The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1879-07-19

David Mccartney, the owner
OF a large saw mill at Medford on
the Wisconsin Central, is shipping
lumber ola Ashland and Duluth to
the Northern Pacific country. John
ID. Schultz Ia brother of our former
citizen, Mr. D. Schultz, is managing
Mr.. Noes business at Duluth and
| and westward.
Mr.. Fl. M. Peyton had the mis-
fortune last week to break his leg
just below the knee. He in some
manner slipped while jumping from
a scow onto a fat car. aud the
whole weight of his body coming
on the limb fractured it. The ac-
cident Is particularly hard on Mr..
Peyton at this time, as this is his
busy season cutting and shipping
lumber.
Mr. A. B. Burbank, one of the
early settlers of Superior, has re-
turned after an absence of 0nlv
twenty-one years, looking but g
trlfie older than when he left here
in 1858. Since leaving here Mr. r.
was for short time in Cincinnati
and Kentucky, and for the last
seventeen years in New York City.
lie will rema in this vicinity till
September.
Our old friend DR.. II. E..
Laffi.te, the dentist, who has been
for several months past operating
IN real estate in Minneapolis with
the firm of Jodon 81 Co., will return
to Duluth the latter end of this
month, and will then be prepared
to attend protest. onally to the wants
OF his old customers, who during
his absence have been looked after
very satisfactorily, We believe, by
DR.. c. J. Wright.
Our old former citizen r. G..
Coburn Was in Duluth last week.
His many friends will be glad to
know that he i. well, and in COM
Portable situation on the steamer
"Winslow." Roselle 10 first mate on
the "lndia," and Percy has a posi-
ton on the "Arizona Mrs. Coburn
and the remainder of the family
reside at their original home in
Forestyi!le, NY, about 40 miles
from Buffalo.
Col. Girart Hewitt, an old and
highly esteemed citizen of St. Paul.
died in that city on Monday, after
a short illness. Col. Hewitt was a
native of Pennsylvania, and was
So years of age. He came to St.
Paul, in 1856, and engaging in the
real estste business which ne fol-
lowed up to the time of his death,
did more to advertise the advant-
ages of Minnesota than any other
man. lie leaves widow and two
sons, 2 and l9 years of age.
The nigh trestle bridges on
the railroad between Fondu!ac and
Thomson are being gradually re-
built. In two of them new timbers
have already replaced the old, and
for several weeks past Mr.. Finlay-
son, bridge Sup't for the St. P. &
ID. K. K. has had force of men at
work on the n. 2. dock at Duluth
framing timber for the otherbridces.
Messrs Pey.on & Co., furnish the
tnnbeT from their mill on Corners
Point.
"A small cyclone visited this
section Sunday morning. For
about two hours the lightning flash
ed, the thunder rolled, and the rain
tell IN torrents. 1t is estimated that
eight or ten inches of water must
have fallen in that time. All the
flats and raviHes were filed with
water. The lightning struck Chas. |
Lords house, but did no particular
damage. At Duluth the floods
poured down the hill, filling cellars,
rndt rmining buildings, sidewalks,
ETC., and covering with mud the
loors of many buildings on the
PIPER side of Superior Street.
SPECIAL NoTICE.-To the people