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Alpena weekly argus. [volume] (Alpena, Mich.) 1871-1893, 1874-07-08
Over s3o,ooo,ooo Capital
Represented.

FIRE DEPARTMENT. ...
E;.so hssoc,a,ion M philadeipEie. Pa, 2,5OO,0O0
anr,nan American ms 20. New York, l,5OO,OO0
German Ins. Cos Erie, Pa, eW'Wn
Allemsnuia Ins. Co, Pittsburgh, Pa, oMnuo
Penn lns. Co, Philadelphia Pa, 4OO,Oo
I LIFE.
lN4w England Mutual Ins Co., Boston,
MS N ,i,v law. OH'''' ''' ''''''''' 100000
ACCIhkNT.
Travellers Ins. Co. of Hartford. issues
general accident policies against any .,..
kind of accidents happening any where, s2Joo,ocV
Hallway passengers Ins Co. issues nc .
cident tickets 5000 for 2ac per day. SOo'oVV
J r. McS WEEN, dgt.
Alpena weekly argus. [volume] (Alpena, Mich.) 1871-1893, 1874-07-08

Will locate Pine, Timber and Farming Lands
Pine Lands examined and estimated Particular
attention paid TO selecting Homesteads. Long
Lake, Alpena, Mich.
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ADVERTISING RATS.

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II. III. DYER,
LAND HUNTER,

Pine lands examined and carefully estimated
10000 acres Of Farming Lands for
sale, from one TO twenty-five miles from Alpena,
and payments from one to five years time. Pro.
duce, tanbark posts, ETC., taken in payment. Best
Of references given.
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1874-05-23
-EI-GOT WASHBURNS GREAT
FLOTRING MILL

From the Farmers Union.
THE Washburn Touring mill at
Minneapolis, is one OF the wonders
of this country. Nowhere in the
United States or Canadas Is there
anything to compare with 1t in size,
while in the entire worlu there are
but one or two larger
1t was begun in May last, and has
been pushed forward to completiou
in less than a year by an army of
workmen, at cost of $4,000
The building is loo by 237 feet in
size, built of blue limestone in cour-
ses, and is six and one-half stories
high, or 90 feet from ground to roof
1t contains forty run OF stone,
driven by two five feet, polished
bronze wheels, manufactured in
Chicopec, Massachusetts,, of 25o
horse power each, which cost with
the excavation in which they are
set, s25, 900. Some idea of the wa
ter power in Minneapolis may be
gained from the fact that the water
which drives them has a head of
forty feet.
The stones are silicous quartz, and
were selected in France by Mr..
George H Christian, the superiu-
tendeut of the mill, from the quar-
ries at La Ferte, near Paris, at
which place the best stones in the
world are found. Mr. Christian
visited the leading millers of France
and Italy in search Of all the inn
provements in making flour, and
purchased whatever Of value he
could find for the new mill at Min
neapolls.
OF course it grinds the patent
flour Mr.. Christian was the first
to introduce the method in this
country The machinery for it was
placed in the first mill built here by
Mr.. Washburn, in 1871, and has
now come into general use. The
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1874-05-23

new flour, as most of our readers
know, is made Of the middlipgS.
The wheat is first ground coarse.
and then goes through the separator
which removes the bran; then the
mlddllngs, containing the gluten and
other nutritious properties, are
ground again, making a most supe-
rior article of flour. To make the
best flour, 1t is necessary to grind
the wheat very slowly, and from
four to five bushels an hour only are
now run through, in place Of from
eight to twelve as formerly.
The mill is owned by Gen. G.. G.
W ashburn, Of Wisconsin, who has
made investments in Minneapolis,
in one way and another, to the
amount of $500, 900. He has spared
no pains or money to make it as
nearl y perfect as possible. 1t is
heated by steam, lighted with gas,
supplied with water from the Holly
pumps on every floor and admirably
protected against fire, the boilers
being entirely outside the building,
and hose In every room ready to
be attached to the water pipes if
necessary.
The flour manutacted here, with
the bran, will fill train of cars a
day.
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w est Virginia: In 1860, twenty-five
miles south of Chillicothe, Ohio, and
in 1870, forty-eight miles north by
east of Cincinnati. 1t is noticeable
that it has moved almost none at all
to the north or south, but steadily
10 the west. All the emigration to
the west has only produced few
spots Of dense population west of
the Missouri One is III the central
part OF California, one about Salt
Lake and extending in a narrow
strip south, and another in Arizona.
The principal Indian reservations
are the so-calfed Indian Territory,
which contains 10000 Indians, of
whom tWo-thirds are civilized and
have schools, colleges, courts and
judges; the Sioux reservation in
Dakota, west Of the Missouri; the
Black Feet reservation on our nor
thern frontier; and the famous Ute
country III Colorado. The effect of
fashion luxury, etc. on the increase
of population, is shown from the fact
that the greatest number Of births
per loo inhabitants occur on our
W estern frontier, where a man can
stretch out his hands in all direc-
tons and touch no one. Also ia
Kentucky and Tennessee and ali
portions Of our country where man
ners are most primitive, the birth
rate is very large. 1t is least on the
Atlantic coast, and it is noticeable
that the largest birth-rate is always
found where The population is
sparsest.
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PIC7 URES FROM THE CENSUS

