The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1878-11-02
Cold.
w inter.
November.

WE inter.
November.
w oolen yarn at Brooks #
The state tax Of Douglas coun-
ty foT 1878 is $t,229. For 1877 it
was 1854.
The Upperto>vn school opens
on Monday next I. w. Gates prin-
cipal, and Ms. Brown assistant,
teachers.
Albert Schuster while at work
in the woods for the Lord Bros.
gave his foot a severe but not dan
geroas cut with an ak.
Read "Tax Payers" letter in
this issue. We rather think it re-
fleets the sober, second thought of
not few here.
Walter Burns has moved down
from Corners Point into the dwell
ing near the Episcopal church and
lately vacated by Charles Boetcher.
When certain man in this
city comes home a little late, his
wife makes him say 'statistician"
thirty times a minute to see if he is
sober.
-Peyton g Co.'S. mill has shut
down for the season, and the firm is
now establishing several logging
camps in the woods for the winters
operations.
Gen. Humphreys, chief engi-
neer, has recommended for Supe-
rior harbor $4,000 and Duluth
100000, to be voted by the next
Congress.
The school board have levied a
tax of 5000 for District No. ! for
the ensuing year. This makes for
the two Districts IN the town of
Superior a total school tax of ST.
200.
"A mother admonis hing her son,
told him he should never defer tn
tomorrow what could be done to.
day. The little urchin replied
"Then mother let us eat the rest O
that plum pudding tonight"
And this is Vennor's bulletin
"After an early fall of snow we vii
have beautiful Indian Summer il
the month of October, and winter
will set in early in November, with
an abundance Of snow from The
outset"
John Leonard, Esq, of Barron
county has been nominated by tie
Democrats and Greenbackers for
the Legislature from this district,
in opposition to William j. Vim
cent, of St. Crolx Falls, on the Re
publican ticket.
William Danlap, Esq, the pio-
neer merchant of then. F. Junction,
accompanied by his wife and child,
leaves today for three months
visit to bis native home in Ireland.
Their many friends in this country
wish them a pleasant time and safe
eoyages.
F. n. Finny, Esq, General
Manager of the Wisconsin Central
railroad, came as far north as
Houghton last week on his way to
Dulath, Superior and the Northern
Pacific Junction, to look at the lay
of the land up this way, and it is to
be regretted that he did not find a
boat coming up.
Phillip Hill, who has had charge
of the single business at PeYton Is
KimbaIIs mill the past season, was
married last week to Miss Matilda
Peterson, second daughter Of John
Peterson. ESQ. of this place.
Squire Wheelock duly performed
the ceremony.
The relations and friends of
Antoine Cadotte, whose untimely
death by drowning in the bay we
chronieled last week, have been
yigilantiy searching for the body
nearly every day since the untortp-
nate accident, but SO far without
avail. Now that lee is forming on
the bay it IS very much feared the
body will not be found.
John Grant, who came to these
parts in 'ffty-tour, was in town this
week after an absence of two years
spent in his old home in Sutherland
SHIRE, Scotland, Canada and else
where. lie is now on his way TO
Manitoba ana the Saskatchewan
eounLry, which bo thinks IS the land /.
Of nrn,lisa for him.