The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1873-12-06
THE SUPERIOR TIMES
SATURDAY, DECEMBER &. 1873

his physician to let State affairs
alone.
New York has a place where
perfumed milk-baths are given, for
the complexion.
Women dentists are wanted in
Egypt, where the women are not
allowed to see men.
Circuit Court will open on
Monday next. There are but few
cases on the calendar
The Rothschilds have lately
made the gigantic loan of s75 ,000,
600 at five per cent to the Russian
government.
The Madison Journal Of the lst
inst, notices the arrival at the Cap
itaI. of Hon. H. D. Barron, Senator
elect from this district.
The Green Bay and Minnesota
Railroad is about completed; the
length of the line, from Green Bay to
Winona. is 90 miles. 1t cost So
600, 900 or about $4,000 per mile.
-Ex-U. :. Senator and EX-Gov-
ernor Richard Yates Of Illinois died
at St. Louis, on the 9th of Novem-
Der, and was buried with dlstin-
guished honor at his home, Jackson
Vile, His.
The steamer Keweenaw, during
severe gale at Detroit on the
night of the 3rd, was blown a mile
up the river and beached on Belle
Isle. The propellers Caldwell,
Montgomery and several other steam
craft in Detroit river, were more or
less damaged by the same storm.
The County Board of Supervi
sors, having obtained an opinion
from their counsel In the matter,
concluded not to levy q tax To meet
the interest on the railroad bonds.
We will try to give the opinion III
full week, that every one may
see the reason why the Board de-
clined to make the levy.
The beautiful bay of Allouez,
forming a part of the water frontage
of Superior, was named after a de-
voted jesuit priest, who came as a
missionary from Quebec to Lake
Superior III 1865, and Of whom Mr.,
Walker in his early History Of
Lake Superior" says, he may well
be called the founder Of Northwest
ern Missions; the real pioneer OF
christianity and civilization, in the
region bordering on the great nor
thcrn and western lakes
TEAM DEowNED.-As pair of fine
horses owned by Mr. Shoenberger,
Of The blast furnace on Rice's Point,
was drowned to-day i'll St. Louis
bay. 1t seems the team, driven by
an inexperienced teamstcr, was
hauling lumber from Peyton's mill
on Conner's Point TO the furnace.
and IN crossing a crack IN the ice,
broke through, and no assistance
being ut hand, the two horses valued
ut $500, we regret to say, were lost.
We understand mule was also
drowned on the 9th ult., near the
same locality on ST. Louis bay. The
ice in many places on the several
bays being unsafe, drivers should
exercise great caution.
We have about two and half
feet Of good snow; we call it good
because such coat Of snow protects
the ground from frost and on It's de-
parture in the spring the plough can
90 TO work. 1t is good for the lum-
bermen this winter, and must still
be our substitute for a railroad to
BAYFIELD, and Ashland.
Our weather wiseacres and the
muskrats predict mild winter; we
can tell better next spring. We
never have it rs cold, nor seldom as
much snow as in the colder and
Middle states, besides we have an
abundance of fuel and great deal
cheaper than corn-cobs-and- all or
even Goals,
If the panic starving population OF
the money-cramped cities will come
into this region, settle and make
farms, they viii know how well we
enjoy our lively winters and wood
enough.
The December number of
Woods Household Magazine is re-
plete with good readmg--entertain-
inc, SLatc hes stories p0pmS .t-r-