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The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1882-08-26
No Three Hour System Here.

We have not consulted those in
authority, but it is reported on the
street, that a new departure is about
to be introduced into our local school
system. AS we hear it, during the
next school year we are to have, at
the Middletown school house, but
three hours of school per day, the
scholars being required to do all their
studying at home, and then march up
to the school house and recite their
lessons. This system may apply to
the other schools also but we have
only heard mention made of the one.
The TINES enters its earnest pro-
test against any such arrangement.
Probably not one in ten of the schol-
ars who attend that school have home
opportunities for studying their books,
and all from time to time need infor
mutton from the teacher in study
hours. A child cannot sit down in
the family living room and study and
work out difficult problems, no more
than the old banker could make out
an intelligent statement of his bank
accounts in the midst of q mob max
ing a run on his bank. If we cannot
now find teachers who can give their
whole time and attention to the school
and the pupils placed under their
care, then let US close our school houses
and save our money until such time as
we can find them. We can't afford to
neglect the children that the school
teachers may have an easy time of it,
and we trust the school board will not
inaugurate any such system, now or at
any future time.
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1882-08-26
Our Board of Trade.

1t will be seen by the Articles of
Incorporation published in the TIMES
to-day, that the organization of a SUI
perior Board Of Trade has finally been
perfected. If the work is taken hold
of by al Of our business men and
pushed with energy and business tact
much good may be done. One thing
very necessary is 4 reception commit
tee, always ready to receive strangers
visiting the place and show them
whatever they may desire to look at
whether a big mill site or a modest
back lot for dwelling, and give them
whatever information they may be
seeking, whether it shall prove salts
factory to them or not. Kindness and
courteous treatment shown to strang-
ers is never thrown away, although
some may leave us never to return.
The next important feature or duty IS
to open correspondence with manu-
facturers of all kinds with Il view to
attracting that particular branch of
industry to our borders. No better
place can be found for these institu-
tons of all kinds then here, and it is
only necessary to make this fact plain
to that class Of capitalists to bring
them here, and many Of this class can
only be reached through correspond
ence. To this end there should be
prepared at once brief and explicit
statement showing our true location,
shipping and railroad advantages, To-
cal and inland demands for manufact-
ured goods of all kinds, and as whole
sale point for all kinds ofgeneral mer-
chandise. Again every man who has
a grist mill, a saw mil, elevator, ware
house or dock site to sell, donate or
lease. should notify the Board, giving
number Of lots, price or other terms,
50 that the Board could in q moment
tell customer lust what he could do
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1882-08-26
Finally Delivered.

Our brother over the bay who pre-
sides over the dcstinies of the Lake
Superior News, and who, worse than
any other living man, hates Superior
and everybody vino live here, or even
contemplates living here, has, after
enduring for several days most excru-
ciating labor pains, been delivered Of
the following:
president Porter and other officials of the
Omaha road, visited Superior last week. and
while there gave the people Of that burg to I'M
derstand that they were not building their road
to Lake Superior for the purpose Of building up
any town, but that they had extended the road
in this direction for the purpose of securing addi
tOnal business. 1t will also be remembered that
the people-of Superior donated this company
considerable land on condition that their town
be made the terminus of the road, and now the
company has refused to accept the same on any
conditions. The Omaha company is bound to
come to Duluth and all the people of Superior
can Go viii not prevent them, The people of SUI
peror viii find out after awhile that it does not
pay to be too hoggish.
The midwife in attendance Mitch.
Of the Tribune) reports the patient
convalescent, and ''doing as we'll as
could be expected" under the circum-
stances. And yet the Omaha keeps
right on building into Superior, and
will strike water in the east side of
the Nemadji, at that
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1882-08-26


without having to wait two or three
days to find out whether he cauld buy
here or not OF course these are but
few hints thrown out gratuitously, as
to what the Board of Trade must do
to make its work effective, but they
are among the most important. We
have the material for good and eff
fcient Board of Trade, and we feel
that We shall not be disappointed in it
however much we may expect. The
election of officers will take place this
evening and its labor5 will commence
at once.
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1882-08-26
The Excursion.

