The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1880-10-30
LOCAL AZ e AIRS
The American House

yesterday Afternoon, 20 Parti-
cR.ars.
Apples are plentiful and cheap
this fall. Good winter varieties are
sclling at 81 and 1926, per barrel
and people are laying in their
stocks.
Election comes off next Tues
day. \ fall county ticket IS TO bel
chosen. All ,he old officers desire
n reelection and they don't seem 10
have much, if any, opposition.
Geo. VI. Smith has erected in
Duluth, on Superior street opposite /
inc Clark House, q building o2X8O |
in which he will hereafter carry or /
his four and iced trade "a well IS
the Northern Pacific Express bust
ness. George has done well in
Duluth, and his all old friends here
IRE glad OF it.
Mr.. john J. Costello has open
"a on. in his new building in Duluth
The largest and finest stock Of hand /
ware, stoves and tlnware ever seen
MT the head OF the Lake. His
Radiant Homo" coal stoves are
beauties, and sire soltl at q very
moderate price. Call in and see
him and look his goods over when
you yisit Duluth.
Vincent Cournoyer, Indian
snterpI eter, is in town, having with
his companions and thelr steamer,
the Favorite, safely weathered the
great storm, which occasioncd some
fears for their safety. The boat
vas ut Grand Portage and although
she got out OF fuel, dragged her
anchor and went ashore, yet re-
ceired no material damage, and
nohodY was hurt.
The county and town boards
met on Saturday aud passed some
bills. The policy OF paying bills IN
county and town orders by figuring
the bin al par and the orders below
par, or Of raising the bill, which
prevailed here for so long a time,
and which We thoaght had been
abandoned, We are sorry to see
was revived by the board At It's
last meeting. They assumed that
town orders could be sold Tor only
IS cents on the dollar, and therefore
tor every seYentytiye cents OF IN
,tebtedness they either issued one
dollar IN orders, or raised the bill to
one dollar, which 10 the same thing
No wonder our county and town are
ALWAYS in debt and taxes heavy.
1t is high time this kind of suicidal
management was abandoned tor-
ever.
The October term oi the
Clrcui. Coult for Douglas county
WIS., opened bY the Clerk on Mon
day. Judge Barron arrived on
Tuesday and heard Tie bushes. Of
the court on " cdnesday and Thurs
dav, adiourning at noon Of tie lat
ter day. There being no err IL!
or jury cases the jury was dlsch"rg
cd on W ednesday. The lawyers
in attendance were y. FaLnatta,
Esq, Of Hudson, Col II. Hayes, U.
w. Perry, Esq, and }. ). Eltchie
District Attorney. There were
only four or five cases on the cal
endar, all growing ont OF tax mat
lera. Two were continued and
motions made on the others were
taken under advlsement. The fol
lowing persons were granted the
rights OF tull citizenship: Robert
Whslen, John {. Peterson, Chas.
A. Olsen, {. \. Nerweyst, }. I.
Larson. Judge Barron il praised
hy every one for the prompt and
business-llke manner IL which lie
conducted the affairs OF the court.
Mr.. William Crawford, one o!
our oldest citizens, met with 4 ter
rible accident on Wednesday after
noon, by which his right hand was
instantly torn from Ii8 arm. James
Golfers horsepower threshIng
machine had just finished the
threshing Of stack OF wheat for
Mr. Crawford, and MIR. \, +. Phil
brooks, who y rs operating II, was
about 10 stop the horses when Mr..
Crawford, who had been assisting
.aore or less all day, was observed
70 walk up 10 the machine with q
small arIntul OF straw which he h@d
gicked up, and thrust i into the
revolving cylinder. His hand was
caught by the teeth aud instantly
torn 10 pieces. With . sudden jerk
Mr. Crawford pulled his arm away,
and without iaiuting or exhibiting
any alarm, he turned 10 his COM
panions and saying cone hand
gone" coolly started tor home,
holding the wounded arm with the
other hand DR.. Gauyreau was
zen, for who slightly dressed the
wound, and messengers were al
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