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The Cook County news-herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Cook County, Minn.) 1909-current, 1916-02-17
STATE NEWS BITS.
Happenings Of the Week
in Minnesota.
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Mrs. Sarah M. Coon, for more than
| fifty years a resident of Mortified, is
dead at the age of eighty-five.
Farmers and others interested, about
eighty in all, met at Mora and organ
lied cooperative creamery company
Premiums aggregating more than
$4,000 are offered by the Farm Crops
show to be held at Crookston Feb.
TIP.
About 1000 pounds of butter was
consumed when the Comfrey Farmers
Cooperative creamery was destroyed
by fire..
Minneapolis, the eighteenth city of
the United States in population,
ranked seventh in building operations
in 1915.
Irving A. Caswell, manager of the
Cummins campaign in Minnesota, has
opened headquarters at the Merchants
hotel in st. Paul.
Tentative plans are under consid-
GRAFTON for the afiliation of the St.
Paul College of Law with the Univer.
sity of Minnesota.
Peter Kaiser of Rockville, an en-
ploye of the Rockville Granite COM
pany, was killed when struck by a
Great Northern train.
James A. Peterson of Minneapolis
has filed for lieutenant governor of
Minnesota on the Republican ticket
at the June primaries.
Discouraged and unable to find work
Edward Samson of Minneapolis shot
and killed his wife and then fired a
bullet into his own brain.
To raise 100000 for Minnesota COL
lege 200 Lutherans, 100 men and 100
women, will begin a ten-day cam.
paign in Minneapolis Feb. 1.
Frank. Russler, the hermit of Rose
Creek, is dead. For forty years he
occupied shack of two rooms, using
a dugout under the shack as a bed
chamber.
Five persons were injured in an &C.
cident near Winona when heavy
bobsled was hurled into a ditch. The
team dragged the injured persons sev-
eral rods.
One-third of st. Paul's buildings
erected during 1915 were homes. Dur
ing the year there were 1,246 permits
for dwellings taken out at a value of
$3,119,114.
The Cook County news-herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Cook County, Minn.) 1909-current, 1916-02-17

/ leap year" party was gwen in the
Flutereed Valley Friday night.
Jorgen Johnson left on the Saturday
stage for trip to Two -Harbors.
About eight tons of fish was shipped
to..Cramer the past week by local fisher
men.
700 pounds of frozen herring was ship
ped from Hovland on Saturday by par
eel post.
Asa Hoyt left on Monday for Cramer
with load of frozen fish from Theodore
Olson, of Big Bay.
S. G.. Crawford and VIM. LaPlante
have each procured wolf the past week
OH the Reservation.
Indian Farmer William called in at
the Bay on Saturday on his way to
Grand Marais, with cordial greetings.
Domin1ck Anaquod who has been fish,
ing at Reservation Bay, returned to
Chippewa City on the Saturday stage.
Miss Emma Zimmerman and Mrs. Le-
Sage who have been visiting with re]a-
tives. at Reservation Bay, returned home
on Tuesday.
Members of Albion Farmers Club
are planning to present at their March
meeting the two.act drama, 'Early
Vows', which is replet, with thrilling
experiences and romance.
N. l.. Eliasen and son have been out
in the North Road settlement with their
gasoline wood saw the past week, and
many ''glad smile" is visible as the
result Of the accumulated piles of sawed
wood that followed in their wake. Sure
ly that wood saw is a public benefactor,
Bernt Everson, Ed. Sannes and Vernie
Skoog came down on Friday after frozen
fish to be freighted to Cramer for ship
ment to Duluth parties and participated
in all kinds of experiences in making the
trip, being obliged to double up in pla-
ces on account of the deep snow and
heavy loads.
Charles G. Bray and Miss Mae New
ton were quietly married at the home
of the BRIDES parrants, Mr.. and Mrs.
James Newton, of Northfeld, Mimi, on
Saturday, February 5th. The young
couple will make their home at Hovland.
The Cook County news-herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Cook County, Minn.) 1909-current, 1916-02-17
Grand Portage. .

