The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1879-08-16

Burgers, Of Duluth, was drowned
last week while bathing in the St.
Louis Bay near the base of Rice's
Point.
And now it Is Lars Lenroot
that hiss caught the barn mot BRAIN
fever. He is erecting on the rear
Of his premises, in Uppertown,
large and substantial structure for
his stock, hay, grain etc.
"A man named J. II. callahan,
aged % years, fiem Lawreneevile,
H., committed suicide on Monday
at the Bay View House, Duluth, by
shooting himself through the head
with a pistol. Ill health was the
cause.
W. w. Spalding and James
Cash Of Duluth have entered into a
co-partnorship in that city, under
the firm name OF SpaIding & Cash,
for the purchase and sale of grain,
provisions, farm machinery, etc,
strictly On commission. Both are
reliable gentlemen and ought to do
a good business.
The amount Of pleasure travel
ria the lakes and the St. Paul &
Duluth railroad is greater this year
than ever before Steamers, trains
and hotels Oh the route are taxed to
their full capacity. The cool
bree2es and attractive scenery OF
the Lake Superior route will every
season continue to draw more and
more travel.
DR.. II E. Lafitte is back from
Minneapolis, aud IS now prepared
TO give his whole attention to his
profession as q dentist. The Doctor
is a reliable workman, and should
be patronized in preference to
itinerant dentists who are often less
skillful than those 1T home, but who
know how to charge equal to Grants
army at Vieksburg.
A st. Paul party consisting OF
Hon. Alex. Ramsey, Hon. II. II.
Rice, Col. 4. ID. Nelson, ana Editor
Joseph E Vheelock, Of the Pioneer
Press, was looking over Superior
last Saturday. These gentlemen
were or little trip around the lake,
and left for Sault Ste Marie on the
Canadian steamer Frances Smith.
1t is estimated that the DaIrym-
pie farm, in Dakota will this year
yield 100000 bushels ofwdeat. At
eighty cents q bushel on the farm
this will bring the snug little sum OF
500 900 # VIII take TWO trans q
dav, Of 20 ears each, $50 bushels to
tie car, for 30 days 10 move this
wheat TO market Just think OF
this, small farmers in the East and
in the old country, All this wheat
will come to the elevators at
Duluth, and at the regular freight,
Is cents q bu8deI, will bring the
railroad company $4,000. and
this IS only one ofthe farms on the
Northern Pacific!
Attention is called to the card
Of Dr.. L. L. Gauvreau, physician
and surgeon, in another column.
The Doctor has now been here three
or four weeks and has given enlin-
ent satisfaction in every case lie
has taken hold Of. Mrs. Urgeile
Gougo and Mrs, John Houle, both
ladies' being very low, the latter
scarcely expected to live, when the
Doctor commenced treating them,
but now both are nearly recovered,
to the great JOY Of their friends. Ii
would hardly seem that a doctor
could make a living here, but still
Or. @. seems well satisfied with the
outlook so far, and we hope he will
see it to his interest to stay amongst
us, for doctor is a handy man tc
have around in case of sickness OF
accident
Among the many small farm ers
here in town Squire /. L. Wheelocb
has always taken the lead. His
neatly fenced block Of 80 lots TALL OF
which he owns bnt 3O-he humor
ously says) is always thoroughly
cultivated, and is field that citizeus
delight to show strangers. Mr.
Wheelock makes the earth do lis
utmost in yielding fruits. This year.
as usual, he has a variety OF crops
that are 4 feast to look at-corn
oats, barley Of several varieties
potatoes, turnips, pavsnipS, beets
cucEmbers, melons, caboages, etc
etc, besides, currants, goose5erries
and other small fruits. The Squire
is warm advocate Of deep working,
thorough drainage, and q liberal
use OF fertilizers, and that he prac-
tees what he breaches the looks OF
his field readily attest. Mr. " heelock
Is the Superior correspondent o. the
Agricultural Bureau at " asninCton.
ard most OF the seeds he 'Cultivates
are sent 70 him BY that Department.
He keeps m accurate record Of the
time each kind Of seed Is pat into
the ground, when harvested, the
Weld, ETC., and this together with
his views as 10 the methods Of cui-
tiva.ion, the kind Of soil best adapt
Ell 10 the plant, and such other facts
bearing upon the subject as come
under his observation, are embodied
in reports which he 2t stated times
transmits to the Department. Ii Is
from these reports received from
intelligent correspondents all over
The country that the Commissioner
of Agriculture is enabled TO make
lis annual report to Congress. II