The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1907-07-20

Mrs. Louis Engelson has been visiting
at Tote this week.
Ed. Sterling left Monday morning on
business trip to Duluth.
w. NJ. Tompkins OF Ashland, was q
visitor in the village Monday.
An abundance of interest has developed
during The past day or two and there is
said to be quantum sufficit Of "willin'
Barkuses" to chose from for the honors
| to be parceled out at the school election
today. Three directors are to be elect
ed.
Taking time by the forelock, the
county board has established fund for
the building of new court house and at
it's last meeting levied $1,000 taxes as a
starter: A new building is needed, and
the action of the board looking to that
end will very likely be generally approx
ed.
Miss Hilma Anderson and Miss Lena
Hedstrom came up from Duluth We'd
nesday night for a visit at the home of
their brother, Andrew Hedstrom. Since
leaving Grand Marais about year ago
| Miss Hedstrom has spent several months
at New Orleans and other places in the
South.
Last Monday afternoon Hjalmer Ella
son, Ole Larson and Andrew Anderson,
who were walking on Maple Hill, were
knocked down by lightning bolt that
struck and set fire to q brush pile short
distance from them. The mon were rend-
cred UNCONSCIOUS by the shock, but none
of them was seriously injured.
julius Gorton. the millwright, and his
son arrived from Duluth Monday night
to take charge of tho Bramer sawmill at
DEVILS Track lake. Mr.. Bramer expects
to begin saving early next week.
The operations will be on small scale,
giving employment to about eight men.
He has about 125,0OO feet of logs on
hand.
Word comes that Geo. H. Todd will
not return to the Grand Portage reser-
walton to teach this year. He will go to
Montana. having secured a more desira-
BILE position in the Indian school service.
The many friends of Mr.. and Mrs. Todd,
regretting that it prevents their return,
are pleased to hear of Mr.. Todd's adj
vancement.
Attorney G. E. Adams was in town
this week collecting material upon
| which to base motion for new trial
for Jas. 81. Pinkerton. who is uoder sem
tence to the penitentiary and is held at
the county Jail here pending the pro-
ceedings for new trial. The matter
will come up before Judge Cant in Du-
luth next Wednesday.
The Easton tied up at the dock here
about three hours Saturday evening and
her numerous passengers took advan-
tage of the opportunity to see the vii.
lage by lamphght. Mrs. Hoff and
daughter and Mrs. Tote, of Zumbrota
were passengers, and they we're enter.
tanned during the stay by G. G. Stub.
stad, their former townsman.
The case of Forward & Co. vs.. Olson
ct. al, commonly known as the Lundiu
case, has been decided against the plain
tiff's and in favor of Lundin. This was
the outcome of an action brought by
Forward and Co. to enforce an alleged
lien upon certain hotel furniture sold by
the plaintiffs to Gus. Olson, and agains,
which they held chattel mortgage
which was filed by mistake in the town
OF Grand Marais instead of in the village
The property was seized by Olson'f
creditors and at the sale was purchased
by Lundin. He was, therefore, made {
party to the suit to recover the value OF
tho same. The case was started in Du
luth municipal court and was later trans
ferred to this county for trial. Upon thu
trial here the case was taken from the
jury and held under ..advisement by thu
court with the result as above stated-t
judgment favorable to Lundin. L. U
Titus was Lundin's attorney.