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The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1886-07-31
Not n Taylor Man.

Some Wisconsin man writes to The
Duluth Daily News of the q inst, on
political matters, and among Other
things rejects the idea of returning
Mr.. Taylor to the assembly this fall
The article reads as follows:
"The Superior Times gives notice
that C. S. Taylor wishes to represent
this assembly district another term,
but we rise to remark that it takes
more than one year to obliterate bis
misrepresentation from the minds OF
our people. Has he forgotten the Al
louez Bay steal, that he tried to force
through the legislature, worth thous-
ands of dollars to the schemers and
equally as great loss to the county
and state? and only was prevented by
the earnest efforts of some of our most
influential citizens. We admit if the
scheme had worked it would have
brought handsome revenue to the
schemers and they would no longer
have been obliged to earn their liveli-
hood by the sweat of their brows.
Whether Mr.. Taylor was interested in
a financial sense We know not, but
tins we do know, the bill was being
worked through quietly without the
knowledge of our citizens except we
might say the schemer, which gives
bad appearance. So much 50 it
should eifectually retire Mr.. Taylor to
the private walks of life.
Again has the gentleman now time
to answer the many letters of import
ance written him by his constituents
during the last two years? No doubt
he has now returned 10 earth. Such
men do about election time, with the
remark 81 am your humble servant, "
but Immediately after election soar
heavenward, and the petitions of the
people fail to reach them as before.
Away with such men. If | mistake
not this is an off year in politics. The
horny son of toll will have something
to say, and already politicians and
parties are aware of this and are bid
ding for his vote, but they will require
of the parties not only principles set
forth by party platform but principles
set forth in the heart of the candidate.
/ Only tried and true need apply and
Mr. 7. not having proved true to his
constituents his nomination should not
be entertained for a moment. Be
sides this district is becoming one OF
Importance and our representative
should be a man of more ability than
Mr.. T. At the last election Douglas
county was republican but there is no
certainty tins year unless good man
is put in nomination, let him come
from the east or west, north or south
of the district" a CITIZEN.
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1886-07-31
Cursed God and the Result

LIMA, Ohio, July 27.-The follow
ing remarkable story was related by a
reliable farmer living near the county
line between this and Mercer county.
While at work in a field, a farmer,
Sylvester Redyan began cursing in the
most shocking manner about the
drouth injuring his crop and wound
up with an oath that he would cut
Gods heart out if he would come
down. No sooner were the words
uttered than a vivid streak of fire
resembling lightning came down from
the cloudless sky and struck Redyan.
His companions in the harvest field
with him were rendered insensible for
several minutes. When they recoy-
cred they were nearly frightened to
death by the sight which presented it
self to them. Redyan had been trans
formed into a stone and lay on the
ground near where he had stood when
he made the shocking offer to the SUI
preme Being. His clothes had been
burned from him. His lips were part
ed IN the stone figure just as Redyan
had finished his oath. The awful heat
which arose from the stone was so in
tense that no person could go near it.
While the story is so strange that it is
not believed by many, but its truth
is vouched for by reliable men in the
vicinity, who have been to the place
and have seen the TRANSPORTED body,
and do not hesitate to say that every
word of the account is correct Redyan
was man of about 40 years of age.
He had family consisting of wife
and five children, who are nearly wild
with grief. Redyan was addicted to
swearing, and he could scarcely speak
Il word without an oath.
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1886-07-31

Gentlemen" said a Dakota justice
of the peace, taking fresh bite of
tobacco, when the attorney for the
defense, a recent importation from the
played-out and rundown East, says
that this court is not run in accordance
with business principles he shows that
he is not on intimate or friendly terms
with inside facts. | charged the
plaintiff ten dollars for beginning this
suit, it costs the defendant five dollars
for the privilege of being heard on his
side. | have decided to fine each
party twenty-five dollars, and | would
further, gentlemen, take this ere pub
lie method of stocking fine of fifteen
dollars for contempt Of court onto the
before in-mentioned Pickering legal
light from the spawned East. And
gentlemen and fellow citizens, femme
say further, that this eighty dollars
together with certain other moneys
paid in at this shrine of justice goes to
buy boss for this ere court, which
may serve to convince the legal gen
tlemen who Injuries the chances of the
defendant for two and half dollars a
day and found that he is mistaken in
principal racket. All parties to this
action will pleas step for'ard and
whack up.-Estelline Cd. To Bell.
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1886-07-31
PI uCKY OLD SIMONS-
An Old Man Who Had No Faith In tho
Dangerous Qualities of Powder.

