The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1881-04-30

jay Cooke and bis associate
who have undertaken TO develop
the water power of the ST. Louis
have corps OF engineers surveying
the same Mr.. ). l.. Bayliss, lat.
a government engineer, has charg,
OF The surveys.
| 1t is reported that Capt. S,arl
ey has thrown up his contrac,
on the n. =. extension to Su
pcriDr, and thai Mess. The mas
Brennan and D NJ. Finlayson o
St. Paul, have taken The job.
DR.. s. S Walbank and daugh.
ter are back from their extended
"Trip to the old country The doctor
has improved somewhat, though he
Is yet tar from well. His frunily If
now with him, and they are stop
ping at ,he Clark House, Duluth.
Mr. y Anderson, of KIN lie
Falls, (ncw known aS Cloquer) ha'
! rented Of Mr.. J. 5 X ilcmp the tai
/ building on Netlleton Avenue in
! the rear o Brooks store, aud vii
open boarding house therein. Mr.
Ritclile Is having all necessary re-
pairs made IN the premises.
1T is reported that our old
friend William 4. Duriee, Of Ash
land, ia TO be Indian Agent in
! place Of Sam. f. Mahan, res, gned
Mr.. Durfec would make . spIend ID
! agent, and if he receives the APP
ppintment, tho government The In
dams and the whites are 10 be con
| graduated.
At Fergus Falls, MIMI, the
city council voted to grant Iiq1or
! licenses 10 III who applied AT $500
each, Al Dulish the rate is 500,
am! At last accounts there were 50
saloone, with several more il
/ prospect. The liquor business
brings enough 10 The treasury to
| pay all the expenses of the vilIaye
government. II amounts to over
one dollar tor every man, woman
and child in The place.
Assessor Morrison started for
Moose river yesterday To be on
hand 10 view the logs on Ma, LIST
The chances are the iogs will lie
beyond his jurisdiction by that
da'e and that Burnett county or
Saltwater viii reap the benefits OF
! this years tax on them. Of course
when the logs get ont of th =
county before May LIST their owne Is
are always careful 10 have them
assessed in whatever place they
may be found OH that date
Mr.. #. &. Stivers, the enter
prising editor of the Little Falls
(Minn.) Daily Transcript, spent a
day in Duluth last week, and here
is what he says in his paper of the
next day superior after having
slept the sleep of the just for many
! years, ls sprnging into new life.
| and Is about 10 become a railroad
| hub possessing many important
advantages. Superior has been
| some what unfortunate in failing to
secure Legislation favorable tor its
/ iaer' stS III regard 10 railroads, but
the natural excellence OF It's harbnr
ard geographical situation are
about to produce a real boom that
viii soon 1ange the village int a
city"
Mr. James D. Skinner, of s..
Paul. died in that city on Saturday
last, alter a short illness. Mr..
Skinner was we'll KIN own 1T the
head Of the lake, having been curly
! identified with our town rs AZ
| owner, anil later as the surveyor of
the Superior & State Live read in
1859 lie was born in Iihole
Island, educated at Yale college
and was 81 years Of age. For many
years past followed the pro-
fe~sion OF civil engineer, and lis
last work waH On survey for the
reservoir systen in Minnesota and
Wisconsin. He was a gentleman
of culture and ability, aud his death
is deeply regretted. he funeral
service took place on Sunday AT
the residence Of Thomas Shiel>,
Esq where Mr. Skinner made hi
home, and the remains were sent to
his native place in the east.
The town board at it's meeting
on Saturday decided 10 grant no
| liquor licences for the present. A
petition against license signed by
about 70 voters and many ladies
was before them. Since then =
petition in favor OF lie ense has been
circulated, and we understand over
IS voters have signed it. Mean
time Our three saloons are sailing
along under "hare poles" and no
ne, however thirsty he may BEGAN
get a drink. The license question
Is making good deal Of talk and
some feeling here. Considering the
situation Of our town, we have
some Doubts "a To the wisdom of
entire prohibi.ion~ but think that
the liquor traffic, if allowed at all,
should be very carefully controlled,
and, il licenses be granted, that
only good men with the best OF
suretys be accepted, and that the
amount be put at such high figure
as will in itself exclude any but re-