The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1872-04-27
THE SUPERIOR TIMES.
SATURDAY, APRIL 81, 1877:
The birds of spring dc sing.

0CllluS lulS W cck
LIE low for ducks, and inveigle the pick
erel, for now is the time.
ROADS rapidly drying mp, and gardeners
taking time by the torelock.
SPRING burning and clearing up is going
on all around the head of the Lake.
Our Pest Master informs us that his is
soon to be made money order office.
STRAW is not good material of which to
make men, bail, or bonds. Let the wise
take heed.
WINTER still fingers in the lap of spring.
He ought to be ashamed of himselt--at his
time Of life.
SILIcATE pencils are the new style
Woodbridge and Forbes of Duluth have
them for sale.
WIru abundance of eggs, good butter,
fresh meat, and game, fish and fowl we can
prolong life awhile yet.
MRS. G. NJ. Syer begs to call the atten-
ton of the ladies of Superior to her assert
ment of millinery goods, for sale at cost.
Our weather prophet wants it recorded
that we are to have extremely hot weather
about the 10th of July. Stick pin there.
TRAVEL between here and the North
Shore, has employed a temporary ferry
from Connors to Rice's Point for the past
week.
THE cheerful sound of the hammer and
saw and other implements, is heard these
days from morning to night, in divers parts
of the town.
SATURDAY night, and the two following,
were cold. Wednesday heavy fog with
slight rain at evening. Fine weather yes
terday and to-day.
SoUNDINGs made by government en-
p,oyees this spring, show the water in SUI
perior Bay, and at the entry, to be 16 toll S
inches lower than last fail.
BLUE water in the Lake put in appear
ance for the first time yesterday. A steam
er could come to our dock if it could reach
the head of the Lake at all.
ALL good maps of the State Of Wiscon-
sin reveal as their northwestern boundary
a fair profile of General George Washing
ton. Let it be known as the Washington
State.
Mr. B. F. Greedy moves to-day into the
house formerly occupied by DR.. Walbank.
Mr.. Langley, we hear, will occupy the
house just vacated by Mr.. Greelyin Upper
town.
D. NoRDMAN expects to visit Chicago
soon to consult physicians regarding the
recovery of his sight. A subscription has
been going the rounds with generous re-
Spouse.
WE will next week give a description Of
the large and powerful dredge, just com
peted by Messrs. Dodge & Moses. 1t viii
probably be at work near the entry in a
few days.
THE tug Danforth left her icy mooring,
on Thursday morning of this week, ant
made her way to the channel near Mime
sofa Point, where a mile or two of oper
water stretched from the entry up the bay
READ the advertisement of the First Ma
tional Bank of Duluth. The proprietors o
this institution are prominent business mel
well known in this region, and need nj
commentator from us. The Bank opened
for business on Thursday last.
WE hear that the ferry propeller FerC
will probably run from Superior to the hea,
of Rice's Point in St. Louis bay during ,h'
season. The Lolita Bernard will run for
while at least, to Ashland. The Kasota i
not heard from positively as yet.
LAST Tuesday the large and powerful tus
Dantorth came to the dock making music
with her triple whistle On Thursday sh
began the business of the season by variou
trips to the entry, and the mouth of thu
Nemadii Her officers report 81 feet o
water on the bar.
THE ice in Superior Bay and St. Lou
river began to move on Thursday Apr
25th, and was running out quite rapidly al
day yesterday under the pressure of ;
steady breeze from the west The bay vii
probably be clear to-day or tomorrow
This season tallies we believe with &c.
SUPERIOR has now such an opportunity
of permanently establishing her prospect:
as rarely occurs in the history of western