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

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Superior route.
Antoine Gordon, the most
southerly resident Of our county, was
in town this week. He brought in
five wolf scalps, on which he claim
ed the usual bounty. He reports
the snow nearly gone on the St.
! Croix, and that many of the logging
camps are broken up and the men
gone home.
For the benefit of our home
readers we will state that town and
county orders are received at par in
payment of advance subscriptions
to the TINES. To those who know
us it is useless to say that we will
take work or trade on subscription,
the only man in this wide world
that we ever refused to trade with
has gone to the Black Hills, never
to return.
"A friend suggests that we could
improve the dull season, while items
are scarce, by publishing brief bio
graphical sketches Of our most
prominent citizens. The idea is
not bad one. If we undertook
anything of this kind we'd adhere
strictly to facts, tell only of the
history, acts, qualities, habits, hob
bys, peculiariti es, dress, method of
living, etc. of each individual. We
see a broad field in this subject, and
could make some mighty interest
ing reading out of it if we desired
to.
j. E. Newton, who figured
around here three or four years
ago as a cabinet maker, confidence
man and dead beat, we see by the
Beaver Dam Argus, is still at his
old tricks. He appeared at Beaver
Dam short time ago as canvass
ing agent for Chicago book pub
fishing house, and beat numbers of
people out CT sums ranging from IS
to $50. He also swindled about
$25 worth at Lodi, 5000 worth at
Baraboo, and $3.50 out of the
Chicago finn.
People residing and doing
business on End street complain a
good deal about annoyances from
rude and unruly boys. Crowds of
idle boys of all ages, from five to
twenty years, are in the habit of
playing marbles and other games
on the sidewalks in front of or near
occupied buildings, blocking up the
way, using violent, profane and
obscene language, and rendering
themselves general Il distances. Sure
ly there are vacant places enough
in our town where the boys can play
without disturbing people. We
have promised to publish the names
of the worst boys if the complaints
continue.
The approaching local cleo ton
in April promises to be as exciting
as usual. Numerous and hungry
are the candidates. The following
we have heard prominently men,
toned: For County Judge, G. w.
Perry, Thos. Clark, l. w. Gates, A.
G. Brown, T. Richie; Supervisors,
W. Cranwell, j. S. Richie, Jas.
Collier, William Kimball, A. Zachau
A. u. Bertrand, l.. Lenroot, A..
Sotherlund, V. Cournoyer; Town
Clerk, A. Cadotte, V. Cournoyer,
Geo. L. Brooks, D. Geo. Morrison
Town Treasurer, Geo. F. Holcomb !;
Assessor, w. Cranwell; Justices of
the Peace, L F. Wheelock, A. C.
Brown, V. Roy. Further names as
we hear of them.
The venerable Stephen Bungo,
who claims to be the first achite man
in this country, now nearly eighty
years of age, and who has been a
pensioner upon the charity of the
town for the past ten or twelve
years, at the last meeting of the
County Board, on being refused ad-
pitional help, talked in pretty plain
English to the members of that
body. Said he: "Ge'men I can't
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