The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1877-02-03

During this time he battled hard
with his old enemy, and although 1T
was nip and tuck between them
frequently, he generally kept him
underneath, sometimes among the
forties. But now, to see the way
he has acted in the past week, at
just the season when he is expected
to be unusually firm and strong, in
letting his ancient enemy get the
better of him, in fact laugh at him
and scott at his futile efforts to re-
gain his late supremacy, is enough
TO cause one to withdraw all conf
dence from the miserable old cypher.
"A stranger arrived at the resi-
dence of Judge Gates day or two
ago. His views on the Presidential
question have not yet been made
public, and will probably be re-
served until after decision is
reached, but he will likely announce
himself on one political side or the
other by the time he obtains his
majority about twenty-one years
hence,
james r. Bennett, Jr. son of
our former fellow citizen j. r.
Bennett, Esq, who removed many
years ago to St. Cloud, Mimi, APP
piled to the Legislature for special
leave to practice law in that State,
he being minor. The bill granting
him the authority met with consid-
cradle opposition, but finally passed
the Senate on Wednesday last.
We congratulate Jimmy on his sue
cess, and feel assured he willreallze
the highest expectations OF his
friends in his chosen profession.
Hay and potatoes appear to be
the principal articles exported by
our farmers. That our stiff red clay
soil is par excellence adapted to the
raising of grasses has been fully
demonstrated, and it is a wonder
that more attention is not paid to
this crop, for there is as much profit
in hay for the labor expended, as in
any article the soil will produce.
Potatoes raised here yield well,
and are Of remarkably fine flavor.
Fish is being shipped from
Lake Superior, over the Wisconsin
Central, in enormous quantities
daily. Two tons were shipped on
the train the other day for Chicago.
The company is now running %
locomotives, Is passenger coaches,
9 baggage and express cars, and
548 freight cars. This includes the
stock used under the lease with the
milwaukee and Northern Rail way.
The weather during the past
week has been mild and warm.
Rain fell copiously Tuesday and the
night following. The snow has
disappeared in many places, the
roads are almost impossible, the
ice on the bays is considered un-
safe over the channels, the lake
looms up placid and blue, with only
little floating ice here and there
visible, and all the indie atoms are
April-like. Poor human mortals are
never pleased; they are now praying
for more snow and cold. Their
wishes will doubtless be satisfied to
the fullest extent before the first OF
May.
Our views on the Presidential
question and method of settling the
same, which we had printed in
pamphlet form, is meeting with "a
rapid sale all over the country, es-
pecially in W Washington. 1t is said
that Judge Davis, upon reading our
well-digested views, at once made
up his mind that he conld not serve
with propriety upon the arbritra-
ton board. A few thousand copies
ofthe pamphlet are being printed in
French, German, Spanish and the
Scandinavian languages, to ELL the
demand from the old country.
Another change in our town
and county fathers. Victor Desim-
val who served SO long OF the board
| was last fall elected sheriff of tho