaining
in Grand Marais while he was out attend
Ing to his official duties.
Geo. H. Todd of Grand Portage, VIII
has been dong jury duty here this wee
was disappointed and Inconvenience b
being called to this service. He and Mr.
Todd had planned to leave to day TO
Rea, Mo-, to spend their vacation bu
had to postpone their departure unit
the first of next week. Although the
expect to remain in the Indian Schoc
service, they may not return to Gran
Portage.