The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1876-05-19

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up. The following is from the Polk County
Press:
The River Falls Press and many other
papers highly recommend Hon. Sam. 5. Fl
/ field, member of the Assembly from this dis
trict, to fill the vacancy that will be caused by
the resignation of Senator Barron.-This
will meet the approval of Mr.. Fifeld's many
friends in this county.
We regret to announce the
necessity for the sudden departure from Du-
luth, on Monday, of DR.. Rice, who was sud
denly called by telegram to the bedside Of
mis- mother, in Massachusetts,. Mrs. Rice,
who is eighty-fve years Old, not being ex-
| pected to 1--we. DR.. Rice wished US to an
nounce that he regretted very much that he
was unable to come over and bid the people
of Superior goodbye, but that if he returns,
which he hopes to do, he viii be pleased to
meet them again, and also fulfil his engage
ments here We sincerely hope DR.. Rice
viii be enabled to return, as the Head of the
Lake cannot afford to lose minister of his
ability.
The Duluth Mnnesotian-Her
aid says: ga couple of mail carriers left
! Isle Royale on February % of this year for
| Pigeon River, on the boundary of tbs State
and Canada, and were not heard from or seen
! since. 1t is supposed that they broke
J IL. ~
Jones was married., and leaves a family of a
wife and three children on the south shore ;
Michael Welch was single, his father and
mother residing on Isle Royale. 1t was not
known what had become of them, until the
lake thawed out sufficiently to allow boat
to convey the people on the Island mail"
| History OF ST. PAUL.-We have
| received from the author, j F. Williams, a
handsomely bound volume entitled, History
of st. Paul and Ramsey County, Minnesota
The work is repIete in all the essential mat
ter of facts connected with the early and late
history of St. Paul and territory surrounding,
and is book Of priceless value to all early
settlers, and one of peculiar interest
to large number of the citizens
Of this section, who have been more or less
connected with the men and historical facts
it describes. The volume IS embeM8hed
with fine steel and wood engravings-portraits
of the first settlers and scenes of early note
The book will be forwarded, pre- paid, to any
ore for SO. Address J. f. Williams, St
Paul.
Those of our citizens who in
tend to 60 to the Centennial-and we hear
of number who intend to do so-will no
doubt be pleased to learn that the State
Board of Cetennial Managers have erected
upon the Centennial Exhibition grounds on
Fairmont Park, building to be known as
the wisconsin Headquarters" during the six
months of the exhibition. This building
will be divided into Reception Rooms for
ladies and for gentlemen, separate; a retiring
room for ladies, with washing room
attached; also wash room for gentlemen;
a baggage room and large reading room,
with other conveniences. This house will be
free to all people from Wisconsin. When
there is desire to rest, here will be the
place where our people can feel all the free
dom of home. twill belong to the peo-
pie of the State A register book will be
kept in it, where every caller will be request
ed to record his or her name, residence and
stopping place in Philadelphia. This will
enable friends to find each other. Elisha
Starr, the pioneer newspaper man of Nil
waukee, is superintendent of the building
we believe, and our citizens viii no doubt
find much comfort in this wisconsin Hea d.
quarters"
STATE TEACHERS AssocIATIoN.-An exam
ination of candidates for State Teachers Ger
titcates will be held at Madison, commcnc-
ing Tuesday, June 81, 1876, at O'clock, A. NJ.
Applicants for certificates viii be examin-
ed in the following branches OF study:
a. For an UNLIMITED State Certificate
the branches of study now required for a
first grade county certificate, with the addl-
ton of English Literature, and the rudiments
Of Botany, Zoology Chemistry, Geology,
Political Economy, and Mental Philosophy.
Applicants for this grade must present salts
factory evidence of successful teaching for
at least NINE terms.
a. For LIMITED five years) State Ger
tihcate, the branches of study now required
fora first grade county certificate, with the
addition OF English Literature and the rudi-
ments of Mental Philosophy
Applicants for this grade must present sat
istactory evidence of successful teaching for
at least THREE terms.
Applicants who fail in any of the branches
required for either of the above certificates,
may present themselves for REORGANIZATION
in such studies within one year A re-exam-
nation in the branches in which they were
successful viii not be required Anotherex-
ia will l. ~,