The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1877-03-24
Maysville Bulletin, pub

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local departments of the Bulletin
display an ability that ranks above
the average western newspaper.
The paper is very welcome visl-
tor in our home.
Last week fire broke ont on
the principal street OF Bismarck,
destroying the following buildings:
Miners hotel, Western hotel, Ost-
lands livery, Dunn's drug store,
Zegands' bakery Sloan's meat mar
ket, Hare's billiard hall, Bryle's
saloon in all eight buildings. The
origin Of the fire we have not yet
ascertained. The loss is about 500
900 and no insurance.
The town treasurer has re-
turned to the county treasurer the
amount of the delinquent taxes for
1876, $4,77e.55. The entire tax
roll called for $l3,72I.43, of which
the town treasurer collected s..
94l.ss, leaving as delinquent the
amount above stated. The county
treasurer is required by law to col
lect the delinquent tax in cash, so
that county and town orders are no
longer available in paying taxes.
Mr.. II. w. Wheeler, of Oneota,
has for some time past been en-
gagged in perfecting steam plow
ing machine of his own invention.
He last year purchased the steam
plow that had lain idle at Glyndon
on the n. p. Road for a year or
two, and at once proceeded to alter
and remodel it according to his
own plans. 1t is now about COM
pleted, and he intends to give it
test on the western prairies the
coming season. He is confident it
will be success. If so, fortune
awaits him.
"A lady, IN perfect health, re-
siding in Uppertown, came down
town this week for the first time in
six years, to attend the auction sale.
We are informed there are several
persons in town, old residents, who
have never yet visited Duluth. We
know several who have visited Du-
luth but once or twice since it be-
came a city. Although the rail
road has been in operation seven
years there is quite a large number
of people here who have never ia
ken ride on the cars. There are
dozens of persons who have lived
seven or eight years in Duluth and
have never visited Superior.
Major James Whitehead and
his Black Hills party, numbering
over one hundred and fifty men well
armed and equipped, arrived in
Brainerd last evening at 10 o'clock,
and departed at about midnight by
special train for Bismarck. He
was joined here by about dozen
more, aud had notice from parties
at nearly every station along the
route, wishing to unite with his
party. Among those who fell into
line and took up the march from here
were William Ward, ofLeech Lake,
James Mathews, and Geo. Clark, of
Brainerd, and J. Simmons, J. Root
ane Geo. Coe, of Little Falls. At
Aiken he picked up W. II. Will
liams and wife, who propose to
push their fortunes in the tempting
fields Of golden wealth. The Major
thinks he will return here in May If
his topknot is preserved until that
time. Thus is this favorite route
fairly opened by the largest party
that has yet gone to the Hills
Brainerd Tribune, 18th.
Most of the old settlers have a
favorable recollection of Mr..
William Riorden who came
here from Kentucky in 1857 and in.
vested considerable money in COR
ner lots, and built one or two houses.
He died a few years ago leaving a
son and a daughter. The latter,
now Mrs. Eliza r. Parker, resides
in Kentucky, and has earned quite