By invitation Of T. w. D. Hol-
brook, division manager for this divis-
ion of the n. P. road, some fifty
or more of our citizens enjoyed a
pleasant ride over the line last We'd
nesday. The excursionists-the party
being made up of the old citizens of
the place-left here in the morning
and went west as far as the Junction,
where pleasant hour was spent look
ing over the town, its mills and seen
cry, and where Judge Clough took oc-
casion to return thanks, in behalf of
the party, for the treat given them by
Mr.. Holbrook, in a neat and appro-
pirate speech such as the Judge only
can make. Returning in the after
noon the party visited Connor's point
and the many hives of industry there
located, after which the party was run
back to the depot and unloaded in
good shape and without accident of
any kind to mar the cnjoyments Of the
day. Among the invited guests were
many who have waited patiently for
twenty to thirty years to see railroad
in Superior, aud having seen it, then
for the first time enjoyeda ride over its
rails, and of course these especially
enjoyed the occasion hugely and were
not slow in joining with the others in
a vote of thanks to the instigator Of
the excursion
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1882-08-26

Mr.. Brooks has got his brick
making machinery all in operation
and has commenced moulding. The
machinery works to charm and gives
perfect satisfaction in every respect,
turned out 5000 fine looking brick.
He expects to have a kiln of not less
than 100000 ready for burning by
the middle of September, and if the
season is favorable will burn two kilns
this fall. He says there is no ques-
ton about the quality of the brick
and that he can make them so that
parties can afford to use them for
building purposes.
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1882-08-26
Theatrical ana Circus life.

The Historical Publishing Co., of
st. Louis, have just issued book
bearing the above title. 1t treats ola
new and always interesting subject,
and will no doubt, be welcomed by
many amusement lovers who desire
to acquaint themselves with the mys-
teries of the profession" In fact it
will interest all classes of readers, ow-
ing to its revelations of secrets hereto
fore known only to managers and
actors. The unthor is well known
dramatic critic, his style is easy and
natural, and the numerous anecdotes
and personal adventures with which
he enlivens his work, render it re-
freshingly interesting. Book agents
will have a good thing in this volume.
See advertisement.
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1882-08-26

Several settlers have lately locat-
ed a short distance west of town near
the Geo. NJ. Smith farm, The soil
out that way is sandy loan and very
productive. Natural hay meadows
abound, the ground is high yet well
watered, and interspersed with low
and timber lands. Taking the coun-
try all in all, it is one of the most de-
sirable of farming localities, and SEN
sible people are beginning TO find it
out.
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1882-08-26
Things are Working.

Some people think that because Su-
perior has not grown, in one year, to
be large manufacturing and COM
mercial city, it will never amount to
anything, But this does not follow
On the whole, we think we have done
well for this year It takes time and
money to get ready to do business at
a lake point, and We had nothing at
hand to commence with. The n. p.
Company has built magnificent dock
the best on the lake and have got it
nearly ready for use. The company
could not sell any lots or water priyi-
leges because they had no titles to
such property, and abstracts Of all
such property, had to be made before
they could dispose of any of their
possessions. This work has been so
far completed that the company can
begin to talk business 10 mill men or
those who want dockage and ware
house privileges, and now invite all
such persons to correspond with or call
and see them, and if you want to put
in coal dock you can now go ahead
and do so without money and without
price, so far as that Company IS con
cerned the only cost being that Of con
structi0n.
Again the Omaha railroad people
had not decided at what point they
were going to strike the lake, and as is
always the case under such circum-
stances, most people were waiting to
have that question decided before 60
ing ahead to make substantial i'm
provements. Well that point has been
decided, at last, our Commissioners
having decided to give that company
the little tract Of land lying on the
east side of the Nemadji on terms sat
isfactory to and proposed by the COM
pany, in consequence Of which they
will soon have the cars running up to
the lake at that point. This compa-
ny also offers room for coal docks free
to any party who will go to work and
put in the dock. Near the Omaha
track also, are excellent sites for -four
ing mills, saw mills, machine shops,
door, sash and blind factories and in
fact manufacturing enterprises of all
kinds, and with both lines in operera-
ton, and both companies Offering in
ducements in that direction, we Will in
due time have these important factors
that aid SO much in building up such
q town as Superior aims to be and will
be within the next five years. For
one, we do not expect all these great
and costly undertakings viii be real
lied in one or two years. Duluth is
nothing to what she expects to be,
and yet she has been twelve years get
ting the little she has got. Why
should you expect Superior to out
strip her in one on two years We
think all things are working glorious
ly, and that when the preparatory
steps are all taken, and the founda-
lions all well laid the superstructures
will follow in rapid succession.
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1882-08-26