A dance was held at the school house
Saturday night.
Several men from Reservation Bay
skated to the Portage Sunday.
Farmer William is in Grand Marais
this week looking after the needs of
some of the Indians there.
Skating is the order of the day.
The agent and family went to the Is
land Sunday on the ice.
Supt. M. D. Archiquette expects to
start for Washington, D. c., next Sat-
urday where he has been called by Com
missioner Sails IN the interest of the
Chippewas here.
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Mons Hanson, of Hovland, drove
in tins morning.

Mons Hanson, of Hovland, drove
in this morning.
Fred Winger has sold his horse to
Ben Robertson, our fox-farmer.
Lost-a small sized mems gold
hunting case watch. Return 10 Sam
Zimmerman, Jr, for reward.
Chester S. Durfee and wife of
Minneapolis have both been quite i'll
for some time, but are now again
able to be about.
A meeting of the local members
Of the Commercial Club is on the
program for the near future if the
talks of several Interested members
is any criterion. It's a good thing
and we have few ideas of our own
to propose if the rest of you will
give US an opportunity.
Fred r. Pane has had his hooks
and lines in readiness for "bobbing"
through the ice for some time, and
when yesterdays westerly breeze
spoiled his Immediate prospects his
face showed his disappointment, but
we predict that he will bring back
the bacon within day or two from
one of his pet lakes in the interior,
He will be accompanied by Jim
Kirkwood and Sam BalIy.
The Royal Ne,ghbors entertained
their husbands and the Woodmen
and wives at dancing party last
Thursday evening at the village
hall. The hall was we'll decorated
with streamers. An elegant lunch
was served and the guests departed
at late hour feeling that the Royal
Neighbors were worthy of their
name in the fullest sense of the
word.
We are glad TO report that G. H.
Carhart, of Sioux Falls, S. d., is at
the top of the list in the Scandia
Life Insurance Co., honor roll for
January, covering the states of Min
nesota, Norll :a:;tA South Dakota,
having written the largest amount
of insurance of all their agents dur
Ing that month. Here's hoping that
&C. H." keeps up the good work.
On Saturday night, Feb. 18th,
Mr.. and Mrs. John J. Hussey enter
tanned the teachers Of our school at
a Valentine party. Progressive
"Five Hundred" was played at
Which Miss Hazel Morterud won
head honors and Miss Edna Brophy
consolation prize for the ladies.
Mr.. Hartley Holte and Mr.. E. L.
Rude were tied for head honors for
the gentlemen and a consolation
prize was awarded Mr.. Rude who
lost in the draw for head prize. An
elaborate lunch was served, after
which the light fantastic was trip
ped. Streamers and hearts were
used very nicely in decorating the
rooms. Tine guests departed at
late hour feeling that their hosts had
given them very enjoyable even
ing.
The Cook County news-herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Cook County, Minn.) 1909-current, 1916-02-17
East End n eWS.

The young folks celebrated Lincoln s
birthday anniversary OH Saturday with
their first skating of the season. That
being the first day this year that the
ice in the bay was strong enough for
that most exhilarating sport. The bay
was nearly a week later then usual in
freezing over.
The Cook County news-herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Cook County, Minn.) 1909-current, 1916-02-17
Topics Of a Week

