The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1881-04-09
Tho maple sugar season sis al

hand.
Why should bull dog rent
mans trowsers when he has pants
Of his own
Mr.. Andrew SoderIund Who
has been quite nnwell for several
weeks, is again III his shop
Mr.. William G. Sargent "a
stared tie camp on the Esmaiji
below the mouth of Black river, J.
Fl. Shoenberger is looking after il
for him.
Tho election passed off quietly.
With the exception that William
Crawford was elected Overseer Of
highways IN the plsoe Of Robert
Whalen all the old officers were
rs. elected.
The work of repairing and re-
ne~ing Quebec Pier is being done
in a thorough and complete manner
By large force under the imme-
diate supervision Of Chairman Shaw
and Supervisor Gouge.
The snow msits slowly. In
town perhaps two thirds OF the
ground is bare, but the heavy
drifts-s,ill remain. In the woods
the snow is yet two to three teet
deep with g strong crust.
Although times have been
lively along the line of the North
Wisconsin IN Barron county, dur
ing the winter, it Is said by the
knowing ones that it is nothing in
comparison ith what will be going
on during the coming summer.
Tho Northern Pacific survey
ors are at work early and late sur
veying lines in town, III front Of
town, back Of town, around town
and out o. town. So far "a we
hear, they are finding nc serious
obstacle to their progress or plans
IL any direction.
David Swauk, Of ST. Paul, has
given up his contract for grading
on the Mp. between the Junction
and Superior for the alleged reason
that he took it too low, and the
work is to be re-let. Capt. Star
key has the Job of clearing and
grubbing, but cannot push it very
rapidly before the snow goes Off.
1t was quite 8 sight to sea .
party of fifteen sturdy halt-breeds
and Indians file through town yes
terday, bearing heavy loads Of
blankets and camp equippage. They
belong to one of Col. Weeks
Northern Pacific surveying parties,
and are engaged IN the laborious
work Of keeping the surveyors sup
piled with provisions, moving
camp, etc.
Hon. A. A. Jackson, OF James
Vile, Wis, general solicitor @ the
Chicago Air Line Railroad Com
pany was in town on Tuesday last
looking over the situation. He
says that his company will have
engineers in the field as soon as
the snow goes of, and that tic line
between Superior and North Wis
consin railroad, o distance of 90
miles, Will DO built by the ist of
May Of next year.
The many old friends of Mr..
and Mrs. II. E. Chambers will be
glad to learn that they have re-
turned TO Fondulac, after an
absence of Ave or six years. As
shat pleasant old Indian village is
destined to become very popular
summer resort, we learn that Mr..
and Mrs. G. vii! accommodate q
few families and b0arders in their
large and elegant brownstone
building, which they now occupy.
Attention is called to the card
of Mess. Johnson Sc Evans, printers
and book binders, Duluth. They
have q new and neat Office and do
really exeellen. work. Everything
in Tie way of cards, letter and bill
beads. blanks Of all kinds, ruling,
binding, etc., can be done by them
as we'll and as cheaply az any firm
in st. Paul or Chicago. They are
deserving of ali the patronage that
can De bestowed upon them.
-wJ. F. Bischotf has just re-
ceiyed q new stock OF Cook and
Heating Stoves, Shelf Hardware,
Grsni,e and Pressed TiHware,
A.s gbayad ond Fu-ned Handles