The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1876-04-28
The superior Times.
Superiorisms.

Ashland, having had very successful trip.
The proprietors of the town
site of Thomson, on the N P. R R., have
taken legal steps to have the same vacated.
Col. Fl. Hayes made a flying
trip out to his farm at Wadena the first of
the week
A NEW RAILRoAD.-A patent has
been issued to the St. Paul, Hudson and
River Falls Railroad Company.
DR. Y. Smith, of Duluth, is to
be reappointed member of the s. ate Board
of Health of Minnesota. good appoint
ment.
Pope county, Minnesota, by a
large majority, voted to issue 100000 in
bonds to aid in building the Duluth & Dakota
railroad.
We spent an hour, Wednesday
afternoon, very pleasantly and proftably
visiting the Uppertown school. Mr.. Gates
has model school.
-Bardon's single mill, under
the supervision of his efficient foreman,
Capt. Phillbrooks, will commence work for
the season next week.
For outdoor exercise Upper
town young ladies play base ball We should
Judge it agrees with them, as the united
weight of three of the players is over 500
poundsi
The closing exercises of Mr..
Towards school, last Friday, were witnessed
by large number of visitors, who were
very much pleased with the proficiency ex-
hibited by the scholars, who reflected great
credit upon themselves and teacher.
-Vice-President Starke, of the
Northern Pacific, accompanied by II. A.
Towne, General Manager; w. Alexander,
General Freight Agent, and W. C. Kemberly,
Chief engineer, made trip over that road
the first of the week.
The NORTHERN PACIFIC Bill
The house committe on Pacific railroads on
Wednesday came to a favorable conclusion on
the senate bill giving eight years additional
time to the Northern Pacific rail DAD company
to construct and complete their road.
The Northern Pacific ;ime-ex-
tension bill passed the senate by the; vote Of
every republican but two and one third the
democratic members. A vote of the same
political complexion in the house would pass
the bill bv majority of fifteen
Says the Minneapolis end of
the Pioneer-PresS:
Some years ago company was organized
20 build railroad from Fergus Falls to the
head OF Lake Superior via St Cloud Now,
we hear, that enterprise is to be again agita-
tdd, and it is to be hoped with success.
Men are busilv engaged in get
ting the steam ferry Stillman Witt ',readv
for sea" She will commence running be-
tween Superior and Duluth in a lev days. Ed
Engllud is to be engineer and Joe Tourville
pilot, while the genial Captain Edwards, pro-
prietor of the boat, will boss the concern.
"A gang of twenty-five men, in
the employ of Staples, of Saltwater, came
up on Mondays train, bound for the drive on
the St Croix. They stopped at the Hacker
House over night. While in town the red
and blue-shirted heroes made it quite lively
for the boys.
Col Hayes and family expect to
depart from Superior about the middle of
Nav, to be absent during the summer They
will sojourn for awhile in Duluth boarding
at the Bay House. Mr.. Hayes has rented his
residence to the editor of this paper who,
with his mother, will occupy it un:il fall.
-Thos. Dowse, Of Duluth, IS a
candidate for Secretary of the Chamber Of
Commerce Of St. Paul, and at a meeting of
that body on Monday morning received 10
votes out of q, for that position, when the
subject was postponef until the next meeting.
Mr.. Dowse would m Ike an excellent Cham
ber-of-Commerce Secretary, as he is pecu-
larly adapted for the position.
Mr.. and Mrs Geo. I. Brooks
having been married just five wears on last
Wednesday, large number of their friends
provided with goodies and presents com.
posed of wood, gathered at their residence
in the evening 10 give them a woaden-wpd-
ding surprise party, and to have a good time
which they had, all present can testify.
1t was, indeed very pleasant affair
"A number of ladies' in town are
each going to plant or set out, on the first Of
May-Monday next-a Centennial tree, and
1t has been suggested that it would be an ex-
cellent idea for every one who can, to do
likewise. If the plan is carried out very gen
orally, and the trees cared for and brought
70 maturity, il would tend very much TO
beautify our town and give it & pIeasanter