The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1879-05-10
-Thos Rigby has opened res

residence on Minnesota Point, Dn-
luth. This will be a very conve-
nient place fsr Superior people to
drop into and get a meal Mr..
Rlgby. we understand, will furnish
good meals for % cents. As Mrs
klgby is known to be an excellent
housekeeper it is safe to assume
that the house viii be frst-cless :,
even Of the low price named.
DR.. Lewis J. Wright, Surgeon
Dentist, late Of Qubec, Canada,
may be found at DR.. Laffitt's office,
Duluth, prepared to offer his pro
fessional services to the people Of
Duluth, Superior and surrounding
country. He promises to do good
work at moderate rates. Filling
with gold specially. ct.
"A neat and well kept flow er
garden Is always q source Of both
pleasure and refinement; and no
pains should be spared 10 stock the
flower border, or the little beds in
front of the house. Astors, VERDE
mas, geraniums, phlox, petunias,
and lots OF other snowy and pretty
flowers are SO easily grown as cab
baEes, and will afford fund of en-
joyment and satisfaction through
ont the entire season. The strong
boys should bel the girls with the
hard and rough work, and they will
both together enjoy the care of
plants which give so much beauty
TO the country home.
The east-bound Northern Pa
clfc passenger train had a narrow
escape from total destruction
Wednesday last. A misplaced
switch at small station known rs
Greeley caused the train to leave
the track while approaching one OF
the deep rayines between Thomson
aud Fopdulac> Fortunately the
train was running at speed of only
about four miles an hour, and was
stopped before serious damage re-
suited. But only few feet from 4
chaslm some ninety feet deep, W llicl
must have resulted in one of those
siekning railroad horrors which il
would seem the best and most eau
tlOusly managed roads are more OF
less subject to.
The Duluth Tribune has lust
entered upon its tei tn volume and
comes to our table full to replctioi
with live, newsy articles on subject,
as varied as they are interesting
Mr.. Mitchell has spared neither
pans nor labor to make the Tribune
one OF the best newspapers publish
ed on Lake Superior, and its vel
filed advertising columns attest the
tact that he has not labored in vain
Alr. NJ. is free, vigorous writer and
has made hosts OF friends by hie
candid utterances in regard to mat
ters and things generally, and ell
deserves the hearty support of every
true friend of Duluth. Bob, you
old lnidel, here's our - aud long
may you wave.
Mr.. William Dunlap, the pic
neer merchant OF the n. p. June
ton, has, with his family, returned
from a four months visit to his ole
home in Ireland, and reports having
had good time among the friend.
OF his youth. Mr.. Dunlap says thau
the country in Ireland looks charm
ing, though the times are hard witt
agriculturlsts and manufacturers, in
consequence mainly of American
competition. He thinks Dublin is
one of the handsomest cities in The
world, and Belfast one of the bes
built and livehest, resembling
Chicago in activity and style o
architecture. Cork is a quaint. ricI
old city doing a large mercantile
and commercial business, and Liv
erpool in her people and general ap
pearance strongly reminded him OF
New York. Mr.. Dunlap looks vel
and hearty, and says that, after all
there is no place like America, anc
that he is glad to get back to hi.
Junction home.
From the Detroit (Minn.) Rec
ord we CLEAN the following sad par.
ticulars Of the drowning of Richard
Trethewey, who will be rendered
as having lived here with his pa
rents some few years since:
Saturday, April Goth, 1879, two
young gentlemen named RicharC
Trethewey anG John Fermau, being
on the opposite side Of Big Pine
Lake from where they lived, started
about half-past six O'clock p. m. tC
go home, across the lake in sal
boat, a distance of about two miles
and a half When about halt way
across the lake the boat flied with
water, and John Freeman wa.
drowned in { short time, but Treth
ewey, knowing how to swim, stayet
on top for about three-quarters O
an hour, until some Indians with
birch canoe got to where he was
but he was so near gone that b:
could not help himself, and the,
could not get him into the canoe
without tipping it over, so they
mad to leave him. Their bodie.
have not been recovered. They
were two fine Young gentlemen and
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