The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1878-08-17
LOCAL AFFAIRS
Showers and cooler weather


Times are hard-even the days
arc getting short.
The water in the Mississippi is
so low that the mills at Mime apolis
are compelled to run on short time.
Mrs. Geo. w. Perry returned
home last week from visit to her
friends at Eagle River.
Mrs. Walter Burns and son re-
turned home on Monday from a
visit to Milwaukee.
Mr.. William Kimball of Osh-
kosh, the Oldest son of the late Chas.
ID. Kimball of this place, is visiting
his uncle, Dir. VIM. Kimball, at
Peytonville.
Work on the Knife Falls rail-
road progresses with vigor, about
100 men being employed, end the
road will be finished in a month or
SO.
"A floating paragraph says "the
newest pocket-fask is covered with
crocodile skin" Will some old
scientist have the kindness to inform
us what pocket-fask is?
We learn that Miss Emma
Leidner, of This place, was marie d
last week at Portage Lake to a
gentleman whose acquaintance she
made during visit to that place
some two years ago.
In telling lie it is always best
to look man straight in the face.
Some people think you can't do this;
with little practice you will find
that you can, though your left eye
may bat little.-Seynaour Times.
An exchange prints "Remedy
for Hard Times" 1t is simply to
go to work and save your money.
1t Is marvel that this was not
thought of several years ago.
The following memorandum of
an outfit for fishing party is made
by an old hand at the business:
Whiskey, fish-hooks, whiskey, flies,
whiskey, fish poles, whiskey, bait,
whiskey, change of clothing, whis-
key more whiskey.
The Chippewa Falls, Wis,
Herald estimates that three hun
dred and fifty thousand bushels of
wheat will be raised in Chippewa
county this season. Last year TWEEN
~ thousand acres of new land were
prepared for cultivation. It is only
within ten years that the farmers Of
Chippewa county raised enough
for home consumption.
The Minnesota State Fair to
be held at st. Paul from the 2nd to
the 7th of Sept. promises to be an
attractive affair. Senator Blaine
viii deliver the address, and Presi-
dent Hayes has promised to be pres
ent. The railroad will no doubt give
reduced rates of fare SO that ouI
people can attend.
When the Northern Pacific
train leaves Duluth with SIX pas.
senger coach es well filled with
Canadians and Icelanders, as was
the case on Wednesday last, it is a
sign not only that the road is doing
q good business, but that the coun-
try west and northwest of us is fill
ing zip rapidly with human life and
enterprise.
The StPaul & Duluth railroad
company are doing considerable re
pairing on their rosd between
Duluth and the Junction, in the way
of filing up the small rayines, put
TIN. in large iron pipe culverts
rebuilding the bridges and trestlel
over the large ravines, etc., etc.
making substantial and permanent
roadway over that section of theiI
line.
The trim little steamer Minnie
LeMont, is quite f.vorite with the
travelling public, and contrary t.
the predictions of many, is doing 6
very fair business this season. The
pleasure travel in this direction j.
greater this year than for many
years past, and Of course everyone
that comes to the head of the LAKE
has natural desire to see all the
attractions of the country, and
hence takes Superior on the bill o
fare.
Capt. Thos. Shiels of the U. S
Engineers is at work insugurating