There will be no show on Satur-
day night of this week.
Ed. Jackson and Billy Webster
have started trapping at Elbow
Lake.
We are experiencing February
thaw that will settle the snow some-
what.
J. w. Schoen is enlarging his ice-
house, the work being done by Ed.
Nunstedt.
Aug. J. johnson celebrated his
seventy fourth birthday on Monday,
Feb. 18th.
w. G. William is here disbursing
supplies and clothing to a number
of the Indians.
Subscribe tor the Cook County
News-Herald and keep posted on
local happenings.
Mrs. Emma G.. Titus, who has
been nursing in Detroit, Mich., IS
visiting friends at her old home in
Canada.
"Gunnysack' Discheau and Louis
Nichols are replenishlng their next
years wood supply for their homes
at Reservation Bay.
There will be food sale at the
home of Mrs. l.. II. Lien next Sat-
urday for the benefit Of the Congre-
gational Ladies AID.
Olson Bros, have contracted to
haul about fifteen tons of frozen
herring from Hovland to Cramer for
shipment to the Duluth market.
Gilbert Gilbertson lett for Fin
land last week to do some work in
painting and decorating. He will
be assisted by his brother Albert.
Geo. Zimmerman Is in town, hav-
ing walked in from Reservation Bay
with Joe Potter yesterday. Mr..
Zimmerman reports his daughter
who has been seriously ill as slowly
improving.
Last Sunday Paul Ceret, Geo.
Zimmerman, Joe and Geo. Potter
skated from Reservation Bay to
Grand Portage and back. On the
way back Joe Potter tell IN and was
pulled out with the aid of rope
they had with them.
J: N. Brenton reports that his
brother of Roscoe, S. d., and he
have been keeping daily record of
the temperature for comparison, and
that during January we were favored
with a more un,f orm and warmer
weather than South Dakota,
Ed. Nunstedt returned on Satur-
day night after completing the car
penter work on tho school house at
Finland. He has been gone from
the village for two months and we
are glad to have him with us again.
He has sub-]et the painting and de-
corating to Gilbert Gllbertson.
The Cook County news-herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Cook County, Minn.) 1909-current, 1916-02-17

Found-A pocketbook containing
some money. Owner can get same
by calling at this office and proving
property.
Geo. Zimmerman made this office
a call while In town and showed his
good judgment by subscribing for
the Herald.
We note in the Duluth Herald
that Duluth has three citizens, Judge
j. d. Ensign, Mr.. and Mrs. Y. j.
Watt, who have had personal inter-
views with Abraham Lincoln. We
also pride ourselves that George H.
Durfee met Abraham Lincoln on se-
veral occasions, the first being in
1860 in Illinois and cast his first
vote for him at that time. He was
also present when Abraham Lincoln
made his immortal "Gettysburg ADJ
dress, standing within twenty feet
of HIM during the address. He also
heard him and spoke to him several
times during the following years.
He was the holder Of a compliment
tary ticket to Fords Theatre on the
night of the assassination of Abra-
ham Lincoln but was unable to at
tend.
The Cook County news-herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Cook County, Minn.) 1909-current, 1916-02-17
MRS. c. S. JOHNSON DEAD,
Passed off Quietly Last Evening al
II O'clock, at Her Home.

Mrs. G. S. johnson died shortly
before midnight on February 10Th,
after an illness of about year from
a complication of stomach troubles.
The funeral services will be held
Sunday afternoon, the burial to be
at Maple Hill Cemetery.
Carrie Pearson was born in Tras-
kog, Vermland, Sweden, in August
1857. On Oct. %, 1875 she was
united in marriage to Carl S. John
son and they immigrated IN 1898,
making their home in Manistee,
Mich. About fifteen years ago they
moved to Chicago, where they made
their home until 1912 when they
came to Grand Marais, and have
since resided here in the village.
! She leaves a husband and six
children to mourn the loss of kind,
loving and gentle wife and mother.
The children are David, Carl and
Victor who reside in Chicago, and
Anna c., Verne and Ellwood who
are here iii the village.
Mrs. Johnson's sterling Christian
character won many friends and the
sympathy of the entire community
goes out to the bereaved family, as,
to know her was to love her.
The Cook County news-herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Cook County, Minn.) 1909-current, 1916-02-17
Notice!

Aug. J. johnson has opened his
second hand store again in the old
place. Have good many useful
articles in the line of household
goods for sale, cook stoves, heaters
etc. - ~
The Cook County news-herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Cook County, Minn.) 1909-current, 1916-02-17
Dental Notice.

