The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1878-07-13
Cool northeast winds.

Potato bugs are playing the
deuce with the Murphys.
Duluth is troubled with eva
ter Nymphs!" What will she have
next?
The Junction and Knife Falls
railroad is again under construction,
and will be finished this fall.
Wild pigeons have put in an
appearance, and the boys are max
ing it lively for them.
Circuit court next Monday.
The calendar is light one-only
three or four unimportant civil
cases.
Did any man ever see another
man SO perfect a man, that be did
not believe that he was as good a
man as that other man?
This IS tie season of the year
when the house fly maketh his mark
on the window and d,owneth him
self in the c'eam-pot.
Somebody's travelling brass
band marched up and down our
streets Thursday, discoursing sweet
musical strains.
1t is said that Dro. Mitchell, of
the Duluth Tribune, has in press
and will shortly issue a new book
entitled "The Art of Placing Burrs. +"
An exchange says: GA beauti-
full example of force of habit is to
see disciple of Murphy fill his
glass with water, and before drink
ing blow the froth off,
That sidewalk that is being
built from Second street down Beck
er avenue and around to the dock,
is one of the most convenient insti-
tutions inaugurated in Superior for
many day.
Pat: "What is the fare to Put
nam?" Agent: "Pntnam, Mass. or
Putnam, Comp" Pat: "What is
the fare?'' Agent: "s,5 to Putnam,
Mass, and So to Putnam, Conn -
Pat: "W ell, bedad, I'll take the
cheapest"
Our old citizen Mr.. Louis Nor
risette who has been for some time
past suffering from that ugly disease
the yellow jaandice, IS, we are sor-
~ 10 state, growing no better, and
his fiends fear the case is becoming
serious. We sincerity hope it will
soon take turn for the better.
Our neighbors of BurG EFT coun-
ty appear to be about unit in IA
vor OF having a railroad. At an
election last week upon the question
of county loan Of $4,000 to aid
il building a road from Grantsburg
to the St. Paul s. Duluth railroad,
a distance Of Is miles, the vote
stood $50 Tor the road, and only 3
against it.
Barron Co. Chronotype PEG.
pie are generally somewhat dis~p-
pointed upon entering our county
for the first lime, inasmuch IS they
expect th,.t as soon as they leave
Chippewa Dunn or Eau Claire coun-
", TO enter a wilderness, instead of
which >hey are never ont of sight of
tire farms tlat are being constantly
improved.
Frank and Willie were discuss
ING which were the most economi-
e&l, men O.: women; and Frank had
decidedly the best of the argument,
" hen Willie suddenly brought The
debate TO close by saying: "One
thing | know; my father can make a
piece of butter 90 over mo9e'a
twice as large piece of bread for
mo as mother can,
Proctor Knott says that the
rapture o. a miser over his boards,
the rich floods Of maternal affection
over the first born, the ingled
emotions OF the young aud bu5yant
bridegroom, will dwindle into utter
insignificance as compared with the
profound and deathless affection
which the average congressman
feels for the laboring man.
-Thos. Carkeek who claims to
be the champion wrestler of the
Northwest, sends forth through the
Marquette Journal a challenge ''to
wrestle any man from Sault Ste.
Marie to Bayfield, for a purse of
$780," Thomas was wise enough
not to extend his banter to Supe-