The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1874-09-19

purchased small stern wheel steamer
to run between Montello and Princeton.
The boat will be able to carry or tow
two or three Car IL ads. party OF
| government surveyors, numbering a
dozen, sent by the government to survey
the Fox river, are putting in their time
fishing and hunting, in the neighbor-
hood of Montello.-Trade is improv-
ing in Monticello, since the farmers have
got their threshing done.
Sheboygan County.
/ The jail at Sheboygan has not a
single occupant. peas at
Sheboygan are plenty at 81 90 and 81 90
per bushel THE skeleton which was
resurrected recently, was pronounced
by the savans to be that of an Indian
woman-perhaps the mother of the
Identical She-boyagain(?)-As serious
accident occurred at Bliss & Croker s
chair factory recently. A young man
Eamed Marshall had his nasal bone
broken by flying piece from a broken
circular saw. OF course he went to
Geo. st. Sun, where they mend all such
breakages, from noses to toes-es, as
good as new.
Sauis County.
The Cliff House at Devils Lake is a
popular place Of resort just now, having
many guests from all parts of the
country A German named Gust
was recently killed by being run over
by the cars at Baraboo.- Ut is esti-
mated that the hop crop will average
about a half ton to the acre in Sank
county, and very good quality. Pres
emf price of hops is about 35 cents
per pound. The Reedsburg Free
Press says, in speaking of hop-growers
near La Vale, that, having their ex-
per1ence OF former seasons, and es-
pecially that of 1868 before them, they
| do not, as rule, set up crockery
store, nor prepare for keeping hotel.
Pickers generally board at home, and
consequently there are no hop picking
sprees. no unearthly screenings to
break the stiffness of the midnight
hour, and yet the work of picking pro-
crosses finely.
1T. CrOiN County.
The st. Croix Valley Fair took place
at River Falls, and was quite success
fuI. The races resulted as follows
2:55, Walkers Georgia running race,
G. f. Browns Little Frank green trot-
ters, Gardeners Sleepy Frank 2:45
Georgia
TrempeHlean County.
The Whitehall Messenger says it is
rather monotOnous at that place ''same
things all the time; nothing but build,
build, build. The music of the ham
mer and saw rings in our ears from
morning till night, and yet there is no
prospect of getting up enough build
lngs to accommodate the people,
WausIiara County.
IHE Granger county council met on
the Sth INST, and passed resolutions
1ndorslng the Potter law and its author.
County congressional and senatori-
al delegates were elected the Sth inst.
The senatorial delegates were instruct
ed to support r. l.. d. Potter, for Sen
ator The countyA normal institute
commences at Wautoma the ODD inst.
Winnebago County.
MENAsHA papers speak of the appear
ance III that place of an untutored in
dvldual who is unable to tell his name.
tie has spent most of his life among a
tribe OF western Indians. The strange
man remarked that he had no name
and could not tell who he was. His
features and general appearances lett
no room to question his claim of be-
longing to the white race, and the pre-
sumption is that he was stolen from his
parents when a child, at some OF the
frontier settlements many years ago.