The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1880-09-25
LOCAL A ErF AIRS.

-1ne gentle equlnOcIlal DEeeZtS S6eP'
over US the early part Of this week.
The roof Of the new Duluth elevator s
being slated and the building painted.
The fall blowing has begun and politics
and maybe the railroad will have TO take
a Lack sea. until it is finished
Meas Pearson & Cutler have established
logging camp on the South Shore near the
mouth Of the Aminicon river.
A snow stoE1n IN Marquette Co., Mich,
Aug. 9lst is reported. II that rate how
many months Of summer do they have
The musical mosquito has gone south,
but the house-fy has got on his ulster and
il trying to stand it for week longer
State Land Agent II. A, Taylor solo
last week at Hudson, 900, 900 feet of logs
cut on COVE r2nent laad, at $3.50 per thou
Sand feet.
The schooner Col Cook, vh'ch collided
with and sank the steamer Lazy Elgin
twenty years ago, waa a. Dtlrsh few days
ago unloading iron.
Mag. Holden has been lectr ring on
temperance all week with good effect. The
lectures have been interesting and many
have signed the pledge.
DR.. c. s. Jackson, Of Boston, who Yves
connected with the first important geologic
al survey of Lake Superior, died few
days ago in thst city.
Ken are constantly going out prospect.
ing for pine The numbering business of this
region promises to be enc of great import
ance in the near future.
Tho little steamer J. C. Pridgeon, of
Duluth, has received her papers from the
government inspectors and will hereafter
run as pleasure boat on the bay.
Isaac Staples, Of Saltwater, MINI, is
about TO commence copper mining on Moose
River in this county, and We understand
already has men engaged for that purpose
A new paper has been started in the
Village of Oregon and the Madison Journal
cheerfully remarks that they need a PAP er
there to chronicle all the burglsres with
which the town is afflicted
james Collier brought up this week
from St. Paul two span of fine horses
which are the admiration of every Jockey
in .oUn, and all Minnesota is mad because
they were taken over into Wisconsin.
Two spikaa OF Montana silver upon
0hich are inscribed, "Welcome Montana
to pakota, NP.R.R," are to be placed on
the Northern Pacific at the point where
the road viii cross from Dakota into Mon
tans, which crossing vii! take place about
Oct is.
Henry Truelsen one Of Dulsth's active
,4e .chants finding the capacity Of his. store
insufficient 20 contain his large stock OF
goods lately erected j new building az join-
ing, into which he has moved his clothing
department aid he now has two stores to
ook after
Chicago Journal The distance from
Chicago TO san Francisco is 2,35S miles
to New York oil; to Portland, Ne, l,I4G;
to New Orleans, el3 Passenger trains
now run from Chicago to San Francisco in
lie hours-fftv-fve minutes less than five
days, The fare is Sll5.40.
DO YOU VISIT a Sewing Machine noise
css, light running, selfthreading machine,
THAT child can operate? Examine the
Dauntlessl You will find it all we claim
for 1.-THE best family sewing machine
manufactured. Geo. NJ. Smith. Duluth, sells
them Try one and be convinced
A lighthouse Is to be built at Passage
Island, east Of Isle Royale, principally fol
the benefit of the Canadian boat lines anC
the Canadian government, in -csarn, is to
build a light house on Lake Erie. Next
summer another lighthouse is to be put "
1t Sand Island, In the vicinity Of bayfield,.
Capt. Geo. L. Brooks this week sent {
party Of men up the Nemadji TO get out core
wood, aui has also men at work clearing W
and choppinS wood on his farm relr town
We are always glad to noe the clearing 0
land in this vicinity and the spirit and enter
prise Of Mr. Brooks are TO be c ..AeI ded
Mr. John J. Costello has opened ou
in his new building in Duluth the largest
and finest stock of hsrdwa-e, stoves and tin
~Sre ever seen a. the head of the lake Hi:
Radiant Home" coal stoves are beauties
and are sold at very moderate price Cal
in and see him and look his goods ovez wheI
you visit Duluth. t.
"A. T. Swineford, editor of the Mar
quot,e Mining Journal, will publish during
The winter a revised and enlarged edition
Of his history of the upper pen
nspla of Michigan, with tie
intention of making it as nearly as possible
complete history OF Lake Superior from
the isYs of Allouez and Marquette down TO
the present year. Tie book will be sold by
subscription only.
Or. Tanners fasting feat has 70: made
him as much Of lion as he fondly an.iei-
pated His lecturing tour, thus far, is s
fsilure Corpnaratyels few attended h:a