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

was great day. The procession was the
hneSt ever before seen in the Northwest, be
ing headed by regular soldiers, militia. and
| the Grand Army of the Republic ltearly
every branch OF business in the city was rep
lesented-tin-shops making tin cups and
distributing to the crowds, also cigar makers
ana various other trades The St. Panl Dis
pa'eh was represented by wagon drawn by
magnificent horses, and containing an ancient
mana printing press on which was being
printed, IN the style of 10. fac simile of the
Declaration OF Independence and the conies
printed and thousands OF other comics thrown
to the spectators. Four bands OF music en-
livened the march, at the close Of which /,
most eloquent Grafton was delivered by ex-
! Gov C. X. Davis.
The old regimental flags borne nv
the Minnesota volunteers in the late war
were given an airing in the centennial parade
in st. Paul. 1t may interest comrades
| throughout the State to know who carried
some of them. John Farquahar, of Co. Z,
carried one of the First regiments dilapidated
banners Second regiment flag was carried
/ by VIM. Kemper, of Co. G one OF the Fourth
regiment colors was borne by j. W. Morse of
| Co. {; two Fifth regiment flags waved in the
hands OF John Golden of Co. f. and Benjamin
| Young, sergeant OF Co. q. &. S. Arbuckle,
Go. A, 9th, carried flag of that regiment,
| and NJ II. Stevens, of Co. b, bore the only
flag OF the 10th that was preserved The
Heavy Artillery colOrs were i'll the hands OF
Nicholas Luiwic, of Co. A.
WASHINGTON.
\ saltwater giant named Butcher,
who weighs upwards of three hundred
pounds, ran foot race last week with a man
who carried hundred pound boy on his
back, and easily won the heat.
The Saltwater races gave the ''Sport-
ing" fraternity OF that last town sad lesson.
OF course they bet their money on Saltwater
horsetiesh as represented by horse known
as Col Ricely, and they lost Imprecations
loud and deep are pronounced on the carcass
of the losing Col, as we'll as upon the Jockeys
i'll mana ement.
The commencement of Carleton Col.
lege, at Mortified, passed off most satisfac-
torily.
Circus day in Faribault was big
err" day than the Centennial Fourth.
greater crowd i'll town never was seen.
Willie Tech, about eleven years Old
went for a swim in Shieldsville Lake and be-
coming entangled III the weeds was drowned
ClrcuSseG are more attractive to
some than Centennial Fourths. The latter
brought a crowd to Faribault while the former
brought a jam-anG it was not much of n cir
Gus either
The lightning played queer freak
during a storm last week. At Northfeld
Baptist church was struck and the bolt
passed through the janitor's foot, burning il
severely. Mr.. Radciff was climbing q
fence was shocked, fell and broke his leg
boy in the town OF Greenvale was standing by
an open window when he was struck on the
hip by lightning, the fluid passing down his
leg and through the foot
wABAsHAw.
A Highlander has just erected a
windmill over his two hundred and eighty
two foot we'll
Mr.. Peter Van Vliet, father of Major
Van Vliet, OF Lake City, died last Sunday.
after short illness.
a Wabasha boy put his foot down on
sharp scythe and emphasized the action
with his whole weight, nearly severing the
tendons of the foot and spelling one boys en-
joyment of the first centennial Fourth
OLMsTED.
Two boys, aged eleven and five years.
were bathing in the mouth OF Bear Creek,
and the older of the two SWAMI off few rods
and returned to find his brother drowned
Rochester had j. double Fourth-the
4th and 5th-and although so many people
Aof <
not tracaS occurre% nor an arrest was made.
A recent shows at Byron rained
yellow substance assembling sulphur, vet
few attributed the phenomenon to a nearer
approach OF the inSsnal regions. Perhaps
such was not the cage.
John Crane entered his stable some
what abruptly and px.s kicked by a mule
John has decided Il inion that mules were
made especially for foking and do nothing
with greater force orr kill
Miss Hattie H.sSrington, of Byron.
was thrown from a use last week, and was
SO lucky as to alight pon her feet instead of
her head. spraine, ankle was the only
damage except to t'lr ioose'' her pull-back.
L,aLGE.
A young man in Milton descended
into a well to cles,A it, and was nearly
killed by foul gases before his rather could
draw him out
Mantorville man fell from his barn
a distance of is feet, striking upon his head
The only injury done was slight scratch on
the man and broken single or two Hei.
a white man
Miles F. Bancroft is the Centennial
poet ofthis county, and his tribute to our ma
TONS hundredth birthday is a production OF
much greater merit than the majority of met
rical efforts on the grand topic
George Parker but lately read Gree
ley's advice to young men to ego west" but
as soon as he did he started Two weeks ex-
perience in the "West" satisfied him of Min
nesota's superiority as home for all.
By building two extensive dams at
Rice Lake the main branch Of the Zumbro
river has been made one of the very best
streams in the State. Rice
lake is now an immense reservoir covering
800 acres and contains head of three feet
more water than fOro,orlv