The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1880-08-07
Lake Superior people begin +

LOCAL AL e a RS
Lake Superior people begin to
sigh for cool weather and rain.
The Minnie LeMont is doing
q nice business this year inpasseng-
ers, excursions ard towing.
The Rev. Henry Ward Beecher
is advertised to lecture in Duluth
on Monday evening next.
Campbell & Smith, Duluth
are closing out .heir immense stock
OF boots and shoes at actual cost.
Call and see them. 5w
The Duluth blast furnace is
towing out 80 tons Of pig iron per
day, and shipping to Omaha.
Mankato, Saltwater and st. Paul.
Pullman cars now run through
from St. Louis to Duluth, arriving
at Duluth o'clock in the morning
at leaving at $50 in the evening.
The mammoth wheat elevator
at Duluth looms up granlly. The
walls are now about 50 feet high,
An army Of men are at work upon
it.
Mr.. L. B. Root, Of New York,
aud his wife, who is the Oldest
daughter of tho late Madison
Sweetser, were IN town this week
10 view their interests here.
1t is expected that Gen. Grant
will visit Superior during this
mont. There is not word Of
truth in the rumor that he is to be
president Of the Nemadji Boom
Company.
60 to Campbell s Smiths IN
the Banning Block, Duluth, for dry
goods, boots, shoes, hats, caps and
gents furnishing goods. New stock,
and prices lower than the lowest.
The "dalles Of the St. Louis
are to be improved SO that logs
may be foated over them with
safety. A company has been re-
Gently organized, and money sub
scribed, at Duluth to 30 the work.
Engineer Weeks Northern
Pacific surveying party have been
running lines in and around Super
Tor for several days. They last ran
line up along the bay shore from
the Nemadji river to Corners
Point. The party has now dis
banded, and Mr.. Weeks has gone
to Bralnerd to make up his reports.
They were talking about cx-
penses, says the Galveston News,
and how some men get rich.
Said one "My butcher and baker
have made money enough out OF
me to build themselves splendid
houses" Responded the other 4:
"The barkeepers I patroaize have
built whole blocks out OF what /
owe them. "
This. from tie Duluth Tribune.
is good enough: Games Bardon,
the talented editor Of the Superior
TIMES, and who Is also about the
!iveliest real estate agent at the
head of the lake; and Vincent Roy,
the leading merchant Of Superior,
were among the citizens of that
village who have been in Duluth
this week"
A fire in Duluth on. Saturday
night destroyed three buildings on
the south side Of Superior street,
just east oftbo Hayes block, One
building vas occupied by John
Lattau as flour and feed store,
with sleeping apartments overhead;
tue next was known as the Lake
Superior House, kept ty Capt.
Michael Norris, and the other Was
small two-story house, used as q
saloon and dwelling We believe.
The saldest part Of the story is
that Edward Couilard, who was
sleeping in s room over Latta u' 5
store lost his lite III the fire. The
occupants were suddenly aroused
from sound siumbey about L
O'Clock 1T night and had barely
time TO jump from the second story
window before the burning roof,
fell in upon the building. Poor
Couirard was last seen euueayoriDg
TO reach ms trunk or tool chest,
and his fate remained u some
doubt Till . few human bones found
in the ashes next day too plainly