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The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1889-02-09
s,EANLEy,s LAEE0Rs On TIEs CONGO.

a railroad has been planned TO carry
trading stations viii be scattered along
the five thousand miles of naVigable
waters of the river. Stanley found
vast county that had no owner. The
river drains region containing more
than million square miles, much OF
which is we'll peopled. The Congo Free
State, founded by Stanley's friend Leo
pold IL, King of the Belgians, lies
chiefly round of the great bend OF the
river, and contains an area of one mill
ion five hundred and eight thousand
square miles; its population is more
than forty two millions. The articles
collected from the African trade are
ivory, palmoil, gum copal, rubber, bees
wax, cabinet woods hippopotamus teeth
other things. These are bought with
goods such as colored beads, brass and
copper wire, cotton cloth, cutlery,
guns, ammunition, and great va
10y VI oIelNlSo hlio"Ii dS Hotlpho
or trade-good." The basis of all
buying and selling IN the Congo
Free state is free trade; all nations
that participated in the Berlin Congo
Conference have right to trade and
barter and establish posts within the
boundaries of that territory, vast and
rich, made accessible through the lab
ors of Stanley" The White Pasha, :"
by Noah Brooks, in st. Nicholas for
February.
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1889-02-09
,2i.--an'--' .lEE.

Duluth held her City election last
Tuesday The votes polled shows a
large falling off in her population since
one year ago the vote being about 700
less now than then. a hard fight was
made to draw party lines but the effort
was only partly successful, and of the
ten officials elected five are Democrats
and five are Republicans. The obnox-
ious and always boiling Kendall was
defeated this time. 1t is quite evident
that Duluth is a Republican city if the
members Of the party would lay aside
their little personal grievance and all
pull together.
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1889-02-09
PoWderiy Alarmed.

Chicago, Feb. 6.-The present visit
to this city of Morris L. White, gen
eral worthy foreman of the Knights of
Labor, is understood to haye been
ordered by General Master Workman
Powderly, who is greatly chagrined.
not to say alarmed, at the immense
falling Oft in the membership in this
city. A. W. Wright of Toronto has
just departed after spending several
weeks in fruitless effort to revive
the former status of the order, and be-
fore leaving expressed himself as con-
siderable discouraged at the outlook,
1t Is not believed that White will have
any better success.
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1889-02-09

"A review Of the year shows that
1888 was one of the coolest and dryeSt
years since 1850. The mean temperature
was 800 degrees, and the total rain fall
was 25.S6 inches. The rain was fall de-
cidedly more than the average for the
first seven months owing to excessive
rains, but the latter part of the year
was exceedingly dry. There was no
oppressive heat during the summer,
the temperature going above 80 but
twice. 1t fell below the freezing point
at some time buring l68 days and re-
manned below that point all times
during SO DAYS.
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1889-02-09
a ssint to Our People.

They don't do things by halves in
Dakota. y dailynewspaper at Huron
has received an order from the county
commissioners for the publication of
100000 forty-eight-page pamphlets,
profusely illustrating and describing
Beadle county. These will be distrib-
ted in the East to induce immigration,
the county to pay the expenses. Beadle
county will boom.
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1889-02-09

1t is with unusual sadness that we
announce the death of Mrs. Anna l.,
wife of VIM. b. Banks, of this city,
which occurred at II 40 last Saturday
night at her home, after an illness of
several weeks. Some five years ago
ago she came here a charming, happy
bride, and by her christian and true
womanly conduct and life had made
warm friends and admirers of all who
came in contact with her. With the
inclination and ability to do much good
in the world surrounded by wealth,
an indulgent husband and loving child
rem, just when the world looked bright
and full of happiness and promise to
her, the summons comes and she lays
down her life and goes to her reward.
To our human eyes and sensibilities
this seems hard-almOst unjust and
un1ind in the great ruler--but we must
remember that " He doeth all things
well, and by looking to Him, with the
eye of faith, the sorrOWing husband,
father, mother, sister, who have been
lett behind for few days or years, it
may be, may find grace to say, THE
Lord gave and the Lord hath taken
away, blessed be the name of the
Lord" The remains were taken to
New York and laid away in the family
vault at Mr.. Banks old home.
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1889-02-09

Here Is a man who ought to be
hung without Judge or jury, and pro
badly Will be, if caught. \ Wheel ng,
W. V, dispatch of Monday tells the
story thus: \ coldblooded murder isre-
ported from the little town known as
the Mouth of Pigeon, in hogan county.
The victim was John Skaters and the
murdered a man named McNally. The
two men had been on bad terms for
some time past. On Saturday they met
and Chafers proposed that they should
henceforth be friends. McNally preten-
ded to concur in this wish and after a
few minutes conversation the two
shook hands and ChaferS turned to
walk away when McNally plunged a
knife into his back. The wounded man
staggered and fell, when McNally com
pleted his work by coolly cutting
Skaters throat. \ posse of men are
in pUsuit of the murderer.
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1889-02-09