IICI CfIILbD 4 II-I 4 mr. tEbsC(,.N.
The following facts are from a
lecture Of Prof Walker, SUI erinten-
dent Of the Ninth Census: 1t is nj
most universally the case in the
United States that the densest pop
ulation is found on the least popula-
ted lands. The greatest fall of rain
in the United states is in the cotton
and sugar regions OF VI jssissippi and
Louisiana 1t amounts in these re-
gious to from sixty to siXty-four in
ches per annum Without this, the
culture of cotton aud sugar would
be impossible. In Dakota the least
rain falls-only about twelve inches
annually. This is because the wind
from the Pacific ocean is robbed Of
all It's moisture by the cold and lofty
peaks Of the Rocky Mountains.
This is what causes the aridity of
the Great American DeSerl The
river systems of the United States
were divided by Prof. Walker into
the Atlantic, Great Northern Lake,
Pacific and Mississippi systems.
The Atlantic system contains 297,-
600 square miles, with a population
OF 100000 Of this population
100000 are found north Of the
line drawn through Baltimore. The
Lake system contains 10000 square
miles and a population of $4,000
The Mississippi system contains
643, 900 square miles and I9,00O,0 600
population. The Pacific system
comprises 898,ooo square miles and
$50, 900 souls-less than one person
to the square mile. The population
of the Ohio basin is 100000, and
of the upper Mississippi BASIN
north of Alton and Cairo, H., 4,
200, 1000.
The densest population in the
country is in the eastern part of
Massachusetts, the southwestern
corner Of Connecticut, and the re-
gion abou. New York city and Phil
adelphia. There are comparatively
vacant spots In the eastern part OF
the country, in the Adirondack re-
gion, in the northern part of Penn
sYivania, a little west of the center,
and in the mountains Of West Nr-
ginia. If the whole were conceived
to be a fiat surface, on which the
population was to be distributed as
at present, the point on which 1t
.-.,.Il l,oI,,,o.s =, tn~fv-ai,rbt s,,fi.4s
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1874-05-23
WEST WISCONSIN sRAILWAY.

st. Paul and Chicago Through Line running
through trains between ST. Paul and Chi
cago- via Elroy passing through Eau
Claire, Baraboo. Madison, Beloit, Harvard,
and connecting in Chicago for all points
East, South and West.
The only line running the celebrated Pullman
Palace day and night coaches between St.
Paul and Chicago.
Westinghouse Air Brakes and Miller Safety
Platforms.
Through Express Trains daily each way be.
tween St Paul and Chicago, on and after
April 26, 1874,
Leaving st. Paul as follows: Day Express,
daily, except Sunday, $3.50 m. Night
Express, daily, except Saturday, 7:3o pm.
Arriving in Chicago, Day Express, 7:2O
am, Night Express 400 pm
Leaving Chicago, Day Express, daily, except
Sunday, 9:30-am., Night Express, daily
except Saturday, $50 pm. Arriving in St
Paul, Day Express $50 am, Night Ex-
press, 6:lS pm.
Through tickets to all important points for
sale by j. w. KENYON, TEX Agt,
Minneapolis,
and by CHAs. THOMPSON, TEX Agt,
Cor Sd & Jackson street, St. Paul
WIN. G. SWAN,
Genl Supt., Hudson, Wis
+. B. CLARKE,
Gen Frt Agt, St. Paul
g. NJ. HUNTINGTON,
Gen TEX Agt, St. Paul feb2l
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"A terrible deluge and loss of
life occurred on Mil river, Hamp-
shire county, Massachusetts on Sat
urday the 18th. At the early hour
of O'clock, large reservoir, Gov
ering some l25 acres, above Will
liamsburg, burst, when the raging
torrent rushed down the valley Of
Mill river, sweeping houses, mills,
trees and everything before it; al
most destroying the villages of Will
liamsburg, Haydensville d Leeds,
causing the loss of from $50 to 200
lives, and the destruction of millions
of property. The valley along
which the flood swept was filled
with farms, manufactures, dwell
ings, and a happy, prosperous, in
dustrious people but now all is
ruin.
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1874-05-23

