The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1883-01-20

the Vermillion country and is now
nursing cut foot.
The county treasurer has received
81 1925 in orders for collection, and has
also paid the state tax.
-Thos. Garriety's teams are in
from the woods and find paying en-
ployment about town.
The assignces sale at the Retail
ack and Cox store still continues with
large receipts daily.
Bids for the building of the coun-
ty road will be considered by the
Board Of Supervisors today.
Gen. Manager Of the Canadian
Southwestern, Gen. J. H. Hammond,
spent the last few days In the city.
1t is rumored that one of Supe-
rlor's prominent merchants Is about to
take life partner in his business.
Good wood is now down to $3.50
per cord-a reasonable price at last.
One can now afford to keep warm.
f ". D. Holbrook, division En-
gineer, of the Northern Pacific, spent
several days in the city this week.
Piles have been driven by the
Nemadji Boom Company along the
lower banks of the Nemadji river.
Twenty or more tote teams leave
for and arrive from the numerous log
cling camps in this vicinity, every
day.
Passenger now arriving oyer the
Omaha are all pleased with the road,
an the novel scenery which presents
itself.
The mercantile trade is gradual
ly picking up again and business gen
orally ia assuming a brighter char
acter.
The government has taken steps
to prevent the carrying away of
sand from Minnesota or Wisconsin
points.
Work has been discontinued on
the Retallack & Cox store building,
hut now owned by Jos. Loyde of
Duluth.
p. e. Bradshaw has the contract
of furnishing with supplies, the n. P.
surveyors who are working in this
vicinity.
Antoine Gordon is building a
arge boarding house at the station
south of here on the Omaha, bearing
his name.
yellowstone" the Northern Pa
cifc pay car was several hours distri-
butins wealth to Supporters l;.borers
Thursday.
Maxim & Harding are busily en-
gagged in putting new ard additional
making machinery in their Nettleton
avenue mill.
Peter Dufauld. Vincent Roys
proxy, leaves for Vermillion Lake
this week 70 look after SIR. Roy's
trading post there.
The Superior Blacksmith and
Wagon shop is turning out some very
fine bob-sleds and cutters and find
ready local sale.
Tickets to l.. H Warmers sing
ing class one dollar Next meeting
at the Middletown school house Tues
day evening, Jan. %.
j. w. bIurphy's wood yard on
the corner of Thompson avenue and
Third street is being we'll stocked with
all kinds of wood.
Quite a number of Dulu:h's solid
business men were in the city during
the past week paving taxes on their
Douglas county possessions.
We understand that Nicholas
Welter intends to erect in short time
large and costly dwelling on the site
of the one recently burned.
Martin Pattison and several 9TH
or explorers left last week for VermiI-
lion Lake on Il prospecting expedition
and is expected to be gone several
weeks.
"A singing class has Just been or
ganized and will practice in the Mid
dletown school house twice week.
Young and old people attend with
equal benefit.
Mr.. VIM. Cox, is happy, notwith-
standing his financial reverses. He
is the happy dad Of his first boy,
William Cox Jr. The Times extends
congratulations.
The artesian well drilling tower
and engine is now in operation on the
corner of Hollingshead avenue and
second street. They will get a flow
ing well if possible.
The lake in front of our harbor is