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necessary 20 be built this year, in
order to finish the 10 miles from
Hudson, required by the law under
which they receive the grant.
Joy beams from the countenances
OF nearl y every man you meet in the
eastern part Of the county. The
long days Of dreary anxiety, watch
ing and waiting, and Of expectation
have passed. They have changed
to days of gladness, and prosperity
to the eXpectant settlers. What
ever may be in store for the North
Wisconsin railroad company in the
future in regard to the land grant,
1t IS certain that the road through
Polk County will have the ears run
ming on it before the snow flies
next winter The Polk County
Press congratulates the people, the
railroad company, and the future
settler, upon the achievements of
this grand resuit.-P,kh 20. Press.
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OF Schulenberg, ct al., vs.. Samuel
Hartman, Judge Miller held, after
full argument, that the St. Croix q
bayfield, grant, having been made
to the State and not to any individ-
ual or corporation, it is the excIu-
sive right of the United States to
claim the benefit Of default, If any
has occurred, and that until such
default has been established either
by an act Of Congress, or by decree Of
court, or both, the original grant to
the State of Wisconsin, stands good,
and that the State is the absolute
owner of the Lands, subject 20 the
trusts upon which Congress has
granted them. Judge Miller sta
ted, IN rendering his decision, that
the same question had several times
previously come before him, aud that
his decision was in accordance with
the uniform rulings Of the Circuit
and Supreme Courts in analogous
cases. Moreover the defence of
Hartman, who was the agent Of the
State of Wisconsin, was based upon
the opinion of Hon. jeremiah Black.
when he was Attorney General of
the United States, in a similar case
SO that the archives of General
Williams own office, as well as the
formal decision of the Circuit Court
of the United States, oppose the
new and radical theory now an
nounced. As Judge Miller's de-
cisions are seldom reversed bv the
Supreme Court, il is reasonable 10
anticipate final decision from the
court Of last resort also in opposi-
ton to the Attorney @ eneral's views.
As the matter is in progress Of ulti-
mate determination, it is surprising
that Mr.. Williams did not consider
1t becoming in him to await an au-
thoritative adjudication, and not to
run the risk of \ legal snubbing.
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1t is essentially a pastoral country
and OF focks and herds it is the natur-
al home. Aninlls Craze there from
the years beginning to the end, and
keep in the best of condition with
out shelter or fodder. Cattle are left
to themselves, ald range hundreds
Of miles.
When the owners wish to inspect
their thousands q tens of thousands
(tor he who reck,ns by tie hundred
is of but humble wealthy, they
Ground up" th.t is on a day Ger
tain, send out lands of mounted
men the laa9 or, each with their
appointed district, say for instance,
a county. At once all ride from cir
cumterence to ceiter, driving in all
manner of four-foded beasts, to a
common corral, lile unto the sheet
in Peters dream, or to the fisher
mans net Of we'll known and more
modern Peter who was in fact my
companion in travels, and who will
not deny the aptness of these meta
phors.
Sheep in New Mexico 90 in focks
of 1000 to 5000, and are attended
by native herders. Their multiple
cation is very rapid, tue diseases
few and easy to combat, the cost Of
keeping slight, wages of employees
low, living cheap, and after all out
lays for transportation etc, there is
lett an Immense margin OF profit; so
that all over Colorado and New
Mexico, men are quietly amassing
great fortunes from sheep husband
ry, and from the advance in the val
ne OF their immense ranges which
they have been so fortunate as to
secure, over all others.
| close here now and may say a
word or two further at some other
time X.
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THE NORTH WISCONSIN,
PROGRESS OF THE GREAT woRK-A BRIGHT FU
TURE FOR POLK COUNTY.