The Duluth News says that the
Herald of that city has been sold to
some eastern party Some days ago
the St Paul Globe said that both the
Herald and News had been sold or
were about to be sold to Elliot Lord,
business manager Of the Boston Adyer-
tiser. Putting this and that together
it looks as though the two papers were
about to be consolidated--a very SEN
Stable thing to DO. Then the new man
agement ought to take ii the Tribune.
one good paper might live in Duluth.
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1889-02-09
d. E. ROBERTS.

Our lady readers should bear in
mind that that Mccall Glovelittiug
Patterns are the best, and that they
can find them at all times at the Bos-
ton Store, West End, I. b. Otis &
son, Proprietors.
What has becomes of the efforts
TO pool the East End property so that
something in the way Of improvements
may be accomplished? Something in
this direction must be done if we eX-
pect to accomplish anything worthy of
note.
-Catarrh cured, health and sweet
breath secured by ShiIJh's Catarrh
Remedy. Sold by l.. ID. Newton.
Three hundred dollars cash Will
buy one of the best driving horses in
the county together with the harness
and sleigh or harness and buggy aspire
fered \ Z year old mare; Kentucky
bred; handsome and a good stopper
This office
l. Jay Knapp is preparing to give a
Concert for the benefit Of the W omen
Relief Society, and has liked the time
for the 9TH, inst The Women of our
town are doing a good work and these
entertainments for their benefit should
be lagrely attended.
The festive burglar got i'll his work
at the West End early Thursday
morning. They visited the butcher
shops Of Dan Mills and John Schafer
Mr.. Mills lost $l56 in cash and his
$3.50 safe ruined. Nh Schafer lost his
small tools and some meat.
-SIeepless Night made miserable
by that terrible cough. Shiloh's Cure
is the Remedy for you. Sold by L. d.
Newton.
The infant son of Mr.. and Mrs. c.
D. Felt, aged about six months, died
quite suddenly Wednesday night, 1t
had been ailing with cold for some
days, but it was not thought to be at
all dangerous. 1t was their only son,
and they have the sympathies Of their
many friends in their affection.
The following is n correct state
ment of the receipts and shipments of
flour by the Eastern Minnesota Rail
way during the month of January 1859:
Total receipts, 17,s79 barrels; for d.
5. :. s \. points, 1850 barrels; local
distribution, 426 barrels; in store for
lake shipment, 26,400 barrels. Ninety
cars in houses and ten ears on track.
-WiUyou suffer with Dyspepsia and
1 Liver Compliant? ShIloh's NltallZer
I is guaranteed to cure YOU. Sold 10y l..
( d, Newton.
Tuesday morning the thermometers
about town registered from II to IS
degrees according to their activity in
scoring. 10. Foltz has one that seemed
bound to beat all the others clear out
of sight, and got right down to business
and made lis mark at 80 below zero.
But its report Is not considered re
liable The spirits" in it probably
came from the West End and were a
Little 'shahy in quality.
Our Street Car Company opened
/ up business again last week 10y put
/ ting On a line eff coaches ON sleighs
. between the East and West Ends 1t
/ is said that the Company viii take
. their track of Second street and run It
west On Fifth street 10 intersect either
with Belknap avenue or Winter street,
when the spring time comes. This
would make a much better route than
/ the one now used.
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1889-02-09

Geo l.. Brooks and son, and Mrs.
VIM. Smith of Duluth a sister of Mr..
Brooks, left us Tuesday morning, to
join Mr.. Dean and Mrs Brooks at the
Hot Springs of Arkansas, when the
party will proceed on a journey of in
spection through Mexico, California,
Colorado, and other Western and
Southwestern parts Of interest. They
Will be absent about two months.
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1889-02-09
Notice for E;:h,iGai.On.

LAND OFFICE AT ASHLAND. WISCONSIN,
January 9Th 1889.
NOTICE is hereby given that the following
~ named settler has fled notice ofhis intention
To make final proof in support Of his claim, and
that said proof will be III; lie before the Clerk of
the Circuit Court al Superior, Wisconsin, on the
Second gay OF March. 1850.
VIA. l. Lord, of Douglas county, Wis. d. 6
1891, for the W. Of s VIZ and VIZ Of Wa Of
Sec. 80 Up 40 y. Range H. W.
He names the following witnesses to prove his
continuous residence upon, and cultivation of.
said land viz: y. Lucius, Jr,, Robert kirkwood,
Thomas Fitzpatrick Geo Raney, all of White
Birch, Wis,
j12fI6 G. W. CARRINGTON. Register
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1889-02-09
Notice for Publication.