An Old Man Who Had No Faith In the
Dangerous Qualities of Powder.
"That explosion of powder in a store
down the river puts me in mind of
personal experience, said Detroiter
the other day. II was living in Mis-
souri,. and she country store at which |
used to trade was kept by a man named
Simons. He was queer. cranky old
chap, having his own ideas about every
thing, and, while he always kept in
stock several kegs of gunpowder, he
insisted on storing them for his own
convenience, without reference to the
danger. A twenty-five pound key al
ways sat on the counter within ten feet
OF his weighing scales, and the very
first time | entered the store the old
man weighed out a pound for n Gus
toner and kept a lighted pipe in his
mouth all the time. There were twenty
people inside. but | WAS the only one TO
skip out The others had got used To
it. felt it my duty to warn Simons
against such terrible car,lessness- He
heard me through and replied:
Stranger, mcbbe you had better
patronize some other store. I'm most
too old 10 want advice from boys
There was no other store within
seven miles, and | therefore continued
to trade with the old man, though he
seemed down on me forever after that.
One night / drove up after something
and found fully twenty men in the
store, most of whom were smoking.
There were three kegs Of powder on
the counter this time, and when heard
customer ask for pound | slipped
outdoors and didn't stop running for
half mile. | waited for half an hour.
but no explosion took place. When
returned most of the men had gone. l
get my goods, mounted my horse and
set Oil for the lead mine, wondering
how it was that Providence fooled
around with the old man SO long. |
had noticed powder scattered on the
counter, and the wooden plug was on
one of the kegs. | was about a mile
away when my horse seemed to be lift
ed off The ground, and there came a
rumble as if an earthquake had broken
loose. Fences along the roadside were
levcled, and | heard glass breaking in
farmhouse windows. | knew what
hau happened, ana turned ana rode
back. When reached the site of the
store there was simply a great hole in
the ground. The building had been
scattered for half mile around. Old
Simons was found in potato patch
forty rods away, bruised, blackencd.
broken and dying, and when we picked
him up he gasped out:
I" Its all nonsense to be afraid of
the burned stuff = "-Deron Free
Press.
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a PROVOKING MAN.
How lie Aroused the Interest and Disa
pointed Three Women.

How lie Aroused the Interest and Disap-
pointed Three Women.
There were three middla-aged wom-
en- and two middlc-aged men in the
car. The men sat opposite each other,
and pretty soon one of them exhibited
something which looked like a horse
chestnut and said to the other:
Here Is what | was speaking of.
It's the most subtitle poison known. A
little scraped off into a cup of tea or
milk will kill within an hour and leave
no trace"
Cant the doctors discover it?''
asked the other.
mo, sir. 1t is absolutely Impossible
to detect its presence in the human
system. ii a wife wasn't living very
happily with her husband
CThe three women locked az each
othcr.)
what a. boon this would be.
She could have 4 little of this ready
for his cup of tea at supper tune, and
he would go to his bed, fail asleep and
die without a struggle. She--
(All the women craned their necks
to see the objcct.)
would give the alarm, SUMMON
the doctor, and of course do more or
less weeping and grjeving in order to
carry out her part. Tho
(The women looked at each other
in knowing way.)
doctor would call it case OF
heart disease, and not the slightest
suspicion could possibly attach to the
widow. The only trouble
each woman bent forward and held
her breath to LISTEN
lis to get the article inao the
hands of such women as would like to
use it. and to have them understand
that | was a person who could be
tr;;sted. How
Zach woman shook her head as if
saying that it would be dangerously
EVER, perhaps ! shall hit upon
some plan. I'm off here. Goodbye"
Each woman followed him with her
eyes until he turned corner, and then
they looked suspiciously at each other
and nodded their heads, as if saving:
Shed like that poison-you bet she
would" Detroit Free Press.
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1886-07-31

There is some talk of running an
early morning train to West Superior,
leaving here at about half past six,
for the accommodation of workmen
and business men interested at both
ends of the town. Such a train would
be very convenient, to say the least,
whether it would pay expenses just
now or not we could not say, but we
trust the company will test the matter.
1t is expected to start the experiment
Monday morning.
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1886-07-31
q Terrific Storm.

