The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1876-08-04

of July celebration grounds, last
Sunday, and during the day a lively
fight was INDUCED in by some OF
those in attendance, one man get
ting his face bruised quite badly.
d. Geo. Morrison, Esq, Reg
lister Of Deeds, School District
Treasurer, ETC., ETC., apparently
seems determined to increase his
following as much as possible, in
order to perpetuate himself in Office
A little voter arrived at Mr.. Morri
sons residence this week.
Talk about the head-gear of
American women! Oh, 90 way.
The Icelander women wear for a
covering of the head a plain piece
of blue or black cloth, about as
large around as a saucer, secured
on top the head by hair-pins, with
tassle hanging down over the left
ear.
The Sunday schools of Duluth,
Pieces Point and Oneota had a pic
mic at Fond du. Lac, Wednesday,
over five hundred persons being
present. Free transportation was
furnished by Supt. Geo. II. Smith,
of the L. S. e M. Railroad. There
were a good many youthful schol-
ars like Bro. Parker, of the D. M :
H., and Judge Carey, present.
Our active mill-men, Peyton &
Kim ball, are busily engaged in get
ting out lumber for the Y ellowstone
forts, they having taken a sub-con-
tract from A. NJ. Miller, of Thorn
son. 1t is estimated that Mr. Mil
ler's contract will amount to about
800 ar.loads of lumber, which will
be shipped over the Northern Pa
cifc. Peyton & Kimball have
already commenced shipping.
"A Minnesotian suggests in the
Pioneer Press and Tribune that the
money to be appropriated by Con
gress for river and harbor improve
ments in that state could be a great
deal more advantageously used if
employed in the determination OF
grasshoppers. Evidently that fell
low has got hay seed in his hair,
and isn't interested in Duluth, 'Mln-
nesota's only lake port"
Minneapolis Pioneer-Press and
Tribune: GA party of men en-
ploYed in prospecting near Lake
Vermillion, in the northern part of
the state, found a full-grown bear
and full-grown hog living togeth-
er on terms of friend ship, in little
cave, where they had evidently
passed the entire winter together.
The story is little tough, but its
correctness is vouched for by relia-
bic witnesses"
And the heavens opened and
the rain decended upon the earth
in torrents for about eight hours
last night. 1t seemed rs though
all the moisture from the four
quarters Of the globe had concen-
trated at this point (the centre Of
the universe, according to maps of
Duluth and country "tributary" to
it, and was anxious to empty itself
from the heavenly waterproof as soon
as possible.
In times past it has been quite
the, fashion for the County Board
to send some one of our citizens
down to Madison or to w Arlington
to look after the interests of Supe-
rior in one way and another. As
we have not had any of those en-
voys extraordinary lately, we con
clude the "boys" have become tired
of visiting those cities. We sug-
gest as a change that some one be
sent to Iceland to see if arrange
ments cannot be made for the set
Element Of a colony Of the hardy
inhabitants of that isle on the fine
farming lands around Superior.
Quite smash-up occurred at
Duluth on Wednesday night, which
resulted in badly demoralizing an
engine and six freight cars, During