The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1907-05-18
TOPICS OF A WEEK
photographic RESUME OF LOCAL
DOINGS.


Clean up. Or winter may catch your
dirty backyard again.
Axel Berglund returned Sunday night
from trip to Duluth.
Claus Hanson has been on the sick
list during the past week.
Michael Murphy went to Duluth on
the America Thursday on business.
Misses Carrie and Anna Scott return.
ell Wednesday evening from Duluth.
Mrs. Russell Richardson returned
} Wednesday night from short visit in
Duluth.
The Ladies' AID society will meet
with Mrs. Lanktree next "Wednesday
afternoon.
Mrs. Claus Hanson returned Wednes-
day night from short visit with rela-
tives in Duluth.
Dan Ashford came up from Stump
river where he is now employed, to pick
up a crew of men to go on the drive.
Joe Mason has returned from PIGEON
River and is now on his farm, working
like beaver getting ready for planting
time.
David Mason and Nes L. Eide made
i've year proofs on their homesteads be-
fore United States Commissioner Car.
hart Monday.
Axel Peterson and T. Tote we're in
town Monday to appear as witnesses
IN final proof hearings before Commits.
sioner Carhart.
Mr., and Mrs. Fred Paine left on
Thursday to 60 to their future home in
Canada. Mrs. Paine will stop for a
while at Ashland.
knute Saegrove and John Bertelson,
Rowland homestea ders, were in town
Monday making Communication proofs on
their homesteads.
DR.. and Mrs. H. D. Jones, who spel t
the winter in California, arrived in Du.
luth several days ago and will soon be
back in Grand Marais. Kirby Jones
went to Duluth to meet them.
County Treasurer Jackson, who has
been aiing for the past month, has been
confined to the house for the past few
lays. lie Las beeu troubled with Il bad
cold, developing symptoms of pneumo-
MIA.
Miss Lillian Allen, formerly a teacher
on Maple Hill and who has been teach
Ing at Iron junction this year, visited
trends here few days this week, leav-
ing for her home at Rochester Thursday
evening.
The tug Crosby arrived in the harbor
from the reservation last
Sunday evening with the first raft of the
season for the mill. Owing to threat
enlng weather the tug hurried in this
trip. bringing about 100000 feet.
Mrs. G. II. Carhart went to Dulath
this morning to see her father, who is
reported to be in critical condition and
not likely to recover. Mrs. Geo. H.
Mayhem, who accompanied her husband
to Duluth last week, remained in the
city to assist in the care of Mr.. MAYHEM.
Geo. Duren, of the lathmill force, had
the forefnger of his left hand severely
injured by being caught under heavy
piece of timber. The Injured member
was treated and placed in spints by DR..
Hicks. Though badly handicapped, Mr..
Duren is attending to his work of filing
the ath saws
John Anderson, who enjoyed a weeks
vacation here, left on Sunday night to
visit Port Arthur before returning to
the Pigeon river camp where he is en-
ployeo. This was his first visit to Grand
Marais. He likes the place and the peo-
pie and intends to come again-in the
good old summer time.
John d. O'Connor, who is holding the
position Of night watchman on the Le-
high company's coal docks at Superior,
came down Sunday night to go to his
homestead. On account of the deep
snow and bad weather he changed his
his mind and will come
again few weeks from now.
Our Hovland correspondents sugges-
ton to the town board that 1t bay a
stump puller seems to us an excellent
one. Tote, the town referred to by him.
bought stump puller. which has more
than paid for itself in service on the
public roads; and to help and encourage
settlers to clear land the machine is let
out for private use at a nominal fee
The benefits that would accrue to the
county as whole from the adption by
every township of this idea makes it
worthy OF careful consideration.