While in the eastern part of the
county a few days since, we i'm
proved the occasion to take walk
along the line Of the North Wiscon-
sin railroad for a short distance.
At no place in the county is there
so much life, business and excite
ment as exists now upon the line of
the road in Black Brook.
500 men are at work at different
points on the line, between New
Richmond and Turtle lake. About
200 are located on this section in the
upper part of the town.
Mr.. Fisher from Grand Rapids,
Wis, has 200 men on bis ten mile
contract which reaches point near
Marsh lake.
Division Engineer Remington is
building house on Case G3rsuch's 5
farm and with his family willoccupyit
soon. He informs rs that without a
doubt this section Of the road would
be completed and ready for the iron
in October. President John Hum
bird can be found at the railroad
office on Mr.. Gorsuch's place.
We have ascertained as nearly as
possible the exact location of the
line Of the road through Polk coun
ty, and think that the following des-
cription is correct: The road en-
ters Polk county in the SCI SCI Sec
ton 35, town 80, range l6, passes
into section b, on the nw4 nw4 en-
ters section 25, runs to the / post
or nw4 nw4 section 25, town 32,
range Is, thence within 80 rods of
the center Of section p, town %,
range l6, and enters range Is
in section 10 little north OF the
7 post on the west side of the sec
ton runs thence diagonally across
section 10, thence northeast through
section Il, and 8 enters the town
of Lincoln in section 4, town 30,
range Is. 1t then takes a course
across section 4, runs
thence on east side of Sc / Sc / sec
ton 33, town 80, range Is; diagon-
allv across section p on the beach
on the east side of Marsh lake at
the waters edge, thence diagonally
across the sci sci section % and
across the centre Of nw4 nw4 section
"A town 80, range Is, and Barron
county swf section 10, town 80
range II.
The company will build about
three miles of road in Barron coun
ty, to point near Moons lake, and
within 55 miles Of Turtle lake.
This will complete the 263 miles
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LOGS And LUMBER ii STILL
WATER.

WAITER.
The NesSenger's review for the
week ending Aug. 18th, says:
The past week has been beyond
doubt the uull week of the season
as regards sales. Some small lots
Of loose logs have been sold for
saving by mills located in this Vi
cinity, and sales of a few strings
have been made to down river par
ties. The stock Of logs on hand is
ample for the demand likely to ex-
ist later in the season. The theory
among log men generally is that the
favorable conditions of the crops
throughout the Mississippi valley
taken together with the low price
of lumber must stimulate demand
for lumber during the fall months
We do not notice any change III
prices but grades OF long and short
logs are held firm at prices ranging
from $40 to Sl2.25. The stock OF
first-class white pine long log is un-
usually small, and Is held at from
SLIPS to s12 per NJ feet; RATED
best long Norway logs $40 to 81
per VI feet; common dimension
from 81 to SO; short logs, best
marks OF Clam and Yellow River,
are held at from sll.50 to $I2.25.
This class OF logs are extra in quail
ity, and in size measure from 10 to
80 NJ feet to the string.
The boom corporation is turning
out logs at the rate of two million
feet per day, and viii, from present
Indications, close their labors for
this season about August goth,
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Superior. AuU. I5 1874

Superior, Aug. l5, 1874.
Ed. Times. You suggested to me
to make note or two of travels to
fill this column. My mind now re-
ours to two places visited by me,
widely apart yet geographically ~
ing in the Mississippi valley, one in
New Mexico, the other in Minneso-
ia, and both representing the lead
ing features of their respective sec
tions of country.
Although the two spots are eight
hundred miles apart, you may mount
and ride over wide plains from one
to the other, and then if not tired of
travel, keep on south to the Isthmus.
or going north lose yourself in the
polar wastes. | say this TO express
my notion of the great interior open
spaces OF this continent at which |
have caught but a glimpse.
The latitude of Santa Fee NAV fix
the first point above mentioned, that
of the place from which write will
Indicate the second 7 will observe
that in Colorado and New Mexico it
seems a. if ~ ocean onoa bod
turned it's vast uoduIatino body into
solid land and its surface had he
oon,a .,,dI,,,l,, of ,bo f.,, oon+l, $50
bouudIess and reouIar are the nIains
rolling up to the very feet Of the
mountains, into and between which
they pour ike bavs and estuaries
Peaks isolated. or in croups stand
for islands, girt round about as it
were with tranquil seas, which some
mighty enchantment had in a twink
ling stilled and fixed forever.
Thus [ had a vision of the AD3s-
tie Islands, Of the Thunder Cliffs.
and the Pictured Rocks and Of all
that wondrous panorama displaved
to the yoyaoers Of Lake Sunorior ON
a clear summers dav, including the
white CAPS even. only that nv MYTH
zeal sea when it went 70 rest lone
aoo. had tossed them mn to he cauohr
and eternalIv thereafter worn hv tho
mountains
The ,oid-winter oftbat country is
,Taroh h,+ cir ahont .ho .a,,,
warmth offbo SIM :, tboso dors
Tdorou M osnou-., ,na.,f- aeLa5
then fallen and that ha9 d;yann.o,
al IN . fou, bourU r fan u A,,.;1
h,o.,. aLl,
90 oA, % ,.,nidI,, .s j. hod con,o
n, ,,n,,. r.. ~ n.
-, - ,,o,,;e...,. .....
ohovo f,r = : +ho ha.hinoon ar|
honntiful ora and nasfnrago From
+ tho snr;nrs ora lorIon;shod ,,5
tbo streams ara fad # +ha;r sor,.os
- tbo mountains l., :. o,nol,,.I
:, H.. 1T, -, -.
Tho gl,v ! clondIass f;ro.;v4bs -
.bo ,;o,o anl Tho s,n : +bo hu;,.h,
,,,ou ,noao,4 .,,la. r. ~. - NJ
,,,onIan 4ho4 +ho ,Ta.;,,,, 81 G.
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NUMBER so.

