The Cook County news-herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Cook County, Minn.) 1909-current, 1922-05-25
NEWS-ETTES OF GRAND
~ MARAlS AND VICINITY

John Zimmerman purchased new
Ford touring car last week.
Adolph Backlund Z Is now delivering
groceries for Ed Toftey & Co.
Mrs. Jack Scott Jr. returned from
visit in Duluth Wednesday night.
Henry LeSage of Grand Portage
was a visitor in Grand Marais today.
A. l.. Snyder of Marshall Wells Co.
Duluth was in Grand Marais Wednes-
day.
Ralph and Fred Jackson purchased
Ford touring car the first of the
week.
Geo. Hughes drove in from Du-
luth Wednesday with party Of
three men,.
Sam Zimmerman Jr. purchased a
Buick Six touring car while in Du-
| luth last week.
Mr.. and Mrs. Arvid Hager and
daughter Evelyn left on the America
Monday night for Duluth.
Mrs. Titus and Mrs. Ed Dalbec
left for Duluth Wednesday with Mr.
and Mrs. Ed Toftey.
DR.. Yaeger of Minneapolis and
| party of eight arrived Sunday on a
motor trip to this county.
The Misses Helen Jackson, Chris
tina Clinch and Vivian Hussey spent
the weekend with Lois Smith at her
home at Schroeder.
A. M. Anderson, V. S. Coleman
and Geo. Leng motored to Port Ar
thur Saturday, returning Sunday.
The Misses Amy and Alice Linds-
kog are working at the Greenwood
Lodge at Greenwood Lake.
Mr.. and Mrs S. Eide and Mr..
and Mrs. John Lowe of Tofte drove
in Sunday and spent the day with
Mr.. and Mrs. Hans Larson. They
returned home the same evening.
Hedge Tofte and Andrew Olson of
Tofte were in the village yesterday
in the interest of the Cook County
Cooperative Telephone company A
few hundred dollars worth of stock
was subscribed for. Work of hauling
poles for immediate construction was
to have been commenced today.
Mr.. and Mrs. J. A. Toftey this
week celebrated their 45th wedding
anniversary with picnic at Cas-
cade. All of their children and
grand children were present.
Mrs. Alfred Sonic returned Mon
day from the Two Harbors hospital
to her home in Finland. She was
laid up for a month as the result of
motor cycle accident.
Mr.. ad Mrs. H. NJ. Ojarl of Du-
luth motored up to Rowland Satur-.
day in their Hudson. They returned
Sunday, Miss Helen Hottie accom-
panying them to Duluth.
I Mrs. Cl1as. Seglem, Mr. and Mrs.
]G. F. Lundquist and Mrs. Matt
Lanktree attended the lodge meeting
OF the Eastern Star at Two, Harbors
Tuesday. - IN i. ~ ..
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! Johannes Eide left on the stage
Tuesday for his home in Tofte. He
has been working at the North Shore
garage for about a month. = :. 81. r:
Hans Toftey left for Duluth Tues.
day with Dr.. Bulkley Of Minneapolis
Mr.. and Mrs Ed Toftey left fo1
Duluth IN their car Wednesday. Is.
Yesterday afternoon while Erich
johnson was returning from the sur.
veyors camp at the Brule river eas,
of Grand Marais the county truck
which he was driving caught on FIRE
He was not aware of It until tl.e
blaze shot up into the cab and therr
! was too late to save the truck
He covered his face with his hands
and jumped the truck running ii LIE
ditch on thes opposite side 2of TIE
road John Molinosii was coming BE.
hind him with anotl county trluucl
and they used the FIRE enting uisherrs
froIn both truck but were unable
to exiting iish the flnes ne Ind
about iifteen gal Ions u eas ii his
tank md glleaz tank lrolls II
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