The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1878-09-12
LOCAL AFFAIRS
Heavy white frost Thursd,

morning.
-"W Gather cooler and partly
cloudy, with rain areas visible north
of Duluth"
Never turn blessing around
TO see if it hath dark side to it.
Our mail now arrives in the
morning at about 9 o'clock, and
closes at s in the evening.
John Collins is repairing his barn
and otherwise improving the Snow
premises which he lately purchased
The first wrritep allusion to the
existence of copper on lake Supe
rior is found in little work issued
by Legarde in Paris in 1636--242
years ago.
The North Wisconsin is push.
ing their work as fast as possible
and every day new men and teams
are passing to the front.-Barron
County Shield.
Two lawyers while bathing in
the St. Croix the other day, were
chased out of the water by a shark.
This is the most fragrant case oil
want Of professional courtesy on
record.
The barn-yard and garden
sneak thieves are again abroad
Pumpkins, squashes, etc., are dis.
appearing nightly from gardens in
Uppertown. A good dose of shot
might prove safeguard.
Mrs. le President at st. Pau
the other day conferred upon Col
Roy the honor of special interview
chatting with him pleasantly fol
five minutes; at which the Col. feels
particularly proud.
The Sunday school children OF
the Catholic church Duluth, under
the auspices of Father Genin and
several ladies of Duluth, had a very
pleasant picnic at the Court House
grounds, Superior, on Sunday last
John Trowbridge, of Duluth
died in St. Paul this week, of canoe
of the stomach. His wife receive.
$4,000 from the society of United
Workmen of which he was mem
Der.
%. B. Churchill has associated
with himself the accomplished ant
well known machinist and mill man
Newell Ryder, to run Bardon'
shingle mill, and the mill is nov
doing better than at any forme
time during the season.
Ernest Schuster hurt his hant
quite severely in Bardon's shingl
mill on Tuesday by getting
damned under single bolt which
fell from the elevator, Mr.. Howen
slime dressed the wound, and Ernes
will not be laid up many days.
Among those from here VIII,
took in the great fairs ct st. Pau
and Minneapolis last week, wer,
James Collier, James Wright
Thomas Kocher, James S. Richie
II. W. Shaw, T. Richie, /. w
Gates, Mrs. Kimball and family
Miss Ada Anderson, E. M. Grace
John A. Bardon, Col. V. Roy, G
Webster and James Bardon.
Pine City Item: Martin Strong
is building large three story ware
house on the spur track nearly op
posite his store He will be pre-
pared to handle all the wheat tina
comes here. There Is large ex
tent of farming country west othere
being rapidly developed, whicl
must have an outlet at this point
"A country deacon went on
free ticket to q circus entertainment
His pastor demonstrated with hir
on the wickedess of SO doing, Blu
he made answer, "Why you see,
had deadhead ticket, and
thought it my bounden duty to G
and keep somebody out of tina
seat who might have been harme'
by the circus" The pastor accept
ed the deacon's explanation 3
about half satisfactory.
The Lighthouse Board ha
shown intense wisdom by discou
tinuing the old light at Superio
entry, and establishing a new on
on the end of the pier halt q mil
out in the lake, which can b.
reached by the keeper only in fin,
weather. 1t would be far safer 70
navigation if there was no light her
at all than to have light on fin