St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1889-04-13
The Proposed New Opera
House at West Superior
Something of a Beauty.
Why the Northern Pacific Is
Repairing It's Trestle at
the Bay Front.
SaWmills Starting at La
% Crosse---A Chippewa
Falls Mystery.
Special to the Globe.

OpcCldi 10 Tie GlOpe.
WEST SUPERIOR, Wis, April 12.-
The proposition submitted by Hodgson
81 Co. to build an opera house to cost
not less than $4,000 for the considera-
ton of the site and $4,000 cash bonds,
has already met with considerable
favor. and judging from the fact that
$4,000 ha already been subscribed by
responsible parties, it is fair to presume
that the scheme will be a success
and the magnificent building under
construction within two weeks.
donated on '''' by " Superior '"S properly egtV
owners. is well-chosen one at the cor
her of Broadway and Banks avenue,
and includes four lots, nearly all of
which will be covered by the building.
Another opera house scheme is said to
be developing very rapidly. This is
being promoted by the Land and River
improvement company, and if one fails
the other will, without doubt, be sue
cess. 1t is realized now that good
opera house would be paying invest
ment here, as during the past year
Superior society contributed very liber-
ally to the support of the Duluth opera
house, special trains being chartered
whenever a company of any promi-
nence visited that city.
The Western Union Telegraph COM
DanY has established a city office at
East Superior, with Charles Mcmahon as
manager.
President Minot. of the Eastern Min
nesota railway, stated during his visit
in West Superior that his company
would make some valuable improve
mentS here this summer, and also that
it was certainty that the Standard Oil
company would in short time COM
mence the work of putting in its i'm
mense distributing plant here. He said
the Eastern company intends to put on
passenger service between here and St.
Paul about June l.
The Northern Pacific road will issue
new time card next Sunday, which
will contain many important changes
in the running time of Brainerd and
Short Line trains.
The Strahlman Bros machine works,
recently burned, are being rapidly re-
built, and when completed will employ
more men than previous to the fire.
The Northern Pacific railway has
commenced the repairing of the Bay
Front Trestle railway, which extends
from Superior to West Superior, and
this looks like partial confirmation of
the short line train service as soon as
the treStle has been strengthened and
placed in perfectly safe condition The
Northern Pacific road is at present, and
has'heen for number of years running
all the short line trains over what is
supposed to be the Omaha company's
tracks between East and West Superior,
but according to reliable statements, it
will soon be forced to abandon that
route, as the Omaha road is pre-
pairing to enter the short line field also.
II the proposed changes take place the
Northern Pacific will in all probability
erect depot on the corner of First
street and Becker avenue, East Super
iOl. as matter of convenience to pat
rons of the road, and it is thought by
many that the freight depot will be re-
moved to this locality also. The East
ern Minnesota will not put on a short
line service this summer unless the
Omaha folks should fail to do so, in
which case it is probable the Eastern
will compete for share of the passen-
ger traffic between West Superior and
Duluth.