We now have two daily passen-
ger and freight trains running between
here and the Junction, and these
furnish us with two daily mails, which
with another mail from Duluth, puts
us in very good communication with
the rest of the world, and gives gener-
al satisfaction
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1882-08-26
80 Acres for Sale.

The north half of the northeast quarter Of sec
ton twcnty-cight 2S) in township forty-nine (i9)
of range fifteen 30 west containing so acres
The land is al level or gently rolling; all ploW
land, well tmbered with principally hard ma
pie yellow birch and iron-wood- large
pines. The soil is rich loam--an old Indian su-
gar-bush covers about % acres of it. i good
SPRING on northeast corner, near log house.
which has good shingle roof
Apply TO J. Lutte. CHRISTIE.
Times Office" Superior Wis
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1882-08-26

The Breyer comedy company
played for our people three nights this
week. Bad weather and local amuse-
ments made the attendance rather
slim. The entertainments were as
good as they average. When we get
good hall and comfortable seats
showmen will get larger audiences
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1882-08-26
STATE OF WISCONSIN,

Be it remembered that on the 22d
day Of August, A. d. 1882, personally
came before me the undersigned the
above named, William J. Conan,
Lucius w. Stafford, Willis G. Waldo,
and Josiah Bond, Jr., to me known to
be the identical persons who signed
the foregoing articles Of incorporation,
and acknowledged the same to be their
free act and deed for the uses and
purposes therein set forth.
CHARLES LORD,
Clerk Of the Circuit Court.
Douglas Co., Wis.
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1882-08-26
WISCONSIN DIVISION
GREAT FUTURE

is without doubt founded on its wonderful
adaptability by nature for shipping purpo,
ses in its intimate relations with the great
Northwest and chain Of lakes.
Glow are your harbor improvements
progressing ?"
every rapidly. A large number of
dredgo boats are daily engaged in deepen
ing the channel, under the supervision of
the government, and it viii not be long be-
fore the heaviest boat on Lake Superior
can enter our old canal and make port in
Superior bay at the largest dock at the
head of the lake, the Northern Pacific
structure, am informed by McDougall &
Upham, the contractors, will be ready to
receive boats within two or three weeks.
AS you well know, we have the best
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1882-08-26
Articles OF incorporation of the SUpe-
rior Board OF Trade.


