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

Nature begins to assume vernal aspect.
The Chippewa Herald says
that logs are selling at the Falls for So to
$3.50 per thousand feet
The Portage Lake Mining Ga
zette says this is Lake Superior's off season
in the weather way, and that it is decidedly
off-ful.
Persons who'll be putting away
their winter stoves in four or five weeks
may like to know that stove polish mixed
with turpentine will prevent rust.
Now is the time to set out shade
trees The beautiful mountain ash, a tree
that is highly priced in the East and South,
for ornament, can be obtained on the outskirts
of the village
Superior doesn't appear to be
very healthy place fof baseball club
nor anything else, for that matter, except
it be prospects,! The meeting called for
Thursday evening, 20 organize a club, was
postponed on account of lack of attend
ance.
Observation-Disclosures is no
aduLteration IN Best Chemical Salerat,ts
made by DeLand L Co. It is absolutely
p"re, hence is much cheaper and better for
cooking purposes than Baking Powder and
most brands of Saleratus Try it and be
convinced yourselves.
Some of our ladies were en-
terprisins enough on Tuesday to go over
TO Duluth through the storm, to attend the
services conducted by Bishop Whipple at the
Episcopal Church in the evening, Quite
number of children were confirmed.
The last numbe of the Audi
bon (Minn.) Journal gets off the following
pun:
While business is rather slow and dull
times prevail along the line atpresent, we
are glad to know sit amt so eberywhar'
At the head of the Lake, right opposite
Duluth, they have Superior Times,
Sunday, Monday and Tuesday
were about as stormy, disagreeab1e days as
the Clerk of the Weather could wei get up.
Water feU in torrents, and on Sunday, and
Monday the wind blew ike young hurricane
from the northeast. The balauce of the
week, up to date, has been very pleasant.
just twenty years ago last week
hr. J. T. Smith landed his family in Superior
On the morning he landed, Mr.. S. informs us,
the weather was warm and sutry, and the
grass on the low ground along the bay-shore
three inches high. That season was some
what more forward than this
The social ball having once
been set to rolling, our society folks seem
very much inclined to keep it in motion
Another of those very pleasant surprise par
ties occurred last evening, the surprisests this
time gathering at the residence of Mr.. James
Newton.
The great merchants opinion.
Some one asked the late A. T. Stewart if he
didn't spend too much on advertising (which
aggregated about 5000, 900 a year, "No,'
was the reply, advertisements are abso-
lutely necessary. Even divine worship needs
to be advertised Else what is the meaning
of church bells ?"
From private letter from
Harry Ashton we learn that the steam mill at
Island Mine, Isle Royale, burned down dur
ing the winter, but that they are construct
ing new one quite rapidly. Our friend
Harry is at present working underground, and
is, We are pleased to learn, doing we'll
The Minneapolis Pioneer-Press
and Tribune says several weIl-known gen
semen of that city organized and equipped
fishing excursion to Lake Superior, Monday
morning and propose to make material re-
duction in the inny population before their
return homeward few weeks hence.
From the late tone of the
Times of that place we supposed things at
Superior City, at the head of the lake, were
on the mend, but the last issue of that pa
per received gives Us reason to think that
the place is doomed, for it tells of the organ
ization of a base ball club, thing, during its
worst and darkest days, it never had to en-
dure,-Portage Lake Gazette.
How does this item strike Won.
ye dennizens of this hyporborean region?
"a Florida farmer began in the after part of
December to sell his strawberries at St.
Augustine for s.. so a quart On the 9TH of
January he began to 60 IN twice week and
sell at 81. On the lst of February his price
was 10 ceets, and now that the season is
nbout over be gets 25 cents"
Geo. w. Perry, attorney on
the part of Wisconsin, and H. n. Setter, at
torney for Duluth, were taking testimony
for the camel suit before Coz HAYES on
Tuesday and Wednesday. It is expected
that this suit wiz come before the Z. S.
Supreme Court about sometime in October
next, but it viii be fortunate If a decision
1t reached inside of year.