Those having broken plates to be
repaired, mail them to me at Coffev-
ville' Kan, in strong package. My
dental office in the cabin will he omen
in the summer as usual.
T. M. ROBERTSON. u. n. s.
The Cook County news-herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Cook County, Minn.) 1909-current, 1916-02-17
Chris Eide Burned Out

On last Friday afterno noon the home
of Chris Eide, IN Colvil, was burned
to the ground with contents, the
family only getting out with what
clothing they wore at the time.
When first noticed the fire was
burning around the stove pipe in
the roof, but when the doors were
opened in the excitement, the flames
spread so rapidly that nothing
could be saved. The family, con-
sisting of Mr.. and Mrs. Eide and
five children, are temporarily living
in the Thore Olson dwelling, about
one mile north of their old heme.
A subscription list to aid Mr..
Eide in rebuilding and to tide him
over the winter is being circulated.
Anyone desiring TO contribute any
supplies or clothing may bring them
to G. J. Johnson's Office, who will
see that they are forwarded to Mr..
Eide. The family lost all their
clothing and as there are two girls
of IL and 8 years and two boys of
10 and 6 years and baby of two
years, any clothing that can be used
will be great help to them. =
Herbert Valentine, of Lutsen,
spent few days in the village the
first of the week.
The Congregational Ladies Aid
will meet with Mrs. F. B. Hicks
next Wednesday afternoon.
Olson Bros, will complete their
logging operations at Pine lake in
62-l West in few days, having
banked over 700 NJ pine logs in the
lake.
Louis Engelson left for Duluth
on the Sunday stage. He has been
suffering for some time with an ul-
cerated tooth, which he, will have
treated during his absence.
The North Shore Cooperage Com
pany vii. openstl,elr zstave m2hs sth:s ,
first of the week on the Gunfint
road north of the Devil Track RI
YER, giving employment to about
twelve men. They will make pine
slaves for the local plant.
Gust Hagberg snow -shoed in from
jock Mock on Monday. He made
us little visit and informed us that
be has received word from Alger-
Smith that they intend to build
warehouse near his homestead III
Sec. 1853 West on their right-of-
way.
On Friday night the high school
and eighth grade girls gave "Leap
Year" party in honor of Supt. E. l..
Rude. The party was distinctly
"Leap Year, affair, the girls being
d'ctators as TO partners for the evon-
ing. Ladies Choice was tile rule
in the dancing. The guests were
given caps to wear during the even
lng' the girls wearing pink a caps
trimmed with green hearts and the
boys with the colors reversed. The
school faculty, who were all guests
OF honor, wore white caps trimmed
with green and pink hearts, tie hall
being decorated to match. A bas-
ket lunch was served at midnipht.
partners being secured by matching
The Cook County news-herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Cook County, Minn.) 1909-current, 1916-02-17

The Blue Earth County Pure Seed
association, which comprises several
counties in that part of Southern Min
nesota, will hold it's annual corn show
seed fair and convention at Mankato
Feb. 1926.
Awakened by the odor of escaping
gas Mrs. A. j. Markle of Minneapolis
went into the kitchen of her home
end found her husband dead on the
floor. Coroner Seashore said the man
had ended his own life.
An I. w. w. walking delegate is
organizing woodsmen in Northern
Minnesota with the avowed object of
calling strike. He charges the men
aae underpaid and underfed and are
forced to live in "rotton" camp condi-
tions
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RICH ORE, STRIKE REPORTED
Finding of Gold "shoot' Causes Great
h y est Excitementl in Helena
~scSiin Years.


sFFefena-The reported strike of
rich. gold oref in, the property of the
Scratch Gravel Gold Mining company
on Scratch Gravel had the effect of
causing the biggest mining excite
ment in this City which has been wit
messed in years. The. strike was made
on the 2O0-foot level, assays of the ore
giving $40 .Q9O,te the car. It is report
ed the vein is eight feet wide, the pay
shoot averaging, 80. inches in width.
Recently the company has not been
shipping any ore, alb of the work be-
ing in the nature of1development.
The Franklin mine, owned by the
Cruise estate is Shipping and a syn!
dictate composed. of New York bank
ers has been formed to take over the
Lexington and Orio1e mines, two Of
the oldest properties on Scratch
Gravel. ~
The circle banner. [volume] (Circle, Mont.) 1914-1939, 1916-03-10
FOR HOME PRODUCTS WEEK"
COMMITTEES of Montana Manufacturers
Association Meets at Helena to
Plan Celebration