while Duluth has neither, If we may
except the harbor she stole from
Superior-the legality of which is
receiving an investigation from the
United STATES courts We will not
undertake TO inform our readers Of
the points at issue, in this memora-
BILE controversy, for without an ac-
companying map to Illustrate the
situation, it would be quite difficult
to make the matter properly under
stood. We met several old ac-
qualntanceS in Superb, but were
forced to leave them all too soon,
by the shri!l whistle of the tug sum
moniDg us aboard, so We parted
with our friends and bade good bye
TO Superior, with heart full of sym
pathy for her in her afliiction Mr..
Seward wrote OF unhappy Ireland,
"she is beautiful in her sadness, and
the sympathies of mankind assure
her a future" 1t is so with Superi-
or, we sincerely believe. Duluth is
overshadoWmg her at present, but
she is a monstrosity and fraud.
Nature may be perverted by the GU
pidity of man, as has been done
here, but time will make all things
right Returning to Duluth, we
complete our observations by as
cending the heights back of the city.
The city lies on the easterly slope OF
a steep, rocky bluff. The first street
is the business portion of the city;
two aud three streets back are the
principal residences aud churches,
of which there are a number of fine
structures, If man had half a chance
a fine city would be reared and
maintained here; but how can it be
so, when there is not a street in the
city that can be travelled without the
greatest danger, owing to It's decliv-
ity, and there is scarcel y soil enough
on the out-cropping rocks, in the
entire city, to make a respectable
potato patch. While there are many
really fine residences, they have and
can have no appropriate surround
ings, such as gardens, shrubbery,
etc. We were told that there was
not well in the entire city; GER
tainly, there are very few. Cisterns
are blasted out of the rocks, and
water is hauled up the bluffs, in or
dinary water carts, TO supply the
every day demands. The out houses
are run with elevators, we suppose,
and Corning declared that every
man could see what his front neigh
Dor was going to have for dinner,
by looking down his chimney. We
repeat, Duluth is a fraud, So after
tea we go aboard the City Of Du-
luth, which has just returned from
the excursion, engage our state
rooms and prepare to leave the Ze-
NTH City with few regrets. We re-
tire at an early hour and are soon
locked in the arms of Morpheus,
while the work Of freighting the
boat with wheat and flour continues.
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''1HE LIKE SUPERIOR REGION"


