The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1907-05-25
TOPICS OF A WEEK
photographic RESUME OF LOCAL
DOINGS.

Corning the People, the Business
and the Progress of the County and
and Town.
G. !. Johnson is building log COT
trge north of his office building.
The America made her first visit to
Port Arthur OF, the Sunday trip.
John l.. I4uncin has given the exterior
of the Grand 4 fright new coat of paint.
A. b. Riley arrived in town Wednes-
day evening on one of his regular short
business visits.
\ daughter was born to Mr.. and Mrs.
Hams Gulbranson of Maple Hill on Fri
tia, of last week.
i. e. Aim is preparing to build a
fence around his residence and plant 2
garden this season.
Mr.. and Mrs. Geo. H. Todd of Grand
Portage were passengers on the America
Sunday night. returning from Duluth.
W. d. Dyer, cashier of the Duluth
Log company, has been at the compa-
ny's Red Cliff camp during the past
week.
oof johnson, L. H. Lien, G. H. Car
hart. K. S. Howe. Fred Bramer and II. I.
Garter went to Duluth ON the America
Monday night.
\. A. Mcdonald, collector 70: the
Duluth News Tribune. has been in town
for the past few days in the interests of
his paper. He is accompanied by Mrs.
Mcdonald.
The force has been conslderbly en-
larged and the construction of the tele~
phone line to the dam will be pushed to
early completion.
The camp on the Hussey place has
been closed. Foreman Lanktree and
crew returned to town last evening with
horses and outfit.
Befnt jacobson of Hovand was in
town the first of tie week and orened
up the planting season here by setting
ont lot of strawberry plants on his lot
Oh MONROE street.
County Treasurer Jackson, who has
been under the weather for some time
and was confined to the house for sew
eral days, is again able to be at his post
of duty at the court house.
Edward Sterling returned Wednesday
evening from visit to his old home in
Tennessee. His mother, on account of
whose illness he was called away, had
fully recovered when he started on his
return trip home.
Matt johnson, who went to Duluth
last week. has secured position in the
printing department. of MARSHALL ellis
Hardware company and will remain in
in the city. Mrs. johnson will leave for
Duluth next week
Having completed her work here fo1
the present the tug Crosby left for Ash
land yesterday morning 70 DO some raft.
ing for the Schroeder Lumber She will
return to raft the Devils Track logs
when the drive comes down the river.
DR.. and Mrs. H. d. Jones arrived here
Friday night of last week, accompanied
by Kirby Jones, who met them in Du-
nth on their arrival from the West
They passed the winter in California
enjoying themselves thoroughly at var
lous winter resorts IN that state.
Michael Murphy returned from Du
luth Sunday plght with a team of horses
for Chris Murphy and Aug. J. johnson
received by them from John RunQuist
in exchange for their entire flock oil
goats. MIR. Runquist will place the
goats on his farm in western Minnesota
By mistake on the part OF the car
rage rider, who Was too quick in ad
justlng the machine to receive fresl
log, a saw was broken at the mill Mon.
day forenoon. The usual excitement
resulted, but nobody was hurt and nc
material damage was done other than tc
the saw. The accident caused stop o.
abOlt ten minutes.
Let somebody pass the hat for poor
old Uncle Sam. He's so hard up tina,
he can't improve the north shore mai
service. After advertising and ceadver.
tising and letting a contract for daily
mail service thesdepartment, concluding
that 1t cannot afford to make the i'm.
provement, has Cancelled the contract
and is now advertising for contract on
the old tri-weekly basis.
The rafting crew of ten mon came UP
from Lanktree's camp Thursday even
ing in a large skiff rugged with bed
blanket for sail. After closing up the
raft that evening, being averse to slow
ride on the tug and equally averse tc
hiking it to town, it was proposed tc
sail. Cutt1pg suitable pole for mast