Helena. - To notwithstanding
for the big home products celebration
in Helena in the near Ifutiire, a cele-
bration to be given under the, auspices
of the Montana PRODUCTS and Manu-
facturers' association, the. executive
committee of that org anization held
q meeting at the Placer hotel.
Only tentative zarran gemsnts were
made, and the. committee adjourhed
to meet. again, LATER. when~-the mem
bers were tolattend a~dinnef-dnd agree
upon a date for the observance ,of
home products weeksf Sd
The committee endorsed the idea
of cooperative cadvertisfng ca M
paign along lines of a general pub
licity plan boestins Moptana-msde
products. Plans were also discussed
for. a convention of the association
to be held in Helena during the next
legislature, which will probably r,be
held in connecticut whistle conyen-
ton of the State Retail Merchants !
association: 1T q fTBY A
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In the effort to eradicate
HEADACHE AND NEURALGIA

Hoyt's Headache and Neuralgia Cologne
now heads the list as a successful remedy
for the relief of headache, nervousness, IN
somnia, car sickness, etc.
The dangerous tablet has had its day.
Hoyt's Headache and Neuralgia Cologne
is harmless. refreshing, fragrant prepa-
ration, marvellous in its action, reliev-
ing nervousness, -sleeplessness, exhaustion
and all head and nerve ailments by ex,
ternal use and inhaling. 1t IS not nerve
food, but nerve soother. BY giving the
nerves rest they furnish their own food
and tone, and all nerve pains disappear.
For children's colds and catarrh it is
just the remedy, harmless and efficient and
SO pleasant to use. For men a pleasant
remedy to relieve and clear the, head "the
morning after the night before" This is
not an expensive preparations at so cents
bottle, because it brings the relief II has
many imitators at less price, but if they
do not bring the desired results they are
not cheap at any price 81
Get Hoyt's and you will be satisfied.
For sale at all drug stores. IL
The circle banner. [volume] (Circle, Mont.) 1914-1939, 1916-03-10
6lRgPlf FIGs FOR
\ CA|LD'S BOWELS
Il Is cruel to force nauseatinp
harsh physie into a
sick child.

Look back at your childhood days
Remember the dose" mother insisted
on-castor oil. calomel, cathartics
How you hated them, how you fought
against taking them.
With our children it's different.
Mothers who cling to the old form of
physic simply don't realize what they
do. The children's revolt is well-found-
ed. Their tender little "insides" are
injured by them. e
= If your childs stomach. liver and
bowels need Cleansing, give only deli
cious california Syrup OF Figs. I Its
action is positive, but gentls. Millions
of mothers keep this harmless fruit
iaxatives handy; they know children
love to take it,, that It never fails to
clean the liver and bowels and sweet
On the stomach. and that teaspoonful
given today saves a sick child tomor-
row.
Ask at the store for 50-cent bottle
of California Syrup of Figs" which
has full directions for babies, children
of all ages and for grown-ups plainly
on each bottle. Adv. ~ ~ esa<
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Slayer Gets Life Sentence.

Deer Lodge.-Judge George 3. Win
ston came from Anaconda and presided
over an adjourned session of the Febr-
uary term of the district court. Harry
Irby, who had confessed to the~mtr-
der of Lee Cunningham, Dee<20,. was
in court and on a plea Of guilty to a
charge of murder in. 1.-The first degree
was sentenced to. Prison for life. The
plea was made through his attorney, l..
w. Jordon, who had been, appointed
to representhim att session a couple
of weeks ago.>N This is the last chapter
Ct one Of the, most <astrocious crimes
t5vsr committed in the county.
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4 t5nit. commerciaI CLUBS.

