Grand Rapids Herald-Review Newspaper, March 31, 1900, Page 20

10 COHASSET, ITASCA COUNTY, MINNESOTA A VIEW OF PART OF THE VILLAGE OF COHASSET, ITASCA COUNTY, MINN. RRR RRR RRA AAA AAR AAA AAA AAA | RRARAARARAAAAAAN a GOHASSET AND THE SURROUNDING GOUNTRY. } ANI NI NSN I NIN IN IN IN INI INI NINA LLL LL AP LL LLL ALLL INL OL LLL NL LOLOL | ; GETTING AN EXCELLENT START An Itasca County Village That Has Made Great Progress During the Past Year, and Will Make More This Season. BOATING, FISHING AND HUNTING. Settlers are acing: in the Surrounding Country, and Everything is Moving Along in the Line of Development. that was platted in October, 1893, situated on what is now the {astern Railway of Minnesota, and on () inst was is a growing village the Mississippi river, tive miles north- _ of Grand Rapids. The surround- ng country consists of fertile land, ode of all the usual kinds, mead- ows, and beautiful lakes and streams. The prospects were of a very encour- aging character when the village was platted, but the hard times that. held back development everywhere _ pre- vented the growth that had seemed so sure to come. The upward movement of the business of the country during the last year brought a great change for Cohasset, and inaugurated A NEW ERA OF GROWTH. W. E. Neal, seeing the evident ad- vantages of the location, bought the townsite June 17, 1899, and immedi- A SUMMER VIEW OF THE COHASSET BOAT-LANDING. ately took steps to encourage the de- velopment of the village and settle the country around it. The platted town- site has heretofore had an-area of 48 acres, but this is now being increased to 100 acres. The lots are 50 by 140 feet in size. Mr. Neal has sold many lots upon which improvements are to be made this season. . A school house has been built, and the Methodists will build a church this spring. The three saw mills, mentioned elsewhere herein, will keep fully 150 men at work this season, and quite a good many others will be employed upon the construction of buildings. Cohasset has two hotels. One of them is owned by Thomas Cook, a pop- ular hotel man, who has a good, roomy house, and gives his guests every pos- sible comfort. Mr. Cook gives special attention to the summer outing trade, which is becoming quite important, as the boating, fishing and hunting are extraordinarily fine, as may be seen on pages 12 and 13. Joseph St. Peter is proprietor of the other hotel, and he has a good house and many friends and patrons. Joseph Crowther has been in the general merchandise business here ever since 1894. He has a good stock, sufficient to meet the growing require- ments of his trade. He owns the fine building occupied by his store. Mr. Neal expects manufacturing in the wood-working line to develop toa large extent on account of several im- portant advantages, and already there {