The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1881-06-25

was recently elected president Of
| the ST. paui &c Da!p,i .ilrosd
Eoompany, has been Tor a long time
The attorney of that company, ard
Is very able and capable man
He is brother of DR.. V. Smith, oil
Duluth. Maj. Geo. III. Smith has
resigned the position of general
manager and Mr.. +. O. Sewall
takes his place. Maj Smith was a
very competent and popular man
ager, and the boys, as well as al!
who have done business with The
road, are sorry to lose HIM. Mr..
Sewall was formerly superintendent
OF the old St. Paul & Pacific, and
has lately been treasurer of the ST.
Paul e Duluth. Philip S. Harris,
the land commissioner OF the com,
pany is appointed secretary and
treasurer.
Vincent Roy was called to
Little Falls, MINI. on Tuesday by
the reception of a telegram, an
nouncing the sudden death of his
brother, the Hon. Peter Roy of that
place. The deceased died of heart
disease. He was very large man,
weighing, over 200 pounds, and
had been ailing for some time, and
but lately went TO st. Paul for
! medical treatment where he was
advised he could at best lie
but few months. He was born at
Rainy LAKE in 1929; was elected
to the territorial, Legislature OF
Minnesota in 1853 and served two
terms in the state legislature in
1902. He was an intelligent
man, quite well educated, and his
loss is deeply felt by his many
relatives and friends in this coun-
try.
Charles E. Speer. Esq, cashier
Of the Fir,t National Bank OF Pitts
burgh, Pa, and executor of the
John l.. Dawson estate, was here
this week acquainting himself with
the property of the estate. This is
Mr.. Speer's first visit to Superior,
aud he expresses himself as very
agreeably surprised at our fine
location for city. He thinks, tow-
ever, that altho' nature has done
much yet much remains for man to
do before a city will grow up here.
He says the large owners ought to
unite in building good hotel here,
and that they should Sell their real
estate, and at reasonable prices, so
that new men can come in and help
us old fellows build the city we've
been waiting quarter OF century
for.
-McDermid S Co. the contrac-
tors on the Mp. extension from the
Junction to Superior are taking
hold in business-like way. Their
men are scattered all along the line
establishing camps and commence
ing work. They have an office, q
store, boarding house, blacksmith
shop and barn here in town. Their
store is in Thns. Glrriety's
house on Second street, their office
is up stairs over Brooks store, aud
they are having the rooms lii tho
rear of the store fitted mp fer
boarding house. Their men are at
presen, supplied with meals by Mr..
and Mrs. Mcpherson IN the Ready
building. John Ross, ember OF
the firm, has general charge OF the
work and he is said 10 be pusher.
Richard +. Smith is book
keeper, and has charge OF The
financial affairs. 7. J. Powers is
slorekeeper and w. J. Tench will
look after matters along the line.
Men are constantly arriving seek
ing work, and are at once sent out
upon the line. New supplies,
wagons, tools, etc. reach here
every day and several teams are
engaged i'll transportation between
town and the work. The schooner
Myrtle" arrived on Wedne sday
with a cargo OF five tons of powder
Scr use in the rock work near the
Junction. It was landed at the
Nemadji, and will be hauled out by
team. f. will take livel y work TO
finish the % miles between Superior
and the Juaction by Sept. 30lh.,
but the contractors seem to be
able and strong, and there is no
reason 10 doubt their ability to do
az they have agreed.
WAR DEPARTMENT,