Articles OF Incorporation of the supe-
rior Board OF Trade.
The undersigned hereby associate
themselves and organize as a corpora
ton as authorized by Chapter Sc, of
the Revised Statutes of the State Of
Wisconsin, edition of 1873.
ARTICLE I.
The general nature of the business
Of this corporation is to establish and
maintain Il medium of intercommuni-
cation between its members; to incul-
cate a just and friendly feeling be-
tween conflicting interests; to acquire
and dessiminate valuable business in
formation, and to secure to the mem
bers the benefits Of cooperation in the
furtherance of their legitimate pur-
suits.
ARTICLE II.
This corporation shall be known as
the Superior Board of Trade; the
principal place Of business shall be
Superior, Wis, with branch offices at
st. Paul, Mimi, Chicago, ILL.,, and
other cities.
ARTICLE III.
This corporation is organized with
out capital stock.
ARTICLE ".
The officers Of this corporation shall
be a President, Vice-president, Secre-
tary, Treasurer, and a board of five
directors, who shall be elected on the
Goth day Of August, AID. 1882, and
shall hold Office for one year. or until
their successors are elected. Until the
26th day of August the inspectors
shall act as board of directors.
ARTICLE V.
The duties of these officers shall be
those devolying on the same officers in
like corporations and shall be estab-
li8hed by Bylaws respectively.
ARTICLE VI.
The following may become members
of the Superior Board of Trade.
l. Any person residing or perma-
nently interested in Superior may be-
come a member, by paying into the
treasury the sum of twenty-five dollars.
2. Any person not a resident of Su-
perior, or any person whose public or
private services have been of such
value as to merit the recognition of
the board, may be elected an honorary
member of the board; but such honor
airy member shall not have the right to
vote upon any question or at any cleo
ton.
ARTICLE VII.
1. This corporation shall have the
privilege Of making its own bylaws,
not inconsistent with law.
2. This corporation shall exist for a
period of thirty years from the date of
the acknowledgment of these articles.
3. These articles may be amended
by two-thirds vote as provided in
Section IVA of the Revised Statutes
of 1873, of the State of Wisconsin.
In testimony of all which we have
hereunto set our hands and seals this
twenty-frst day of August, AID. 1882.
WM. J. CONAN, [Seall
W. c. WALDO, [SeaIl
JOSIAH BOND, JR. TSeal]
L. w. Stafford, [Seall
STATE OF WISCONSIN,
Douglas County. 90
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1882-08-26
SUPERIOR CITY.
Fresh Information from a Revived
and Growing Town.
What the Northern Pacific Road
Has Done For It,
The Prog ress of It's Fine Harbor
Improvements, Etc.
fSt. Paul Dispatch, 22d.

Mr. James Bardon, one of the pioneer
settlers of Superior City, Wis, and now ed
itor and proprietor ofthe Weekly Times, of
that booming burg, was met in the Union
Depot this morning by Dispatch man.
Mr.. Bardon is EN- route to New York, and
thence to kentucky, where many leading
capitalists are identified with Superior City
interests. In response to an inquiry, Mr..
Bardon said that since the formal opening
Of the
WISCONSIN DIVISION
of the Northern Pacific road into Superior
on the 18th day Of last December, the fu-
ture Of the town as one of the great gate
ways of northwestern commerce had devel-
oped into dimensions beyond even the most
sanguine expectations. The operations of
the Northern Pacific have been steadily
progressing, and during the past year more
substantial vitality has been infused into
the gem lake town Of Wisconsin, than all
the combined years Of its previous life
There is nothing artificial in the impetus
given Superior City, but the present pros
peritY and
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1882-08-26
ARTICLE III.
ARTICLE ".
ARTICLE V.

The duties of these officers shall be
those devolying on the same officers in
like corporations and shall be estab-
li8hed by Bylaws respectively.
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1882-08-26

The undersigned hereby associate
themselves and organize as a corpora
ton as authorized by Chapter Sc, of
the Revised Statutes of the State of
Wisconsin, edition of 1873.
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1882-08-26
ARTICLE I.

This corporation shall be known as
the Superior Board Of Trade; the
principal place Of business shall be
Superior, Wis, with branch offices at
st. Paul, Mimi, Chicago, ILL.,, and
other cities.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1882-08-31
The Uxbridge Mystery.

The Worcester (Mass.) Spy recog-
nizes the Uxbridge mystery, but can
throw no light on it. It is sure that
Mr.. Moen has not been blackmailed by
Wilson, and says:
"We have not been admitted to his
confidence, but we have learned on au-
thority that seems to deserve respect
that the payments ma de to Wilson have
been made in pursuance of a private
agreement that full equivalent has
been received for them, and that the
agreement as originally made has not
yet been originally executed, but will
be in good faith, in accordance with
its terms. We are aware that this
statement falls far short of satisfying
public curiosity, but it is the best we
have, and we see no immediate pros
pect of obtaining any BETTER"
People may be forgiven for speculat-
ing about case like this. 1t is moi
every day that a rich New England
deacon picks up poor mill opera tive,
without character or education to com
mend him, and gives him $780, 900 tc
squander. What secret or service is
worth all this gold? Even Yankee
sagacity is baffiea by this mystery,
which apparently only Moen and Will
sen can unravel.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1882-08-31
Anxious to Confess a Crime.

