The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1876-02-03


Add an alkiIi.
Make an affinity
Duluth and Superior.
Talk ompromise-anne1ation
Any thing for procrastination
- Wait for the wagon'-:he canal suit.
Duluth is lamb-Superor is an awful
wolf
"A large size "equal footing" is again of
fered Superior.
Frank Fansworth, lively commercial
traveller from St. Paul, was in town Monday.
Joseph Caro- who left here for the st.
Croix about year ago sent for his family thio
week.
February is coming in cold enough to
make fair general average with January's
mild weather.
We understand Mr. James Bardon will
appoint his father, Mr. Richard Bardon, his
deputy in the County Treasurers office.
The Duluth 81 H. seems to be quite
elated at the appointment of H. n. Setter
Esq, By the city council to be one of their
number.
We regret to learn that Mr.. J. T. Smith
h as been quite seriously indisposed during
the past week from the effects Of apparent y
numb paralysis.
On all sides we hear the most fattering
comments on the pleasure derived from listen
ing to the intere sting discourses of DR.. Rice,
at the PRESBYTERIAN Church.
DR. Foster dubbed Duluth the Zenith,
and now DR.. Parker has ycleped it ''the fu-
ture Odessa of North America"
"a rose"-etc.
Mr.. Jasmes Bardon left this morning for
ST. Paul, Chicago and swing around the
circle, to be absent a month or So His cid
est sister accompanied him to st. Paul.
Senator Barron has introduced in our
State Senate memorial to Congress for an
appropriation to improve the St. Croix river
an Improvement that we of Superior are
very much interested in.
Nils Hall, of Duluth, and
John Sutthin of Minneapolis, were guests at
the Hacker House. Sunday. They were en-
route for home, hauing been to Bayfield, and
Ashland with large quantity of pork.
John Lachapclle was in town Monday
and Tuesday, laying in a stock of provisions
for his stopping place out on the Bayfield,
road. this side of the Brnle. Il is said John
keeps nice comfortable place there.
Mr.. Vincent Cournoyer has appointed
Mr. Thompson Richie his Deputy County
Clerk. Mr.. Richie has had six or eight years
experience in the Office as Clerk and Deputy
in times past and is well posted.
The County Board at its meeting on
Saturday instructed the Clerk TO advertise
for twenty cords Of good sound tamarac
wood ana for saving the same. Bids TO be
received up to February 9th. The last wood
purchased by the County was for $3.50 in or
ders per cord.
One County officer at least in this coun
ty is to get his salary in cash this year. The
County Board at its meeting on Saturday
authorized the County Treasurer to pay the
County Superintendent of Schools in that
commodity.
The TINES is glad to know that some of
our teachers are to keep a record of merit IN
their schools this session, and will publish
the same monthly for the information OF par
ents and friends of the children and for their
encouragement
Rev. Mr.. Millsplugh will hold services
at the Episcopal Church next Sunday after
noon at o'clock at which service the Sun
day School children of the congregation and
all those who are willing to assist in reor-
ganizing the Sunday School are earnestly
invited to attend.
Miss Libbie Bell, daughter of j. B. Belh
one of the old time residents of Superior
while skating the Bay near the canal at
Duluth last Thursday, fell through an air hole
IN the ice, and but for the timely and manly
exertions of Willie McQuade would have
been drowned.
The Duluth ". IL believes that commu-
nifty is far from beng unanimous on the pFin-
ciple represented by the Graves joint resolu'
tions of the Minnesota Legislature and says
''many think it too premature at this time,''
and notes the remonstrance from Superior
to the Wisconsin Legislature. Really when
will it DE in time? After the Supreme
Court closes your canal?
Cannot the School Board in the lower
town district manage is some way TO furnish
the high school building with clock, that
the janitor may observe some sort of regu-