The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1881-05-28
Monday the both ,is DECORATE,

allaCk OI lllHckS.
H. w. Shaw and James Bsr-
don went down TO St. Paul this
week to interview the Duke Of
Sutherland.
The steam yacht J. c. Pridgeon
ran up on Ftlt's dock Thursday
but was sat' ty pulled off by the tug
Nellie Cotton.
Williams S Uphsn have their
new steam pile driver at work and
it is said''to be something a,ton;sh-
ing in it's way.
-Rev. ]. 3. n. Genin, officiated
ut the Catholic church here Sun
day, Father Nerwsyst taking his
place in Duluth.
Glen. J. Fl. Hammond, Of
Chicago, was this week looking
over Superior with the view of 10.
eating at the head of the lake.
The surveying party in charge
Of Engineer Holbrook is now en-
campcd at Middle river somo six
teen miles out.
School officers have been mott
fed by the State Superintendent
that they are liable to fine if they
deal in school books.
Apple, plum and cherry trees
are in full Jlossm, and "ii nothing
happens" fruit will be plentiful in
tins region next fall.
st. Croix Falls has the genuine
spirit of enterprise. 1t offers cash
bonus OF 81 900 TO any one who
will build first class hotel there.
Tho cases between the lum-
mon and Mr.. Philbrooks, noticed
last week were settled on Saturday
by each side paying half the costs.
The Duluth News says that
over 10000 yards of earth were
taken ont last week by the two
dredges st work for the Govern
Inent.
A race between all the tugs in
Duluth harbOr OIL the Fourth of
July is mentioned "a likely to be
one of the most interesting features
OF the daY.
The ting Rambler started We'd
ncsday with G5 tons of provisions,
and party of men in charge Of
Israel Lord, for Graf, Little & Co.'S.
camp on the Cranberry river
Prof. J. +. Thayer Of the
River Falls Normal School is men,
toned as o candidate for State
Superintendent of schools on the
Republican ticket this fall.
Edward Hertnon, after an
absence of nearly twenty years, has
again gone to live on his land some
eighteen miles from town. Thus
the old settlers start anew.
w allace Alexander, of the old
firm Of johnson & Alexander who
in 1856 built snd owned the big
saw mill at Superior, died a few
days ago at his home in Philadel-
phia.
There are IA, 900 bushels of wheat
IN store in elevator A. Of this
amount 2e2, 900 grades rs No. /
hard. The receipts are very light,
not exceeding four carloads day,
i Duluth Tribune.
A good hotel here would be OF
more real advantage to our town
than any other one thing We can
think Of. Will not somebody build
one? 1t would be good invest
Inent.
Cash 5000 will buy Lot 3l2 on
West First street Superior-a good
building lot near Quebec Pier,-and
800 cash will buy Lot on West
Sixth street. Apply to Thomas
Shiels, ST. Paul, Mimi, or James
Bsrdon, agent, Superior. tt
The Chicago Times says the
trouble with the points on Lake
Superior which suggest desirable
summer resorts is, that they haven't
adequate hotel accommodations
"T'is true, and pity tbs true"
The lumber business on the
North Wisconsin will be immense
this season. At Shell Lake the
cut will be 100000 feet daily. At
Bear Lake, Lakeland, Clayton,
Cumberland, Granite Lake and
other places, all the mills are busy,
some turning out $4,000 feet daily.