The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1877-09-01

Mrs. Tbos. Shiels, now of St.
Paul, is in town visiting her old
friends, and is a guest st the house
Of Mr.. Jas. Newton.
Mr. Garrety succeeded in max
ing a rapid sale Of the drove OF
cattle he took down the Lake last
week which enabled him to return
home on the same steamer.
-Thos, Holton, Esq, of Cincin-
natl, arrived here last Tuesday, on
his annual "Trip of pleasure and
rest. lie viii remain with us some
little time, guest of Mr.. Jas. Syer.
The many friends of Hon. Asaph
Whittesey, will regret to hear that
lie is confined to his bed at his
home in bayfield,, and not expected
10 recover.
-"W ateris solow in the St Croix
that Osceola bellies are compelled
TO 90 barefooted until rain comes to
raise the river so that boats can tow
their larigans up" The above is
an extract from a private letter
written to Us by Hank Frfeld.
Owen nonnelly, Esq, formerly
the private secretary of Mr.. Jas.
Collier, is now master of transpor-
tation for the Wisconsin Central
Railroad company at Asbland-that
IS, he drives the baggage wagon to
and from The trains.
-Thomas Bar3on came around
from Ashland this week, and spent
several days here. We need not
tell our readers that he had a hand
in the make up Of this issue of the
TInEs; they viii readily discern
that upon reading the paper.
Fred Bischof, the head man in
the extensive hardware store of
French q Kennedy at Prince Ar
thurs Landing, came up q few days
ago for . weeks visit with his pa
rents and among his old friends.
Fred looks as though Johnny Bull
treated him well.
The Minnesota State Fair opens
at Minneapolis next Monday, and
continues through the week. Il is
expected that the display and at
fractions will be unusually fine
Several of our citizens talk Of visit.
ing it. We presume the railroad
company will sell round trip tickets
at half rates, but have no informa
ton upon the subject.
Mac SHELTON has abandoned the
idea Of opening up stock farm, land
has sold his fine blooded team o.
equestrian beauties to Nick Welter
Nick has not made up his mind JUS
yet whether he will take them tc
our state fair at GAINESVILLE, or pu
them on the Minneapolis race course
at the Minnesota fair next week.
We have received q very elab
crate invitation from the President
aud Board Of Directors of the In
ternalonal Exhibition, to be pres
ent at the reception ceremonies tc
the governors of the United State:
on last Thursday at Philadelphia
" simply declined to so. We DOM
want to associate with any such met
IS Grover, from Oregon, although
We would kind o ljkcdtogone dowr
so the Governors could have had a
chance TO see us. They will miss g
big thing.
General Magnumbonum Loyal
entout Avery, who was one of the
Duke Of yFellington's staff officers
n tao memorable battle of Water
loo, is now living in quiet retirement
1T New Richmond, in this State
We met the valiant soldier the 9th
er day, and the grand old mar
looked majestic as he was putting
II some mighty big licks bossing ;
new oistern he was having built
May the shadow of Morgan grow
hugs.
Mr.. Vincent Roy, has gone
down to St. Paul to see Harry Web
Der and take in "Nlp and Tuck" a
the Opera House. He viii buy
goods, talk mp hs silver mine and
make a speech before the ST. Pau
Chamber Of Commerce ratifYing the
letter of Wendell Philips to LORD
Daferin, protesting against the sur
render Of Sitting Bull Ifhe con.
elades to ride that 100 miles with
Maud Oswald, we are afraid it will
be nip and tuck, and if he should be