The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1878-04-13

The green grass gtows,

-lhe green grass glowS,
And the birds swee;ly sing.
Several prominent citizens are
sojourning in the sugar bush.
Ashland levies no tax for sup
port of poor, and has no paupers.
At the town elections last week
Ashland county polled 2e4 votes,
BAYFIELD, 1853, and Douglas lo4
The drinkers motto-Early to
bed, and early to "rycs" makes a
man healthy, wealthy and wise.
Money" says the Boone Dem
ocrat "is the missing link between
our subscribers and the editor"
-OLeary, the walker, is said to
be son of the Mrs. OLeary whose
cow kicked over the lamp that SET
Chicago on fire.
The Canadian steamers Que
bee and Frances Smith arrived at
Duluth Thursday loaded with
passengers and freight.
Twenty-Five men ON their way
to Staples Moose river log drive
stopped at Golfers hotel Thursday
night.
Bismarck Tribune More land
was taken at the Bismarck land of
flee during the month of March, than
for any other three months since the.
establishment of the Bismarck land
district.
"A subscriber asks US. ''what is
good for warts or ho' ses?" We
don't know. We never owned but
one pair of horses-a wood horse
and a clothes hofse-and they
were never troubled with warts.
The facts are the town tax vo-
ted last year was $500, and this
year 81, 700,-a "reform" of So, 600,
inste adolf $1,000 as we stated last
week, and one the tax payers will
duly appreciate.
The first car load of freight for
down the lake ports via the Central
arrived this week, as did also lot
of Duluth freight which the Manis-
tee will take to its destination on
her trip mp next Thursdav.-Ash-
land Press.
The settlers in the southeastern
part of Douglas county want to or
ganizc school district. At pres
ent they number or families,
with about rs children of school
age. Antoine Gordon was here
this week to consult the town board
about having school district set
off.
Upwards Of fifteen families have
arrived at Butternut Station during
the past ten days. They 90 on to
homesteads and at once begin the
work of clearing up farms. A GEN
t.eman from Milwaukee has part OF
the machinery on the ground for a
saw mill which will be put up at
once. It is also his intention to put
in custom run Of stone for meal
and feed.-1shlaad Press.
Mr. Geo. NJ. Smith informs us
that he intends to do considerable
work this year in the way Of open
ing up farm on his fathers quarter
section some three miles west OF
town. He proposes TO add to the
clearing, dig several bitches, build
a house and barn, aud make ready
for a crop next year, as well as the
raising of cattle, horses, poultry,
etc. Mr.. Smiths enterprise is
highly commendable. and it is to be
hoped that his example will be fol-
lowed by many others.
A movement is on foot to or
ganize company TO begin work on
the North Wisconsin, at the lake and
build 90 miles this year. To aid
the enterprise, |. H. Wing, of Bay
field, went to Madison and secured
the passage of a bill exempting the
railroad lands in Bayfield, and Ash
land counties from taxation. The
Bayfield, press in speaking of the
movement and of Mr.. Wing, says:
He went to Madison, inaugurated
the movement, and has been con-
stantly in attendance npon this
measure for the last six weeks,
which is likely to play such an i'm
portant part to the future OF this
section of the State, and especially
of Bayfield, county. 1t is also to be
observed that Hon. S. S. Fifeid