1t appears the Canadian Gov
ernment has abandoned all idea of
attempting the construction of that
part of the Canadian Pacific Rail
way, between Thunder Bay, Lake
Superior, and Ft. Garry, regarding
it as entirely impracticable. The
Indications are, that they will adopt
the Northern Pacific Railroad for
their route, as far as Glyndon; and
aid in completing the line from the
latter point to the Manitoba posses
sions the present year.
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1874-05-23

\ MAMMOTH TRANSPORTATION
SCHEME. A bill has been read q
third time in the Dominion Parlia-
ment, to incorporate the Inter Trans
portation Company, capital 5,O0O,-
600, which proposes, with its capital
and the commercial influence of the
Western States, to utilize the Saint
Lawrence route. 1t was said that
produce from the upper lakes, via
the ST. Lawrence, through Montreal
or Quebec, or from Montreal, via
the Richelieu to Burlington, Boston,
or Portland, would gain ten to
twenty days time, and cost 25 to
80 per cent less than via the Erie
canal, Albany and New York, and
that imports from England can be
laid down in Chicago, Via Montreal,
cheaper 1t proposes limos Of pro-
pelIers between Montreal and all
important lake cities, and a through
line of freight ears between Mon
treal, Cincinnati. Louisville, St.
Louis, etc, and from Montreal to
the seaboard cities in the United
States and Canada, inau4urating.
in connection with regular line OF
steamships, system Of cheap
fleights from the interior Of Europe.
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1874-05-23
TRADE AND COMMERCE. OF MIL
IFA UhEE

IFA UKEE
Secretary Langdou, of the Mil
waukee Chamber of Commerce. has
issued his annual report, Of which
the following summary makes a
most gratifying showing for our me-
tropoiS:
The total volume of business
transacted during the past year was
1852, 100000 = one-tourth greater
than the previous year The wheat
receipts were 28,5OO,OOO bushels.
against l3, 800, 600 bushels the pre-
vIous year. Corn receipts, 92l, ,39I
bushels oats, l,602,I29 bushels :;
barley, 1,2O9,474 bushels; rye 37G,-
634 bushels. The Secretary claims
Milwaukee lost from $4,000 TO 40
900 bushels Of wheat daily, owing
to inadequate storage. Flour man
utactured, 634,I02 barrels; hogs
packed from November to March,
100000. The total number OF hogs
received to the st Of January was
400, 900. Provisions to the amount
Of $5,000,000 were shipped. The
lumber receipts amount to 1876, ,0U0,-
900 feet The total amount OF pig
iron made and received was 46,577
tons. All iron products, rails, etc.
amount to $3,5OO,OO0 Oflake fish,
1898 packages were inspected
/. !
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Third and Wabashaw Sts. st. Paul.

We would beg leave to call your attention
to our immense stock of Foreign and Domes-
tic Dry Goods, viz:
70, 900 yards Dress Goods, from l5c.
1000 g Dress Silks, from Sl.0O.
1000 I" Black Alpacas, from 25e.
5000 =" White Goods in Victor Lawns,
Nansook Musins Swiss Mushns, Cambrics;
Jaconets, Check and Plain Piques Strip
ed and Lace, Victoria Lawns, Laces and
Lace Goods, Cambria Handkerchiefs, &c.
Table Linens, Napkins, Doylies, White
Quilts, &c.
$4,000 dozen Ladies', Misses, Children's
and Mems Hosiery, Gloves, &c
'Haris' Seamless and Alexandres' Kid
Gloves, in all colors, and in l. 2, 3, and
Buttons, &c.
Samples sent on request; orders promptly at
tended to prices low
CA-THCA-RI & 90.
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1874-05-23