PITrsBURG, July 26.-Today. a
heavy rain storm visited Allegheny
and this city For half and hour rain
and hail fell in torrents, and great
damage was done to the first floors of
dwellings. Store houses were flooded
and telegraph wires were down in all
directions. \ number of streets are
impossible. Trains on several roads
are temporarily abandoned, on account
of land slides and washouts. The
damage is estimated at 100000. No
loss of life has been reported.
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finds herself cramped fol

Duluth finds herself cramped for
room, or at least the n. p. railroad
company is in that fix, and wants the
city to extend It's dockline outward
500 feet and give the space TO that
corporation. This would coyer most
of the ground which has been dredged
out at great expense by the govern
ment in years past, all of which would
simply be money and labor thrown
away, should the line be extended as
proposed by the n. P. Co. Mr.. Mitch
ell, of the Tribune, once in while
comes to his senses long enough to
take sensible views ofimportant quest
ions, and this is an instance, and he
opposes the extension vigorously in
any event and adds that if the council
is determined to so extend the line,
they should make the company pay
for the property, and very pertinently
asks:
Is Duluth with her present in
debtedness, with only a few of her
streets graded, with no public build
ing, with no parks, with no sewers and
no paved streets, and no money in her
treasury beyond that needed for cur
rent expenses, in condition to give
away dock room worth probably ST.
100000 to two or three wealthy cor
porations? We are confident the tax
payers would say that if the property
III question is to be transferred to the
railroad companies at all they should
be required to pay what it is worth. T"
That Duluth has no dock room to
speak of all know, though less than a
year ago the Tribune claimed they had
plenty for city Of million popula-
ton, and yet their little pocket is full
with a population of about $4,000.
The railroad companies can get what
they want, and no doubt need, in only
one way-by coming to the Wisconsin
side of the bay where there is room for
all. The companies know this, but
there is still ranking in their breasts a
feeling of hostility towards Superior,
and they hate to admit the fact and to
begin to do what their better Judge
ment tells them they ought to have
done five years ago, put their plants
OH this side Of the bay. But the time
will soon come when the railroad man
ayers will bury their hatred for Wis
consin soil and do what they ought to
have done at the start, locate on this
side of the bay. Then Duluth will
have plenty of room, and the railroads
will haye plenty of room, and all will
be well, and Superior will step to the
front and take her rightful position as
the chief commercial city OF the North
west Injustice and oppression and
falsehood does not always triumph
it is only for time that it seems to
succeed and grow corpulent oyer i'll
gotten gains. The right will prevail
at last.
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1886-07-31
Sheriff y Sale.

BY virtue of on execution issued out ofthe cir
cult court Tor Douglas County Wisconsin and TO
me directed against the properly of Byron Kim
ball and Addison G.. Brown, | have levied upon
The following described property of said Addison
e. Brown. tC-Wit:
His certain equity Of redemption to and in
lot No. five 90 lii block NJ, forty three tbobS Az
in Superior tlty. his certain undivided Onc-haif
lH.ervs: To- and il lots No. twelve hundred and
cigh5y -eiCat tizSo), twelve hundred aud ninety
0ZgGl, twelve hun bred and ninety-tWu (l2g2) and
twelve hundred and ninety four t12@i} On Seneca
street in I'ubCmus addition to Superior and his
fee simple estate 10 and in lois No. four hundred
and seven 800, fuu: bundled and nine (igJ}
four handled and eleven tflD. four hundred and
thirteen ti13r. and four hundred and fifteen 40
on Greenfield Street in Deans addition to 81
perpr: and have also levied upon al the rig' /
title aud interest Of Byron kinIbDll to and in ,
following described property the same being ii
melts'gccS equity of redemption. t5-wit:- lot
five To- i'll block No. forty ore thlIck IL. in Sure
riof cry.
Aud 1 shall Offer for sale at public arcfi0n and
viii sell - the III chest bidder all The right title
aud interest of said Byron Himbnll aud said Adj
lion g. Brown Ia and in the ib We described
property, or much thereOfas VIII satisfy S4A %
With interest and costs, at the east front door Of
the Court House in the town If Superior. Dong
las Comfy. Wisconsin on the aDth day If August,
lass, at 10 o'clock in the forenoon of said day
MARTIN PATEISON.
sheriff OF Douglas County Wisconsin.
Dated July IL, 1856.
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A. X. OSBORN. Regist,
L. T. BOYD, Receiver.
Notice TO Creditors,
DoUGLAs COUNTY CoURT-IS PROBATE

