The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1881-12-17

feet high and will hold $4,000 gal
Ions of water. 1t will be filled from
the we'll by steam power.
Maj. Peck, late of the Chicago
and Grand Trunk railroad, and now
General Manager of the Chicago
Air Line arrived in town Thursday
with several officials of the latter
road. He will make his head
quarters here.
HOLIDAY NOVELTIES. = Charles
Lord has a splendid stock OF
Christmas prosecute for old and
young, embracing toys and fancy
goods Of all kinds. Also nuts,
ralsins, fruits, candies, elegant
French bon bon boxes ETC., etc.
Call and lay in a stock for your
little ones
Brother Swineiord with char
acteristic enterprise proposes to
give Marquette daily paper on
the opening OF navigation. AS his
weekly Journal is by all odds the
best paper on Lake Superior, it is
safe to assume that the daily will
not fall behind its high standard.
We wish the new venture the great
est success.
There is a fine field IN Douglas
County to explore for copper. The
entire South Range which passes
only eight miles from Superior is
composed of trap rock carrying
numerous large and well define |
copper veins. Nuggets of native
copper weighing from one ounce to
several pounds have been frequent
ly taken out. 1t is a wonder that
some one is not looking up the
copper interest.
Here's an item from the Kan.
sas City Times, which is almost
applicable to Superior. Read it
and you'll not be long in seeing the
points "When an Indian baby is
born the medicine man looks out Of
the door, and the first object he
see furnishes the child's name.
Hence Sitting Bull sRed Cloud
etc. IT this rule was followed IN
Superior most of the children
would be called Man going-into-a-
saloon.'"
Mr.. w. H. Webb, late of
w adena, who came here 10 90 into
the mercantile business, thought lie
saw fine opening for the man who
would first get up an abstract OF
title for this county, so without
saying much to anyone he quietly
rolled up his sleeves and went to
work at the records. He now has
several of the books copied 1t is
his intention to get up and main
tain full and complete abstract of
title of every piece Of property in
the county. That is thing much
needed !; it will not only prove a
source of profit to him but a great
advantage to everyone dealing In
real estate here.
1t is strange thing that the
industry that now takes the lead
here, and that has doEe and will do
more to build up this country than
any other now know n, is one that
was scarcely given consideration
by the early settlers of this country.
We refer to the lum bering business.
w ashington Ashton, Thomas
Clark, William L. Banning and
others wrote many an article
lauding to the skies the wonder
full resources of this country in cop
pet, iron, slate, building stone, fish,
etc., but scarcel y word did they
say about the grand forests of pine
and hardwoods that now employ so
many men and so much machinery
and bring thousands Of dollars into
the country.
Mr.. Scion Bro vn, of Jefferson,
was here this week looking over the
field with the view of establishing a
brick yard here. He liked the clay
and the prospective demand for
brick and will start yard here if
he can secure suitable site. Brick
is an industry that should
be encouraged here. 1t is also a
very profitable business. During
the last season brick manufactured
on the Duluth side of the St. Louis
have sold readily at 3l2 per thou
sand, and in addition to an active
home demand many orders have