The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1877-05-12

residents OF ManItoba thoroughly
acquainted with that province and
its people, as well as with the emf
grating class, and withal, an excel
lent business man, renders the APP
poin;ment a good one lie in
forms us that he expects to receive
at least 10000 emigrants at Duluth
this year.
Hon. Peter Roy, Of Little Falls,
Mimi, was in town on Saturday
and Sunday last, the guest of his
big brother Vincent, our merchant
prince. He was accompanied by
Leon Houde, Esq, an old settler
and leading citizen of Little Falls.
They were on business connected
with scrip and pine lands.
Mr.. James Stinson, it appears,
declines to accept the offer of the
board to allow him to redeem his
property from the taxes of several
years back, and it is understood
that be will contest in the courts the
legality ofthe tax levy with view
of setting aside the tax altogether.
The foot bridge on second
street over the ravine near Judge
Clark's was covered, repaired and
stayed this week, according to the
contract let by the board a few
weeks ago. The work has been
well done, and the bridge is now
good for five years.
"A good, long winded, old-fash-
Toned soaking rain is what the log
gers are praying for. They need it
to bring them s'out of the woods"
The farmers too, think that a rain
IS needed to close out the frost which
yet fingers in the soil, and cause the
grass to push ahead rapidly.
The want ofrain this spring is
a serious drawback to the lumber
men. Staples ten million feet of
logs on the Moose are hung up on
that river, and his one hundred
men are employed, at reduced W ages,
in building camps and novels, cut
ting roads and making prepara-
tons for next winters operations.
"A very plausible, candid-ap-
pearing fellow, who gave his name
as Hall and pretended to be waiting
here for his brothers expected TO ar
rive from their numbering camp on
the Namekagon, beat mine host
Hacker, of the Hacker House, out
of weeks board lately. He lit
out one evening, stole Mr.. Peyton's
boat and crossed to Rice's Point
where he sold the boat for q few
dollars to some boys. Mr. Peyton
found his boat, and had the ras cal
arrested and jagged at Duluth. The
crop Of dead beats seems to be large
this year.
Mr. Bronson, of Saltwater, was
in town this week on business con-
nected with Mr.. Staples numbering
interests in this county Mr. B. in
forms us that the TINES was in
error in stating last week that Mr..
Staples camp would hereafter be
supplied from Kettle River Station
instead of through this place. He
says the business relating to the
Moose River camp will be done
here next winter as usual that the
new route will be used for only one
or two camps belonging to Winslow
Staples. We got our information
from an apparently reliable source,
but are very glad to be corrected.
The town board, pursuing re-
form, have rented of Mr.. Moore his
house on Fourth street, which
building they have assigned as
the only one they will pay rent for
on account of the poor, and the
owners of the various buildings
about town occupied by the poor
have been notified accordingly. SO
the poor viii have to pay their own
rent or move into the Moore build
ing. But the question is, will not
the owners of the buildings now oc-
cupied hold the town for the rent
unless the town removes its charges,
the occupants?
In answer to the petition re-
questing the appointment of J. w.
Hacker as sheriff to fill the vacancy
occasioned 10y the removal Of Victor
Desimval, we learn that Gov. Lud
ington replies that it is beyond the