nOUGLAs COUNTY COURT-IN PROBATE
In the matter of the estate of Daniel Conan,
deceased.
Letters teStalnentlry on said Estate having been
granted 70 James Bardon and Edward Mcmahon
ana SIX months from and aft-r the sixth day of
July A. ID. 1856 being allowed for creditors TO
present their claims against said deceased for
examination and allowance:
Notice is 'IerCby given. That the said County
Court vii! on the First Tuesday of August Sep
TENDER, october, November December 1856 and
january 1897 al the Probate Office. in the town of
superior IN SAID County, receive. examine aud
adjust all claims and demands of all persons
against the said Daniel Conan deceased
iaten jury ttn 1876. BY order of the Court.
Z RICHARD BARRON, County Judge
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1886-07-31
The River aud Harbor Bill.

WASHINGTON, July 2S.-The fate of
the river and harbor bill seems to de-
pend on the Hennepin canal appro-
priation. Senator Mcmillan, who
assumes full responsibility for the bill
as it stands, insists that the house had
exceeded the limits of fair dealing in
restricting the conferees from consider
ing the various appropriations in the
bill. The senate committee under his
lead, will contest the position of the
house vigorously. The Michigan and
Wisconsin delegations are enraged at
the treatment shown the Portage Lake
and Lake Superior canal and Sturgeon
Bay canal. Both are of great i'm
portance to navigation, and vessel
owners from Duluth to Oswego have
petitioned for years for the government
to purchase and maintain them.
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1886-07-31

The Burnett County Sentinel says;
"Hod' Tayloris charged with being an
aspirant for the gubernatorial cnair
now so acceptably filled by Rusk.
"Hod" would make a very good
Governor, doing himself and the State
proud, but rather think he will have
to wait another two years. Rusk
seems to have firm grip on the nomi-
nation this year.
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1886-07-31
UNITED STATES LAND OFFICE.


To Lin Warnica Esq,
SIR:-Complaiut having been made By
Samuel Lee, special agent of the gen. Land Of
fee that you obtained n Receivers duplicate re-
ceipt No. 40 for els swA, nWA SEA and swIf
no14 Section - Township 10 north, Of Barge u
west, 4th p. NJ. by offering false and FRAUDULENT
proof at the Bayfield, Wis. Land Office Oct Sth,
leS3 aa 10 your residence on and Improvement of
said land, you are therefore hereby notified that
the lion. Commissioner of the General Land Of
fee has decided to suspend your said entry of
the land above described subject to a final deter
mination upon hearing to be ordered by this Of
fee. And that such hearing is hereby ordered TO
be had before the Register and Receiver of the
land Office in Bayfield,. Wis. on the 2nd day of
september 1856, at II o'clock A. NJ and that you
are hereby summoned to be aud appear at that
time and place and furnish testimony concern
ing and I'm reiutation of the charge cf offering
false and fraudulent proof in support OF your claim
to the support of your claim 10 the above deScrih-
ed land You are also notified that in default OF
your Appearance at the time and place of said
hearing your entry will be finally Cancelled.
Respectfully.
A. K. OSBORN Register
l.. T. BOYD, Receiver.
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1886-07-31
Advertised List.

The following letters were remain
ing uncalled for at the close of bust
ness July 17th., and unless called for
within the next 80 days they Will be
sent to the dead letter Office:
Mr.. John Anderson; Edmund Bins;
Mr.. VIM. Clark; Mr.. Geo. Hauce:
G.. Hullguist; Mr., Jno. Kerlin;
Thomas Riley.
JOHN A. BARDON, p. NJ.
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1886-07-31
UNITED STATES LAND OFFICE
Il Z, W. i.nI,- l,


