The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1876-07-14

lily OF Philadelphia, he received liberal edu
cation. Tie chose the law for his profession
and only his wild and reckless habits, whicl
developed in his early bOvhood, prevent ee
him from attaining distinction. He won the
affections of one OF Phiadelpha's fai! est
and most gifted daughters and for a time
after their marriage, Sam seemed TO have re
formed. But his old profigate habits re
turned IN greater force than ever, and he
finally lett his wife and twJ lovely daughter:
and came out TO Minnesota. settling down al
last on the ground upon which now stand.
Duluth. Here he could release himself O.
all the conventionaiities of life which sc
chafed him in his former home, and give
himself up to the indulgence of his own ap
petitos, with no one to mOlest or make him
afraid. The result was of course a rapid
deterioration of his moral and physical ma
ture. With his mind shattered, his evesigh,
almost gone, his frame wasted so as tC
weigh only eighty-tive pounds for a year OF
two before his death, he was found one morn
ing dead in bed at the hotel in Superior, in
that same hotel at which he had so often
made sad the heart of its former proprietor
by his voraciOus appetite. Said proprietor
has told me within the past week that four
pounds of beef would not make Sam a meal
pOor Sam how his extremely dimjnutive
form, with his clear cut, sharp features his
flashing eye when angered, for his temper
was quick as the lightning, how it all comes
bach to the memory as we think of the old
times
The first settlers on our lands embrace
among Others the names of B. Gillett. our
present worthy County Treasurer Nick
Decker who passed away from our midst a
year ago the well remembered good old man,
y. ). Ryder with his sons; John Dunphy,
Dwight Abbott, Waterman Green, II. S
Burk, John Gundy, John Parry, G. f Sweet,
II tchell Houle, 5. S. Palmer, with his sons,
Fose, heander, Roswell and | do not know
how many more Zack Brown, who has lived
here, as near as | can ascertain, since the
creation; and man who has done more
than ANY other to M Ike this country known,
Geo Stuntz-there is no one town, coun-
ty or State can claim him his wonderful en-
durance his scientific knowledge, his vast
store OF geographical information of this
whole region formed from actual and per-
sonal investigation, is at the service and for
the benefit of all
The first election in ST. Louis County was
held III the claim shanty of Geo. Z. Nettle-
ton, near the head Of Minnesota Point. in
tho Fail Of 1866. The contest was between
d. j. Rice, Democrat, aud Nm. r Marshall,
republican,, ior delegates TO Congress from
Tho then Territory of Minnesota. Our ex-
tgeme'T syatse population at that time was
eked oct by our friends from Superior com
lug over el nuS&e tae most OF them held
Claims on oar side) and voting fer their
faV0ritc candidate. Under these circum-
stances the result was not surprising, Rice
lo3--harshglI ).
Ehe iT-t term of our District Court was
held Aug, 9TH 1859 Hon s. S r Mcmillan,
Judge OF the st District. to which we then
belonged. presiding; grand jury was pres
eht bus found no indictments, aud the
Court adjourned without doing any bust
ness.
The Judge held second term in 1862
with the same result. A change in the
District brought Judge McKelyy up during
several terms extending over series of six
years, to be succeeded through another
change of Districts by the present incum-
bent Minnesota has been extremely forfu-
nate ia her selection of Judges, bat Of all
other localities it would appear as if we had
been most favored
As a curiosity append, with the names
y
IN the county:
Territory Of Minnesota
County OF st. Lou 5 g
To the Sheriff or aney constube waras
----has ben broght this day fore the
cot tie justises of the pease
OF eed county, charged on the 9th Of
and ----- ----
with having in the summer Of 1853 comited
the otense of arson, by burning the DIV cling
house OF --- -, in tie progress OF
the trial on sed charge, in appeer,ng to sed
tibet the Sed --- had ben gilty of the
offence of burning the house Of --, found
on trial comted a the time and pase afore
said OF which oIeuce, the said Justice has not
final juresdlcsion and %areaS after exan. j.
nasion bad in deu form of law, of the sed
charge offence last aforesed, the 5ed iustise did
adjuge that the sed ofeHce had cUmited and
thare was probable cause TO believe that the
sed ------ - TO be gilty thare of, and
wareaS the - has not offered
suhshend bale for his appcerence to answer
the said oience, you are torthwithc commanded
TO take sed -- of std county, the
keeper ware Of is here by required 10 detane
hym in custody in sed jail uuJll he shall be
thence disth rged according to law.
Given under my hand tui8 10th day of
May, y. d. 1897.
Justise of the Pease
The first marriage ceremony in the county
was performed by Rev. j. II. BARRETT; on
April 2th 1853, between VIM. Epler and
Jennie A. Woodman, at the house of Col.
). B. Cufver