The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1880-10-23
LOCAL "A FIT A RS
The Duluth Blast Furnace

- ne OullIlil DIGol ~ H.tSc 4"
again at work.
The late Methodist Conference
assigned Rev. II. G.. Bible, for The
past year in Duluth, 10 Anoka, and
Rev. II. L. Shumate comes to
Duluth.
1t is estimated that one hun
bred million feet Of lumber Will be
sawed and shipped next year BY
the mills at Duluth, Superior,
Thomson and the Mp. Junction.
Mr.. J. G. Foltz has opened
blacksmith shop in Mrs. Hartly's
building on the bay shore below The
old hotel, where he IS prepared to
shoe horses and oxen, iron sleis,
wagons etc, and 10 all work III his
line IN a capable manner.
The first number OF the Duluth
Democrat made it's appearance
Saturday. Prof. Mcguire seems TO
he perfectly at home in q Demo
cratic chair, and gets up we'll
written, readable sheet, tuil ofnewS
and red hot political articles. We
wish the paper long a successful
life.
The Democratic Assembly
Convention for this district met at
Clear Lake, in Polk county, on the
18th inst, and by unanimous
vote nominated Or. {. Z. Marshall
of Osceola for State Representative.
The Doctor IS said to be 4 good
man, and he viii no DOUBT receive t
large vote.
At Ashland the great storm
aid vast amount Of damage. The
bay ,ose four feet, docks were much
injured, lumber va, she'd away, rafJa
broken mp, 8chooners driven ashore,
etc. The loss is estimated at $50
600. Thomas Bardon was the
owner of a large quantity OF the
lumber carried away.
Mr. and Mrs. Robert Whalcn
received the sad intelligence few
days ago that their Oldest daughter,
Mrs. Thomas Walsh, died at her
home in Suffer Creek, California,
on the 9th inst. The deceased was
yell and favorably known to most
Of our people. She leaves nus
band and tour small children.
Politics in Duluth are "boom-
ing" Three candidates In the field
for State Senator-Mess J. d.
Howard, =. Dean and W. w. Spald-
ing. We regret that want Of space
prevents our giving the political
situation over there little touching
~. Of course it's none OF our
business but we'd do it just tor the
fun Of the thing if We had room.
Mr.. john J. Costello has open
ed ont III his new building in Duluth
The largest and finest stock Of hard
ware, stoves and tinWare ever seen
ut the head Of the Lake. His
'Radiant Home" coal stoves are
beauties, and are sold at very
moderate price. Call in and see
him and look his goods over when
you visit Duluth.
&C. w. Fremont, . colored law
yer Of San Antonio, Texas, thinks
lie will bring 500 colored families
from Texas to Wisconsin next year
and establish them in colonies il
Douglas, Bayfield, AMI Ashland
counties. Won't it be Jolly here
when those colonisis come Where
is Duluth ? She should be making
bid for some OF them.
Thompson Richie returned
home on Monday after an absence
Of several weeks among friends anu
relatives in Philadelphia lie came
up the lakes on the steamer India.
and was out III all the storm on the
open lake between Portage canal
and Tie Islands. IIeSavs mountains
high" was no name for the seas.
and that the ship rolled terribly,
her rudder out Of order, smoke
stack loose, ireights tumbting
around and mixing in general chaos.
The officers and crew kept cool,
stuck TO their posts day and night
and the boat finally reached the
Apostle Islands III safety.
The great storm detached the
celebrated "doa;ins islands" from
their moolings in the upper end OF
Superior Bay, and sent them Aoat-
ing down the hayhor \ section Of
one OF them, nearly quarter Of an
acre III area and containing tamarac
and spruce trees six inches in
diameter, IS lodged against Quebec
Pier Immediately back Of Coburn' 5