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65 YEARS AGO
JANUARY 3, 1957
ON THE GUNFLINT TRAIL
At Brandt’s on Poplar Lake a few days ago, three wolves were chasing a deer out on the ice. The deer headed for Balsam Grove and came ashore beside the icehouse. Two of the wolves stopped the chase about thirty feet from shore but the largest wolf came as close as the dock before giving up the chase.
Bunns have their ice cut at their place on Hungry Jack Lake. They had kept the snow shoveled and had about eighteen inches of ice. Elsewhere on the lake, the ice was about a foot thick.
Received a letter from Al Hedstrom and he has assured us that he has not lost his heart to Arizona.
v LOST – Child’s red coasting “saucer” in the vicinity of the courthouse. Call 339.
v USED CAR SALE AT MASSIE MOTOR COMPANY
1956 Chevrolet 210 station wagon, 4 doors, 2 tone, 6-cylinder Powerglide $2350
1949 Pontiac, 4 door Sedan, Hydromatic $ 275
1951 GMC, one ton panel truck (make us an offer)
1953 Ford V-8 Mainline, 2 door, Fordomatic, with radio $ 825
v FOR SALE AT THE USED-A-BIT SHOP THIS WEEK
Davenport and chair set, twin beds, kitchen table with three chairs, odd wooden chairs, chest of drawers, gas stove, electric stove, knickknacks and dishes. Phone 136. John E. Mulligan
v INSURANCE AD: Are your household goods adequately insured? Call or see Gordon E. Lindquist, Mutual Service Insurance Companies. Phone 156.
v TELEPHONE NEWS FROM LUTSEN
Mrs. Arnold Anderson’s best Christmas gift was a long-distance call to her mother in England, whom she hasn’t seen or talked to in eleven years. They could hear each other perfectly. The Edward Nelson’s received telephone calls from their sons, Glenn in Canada, and James in Texas. They also had good reception on their calls.
v WHAT’S COOKING IN SCHOOL THIS WEEK?
Monday: Soup from concentrate, crackers and sandwiches, cheese slices, milk, gingerbread with vanilla sauce | Tuesday: Scrambled eggs with chopped ham, bread and butter, cocoa | Wednesday: Chili con carne, bread and butter, fruit, jello, milk | Thursday: Pork and Beans, cole slaw, Rye bread and butter, plus peanut butter, milk, cheese slices, plum sauce | Friday: Herring fillets, baked potatoes, buttered corn, bread and butter, milk, peach sauce
100 YEARS AGO
JANUARY 1, 1922
v TRAVEL THE RAILROAD FROM POVERTY TO RICHES
Rex Beach’s Tremendous Alaskan Railroad Drama, “The Iron Trail”
All-star cast includes Thurston Hall, Reginald Denny, and Alma Tell.
A Silent Adventure Film written by Dorothy Farnum and directed by Roy William Neill.
Alaskan railroad magnate Curtis Gordon hires engineer Dan Appleton to design a railroad route up the
Salmon River to the rich gold country. Gordon turns down the engineer’s proposed route in favor of his own,
and Appleton quits. Murray O’Neil, a rival builder, hires him and falls in love with his sister Eliza, while
Appleton courts Natalie, Gordon’s stepdaughter. When the bridge is near completion, the workmen leave in fear
of ice floes. (plot summary source: IMb website 2021)
Presented at The Princess Theater in the Village of Grand Marais New Year’s Day, January 1, 1922.
JANUARY 26, 1922
v POPE BENEDICT XV DIES; A VICTIM OF PNEUMONIA
ROME – Pope Benedict died here at 6 o’clock Sunday morning.
Cardinal Gasparri, surrounded by the cardinals, verified the death of Pope Benedict and cried out,
“Giacomo, giacomo; giacomo.”
(Giacomo originally meant “May God protect.”)
Cardinal Gasparri opened the certificate of death and declared:
“Dominus papa noster mortuus est,” thus officially announcing the pope’s death.
v PARIS – French Premier Raymond Poincare calls on Germany to fulfill obligations entered upon at
Versailles and warns that Germany may expect no leniency. “The Versailles Treaty binds us to our allies,” he
said, “but it binds Germany to us all. It must be carried out.”
v NEW YORK – Plans for the resumption of direct cable communication with Germany, suspended in
1914 (because of WWI) were announced by Clarence H. Mackay.
LOCAL SCHOOL NOTES
Arthur Nunstedt attempted to make a trip to Lutsen on Sunday. He had to turn back on account of the
amount of snow.
The Advanced Sewing Class is going to draft shirtwaist patterns this week.
There has been no sliding the past few days on account of the cold weather. It was 29 below zero on
Saturday night and about 32 degrees below on Sunday morning. Besides the cold weather there was also a
very strong wind.
The Zoology Class is now studying about the crayfish. They will soon be ready to dissect crayfish.
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