The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1882-07-01

- AOAO htlo Dccu III lONn our
the principal part of this week, a guest
at the Kuykendall House.
Geo. Falkner has his hands full
making pleasure boats. The demand
for them is unusually brisk.
-Johnstons has gone into the
wholesale tinware business. Call at
opera house for full particulars.
One Of Williams & Upham's new
dredges commenced work Thursday
morning around the City dock.
Mr.. Follis, our jolly blacksmith,
Is enjoying visit from brother and
sister, who arrived here this week.
Will Baldwin is photographing
Superior scenery, and promises us
something novel and amusing, soon.
Richardson avenue, near the de-
pot, Is being graded. Thos. Garriety
has the contract for doing the work.
The Astounding scenery was never
more beautiful than at present. Dame
natures trees giving a helping hand.
DR.. II. E. Lafitte has recently
given his residence a coat Of paint
which greatly improves appearances.
The Maple Leaf, from Bayfield,
arrived here this week with a cargo of
timber for the new 100000 railroad
dock
Prairie chickens are unusually
numerous this year. There is 50 much
Grouse around they hunt him with
club.
We understand that we are tore
ceive our mail matters by rail when
the Omaha road is completed to this
point.
The submarine saw used in cut
ting off the piles for the road bridge is
to be operated by Moran's pile driver
engine
The Nemadji solid log jam yet
reaches up the river from the boom to
Fay's farm, distance of about fifteen
miles.
-Bardon's well took tumble to
itself during the rain last week and
slid down the embankment to the r.
r. track.
Mr.. H. ". Shaw expects a big
crop Of oats from his farm this year
that IS if present appearances mean
anything.
Wild Strawberries are ripe and
abundant, though only a few in the
market. What has become Of all the
berry gatherers?
NClean up your old muskets, boys
1t is reported that wild pigeons are
thick as hucklcberries" in the woods
back Of town.
Have you seen that porcupine at
the City Drug Store? It's a handsome
little lap pet, and should be smoothed
toward the head.
Large forces Of laborers are still
at work ballasting and repairing the
\. P. yard track. The road VIII soon
be in fine condition.
Our public schools closed last
Friday for a two months vacation. A
picnic in the afternoon concluded the
school years labors.
oil potatoes are reckoncd among
the things that were. New potatoes
are in the market and have been sell
ing at six cents a pound.
The interior Of the court house is
undergoing q thorough overhauling.
1t is to be newly plastored, painted
and generally "slicked up"
The forest fires in this section Of
country have all been extinguished by
the recent heavy rains, and owners Of
timber lands breathe easy.
A large hosting engine in charge
of Ed. Philbrook, is used at the Ne
madji bridge for handling and placing
the large blocks of granite.
Mr.. J. F. Bishoff ST.. is building
an extensive addition to, and repair
ing building on the corner of NettIe-
ton avenue and Second street.
We hear it rumored that an ice
cream and strawberry entertainment
is on the tapis for the Fourth, but
have been given no particulars.
Albert Schuster is now in charge
of Murphy q Shultz meat block. The
other fellow didn't fill the bill; he put
too much jaw bone in his steaks.
/ A subscription is being taken up
for those poor unfortunates who got
/ their heads shaved during the recent
hot days. They now want wooden
wigs.
Our storekeepers should erect
hitching posts in front of or near their
! premises. There are, we believe, not
half a dozen such posts in the whole
i town.
ANOTHER Of Leidel's teams was
brought over from Duluth this week,
to work here, the Duluth teaming bus