LAND OFFICE AT ASHLAND. WISCONSIN,
January 18th 1850
Notice is hereby given that the following nam
ed settler has filed notice ofhi' Intention TO make
final proof in support of his claim. and that said
proof will be made before Clerk Of Circuit Court
at Superior Wis, on
February 18th 1889.
viz Carl J. Jones Id. F. No. 554, for the nw4
Sec. II. Tp, A. \. r. u w.
He names the following witnesses to prove his
continuous residence upon, and cultivation of
said land viz: J. NJ, NJ. Peterson; Elof Berg; F.
Asker; J. NJ. Peterson all Of Poplar, Douglas Co.,
Wisconsin.
il2fIG G. W CARRINGTON REGISTER
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1889-02-09

One of our Jail birds who escaped
more than two years ago. named Lang
don. the man who robbed &Ir. George 5
,Jewelev store at the West End, has
been caught and brought back in time
for trial at this term of Court. Sheriff
Kennedy got him in St Paul last week.
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1889-02-09
7 AND OFFICE AT ASHLAND. WISCONSIN
I

Complaint having been en.ered at This Office
by August Anderson against Fred Johnson, tor
abandoning his Homestead entry NJ. los, dated
May DIST l>S7, upon the SWi4 section 81, Town
ship Is Y Range l. W in Douglas county Wis.
with View 10 the cancellation Of said entry; the
said parties are hereby summoned 20 appear be-
fore the Clerk of the CITcalt Count iaT Douglas
county Il Superior. Wis. on the -.h day Of March
l~S9. al 10 o'clock \ VI 10 respond and furnish
testimony concerning saidHlicEed abandonment.
flfe5 LLOYD I, BOYD, Esce4SeT
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1889-02-09
DIES S-MAkINlG;
ii. Welter & 4. AgnaW.

Miss N. Welto7 and Mrs. A. Aguaw have open
cd DresSuaking rooms in kcauu-h Bros. Block,
second floor. where they viii be pleased to t.
ceiye all We are III need Of their services
Fine DrcsSmaErag- Cutting and Fit
ting. sprciaIiics.
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1889-02-09

Saturn may be seen in the easterly
side of the armament, a little north of
the sunrise point, about O'Clock in
the evening. 1t is nearing its opp0si-
ton or point, when it Will rise when
the sun sets. The next few week, there
fore, viii be unusually favorable for
observing this planet.
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1889-02-09

--WhitelaW Reid is said to be worth
100000 in his own right. In this
respect he seems to differ from Moore.
of Indianapolis, who owns #l,000, 900 IN
somebody elsc's right
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1889-02-09

The ground hog came out eff his
hole last Saturday, saw his shadow and
retired for another six weeks snooze.
The first thing Of the season which re-
sembled a blizzard dawned upon our
sleepy Wilson's when we got up Mon
day morning. 1t was a regular North
easter, and paeyaiIed all day, consider
able snow falling ard piling up in fine
shEpe.
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1889-02-09
February Iff,l 1889.

viz: Mike Mcneil Pre-. Z. D. :. 1899 for the VIZ
ucl4 and SEX uel4 Sec. 3, TIP. IS y; r. Is W
lie names the following witnesses to prove his
continuous residence oFon and cultivation of.
said land viz: Patrick Fitzpatrick; Edward
Webb Christ Toole George Moody, all of Supe-
riur Douglas CO.. Wis.
jl2fI6 G. W. CARRINGTON, Register
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1889-02-09

Ashland Wis Jan. 4th 1889.
Notice is hereby given that-thc following nam
ed settler has filed notice of his intention to
make final proof in support OF his claim and
tina; said proof viii be made before Clerk Circuit
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1889-02-09
Natural Gas Near Detroit.

DETROIT, Feb. G,-The immense
gas well just discovered at Kingsville,
daily discharges over sixteen million
feet of gas. 1t is largely owned by
Detroit capitalists and is less than p
miles from the city Articles of in
corporation of the Michigan Gas com
pany were filed today. The stock IS
owned by New York and Detroit cap
italists. \ leading member SAYS the
work Of laying gas mains between the
Ohio field and Detroit viii begin as
soon as the frost is out Of the ground.
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1889-02-09

our goods. Liberal commission. o. salary ana eN-
peu-ys To competent and reliable men, ror
Terms and fall particulars. address
J. I. LECLARE. NuTseTymang
Brighton, y. !.
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Our County Officials.

