The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1877-12-01

Winter has fairly set in.
-Leaden skies and spits of snow.
Apples are four dollars a barrel.
The ground is busted with
snow.
Thanksgiving Day was duly
celebrated. Everyone joined the
Russians and made savage war
on turkey.
Mast is in town. At least We
judge so from the cartoons on tire
bond question that decorate the
walls every morning.
The inside waters are pretty
efectuaIly sealed, and foot travel on
the ice between Superior and Duluth
can be pursued with perfect safety.
There is talk about reducing
tie mail from daily to weekly OF
the Northern Pacific between Brai-
nerd and Duluth.
EVERYBODY TAKE NoTIcE.-If
you want to buy goods at very low
figures Tor the next 80 days call Oh
w. w. SPALDING. Duluth Dec. l.
1877.
The Manistee is down the lake
on her last trip. When she returns
she viii lay up. The Atlantic has
gone into winter quarters at Kreim-
er's dock, Duluh.
Work on the Knife Falls rail
road has been suspended until
Spring. Three miles are graded
and the remaining two and halt
miles are cleared ready for the
graders.
AT AND BELOW Cosr,-Clothing.
mats caps gents underware, gloves,
mttens, Crockery, &c. &C., for;
the next 80 days at the old stand of
w. W. SPALDISG. Duluth Dec. l.
1877.
The very well written article
upon the pine region tributary to
the Bay Of Superior, which we print
on our first page, we feel sure is
from the able pen of Mr.. John &.
Williams, late of the n. p. Junction,
but now upon the editorial staff of
the Miss. Valley Lumberman, from
which excellent paper we copy it.
Mrs. Mary A. M>ckey, ofStillwa-
ter sister OF Mrs. Z. Mccormick of
this place, and mother of Miss. Lizzie
Mackey, who will be remembered as
having visited her aunt here last
year, died on Monday last in that
city. The deceased lady was in
her torty-ninth year, the mother of a
large family, and very highly re-
spected.
--The grand jury at Duluth in
the case of James Rutt,e for killing
the half-breed, Jack Plskey, at
Grand Marals, brought in an indict
meat for manslaughter in the sec
ond degree. The trial will take
place next Monday, when Ruttle's
witnesses will be present. 1t is
claimed their testimony will go to
show that he shot Pisl.ey in self !
defense. The court assigned Judge
Parker as counsel for the prisoner.
HOLIDAY GooDs, Just received.
silver plate castors, pickle dishes,
butter dishes, napkin rings, fruit
and butter knives, table, tea and
mustard spoons, sugar shells. forks.
vases, toilet setts. Also harmoni-
ans, dolls. perforated cardboard.
mittens, book marks. Ladies and
Misses turs, hats, nubias, silk hand |
kerchiefs sc. &c. Also staple and |
fancy goods of all kinds, which will |
he sold at tho lowest living prices
for the next 80 days at w. w. |
SPALpINc's. Duluth Mimi. /, 1T.
We see by the. Washington
Daily Critic that Sir. William
Dewar, formerly Of this place, had
the misfortune recently to have the
fingers of his right hand badly
crushed while engaged about
printing press. The Critic says it
is "glad 70 learn that although the
wound is very painful no bones
Were broken" We trust that
"Willie," as he is known to all his
OH friends here, has met with no
very serious accident, and that his
hand viii soon be aii right again.
The question of making some
sort OF a compromise between the
and Walbriage Bro. & Sar-
genhin regard to the county bonds
Ssnal ia tba,,, 10 huiid the estate