The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1878-08-31

than IN writing tons Of resolutions
and essays, or in making public
speeches until the people are weary
with much listening.
Mr.. t. A. Olmstcad, wheat in
spector at Elevator A, Duluth, in
formed us the other day that the
very best wheat that comes 10 the
elevator is that raised Immediately
about Superior and Duluth. He
says that no such wheat has ever
been received from the Red River
valley or any other place. This is
valuable testimony as to the capac-
ity of our soils.
A celebrated actress, whose
fresh smile and silvery voice favored
the deception, always called herself
"sweet sixteen" She stated her age
as sixteen in court as witness.
Her son was directly afterward call
ed up, and asked how old he was
"Six months older than mother"
was the honest and candid reply.
The Louisville, Courier-J Journal
tells of Kentucky man, who is pref
ty fond Of his bitters and was seen
in Stanford last week with a blue
ribbon pinned on his coat. A
friend inquired, Have you joined
the Murphys Judge?" "Not exactly"
he REPLIED" l only wear this in the
hope that some one Will ask me to
take drink under the impression
that I'll refuse"
John II. Camp, who had
small store here in 1859 and who
afterwards went to St. Paul and got
rich, is now one of the largest
farmers and land owners in Mime
sofa. His lands ale principally on
the main line of the st. Paul s. Pa
cific railroad He offers this fall to
sell Or lease a few little tracts az
gregating only $4,000 acres! Mr..
Camp is held in kind remember
ance by his old neighbors here, who
rejoice to learn of his prosperity,
For the first time within the
memory Of the oldest inhabitant,
not even excepting the venerable
Stephen Bungo, the first white man
that ever trod these shores, the bay
of Superior is filled with lake water
from one end to the other. The
cause is that the dry weather has
dried up the streams, and little or
no water comes down from the in
terror. The st. Louis river carries
scarcely enough water over the
Dalles to moisten the rocks.
esterday Charles J. Allen,
captain of engineers received bids
for dredging the inside harbor of
Duluth as follows: Willard Johnson,
Fulton, n. Y, III cents per cubic
yard; R. r. Dodge, Volney, N. Y,
16 cents per cubic yard; G. II.
Starke, Milwaukee, WIS, 134 cents
per cubic ward: Williams &Upham,
Duluth, Mimi, - cents per cubic
yard. The award was not, of
course, made, though it is altogeth-
er probable that it will 60 the last
bidders.-Pioneer Press.
An Ashland inventor will short
ly take out patent for cataphone.
BY means of wires stretched along
backyard fences and house-tops he
conveys, with the aid of some sim
pie machinery, all conca tenate cat
erwauls into an air-tight barrel. BY
another simple contrivance the sound
in the barrel can be compressed, and
can be used in quantities for fire and
burglar alarms. The inventor pre-
diets that he will give to the boys
something that willmake Rome howl
in place of dangerous frecrackers for
Fourth of July celebrations. For
blasting rocks, he says it Is just the
thing.
-Appropos of the county bond
question, one of our county Of
fcers lately received a communica-
ton from All eastern holder of some
of Douglas county's bonds, saying in
substance that when he purchased
the bonds their payment was guar
an,ced to him by the seller, who had
since failed, and that he now looked
only to the county for payment. He
asked what the prospect was for Sc
curing the interest due and past due,
intimated that if it was not paid he
uoul5 no connDnlla6 to saak raoo,-arv