The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1878-03-30


watched spot never bo,ls.
Mrs. J. d. Howard and her
children, after residing on a farm at
North Branch for the past four or
hive years, nave rejoined Mr.. How
ard at Duluth, and will henceforth
make their home in that city. Mr..
Howard's oldest son, Benz. F., will
continue to operate the farm.
At the town meeting bear in
mind that the taxes voted will have
to be paid, and in cash to, 6u aour-
setoes, almost alone, for many of the
non-residents have quit paying, and
the balance will certainly quit un-
less the taxes are reduced.
The tax bill seeking to cure the
defects of past assessments and to
make legal delinquent taxes and tax
certificates has passed both branches
of the Legislature and become law.
We shall publish the law in full
next week.
The county Board of Oconto
county, has resolved to purchase
the Comstock farm and buildings
TOR county poor farm, in the event
OF securing perfect title. 1t is
proposed to issue $1,000 in county
orders to make the purchase. The
present would be a good time for
Douglas county to secure ground
tor poor farm, while land is so
cheap.
"A creditor in Maysville, KY,
sought to get an attachment on the
! ground that his debtor had said /:
"l'm going to sell out and 60 to
he'll" thus justifying a belief that he
intended to quit the state. The
Justice decided that the debtor did
not mean to go out of Kentucky
| Cincinnati Times.
1t should be remembered that
the tax to be levied on Tuesday is
only small portion of the tax you
Will have to pay next fall. The
state tax, school district taxes, and
county taxes are yet to come. No
matter how little you commence
with, you may be sure the total will
be large enough to frighten you
when all is added together.
"A country editor received the
following: "Deal Sir-I have look
ed carefully and patiently over your
paper for months for the death of
some individual I was acquainted
with, but as yet not a single soul |
care anything about has dropped
off. You will please have my name
erased"
We believe it is generally con-
ceeded, all things considered, that
the old board has managed affairs
about as we'll as any three men in
town could have done; and so shey
will probably be reelected without
much, if any, opposition. At best
the office of supervisor is a thank
less one, without credit or profit,
and the man who assumes it is to
be pitied rather than envied.
-Appropos of the curious things
county boards sometimes do, or are
expected to do, the Mankato Review
mentions this incident of the early
history of Blue Earth county: ."Be-
fore the duties of the county board
were systematized and defined, and
when society was in the same crude
and indefned form, it was suggest
ed, III a case where a wife desired
to procure a divorce, that the relief
could be granted by the county
board. Accordingly the petition
was made, evidence heard, the case
duly considered, and majority of
the board voted to grant the de-
sired relief! %
"A new law has been passed
regulating the sale of intoxicating
liquors in towns and villages. 1t
provides that on the petition of
twenty-five voters and freeholders.
to the board of supervisors of any
town, or the boards of trustees of
of any incorporated village in this
state, that the said board of trustees
submit the question of license
or no license to vote of the people
of their town or village at the next
spring election, for the election of
town or village officers. 1t shall be
/ the dutv of the said town hoard of