The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1876-06-23


ing observing, he also seems to be
endowed with the wonderful fac ulty
of making known his observations
through that most beautiful of all
mediums of expression, poetry, as
witness the following:
How doth the busy little fly,
Improve each shining hour,
And on the windows leave his -:
And make the housewife scour.
The boss rain and thunder
storm of the season occurred
Thursday evening. The thunder
was terrific, while rain fell in tor
rents. At Duluth the storm did
considerable damage by flooding
some of the stores on Superior
street, Peter Dean finding on open
ing his store in the morning, about
ighteen inches of mud and water
therein.
We call the attention of our
readers to the advertisement OF the
grand distribution Of cash, farms
and houses by the Kansas Land
and Immigrant Association, Aug.
25th, 1875. The highest prize is
$75, 900, second $4,000, third &c.,
600, and SO on down to $50. It is
a legalized, bona fide affair, and con-
trolled by reliable men. We have
taken the agency for this vicinity,
and if any of our friends wish to
take their chances on drawing that
little $75, 700, we are willing to let
them in at the rate Of $500 apiece.
Mr.. G. r. Breckenridge, of
New Orleans, a son of the lamented
Gen. John G. Breckenridge, of Ken
lucky, and one Of the original pro-
prietors of Superior, paid our vii
lage a visit on thursday. Mr..
Breckenridge is North on bust
ness and pleasure trip combined,
and came to Superior to look after
his immense property interests here.
He departed Friday morning on
the City of Fremont, for Bayfield,,
where he goes to enjoy some Of the
excellent trout fishing which that
region affords. Mr.. B. feels very
sanguine in regard to the immediate
future of Superior, and from infor-
nation which he impaired to US,
We think his expectations are well
founded.
We took "runn ION the cars)
down to ST. Paul, Monday, to sam
pie some of the excellent "hash"
which Col. Allen, of the Merchants,
knows so well how to provide, and
also to enjoy short season of met
ropolitan life. Being stranger
within the gates of the Sanity
city, we are under obligations to
our old friend Burgess, formerly of
the newspaper fraternity Of Duluth,
but now a local reporter on the St.
Paul Dispatch, for kindly showing
us about the city /; to Thos. Dowse,
the afable and accommodating g
Secretary of the St. Paul Chamber
of Commerce, for courtesies re-
ceived to our friend gosh" Bar
don (the Lake Superior Josh Bill
ings), who came down from Mime
apolis to assist us to "see the ele-
phant," and to many other friends
who helped to make our sojourn
there very pleasant. While in the
city we met many old friends and
made several new acquaintance,
among whom we have the honor to
mention Hon. III. M. Rice, of St.
Paul; James Stinson, Of Chicago,
and Capt. W. w. Rich, Chief En-
gineer of the Wisconsin Central
Railroad. The two frst-named
gentlemen are heavy property
holders in Superior, and are just
now feeling very sanguine in regard
to the prospects of our town, owing
to two movements that are on foot
having for their object the building
of railroad from Superior to the
Northern Pacific Junction, % miles
from here. Capt. Fich also made
us the recipient of some very
cheering news, stating to us in an
interview we had with him on
Wednesday morning, that "it aoould
be safe to bet that the Wisconsin