The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1878-06-22
LOCAL -A-FF
Cool breezes.
Wild strawberries ripe week
ago.

w iA0 OIL d " oeiIlcS Iipe Week
ago.
The Inspectors came, saw and
were conquered.
There is not a particle of truth
in the old adage that ''the good die
young" We feel as well as we ev-
er did.
The Iowertown schools closed
for the term yesterday. The up
town school finished it's term and
closed couple of weeks ago.
Father Genin has been dan
gerously sick since his return from
the Indian country, but is now, we
are glad to learn, much better.
Rush City has marketed 10000
bushels of wheat of the last crop,
and will market $1,000 bushels of
the coming crop, and demands an
elevator.
Hon. S. S. Vaughn, of Ashland,
one of the Oldest settlers in this
country, having pitched his tent on
one OF the Apostle Islands in the
early part of the present century,
spent an hour in town on Monday
last.
DIR. Graham, who has been
quite feeble for several weeks past,
is, we are glad to state, able to be
around again, although still in deli
cate health. He made one or two
trips to Duluth this week.
Swat monster languager' ex-
claimed a Frenchman: sshere I read
In re newspapers Eat a man commit
a murder, was committed for trial
and zen committed himself to a re-
portaire. No wonder everything in
America is done by committee
The town board of review
meets next Monday to look over the
assessors work. All interested in
tax paying would do we'll to attend
the meeting and see that fair and
and just assessment is made.
Mr.. Peter Sammon, foreman in
the Day Book office atFort William,
is home on visit to his parents.
Peter reports that the harbor ques-
ton is still an open one among our
Canuck friends down the north
shore.
The Duluth Tribune ought to
have this item: ssThe Rev. Brooke
llerford tells a story of little boy
who, after being instructed concern
ing the beauties and employments
of heaven, asked anxiously if he
Were very good if he couldn't have
a little devil up once in while to
play with him."
The new steamer "Minnie Le-
mont" passed the government in
spection on Monday without the
least difficulty, the inspectors fnd-
ing the machinery, hull, etc. salts
factory in all respects. Capt.
Brooks and engineer Robinson were
granted first-class licenses.
"A young nan asked a young
lady her age, and she replied: Six
times seven and seven times three
added to my age will exceed six
times nine and four, as double my
age exceeds twenty" The Young
man said he thought she looked
much older.
A bevy OF children were telling
what they got at school. The eld-
est got reading, spelling and arith-
metic. "And what did you get
little one?" asked the father of a
rosy checked little one, who at the
time was slyly driving ten penny
nail into the door panel. "Me? I
gets spellin' readin' and spankin'."
The following is suggestive of
an idea that may be worth consider
able to some of our real estate men:
"A Marquette man has been arrest
ed for playing ghost by dancing
around at night on the tops of
houses IN his night-shirt, his object
being to depreciate property in his
neighborhood so that he could buy
it cheap"
Prof Hughes has invented a
machine whereby the tramp of fly
will become distinctly audible.
When the festive mosquito comes
sailing onward like a conquering
hero, one can hear the roar of his
trumpet afar off and get ready with
an old boot to welcome him to a
hospitabie grave.