Il re" AotcS ana OGSeTCattohS' bY Mayor
Turner, kditor Of tie Wisconsin State
Register, a5out Superior, D,al,ttt, Etc
THU sdaY, July I6.-oettling our
score at the Metropolitan we took a
carriage and were soon whirled to
the depot Of the ST. Paul & Lake
Superior r, r., where we took tick
cts for Duluth, 146 miles distant
There seemed to be an unasal stir
about the depot, and we were not
long in learning that St. Paul was
to take an airing out at White Bear
Lake, a little sheet of water which
has acquired considerable local ce-
Iebrity for its rare beauty. Several
extra cars were necessary for the
accommodation of the excursionists.
< < x ON journey for the day
was through as torbidding country
rs one could well see. Huckleber-
ry plains and marshes; ridges of
Jack-pine and stinted Norways, ce-
dar and tamarack swampS, with oc-
casional groves Of valuable pine
timber, furnished an endless pauo-
rama, At Hincllley we dined, and
found rare eating house accommo-
da-ions. Everything was in excel
lent trim, and we enjoyed i meal
second only to that we took at the
FOX House on the morning Of our
departure. twenty miles from Du-
luth we arrived at Thomson, the
connecting point Of the North Paci-
nc road with the St. Paul 81 Lake
Superior r. II. We went forward
again, and asked permission from
the engineer to take a seat on the
pilot. He smiled, and replied eyes,
but you viii need to take care of
yourselves" A Presbyterian cler-
gyman from Duluth also took a seat
with US, and the quarto made a rare
figure, head for a train through the
Dalles of the ST, Louis, which stream
forms the boundary line for several
miles between Minnesota and Wis
consin. Our ride for dozen of
miles was grand beyond anything
we ever experienced in our life.
The track Of the road is on the left
bank OF the St. Louis, and has a
gradient Of 75 or 50 feet TO the mile.
we were informed. There is no use
for motive power in making the de-
scent Give the train a chance and
it would 90 it alone, and to the de-
vi, too, in a very short space of
time. The brakes were partially set
and the train commenced It's de-
scent. 1t would require Iarve
Rust's Vermont ladies to give any
thing ike a proper description of
the sublimity and majestic grandeur
Of the St. Louis, as it courses its
way through the DaIles, over series
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Eber H. Bly, plaintiff, against
Adolph Buechnrr, Katherine Buechner his
wife, Scargal Wakclin and Mary Wakclin
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 which is
filed in the Office of the Clerk of the Circuit
Court in the Court House at Superior in said
County of Douglas, and serve copy of your
answer on the subscriber at his Office in Su-
perior aforesaid within twenty days after the
service of the summons III this action exclu-
sve of the day of service. If you fail 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.
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A Republican Congressional Convention
for the Eighth District, will be held at Grand
Rapids, on
Wednesday, September 23d,
at PM, TO nominate candidate for Con-
gress.
Each Assembly District will be entitled to
five delegates. Each fractional part of dis
trict as follows: Dunn, five votes; Shawano,
three votes.
GEO c. GINTY, Ch'm'n,
j. O. RAYMOND,
JN0 T. KINGSTON,
r. D. FLINT,
s. S FIFIELD,
c. s KELSEY,
Congressional District Committee.
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HIRAM HA Eo,
Plt'f's Atty, Superior, Wisconsin
iull lau0l

gyTATE OF WISCONSIN, COUNTY OF DOUGLAS
; ia Ci cult C5ur,.
William II. Smith administrator of the estate
of Bella Brooks deceased intestate, against
Hezekiah w. Shaw and Eliza A. Shaw, his
wife
By virtue and in pursuance Of Judgment
of foreclosure aud sale rendered in the above
entitled cause on the 18th day of June 4. d.
1874 by which it was decreed that the mort
gagged premises hereinafter described, or so
much thereof as may be sufficient to raise the
amount Of Sll59.76 due to the plaintiff for
principal, interest and costs in said cause be
sold at public auction by OF under the dircc-
ton of the Sheriff Of said county, shall on
the / / tn day of August 1874 at ten O'Clock in
the forenoon at the front door of the Court
house in the town of Superior in said County
offer 70. sale and sell at public auction to the
highest bidder the following described mort
gagged premises situate in the town of Supe-
rior, county of Douglas aud State OF Wiscon-
sin namely: The southeast quarter of the
southeast quarter of section two (2) in town
ship forty-eight (4S) north of range fourteen
Q4) west containing 40 acres more or less.
Dated Sheriff's Office, Superior, Wisconsin,
June Goth, 1874 JAMES NEWTON,
Sheriff OF Douglas Co., Wis.
II. HAYES, Plaintiffs Attorney. jun27augS
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1S56-1S1l.
e w. ANDERSON, JH.,

r Fl A i Il ST A II Il
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/ hereby adjourn this sale until the llth
day of September 1874.
Sherin's Office, Superior, Wisconsin, Aug.
llth, 1874. JAS. NEWTON,
sep5 Sheriff of Douglas County Wise
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Eber II. BIy, plaintiff, against

SrArE or WISCONSIN. COUNTY OF DOUGLAS
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Congressional District Committee.
, 1874-01-22
Administrators Notice.

