The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1879-03-15


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The Chicago and Northwest
ern railroad company require every
man to subscribe to the following
pledge before entering into their
employ: 81 hereby agree and prom
Use that, while / am in the service
Of the c. & n w. r. r. | will en-
tlrely abstain from the use of intoxi-
caring liquors Of every kind, in
ending ale, beer and wine, and that
| will not frequent dram shops, bill
lard saloons, or other places where
such liquors are sold"
The new signs in German and
Swede on the Duluth City Drug
Store attest the enterprise of It's
proprietor, Mr.. ID. A. Petre. But
the elegant gasoline street lamp
erected opposite the store is more
notable feature. This is the only
lamp of the kind in Duluth. 1t was
erected by Thos. Rigby, and the
improved method of applying the
pressure to supply the full to the
burner is the invention of that gen
ueman. The gas is conducted
from a reservoir inside the build
ing through pipe leading under
the sidewalk and up through the
lamp post. 1t burns with a steady,
brilliant light, and at q cost not ex-
ceeding half cent an hour. Speak
ing of Mr.. Pctre's Drug Store it is
well to state that the German,
French, Swede and Norwegian
languages are spoken by Mr.. Towns
the capable chief clerk so that our
friends who talk best in those
tongues may rely upon receiving
intelligent attention in the store.
The following item of informa-
ton, which we clip from an ex-
change, will serve admirably to ex-
plain a question which has been
propounded to US, and about which
we have occasionally heard more or
less discussions:
eve are often asked, you never
give US notice in your paper, while
you are all the time putting so aud
So Ny dear sir here is the expla-
nation: You do not do business
with us; perhaps you don't even
take the paper; how can you ex-
pect we would take any interest in
your business? Whereas, those we
do notice, are people who trade
with US; the more of their business
they give us, the more we strive to
help them; and those who give us
their business we consider it our
duty to do all we can for them.
\ on cannot expect an editor to be
continually giving free notices to
those who do not patronize him"
The Duluth Tribune takes this
sensible view, but it is all in their
eye about the Wisconsin delegation
attempting the game spoken Of:
1t is now announced authori-
tatively that Duluth is TO oct
S25 900 for her harbor improve
meuts, and Superior 5000 Some
Of our citizens are very indin-
nant because of an aliedged attempt
OF the Wisconsin delegation in con
gresS 10 get the lions share Of these
appropriations for Superior; but it
does not seem to us that that indig-
nation is well founded. Superior
and other Wisconsin towns having
been invited to a grea. commercial
convention at St. Paul, whose reso-
lutions demanded suitable appropri-
atl0us 'ftor the harbor at the head
Of the lake." the village across the
bay is nOC to be blamed for securing.
i'll accordance with those resolu-
tons, as large ar appropriation as
\ possible for her side of that harbor
We readily admit that Superior has
no need OF an appropriation, but
then the people over there are not
to be blamed Tor getting as large a
. one as possible.