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20 YEARS AGO
OCTOBER 22, 2001
A commercial over-the-road truck carrying a payload labeled “cornstarch” was stopped at the border October 10 by U.S. Customs agents. The officers in Grand Portage seized over 10 million pseudoephedrine tablets from the truck and arrested two individuals. When used properly, the drug is taken as a nasal decongestant. Drug dealers, however, use the chemical to help them make meth-amphetamine. It is considered a restricted chemical by the Drug Enforcement Administration. This is the largest pseudoephedrine seizure in Minnesota, but there was a bigger one in the Detroit area.
The U.S. Forest Service won’t conduct any more controlled burns in the Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness this fall because of continued rain and cold weather. Controlled burns near Magnetic and Kekekabic lakes have been postponed for the last couple of weeks due to rain, and will now be rescheduled sometime next spring or fall. The Forest Service had hoped to raze more than 5,000 acres on those fires.
30 YEARS AGO
OCTOBER 21, 1991
A proposal to post the old Lutsen dump site with “No Hunting/Shooting” signs was approved by the county board last week. “We have a lot of problems there, especially with shooting,” said Spencer Motschenbacher, who lives near the site. He said he would be happy to buy the site, about four acres, if the county was willing to sell. The dump was closed in 1978, but the county is still liable for environmental damage from anything dumped there.
An increase of 70 percent in the rate charged for commercial haulers to use Forest Service roads drew protest from the county board last week. The board voted to send a letter of protest to the federal agency. “This could really be a horrendous amount of money,” said Wes Hedstrom, board chairman. “In some cases, it’s going to get to the point where it is going to cost the logger more to get the logs out of the woods than the cost of the logs,” he said.
60 YEARS AGO
OCTOBER 19, 1961
Chief Robert Gordon of the Coast Guard station reports that the heavy wind Tuesday night reached a top velocity of 74 mph. Considerable damage resulted from the freak wind that came up almost without warning and lasted for about four hours.
George Leng has been told by at least two people that he resembles former president Harry Truman. But, being of a different political faith, Mr. Leng won’t hear of it!
Jim Cartier was on his way home one night about midnight (he’s a night man at the power plant) when he spied a cross fox on the street. He had a good look at it before it scooted off.
100 YEARS AGO
OCTOBER 27, 1921
Now that the girls are uncovering their ears, they’ll probably hear enough criticism to make them change some of the other styles.
George Mayhew has finished putting in the winter supply of coal in this village for the Marais Lumber Company.
W.C. Smith is hauling sawdust to Cross River where he will build an icehouse.
Ed Toftey & Co. have added a glass display counter and a bacon slicer to their store equipment.
115 YEARS AGO
OCTOBER 6, 1906
A CANINE AERONAUT
Miss Mary Nolan of New York City is the proud owner of probably the only dog in the world that has fallen seven stories and lives to bark about it. Miss Mary and her fox terrier “Bob” went to the roof to get some fresh air. While Miss Mary was busy writing a letter to her father, the dog took a leap of faith. Bob, the fox terrier, struck two clothes lines filled with laundry as he fell back to earth. That is probably what saved him. Examination of the dog by a neighborly surgeon determined that Bob was not injured by the fall, only frightened.
MRS. DURFEE’S PLACE
Fresh candies, Fine cigars, All kinds of Nuts, Fruits, Soft Drinks,
National Biscuit Company Package Goods, Ice Cream and Cake
HOME BAKING EVERY DAY: Breads, Pies, Cakes, Etc.
Lunches Served:
A Cup of Coffee 5 cents
Coffee and Sandwich 10 cents
Coffee and Pie (or Cake) 10 cents
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