OUR WINE CRoP.-The native
wines produced in the United States
are estimated in round numbers at
20,0O0,000 of gallons. California,
the largest producer, yields one
fourth this amount, 5000, 900; Ohio
about one-Sixth, $500, 900; New
Y York, 100000; Missouri and Hi
nois, each 2,5oo,ooo; and Pennsyl-
vania ;, 900, 900. In these six States
are produced all the wines of the
country, excepting about 1900, 900
gallons raised in smaller quantities
in the other States. Wines are pro
dnced, however, in some quantity
in nearly every State and Territory,
10000 gallons a year being credit
ed to New Jersey and 5000 to Del
aware. The annual value of our
wine crop is about l4,ooo,ooo
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1874-05-23

Ohio ranks second among the
iron-producing States,-PennsyIva-
MIA ranking first and New Y ork third.
Pennsylvania has 26l completed
stacks, Of which IS were finished
1871, II in 1872, and 80 in 1873.
Ohio contains 86 completed stacks,
6 finished in 1872, in 1878, and II
projected or in course of erection in
1873. The estimated annual ca
pacity of the completed furnaces in
Ohio is 735,237 tons, while that of
New York is $500 tous.
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1874-05-23

OAKEs AMEs' ESTATE INsoLvENT.
Owing to the extraordinary de
probation of the assets of the estate
Of OakeS Ames, the executors have
concluded TO represent the estate as
insolyent, and commissioners have
been appointed It's believed that,
with sufficient time to realize from
the estate will be able
to pay nearly or quite in full.
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1874-05-23

1t is stated that the North Wis
consin Railway Company, has let a
contract for grading 10 miles of
their road north from New Rich
mond, which looks like business.
Speed the good work, say we.
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1874-05-23
THE CHICAGO d. N P. A. l.. r. r.


In reference to the location Of the
southern terminus of the road, we
find the following in the Chicago
Tribune The vexed question OF
the location of the Chicago and Nor
tnern Pacific Air Line Railroad,
seems now in a fair way to be set
tied It IS stated, on reliable au-
thority, that this road will not pass
through the new town Of Alton,
which is between Norwood and
Jefferson. but will pass little to
the east Of the central portion of
Park Ridge, running through the
new grounds of Col Thompson +.
Robb, crossing the Chicago and
Northw estern Railroad few rods
east of the Garfield depot, through
the western part OF Norwood {:
thence continuing south, passing In
close proximity to the county poor
house, until the Chicago and Pacific
road is reached, on which line the
trains will be run 20 the junction of
the latter and the Chicago, Milwau-
kee and St. Paul Railroad, on which
the trains will be run into the Mad
i>on street depot There will be a
depot at Park Ridge and Norwood
Park, giving both villages the ad-
vantage Of competing lines.
This road will also pass through
Wheeling. One hundred miles OF
road have been graded in Wiscon-
sin, and the company propose to
build and put in running order that
portion of the road between the
state line and Chicago this summer
and fall, so as to have trains running
next winter.
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1874-05-23

The proposal new Reciprocity
Treaty with Canada is commended
by the New 1ok press irrespective
of their predictions as to free trade
and protectionl The New York
Irtbuae, Times and Eceni,sg Post,
each have elaboeate articles favor
ing it, and suggesting that it be rat
flied during the present session of
the Senate Chicago Tribune.
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1874-05-23

9 TATE OF Wisconsin, COUNTY OF DOUGLAS
- In CiRcuit Cont.
George W. Perry, plaintiff against Jesse D.
Bright, defendant.
The State of Wisconsin to the above named
defendant:
You arc hereby summoned and required to
answer the complaint Of the plaintiff in this
action, which is filed in the office of the Clerk
of the Circuit Court of Douglas County. at
Superior in said county, and to serve copy
of your answer to the said complaint on the
subscriber at his office in Saperi-
or aforesaid, within twenty days after the
service of this summons, exclusive of the day
of such service; and if you fail to answer the
said complaint within twenty days after the
service of this summons, the plaintiff will sp-
ply to the Court for the relief demanded IN
the complaint. GEO. W. PERRY,
Plaintiff in Person
Dafed May 6, 1874 mysjun2o
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The Mysterious Island"
Fascinated the World.

