The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1878-02-02
Winter?
-Overcoats below per.

1t never pays to be sharp
February! Why, the winters
half gone, and nothing done yet!
About two inches of snow late
ly fell, which makes many hearts
glad.
Money in your purse will cred
it you; wisdom in your head adorn
you; but both in yonr necessity will
serve you.
A tree lately fell on William
Herbert, Sr., of Bayfield,, breaking
his ankle, and badly bruising his
hip and side.
The state tax for Ashland coun-
ty went forward Dec. 29th, and was
the first tax for 1877 received into
the state treasury.
"A cautious reporter, in speak
of man both of whose legs were
cut off by q railroad train, says:
He will probably be a cripple for
life."
The Shakesperlan phiz of DR..
Laffitte, of Duluth, was visible on our
streets this week. He came over
to see old friends, and to extract
tooth or two.
"A colored preacher in Alabama
put his foot on excessive bribery at
elections, and crushed it. "Dis
ting" he says, cob getting 500 for
avote is all wrong; SIC is as much
as it's wort"
The practice of writing names,
drawing pictures, ETC., on fences
and vacant buildings is a very
vulgar one, and should not be in
dulged in. No well-manrered boy
or girl ever does such things.
Owing to lack of funds the
Middletown school closed to-day
for month, it being hoped that in
that time sufficient taxes will come
IN to enable it to open again, and
continue for two or three months
longer.
DIR. |. L. Mahan has been re-
appointed Indian Agent, to serve
another four years. The appoint
ment gives universal satisfaction.
The Indians say the Doctor makes
the best Agent they ever had, and
they ought to know.
"A man wrote to the Buffalo
Express to say that he wanted the
paper but had no money, and offer
ing to send for it two undershirts,
worth SO, which were presented to
him, but were too small. He got
the paper.
Wood for the Court House.
twenty-five cords of sound tama-
rae or birch. Sealed proposals for
which will be received by the under
signed until Monday, the 4th day
OF February, 1878, at one O'Clock
P. n RlcHD. RELF, Co. Clerk,
Douglas county.
Superior has a working tele-
phone. 1t is simply linen string
stretched from the residence of
Thos. Clark to the residence of
Robert Mclean, a distance of some
600 feet. In calm weather it trans
mits very delicate sounds with clear
ness, but on windy days it is not
success.
Why are many Superior boys bet
ter than George ashington? When
George got little axe he went out
and chopped down his fathers nice
apple tree. When a Superior boy
gets an axe he not only chops down
trees but goes around hacking
fences, bridge ratings, sidewalks
and everything in his way.
Our correspondent "S," while
disclosing some startling facts
about the way the bachelors are
gaming ground in our town, at the
same time, like true philosopher,
01nts out remedy for the evils
h At follow the ascendency of what
spngulshed Frenchman lately
,alle, I "those useful and useless
nemb, 'rs of society"
On Sunday last Ashland man.
aoed to ubrace DR.. Marcbessanl,
the Chequ 'amigon hotel and Rev,
Father S ehattlehoeffer. These
names sprea d out would reach
nearly from A shiand to the juno
ton. They are not quite as bad,
however. as the sign over New
Texas, beer saloon:
eT,aeer Won Ackerbangeraethsch aft-