Anaconda Eeery chamber of COM
merce Nand sesmm1ycial club in Mon
the state sesociatton m order to han
die statewide Questions >sQf interest
with greater fsci1itfes. lStepss toward
this organization were Started BY e.
P. Mathewson OF ANACONDA, at the, alis'
nual meeting Of the Moptana Fair az
ISOLATION. Mr.. MathewBop Is fxfso
head OF the Montana State Atftemobilet
and Good Eoads association and Ok.
fered tho cooperation OF that organ
ixation.
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EXPEND S3,645, SOB ON ROADS
Montana Counties Paid 81 900 600
More Last Year Than During
kyious Twelve Months. M

N Hell ontana counties expend-
B4n Last year on roads and bridges
&kfe toS6lef SO, 645. 6O3.93, according to
|sfgure4 eompiled by G. R. Metlen, sec.
Eretary The state highway commis-
sion. This is an increase of more
than tEA0l000 over the amount ex-
endeh TIN previous year and an In
ktr eas almost S2,000,000 over the
samoulk Axpended in 1913. One al the
most saffsfa Glory items is THAI show.
ing the increased expenditures are not
being bonded; the counties are paying
for thecwQrk as,it is done During the
past1 year f8eeoountiess reduced their
outstanding warrants and only six in
creased them The warrants outstand-
ing Dec. 1, 1914, totaled $1,257, SSSS5;
Dec, 1,ye1915, there were outstanding
Warrants amounting, to SLOTS. 5000, a
reduction of s149,536,30
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Would Tax county,s on WeIl..

Red Lodge.-County Assessor Nc
SCleary is trying to deterwine a6ueth-
cd by which he, can ,plaSf vfH@tion
on oil claims i'm Carson eouafx RPla-
Ger claims, under whicE most OF the
oil lands have Been taken up, are as
sessable if the title has passed from
the governnfent. If this rplefis opera
tive most of the oil~clsinns will es-
cape taxation this year, Then. again,
the producing wells that have been
brought in have been capped and
there is no production from which to-
CLEAN a revenue
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,MIssoUEAY MANiIsr M9RDERED
Restaurant Owner Shot and Fatally
Wounded by Unknown Thug at
Early Hour.

Missoula.-esorgaS. &gkan, aErts-
soula restaurant mai, .waskshot Ard
fatally injured at 1 A. M, BY an un-
known thug who attempted to break
into the rea Of the restaurant. Mr..
Morgan lived untir<1 o,clooKJ in lhs af-
ternoon.a 80 Before he died he was con
scious long enough to give very brief
description of the man Fwho7dia the
shooting, but the officers have been I'm
able to find any trace of a man an
descrfptiohST q ; IS
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AnatomicalIy Speaking.

u was at a social gathering IN d
- mountain settlement, Of Tennessee.
and 4the~scHoelteaeh was there and
wanted to show off her learning to
lths lcbmpahEl4 She selected ia. long.
lank, red necked young fellow for her
target and Lit in:
y AS@a1fib Do You say leg or limb? ~ she
wanted to know.
T MQ4Ny.s mefmss say shank" said
t<bd Did MISUNDERSTANDING Ban
knea. ~ ~ /
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IS FOUND GUILTY OF MURDER
Alleged Slayeraof Companion, in Cabin
Near SaIesviIIe, Is Convicted by
.e,zsszrs Jury at Bozeman.

= Bozemans - *Guilty of murder in
the second degree" was the verdict
returned ,by,a jury in the case against
joe Reiser. charged with having Killed
Joe Fink, his companion, December
23A in ai-cabin near Salesyille. ff.
tsWe leave his punishment to be
fixed by the court and recommend his
sentence to be as ienient as possible"
continued the verdict
The finding of Fink's body. the strac-
ing of Reiser, shisearrestsin Dickinson.
N. D., and MS story of tie fight with
ak and shotgun as kwe apons kept in
terest@at high pitch.
Reiser pleaded self-defense.