The theme of toe present story affords the
author the finest opportunity for the display
of his peculiar gifts. The story will be pro-
fusely illustrated, and is begun in the A pril
Number.
For sale By all Neacs Dealers or Booksellers
Price 81 90 a gear, 35 cents Number.
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For Prompt Payment, Make Low Prices"
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$3.50 PER A N N u M
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1874-09-05

been adopted. But part of the
share of this State ought not to be
greedily resumed by the general
government, simply because the
State has been unfortunate In the
means adopted to get the road
built Wisconsin has received no
more than its share of the public
domain for railroad purposes, inclu-
ding the st. Croix tract TO take
this away is to leave the State with
less than the portion to which it Is
entitled, of the land given for rail
road purposes.
If the government should resume
this grant, the land will simply 90
into the hands of ring Of specula-
tors at a dollar and a quarter an
acre. No more will be realized fol
the whole grant than will be paid
for the alternate sections, at two
dollars and half an acre, if the ten
sections per mile are confirmed to
the railroad.
We believe that the principle OF
hostility to land grants is a sound
one. But it should not be made re-
tro-active in the case Of the State OF
Wisconsin, while no other State
suffers from it. Let the principle
be applied to the future policy OF
the country, without taking away
from us what has already been Civ
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Election Notice---Douglas County.
4 u fN II = It 7 =
Secretary of Stat
SHERIFF's OFFICE,
Superior, Wis, Sept. lst, 1874.

Superior, Wis, Sept. lst, 1874
Notice is hereby given, that an election
will be held in the town of Superior, Douglas
county, on the Tuesday succeeding the first
Monday, being the third day of November A.
D. 1874, in accordance with the foregoing
notice; at which time the qualified voters Of
said town will vote for the following officers.
member of Congress from the Eighth
Congressional district, in place of Alexander
S. McDill, whose term of Office will expire on
the fourth day of March \. d. 1873
4 member of Assembly for the Assembly
district composed of the counties OF Polk,
Burnett, Barron, Douglas, Bayfield, and Ash
land, in place of Samuel 5. Fifeld, whose
term of office will expire on the 3lst day Of
December, \. d. 1874.
county treasurer in place of Thompson
Ritchie, whose term of office will expire on
the 31st day of December, A. d. 1874.
A county clerk in place of Richard Relf
whose term of office will expire on the 3lst
day Of December \. ID. 1874.
A Register Of Deeds in place of d. Geo.
Morrison whose term of office will expire on
the 3Ist day of December, 4. d. 1874.
sheriff in place of James Newton whose
term of office will expire on the 3lst day of
December, 1874.
district attorney in place of Hiram
Hayes whose term of office will expire on
the 3lst day of December, \. d. 1874.
A clerk of the circuit court in place of
James Syer whose term Of Office will expire
on the 3lst day of December A. d. 1871
4 coroner in place OF l.. F. Wheeiock,
whose term of Office will expire on the 3lst
day of December \. d. 1874.
county surveyor in place Of Thomas
Clark whose term of office will expire on the
3lst dav Of December, A. d. 1874.
At the same time the qualified voters OF
said counts will vote upon proposition to
amend section three OF article eleven OF the
constitution Of the State of Wisconsin, to-
wit, as provided in the foregoing notice from
The Secretary of State, published herewith
JAMES NEWTON,
sep5oc3l Sheriff Of Douglas County
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rArE OF WISCONSIN, COUNTY OF DOUGLAS

STArE OF WISCONSIN, COUNTY OF DOUGLAS
- Ia Circuit Court.
Eber Il. BLY,, plaintiff, against
Adolph Buechner, Katherine Buechner his
wife, Scargall Wakelir and Mary Wakeiin
his wife, defendants.
The State of Wisconsin, To the above named
defendants:
You are hereby summoned and required to
answer the complaint IN this action when Is
filed in the office of the Clerk of the Circuit
Court in the Court House at Superior i'll said
County of Douglas, and serve copy OF your
answer on the subscriber at his office III Su-
perior aforesaid within twenty days after the
service Of the summons in this action exclu-
sve of the day of service. If you tail to an
swer the complaint within that time the
plaintiff will apply to the Court for the relief
demanded in the complaint.
Dated July 10th 1874.