The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1881-12-24
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pei the payment of lot OF city
bonds Judge Nelson Of the US.
Court recently gave a decision
overruiiag the defendants dem urrer.
This practically fastens the pay
m ent of Tower $4,000 upon the
city which the CORPORATION expect
ed to settle al not over 25 cents OH
the dollar, .andis a bad blow on the
PLACE, sn,,, Sd s aoG
THE railroad has been bringing
in loads Of freight every day this
week, principally for the contract
ors and store keepers along the
line, who are moving their quarters
now that the road is completed
Timber. tor the bridges east of the
Nemadji is also coming IN, and
several car loads of cordwood have
arrived. 'ao9 %
There wiH4be festival on next
Thursday afterno on and evening at
the Superior House for the purpos g
of raising funds to pay off a debt
upon the Catholic parsonage. An
elegant supper served from four tiIl
ten will be the chief attractio,fAbut
there viii be rafles, games, grab
bags,Sa grand bszar and notion
table, as well as singing, auction
sales, voting for the uellest man,
etc., etc. A cordial Invitation is
extended to all. 'sfAGEssAf
w ork on the two railroads
building southwark from this place
is progressing rapidly this fine
weather. The Air Line has twelve
miles, commencing at Superior,
graded ready for the iron, and the
Omaha has sew eral miles Of grading
completed LeAIsy who is building
bridges for both roads has several
OF these structures completed, and
ia pushing work on others The
Omaha Company DESTROYS to let a
contract for $4,000 ties at this end
Of their line. Major Peck, General
Manager Of the Air Line, left for
Chicago, but will return after the
first Of January.
Let it be recorded that the first
railway train to enter Superior was
a construction train of ten fiat cars
drawn by engine number 81. 1t
came in az far as the Court house
on Friday evening the 10th inst.
The conductor was Henry Spur
back engineer James Z. Callahan;
fireman VIM. Lincoln brakeman,
David Brown. The special train
which came in on Saturday was
drawn by engine number So. The
conductor was John CaverIy en-.
gineer, Joseph Schultz ; fireman,
Richard Michigan brakeman,
Frank McCabe. William Aldrich a
special conductor was also on Mr..
Cakes train. An interesting in
cldent was the presentation by Mrs.
J. +. Bischoff, ST., one of the
earliest white ladies to settle here,
Of an elegant wreath aud hand
some boquet to engineer Schultz.
The dinner given by our
citizens to the distinguished gentle
men who arrived on the first train
although gotten up on short notice
was quite substantial one and APP
parently greatly relished by all pre-
sent, which included number from
Duluth and other places. Probably
500 persons sat at the tables. The
entertainment was under the charge
of committees Of ladies and gentle
men who performed their several
duties in the short time allowed
with great zeal and efficiency. The
committee on banquet was d. Dean,
G. Brinckerhoff, JON T.. Bertrand
Joseph Reta,lack, J. .. Whitney.
On reception S. II Clongh, F. w.
d. Holbrook, II. Hayes, ii. w.
Shaw, James Bardon. James Kas
son, NJ. NIAGARA, James Newton, I.
W. Gates, Geo. F. Holcomb, CIV
Perry, James S. Richie. VIM.
King, VIM. Cox, Thos. nj Nelson,
James Syer, W. Cranweil, Joseph
Curran, Aug. Zachau, v Roy, w,
K,mball,C Soderlund, A.C. Brown,
Geo. NJ. Smith, p. LeClaire. l..
Thompson, D. J. Nc Arthur, w. H,
Webb. S. Bacon, ani several Others
whose names we would publish did
space permit. The lalies who
took prominent part were Mrs.
Hayes, Mrs. Perry, Mrs Dean, Mrs.
Shaw, Mrs. Holcomb, Mrs. Fitz
natrick Mrs Newinn. Mrs Mclean,