To Robert Whiteside
Sir:-ComPlaint having been made by
samuel Lee special agent Of the Gen. Land Of
flee that you obtained Receivers duplicate re-
ceipt No. All for sea nelf ne4 se4 and 81 SEA
section ., Township iG north Range II west, Of
Attn 7. NJ, by Offering false and fraudulent proof
at the Bayfield, Wis, Land Office, october Sth.
1888. as to your residence on and improvement
OF said mnd, you are therefore hereby notified
that the Hon. Commissioner of the General Land
Oihcc has decided to suspend Your said entry f
the land above described subject to final determin
alton upon hearing 10 be ordered by this office.
And that such hearing is hereby ordered TO be
had before The Register and Receiver of the
Land Office in Bayfield,, Wis. on the 2nd day of
September, 1885, AZ o'clock +. NJ. and that you
are hereby summoned to he and appear at that
time and place and furnish testimony concerning
any IN rctutatOn Of the charge of offering false
and fraudulent proof in support of your claim
70 the above described land. You are also noti-
fed that in default of your appearance at the
time and place OF said hearing your entry viii be
finally Cancelled Respectfully,
A. X. OSBORN Register
L.. II, BOYD Receive.
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1886-07-31

Public Printer Rounds has placed
his resignation in the hands of the
President, it is said, and will, as soon
as relieved, locate at Omaha, and en-
gage in newspaper work, having pur-
chased plant there. 1t is thought
Col. Rogers, of Buffalo, will be his
successor.
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1886-07-31

You can't work to much purpose
unless you are we'll, but you can build
up your health and strength with
Parker's Tonic, and work will become
easy, 1t sets the lungs, liver and
kidneys in working order. Coughs
and colds vanish before it. Take it
in time.
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1886-07-31

Lord Harrington is not likely to
work in harmony with the Earl of
Salisbury for any length of time, al
though the dispatches indicate that a
coalition will be formed to carry on
the Government. Gladstone has no
reason to dispair of again leading the
House of Commons and assuming the
position of PRIMER, if he can only re-
tam his present health and activity
Time is all he wants The result of the
elections has shown that the Home
measure is too radical But everyone
admits that modified form of the
bill must be passed, no matter what
party manage the affairs of the coun-
try. A lively battle may be expected
between Gladstone a Salisbury when
the House again meets.
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1886-07-31
Republican County Convention

The Republican electors of Douglas County arc
requested 10 meet in Convention mt the Court
House i'll superior, Wisconsin, on Saturday the
l4th day of August 1885. at 7:30 7, NJ. for the
purpose OF electing one delegate TO represent said
County IN the Republican Congressional District
Convention TO be held AT Eau Claire. on the 18th
day of August 1856; also TO elect one delegate tC
represent said County in the Republican state
Convention 10 be held mt Madison on the slh
day OF September, 1856, and for the transaction
o. SnGh other business Us may properly come be
fore the convention
G, H. SUNDERLAND, Chairman
AUGUST ZACIAC.
LARS LENROUT
Republican County Committee
Superior, Wis, July 9Th 1886.
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1886-07-31

Gen. Spinner says the first woman
clerk he employed in the treasury was
Miss Jennie Douglass, "a double-fsted
girl, physically, and mentally more
than match for any of the men in
the room"
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1886-07-31
Notice of Hearing.

.OTGLAS COUNTY COURT-IN PROBATE
ffStHte of NiSconsin-Douglas County-ss.
Notice is hereby given, That ut the special term
Of the County Court, to be held tn and for sfiid
County. at the Court House in The town of SUI
pcrior in said County, on the 18th day Of July,
A. ID. 1856 at 10 O'Clock A. NJ. OF said day the fol-
lowing matter Will be heard and considered:
The application OF John G.. Bertrand to admit
to probate the last will ard testament of Jean
Marie LaSarte, late OF the town of Superior i'll
said county and for the issuing of letters tesla
meitary thereon and the appointment of eNecu-
tors thereof aud the appointment of guardians
al litem of any persons interested therein under
legal disability. Ry order of the Court.
Dated June 22d, 1856
RICHARD BARDON
j26jl7 County Judge.
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1886-07-31

A new counterfeit $40 note on
the National Mohawk Valley bank,
n. Y, has been put in circulation.
Look oyer your stack of bills and see
if you have any of them.
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1886-07-31

Policeman KeneaIy, of St. Paul
has just fallen heir to 100000 by the
death of relative in old Ireland.
They are not all poor over there, ev-
identity.
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1886-07-31

The earnings of the Northern
Pacific Railroad Company from July
LIST to 10th show an increase S21, 40
oyer the corresponding period of 1885.