The steamship Caracas, twelve days
out from Puerto Cabello, Venezuela,
arrived in New York on Wednesday.
Respecting the case of William West
gate, who on the 16sh ult. confessed
himself the murderer of Lord Frederick
Cavendish in Dublin, On May 6, Capt.
Hopkins said: "Fhe story current in
Peutro Cabello, is that this mau, who
shipped on board the brig Gladstone on
May s, at Swansea, England, proposed
to join two sailors whom he overheard
arranging to desert the vessel on its ar
rival at Tacacas. Being pressed for q
reason for wishing to desert, he said he
was one Of those engaged in the Burke
and Cavendish murders. and that he
had himself killed Lord Cavendish,
whom he had never previously seen,
but who had been pointed out to him
as the procession passed through the
Dublin streets. The sailors reported
the matter to the Captain, who examined
Westgate and put him in irens.-When
was sent to Puerto Cabello, thirty miles
away and handed over to the English
Consul, who took his deposition and
telegraphed to the English Minister at
Caracas. Guzman Blanco, the Presi-
dent of Venezuela, sent man -of-war to
Puerto Cabello, and conveyed the pris-
oner to Caracas, but whether he is now
in the custody of the Venezuela or of
the English authorities does not ap-
pear" Westgate, who, it appears,
shipped under the name of O'Brien.
says that he had just time to reach
Swansea before the Gladstone sailed
after committing the murder, and this
statement tallies with the dates.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1882-08-31
Some American Cities.

Twenty American cities, in the census
year, had population of at least 100,
600 each ten, namely, New York, Phil
adelphia, Brooklyn, Chicago, Boston,
st. Louis, Baltimore, Cincinnati, San
Francisco and, New Orleans, in the order
named, had population of over 2OO,-
600 each; of these the first seven had
over 100000, and the first four over
500,0 900. New York stood alone with
her million and a quarter; but before
the next census Philadelphia will join
her, giving the country two cities with
more than a million Inhabitants each.
Meanwhile the contiguous cities of New
York, Brooklyn, Jersey City and Ho-
boken possess an aggregate population
of over two millions. But the chief in
terest in the revised census figures for
the larger cities relates to their relative
growth. Here the most remarkable fact
is the increase of Pittsburg, which added
81 per cent. to her population within
ten years next to this came Cleveland
70 per cent, while in one sense the 68
per cent. of Chicago's increase is more
extraordinary than either, since the
ratio was on much larger basis. Mil
waukee, San Francisco and Providence
we're the three remaining large cities
that increased their populations more
than SO per cent. In the decade of years.
These figures include only the twenty
larger cities. OF course, among the
smaller not few have doubled or trebled
their populations, as it is easier for e
city to increase from 10000 to 10000
than from 100, 900 to 200, 900. Memphis
and Mobile decreased from the previous
canzI1G
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1882-08-31

Not all dairymen manage in this way.
Some have tried the method of supply
ing to their COWS whatever the pastures
fail to furnish, and obtain very profit
able returns. In a recent number OF
the Live Stock Journal is the following
"One who feeds fifty COWS told us lately
that he fed four pounds of middlings
per day through the season, finding
that he was fully paid in the extra milk,
and the COW was in so much better con-
dition in the fall that it saved him the
whole cost of this extra feed in winter
ing. He has followed this system for
ten years. He called our attention to
neighbor of his, keeping about the same
number of COWS, who followed what he
called the economical plan-let the
COWS pick for themselves-both taking
their milk to the same factory. Good
feeding produced $45 per cow, poor 1927
"a difference of &c per cent. in favor of
liberality of feeding" Tie increased
yield of milk more than pays the extra
cost of food, and the COWS are left in
good condition for winter.