The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1872-11-23


THE bob-sleds, again, make their falnil-
lar appearance on our streets.
CROSSING the Bay on handseds has been
the rule this week. Ice about five inches
thick.
SILVER Islet has not been heard from.
Some fear the little beauty spot has been
washed out.
FUEL famines are all the rage in Mime
sofa. There's nothing ike living in a pra-
hairie State.
HORSES for the Bayfield, Stage route, are
reported as having reached the Head Of the
Lake per rail.
THERE is a slight improvement among
the sick this week. May it continue till
not one remains upon the sick list.
ASHLAND and Moose Lake winter road
completed. "With the exception Of Fish
creek hill, the route is a capital one"
THE Northern Pacific road has sold
enough railroad iron to down the river par
ties, to lay eleven miles of railway in that
region.
TIE Kinnesotion estimates the damages
done by the great breaktimber' Of the
18th, at "sl2s, 900, and more" Louder on
the more.
SHAW & ingalls, request us to state their
new stages will run regularly between SUI
strong enough.
A LARGE party Of lunbermen went out
this week to establish camp on the upper
St. Croix, 80 miles from this place for Sta
pies & Co., Saltwater.
YESTERDAY was fair sample of mild
winters day. Snow falling Sky very
black around the horizon betokening con
tlnuance of g falling weather."
WE are requested to say that there will
be Union Thanksgiving services at the
Presby terrain church on Thursday, Nov. %,
at lOt AM All are invited to attend.
NORTHERN Pacific comes within % miles
ofthe Missouri, and hauls off for the winter.
Some say for longer time, in fact securing
an eastern connection before going west
ward again.
CAPTAIN McIntire has given in his testi
mony already, certifying to the excellence
of the "harbor system" Said testimony is
worth-pshaw, now, what was the price Of
that gold watch?
WE learn from Duluth that Z. S. Mar
shall J. r. Cleavland has served the papers
in the Dyke I'M uction case, State Of Wis
consin VS.. the City of Duluth, and the
Northern Pacific r. r. Co.
IT is fact, which is beyond dispute of
course, that any boat can come into our
excellent harbor at as late period as it can
get through the Sault canal. When we
wish to play navigation later than that, we
will build an AFTER Arber.
THE Saltwater, Taylor's Falls, and Ash
land papers all argue the feasibility and
necessity of a ship canal from the falls of
the ST. Croix to Lake Superior. 1t is all
well enough, but don't forget that a rail
way through the same region would be a
good thing Only 90 miles Fl m the said
Fails to Superior City, head of Lake Supe-
Tior.
THE funeral Of Mr.. Gosselin took place
to-day The unusually large attendance
upon the ceremonies at The Catholic church.
and the long procession that followed his
remains to their last resting place, attest
the high esteem in which the deceased was
held by the people of this community, aud
the profound sorrow with which his loss
affects them.
THE "news" about the demolition of
docks in the Ashland region as published
in the s'news"papers of the UnSalted Ze-
NTH Citee of the Undismayed Seas, is about
as reliable as the "news" concerning 800
feet of the Superior docks being gone, etc,
e,c- Ashland is all right. aud Superior is
all right, and Marquette and her breakwa-
ter are al right II is of no use for Galu,e
to think that the rest of the country has
caved in, because she has,
SAD DEATH OF Mr.. J. B. GOSSELIN
With pain we record q most lamentable
occurrence, by which an esteemed and wor-