The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1877-01-20

days, teams have been hauling the
goods and provisions to the Lake.
About $4,000 in silver and $4,000
in blankets dry goods, trinkets, etc.,
besides a large amount of provis-
ions, will be distributed.
The Bots Forte Band of Chip
pewas numbers over 800 heads, in
including few mixed bloods.
They have fifteen chiefs, Ka-besh-
ko-da-way, or Going-through-the
Prairie, very sensible, intelligent
Indian, being the Head Centre.
Aug. Zachau, V. Roy, V.
CournoYer and others of this place
will attend the payment as traders,
and will NO doubt, as usual, gobble
most Of the silver before returning.
Poor Lo is a good deal like his
colord brother in one respect; he is
fond of finery and show, and the
sharp traders, understanding his
little weaknesses, go prepared to
pander to them, and speedily rake
in the few dollars he receives from
his Great Father in Washington.
--On Thursday last a middle
aged, gentlemanly appearing man,
was observed walking rapidly along
Second street, with a business air
He entered the saloon Of Charles
Lord, and we are informed called
fer whiskey. He drank a full
glass, which he paid for, emarking
that the weather this winter as
very cold. He was next seen enter
ing the post office. Delaying few
minutes there, he came out, looked
into the Town Treasurer's Office,
and then proceeded up the street
with a gait indicating that he had a
case of life and death on his shout
ders. He entered Gallagher's
saloon, and after short but hot dis
cussion with the proprietor about
the weather this winter as COM
pared with the winter of 1867,
and as to the action of Gov. Grover,
of Oregon, in appointing Cronin an
elector, called for whiskey. Two
glasses, one half filled with water,
and the whiskey decanter were set
before the gentleman. Having
nearly filled his glass with whiskey
be raqidly drank the liquid, then
took two sips of the water. With
the request to the bar keeper to
"keep track of this" he departed,
and was last seen hurrying down
the street, disappearing in some
building on the east side between
Nettleton and Becker Avenues.
1t is generally known in Supe-
rior and Duluth that very unpleas-
ant feelings have existed for two or
three years past between j. d.
Howard and n. P. Johnson of Du-
luth, growing out Of a misunder-
standing about the measurement of
lot Of stone delivered by Johnson,
under a contract from Howard, at
the Government work upon Supe-
rIor harbor. Johnson claims there
IS a balance due him on the con-
tract, and although Howard claims
that Johnson has been paid in full
and produces vouchers to that eff
feet, yet Johnson has persisted and
still persists III keeping the case in
the courts, and as we are informed,
annoying Howard by threats
against his person and property.
We have known Mr.. Howard long
time, and think that if he considered
he owed Mr.. Johnson any thing he
would promptly pay it. And we
doubt not Mr., Johnson honestly
believes he has not been paid for all
the stone he delivered !; but that
Mr.. Howard is liable to him, or that
he is pursuing the proper course to
obtain justice we have very serious
doubts. We think Mr. Johnson is a
man that means to do right, but
that he has bad advisers. The mat
ter ought to be settled without
further delay, cost or feeling. We
suggest that the parties select