The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1877-08-25

the House. AS we won't have
much to do this fall excepting to
dig our potatoes and lay in our
winters wood, we would be willing
to take the place for few weeks I'M
Ill the members could agree upon a
better man. To tell the truth, if we
thought we had any show CT let
the potatoes and wood slide, and 90
right down to Washington and see
about it.
Bathing in Lake Superior is
now favorite recreation with many
of our citizens, young and old of
both sexes. Off Minnesota Point
the bottom is hard sand, as smooth
as floor, entirely free from pebbles
or rubbish of any kind, and a bath
in the limpid, delightfully."- tempered
water is truly invigorating. 1t is a
common error that the water of the
lake is too cold for pleasurable bath
ing. Such IS not the case. Around
the shore the water is generally
warm enough by the first Of July,
and is seldom too cold on the first of
October. If people at a distanca
only knew what superior bathing
our lake afforded, they would come
here in the summer months instead
of going to Cape May or Long
Branch.
In the town of Flambeau, in
Chippewa county, certain tax pay
ers banded together to resist the
collection of certain taxes levied
upon lands, on the ground that tAey
were exhorbitant beyond all justice
and reason. The case first assumed
the form Of an injunction against
the town treasurer to restrain him
from returning the lands as
delinquent, which was dissolved in
circuit court. An injunction was
then issued in Judge Barron's court,
restraining the treasurer from sell
ing, and before trial, was removed
to the United States Court, aud the
town and county board, before the
matter came up for trial, concluded
to settle on the basis of 30 cents on
the dollar of the original amount.
1t has often been a matter Of
wonder to us why many of the rich
gentlemen and ladies who own
handsome grounds hereabouts, il
the shape of lands and lots, do moi
build coy cottages here and occupy
them during the swell tering heats o
down country summers. We ven
ture to say that at no place in the
world could they spend the months
of June, July, August and Septem
ber-aye and October too, with its
unequaled Iudian Summer-wltf
greater pleasure than in our cool
braoing atmosphere, enjoying the
pleasures of hunting in our forests
or fishing in our pictures que rivers
bays and wonderful lake, or sailing
upon their gently ruffied bosoms
And while finding health, recreation
and pleasure for themselves anG
their families they would be improy,
ing their properties, and being per
sonally on the ground, could attend
to and have a voice in all matter;
of local import ance affecting theil
interest, such as looking out for fail
assessments, low taxes, paying
their taxes, ETC., etc. Their pres
ence, too, would act as sort of /;
balance wheel to society here, and
would have a general good effect
upon the residents, while it would
certainly add to the value of theil
own property as well as to that o.
their neighbors. Lake Superior i;
not now the out-of-the-way place i
formerly was Communication Is
open to it by three lines of rail from
The east, as well as by steamers ar
irving daily from the same quarter
and three or four days of easy trave
| from the Atlantic seaboard land:
people on our docks. Come up and
see US, bring yonr knitting, and
make yourselves at home for one
summer at least, and we viii wager
you can't be kept away after that.
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