In the Probate Court of Kitssp County, Wash
In the matter Of the Co-partnership property
and estate of Samuel E. Smith. deceased, late
of the firm of Renton Smith Co., doing busi-
nesc at Port Blskely. Washington Territory.
Notice of surviving Partners. Administrators
of the co-partnership property and joint estate
of said deceased. ID re. rs.T
N1 Office Is HEREBY GIVEN THAT LET
II tevs Of Administration Of the co-partner-
ship property and joint estate Of Samuel L.
Smith. deceased. late Of the firm Of kenton.
smith 4 Co., doing business at Port BlAkely.
Washington Territory, were issued to William
Renton and r. X. Ham, surviving partners of
said Arm Of Renton, Smith b Co., on the 18th
day Of january, a. D. 1874, out OF the Probate
Court of Kitsap County. aforesaid. The said
William Renton and r. K. Ham, having filed .
bond rs by law required, and assumed the man
agement of the said co-partnership property.
Now, therefore, notice is hereby given to all
persons having claims against the co-partner-
shin property, or effects Of the said Samuel E.
Smith, or against the firm of Renton, Smith Il
Co.. of which said firm the said Samuel E.
Smith, deceased, WAS = member. to present the
Renton or r. X. Ham, surviving partners, con-
tinuing the business under the said firm name
of Renton, Smith Co., at Port Blakely, WASH
ington Territory, or their respective claims will
be barred by Law.
WILLIAM RENTON,
R. K. HAM, s
Surviving Partners of the firm Of Renton,
nership property and effects Of Samuel E.
Smith. deceased.
Dated at Port Blakely. Washington Territory,
this 18th day of January, A. D. 1874.
McNAUGHT Il LEARY,
Attorneys for Estate.
, 1874-01-22
IPSO EACTO
AGAINST
ZPSE DZXIT.

This motto the undersigned will adhere to in
the sale Of his numerous articles; nOtwithstand-
ing the public may receive much of the latter
the former is guaranteed when ststed so to be.
He has the following to dispose Of:
l Doubled Barrelled Shot
gun q. Hollis & Sons, ma
kers, London).
Rifles: / Farehand & Wads-
worth, l Ballard, l Reming-
ton & Sons, and others.
Pistols, Watches, Furni-
ture, Pocket-knives, Ladies'
and Gentlemens' Gloves. Fin
ger Rings, Stoves, one Feather
Bed, Tin Ware, Ladies' work,
Baskets, one Fiddle, one Ban
10, Blankets and many other
articles new and second hand.
Commercial street, opposite
the Gem Saloon, Seattle, w.
r. T. P. FREEMAN.
, 1874-01-22

u The efficient Surveyor General Of
the State of California, Mr.. Robert
Gardner, has favored US with copy Of
his report to the Governor of the State
for the year 1872. Mr.. Gardner makes
good showing. We have only time to
note few items. The Wheat crop
yielded q. .OOO. 600 bushels, Barley near
ly 100000 bushels. Oats 1,6OO, 600
bushels, Corn 1900. .OOO3 bushels, Flax
1,134, 600 bs., Wool 10,76O, 900 lbs,
cattle l. soc. 600 head. sheep 1887 900.
Wine 4.1O6.O .OO0 gals. Brandy 5S5. 900
gals. Lumber 22S. GOO, 600 feet. and all
other productions in proportion. Acres
of land irrigated ll6, 1894. During the
last Is months 152, 600 acres of swo mp
land have been sold. mostly to parties
to be reclaimed. Western World.
, 1874-01-22

PHILADELpHIA, Pa, Jan. 15.-Tbe at
tempt to restore the track Of the South
ern Railroad Company, to allow the
trains of side roads to run, was resisted
BY the strikers who determined to stop
all repairs till they received their pay.
The creditors of Jay Cooke & Co. met
in the Assembly buildings this morning.
Many ladies' were present to register.
The order of the Court appointed Edwin
NJ. Lewis receiver and describing his
duties.
, 1874-01-22
Administrators Notice.

In the Probate Court Of Ktsap County, Wash
ington Territory.
In the matter Of the seperate Estate of Sam
uel E. Smith, deceased.
Administrators Notice, scperate Estate.
~ Office IS HEREBY GIVEN, THAT BY
IN virtue of letters of administration issued
out of the Probate Court Of Kitsap County
aforesaid, dated the 18th day Of November, A.
D. 1873. I, Henry Adams, of King County. Wash
ington Ter itOry, was appointed Administrator
Of the seperate estate Of Samuel f. smith. de-
ceased, late Of the firm Of Renton, Smith Co.,
Port Blakely, Washington Territory.
Now, therefore, all persons having claims
against the seperate estate of the SAID deceased,
are hereby notified to present the same-props rly
avouched - within one year from this date.
to me, at Seattle. King County, Washin gtOn
Territory or their seperate claims will be barred
by law. HENRY ADAMS,
Administrator of the seperste estate Of Sam
uel E. Smith, deceased.
Dated At Seattle, King County. Washington
Territory. this 18th day OF January, A. D. 1874.
MCNAUGHT 4 LEARY,
Attorneys for the Estate.