The Cook County news-herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Cook County, Minn.) 1909-current, 1922-01-12

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Ewhere he appeared before the Judge
and plead guilty to charge # lar
ceny for robbing Jack Hirsch's home
ON Pigeon Point. He was sentenced
to serve one year in the St. Cloud re-
formatory. Mr.. Lien continued the
journey on to St. Cloud with the
prisoner. The county attorney, clerk
! of court and Sam Zimmerman
accompanied the sheriff to
Duluth and waited for him there
while he made the trip to St Cloud
by train. Thus we are rid of the
last. one of that hardened bunch of
desperadoes who had planned to
spend the winter in the bleak wilds
fof the Canadian border. The other
two members of the gang, Donald
Anderson and Robert Wheeler, have
been indicted by the St. Louis coun-
ty grand jury for burglary and high
way robbery.
Capt. L. J. Moerke of the aerial
service Of the state under the adju-
tant general, arrived from Duluth
last night with six men with truck
They brought equipment to supply
planes from here and to arrange for
a landing, to be used in the search
for County Commissioner Maher, who
is lost in Lake Superior in gasoline
boat. The plane from Duluth was
due to arrive today, but
owing to a frozen radiator the start
was not made. The plane will
be here tomorrow forenoon. Capt.
Moerke was in communication by
telephone this evening with the pilot
who will bring the plane here to-
morrow. Everything is ready FOR the
start. The men with Capt. Moerke
have erected a wireless station on
top of the Sterling hotel, with the
wires, receiver and sending .ppar-
; atus in. the operators room, where
he can work in comfort. During the
search for the missing commissioner
they will be in constant comm mica
ton with Duluth. A movement
is being made to have Grand Marais
as headquarters for one or more
planes to be used in searching for
seamen in distress or lost in The big
lake and in connection with the for
estry division of the state. There is
plenty Of room on the bay front for
a landing, and Capt. Moerke has
discussed the feasibility of such a
permanent station here with the
president of the village, Mr.. Murphy,
also with the president, secretary and
other officers and members Of the
Cook County Automobile club,a meet
- ing being held this afternoon in C. J.
Johnson's office, the citizens being
called together by the president of
the club. A suitable landing place
l for planes was talked over, and plans
: for smoothing off some ground for
d the landing place was decided upon
- Emil Eliason and family have been
visiting Mrs. Helga Eliason for he
. past week.
J E.. Luck, the lighthouse keeper
l. Tuesday turned the lights OFT for
i the season.
T. Elmer >Gilbertson, who is working
5. on the landing at Red Cliff, was ir
l. town Monday. 4
y Mr.. and Mrs. o. B. Ellqui.t are
n the happy parents of =. twin boys
rnhursday. Jan. 5. -,
: Mrs. Hans Toftey has been confined
j. to her bed for the past two weeks
;. but is now able to be up and around
# again. .<.'
rs G.. O. Johnson, who is working 70,
Il the county on the state road this
d winter, is in town helping to build
r a snow pillow to trail behind the
; truck to make the road wider. :;