Eg- lGGEa -,
At ssae label on yoar paper and see
how your acct stands with the Times
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Church 5irecto~

u H3DlST. Services every sunday. morn
ing and evening, at 1890 and 30 SUNDAY
school Immediately after the morning service
Prayer meeting every Thursday evening at
200. All are cordially invited
REV. f. II. WRIGHT, Pastor
EPlSCOPAI-ServiceS every Sunday. morning
and evening NJ 1880 and 80 O'Clock Sabharb
School after the morning service.
REV. II. ii. NANDUSEN, Pastor.
CATHOLIC-Massa at $50 andl0Go An. Instruc.
tloh ut 80 P. NJ NesperS at 800 P. NJ Services
every Friday evening mt so
REV. FATHER EUSTACR. Pastor.
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1889-02-09
The Superior Times
Saturday, February, 9 1889.

me above rates apply to YEARLY advertise
iHehts ONLY Snort time rates given on applica-
@ Professional cards occupying ~ than
one men OF space, 5000 per year. Legal adj
NertlSlug at legal rates 49, iTr;SlTie,,t adyarfiS
ing payable advance-Other hills due monthly
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1889-02-09
Notice fer Publication.
UNITED STATES LAND OFFICE.
Ashland Wis Ian 18th 1850

CIV. CARRINGToN, Register.
The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1889-10-25
To Put Out Theatre Fires.

4he protection of theatres from injury
by fire has taxed the ingenuity of in
ventors ever since playhouses were first
constructed, and all kinds of devices
have been tried to provide for the safety
of audiences, with more or less success.
Last night an exhibition was given in
Mason street Of an apparatus invented
by District Engineer j. w. Reagan,
whose headquarters are at the house OF
Engine 90, which promises far to excel
anything of the kind ever adapted to the
uses of the stage. 1t is very simple in
its construction, being what might be
termed brass nozzle, formed like the
burner of an ordinary kerosene lamp,
with three apertures two and one-half
inches across.
Through these apertunes (Which in
lamp would contain the wick fan shape
streams of water can be elected to
height of about seventy feet and of
width nearly as great. This continuance
will be first placed in the fremont thea.
tire. One will be placed Immediately
under the proscenium arch, and that
alone will be sufficient to throw a spray
ofwater so dense as to prevent the fiercest
fire from passing through it, as it will
completely cover the whole space occu-
pied by the front Of the stage. For
more perfect protection there will be
one placed on each side of the proscen-
ium arch, about half way from the floor
of the stage to the top of the proscenium.
With three great bodies of water thrown
in as many different directions across
the stage it is believed that it will be
matter OF impossibility for fire to leap
across it.-Boston Herald.
The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1889-10-25
The Old Love Was Best.

John Keel, who lives on the edge Of
Tennessee, not far from Hopkinsvile,
KY, courted pretty Lucy Walker, a
neighbours daughter, and married her in
1916,
The couple lived together for thirty
years and raised a family of four chill
dren. All the children married and
moved away. The old couple became
lonely, and they got a young lady named
Jane Hunter to come and live with
them.
Miss Hunter was about 20, bright and
attractive. 1t was soon evident that Mr..
Walker was much attached to young
Miss Hunter. His wife grew jealous and
accused him of falling in love with the
girl. He frankly admitted it and said he
would marry her if he did not have a
wife already.
Mrs. Walker left her husband and soon
afterward obtained divorce. The old
man and the young woman were then
married and came over the line into this
country to live.
They bought a farm about three miles
from here, says Hopkinsville special,
and lived together apparently very happy
for twelve years. At the end of that
time they disagreed and separated, the
second Mrs. Keel, like the first, obtaining
divorce. The old man went back to
Tennessee, where the wife of his youth
had remained faithful and alone.
His heart turned again toward her
when they met, and he proposed that
they be remarked. She agreed. Last
Wednesday the wedding occurred, and
they began life where they were first
married, forty-three years ago.
The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1889-10-25

Last week purchased some water
melons from a countryman and sent
them home. After had eaten all the
melons but one, and having an appetite
that demanded more, I placed this one
on the table and cut it. Imagine my
surprise, if you can, when found that
there was no heart TO the melon, but it
had a smooth opening on each ride. By
placing the two halves together I could
see that the space was made by some
thing round. began to look around to
try to discover what could have made
the place, when right under my nose,
on the table, lay small snake. OF what
species was it? don't know. 1t was Of
light green color, about sixteen inches
long, and had a horned head. I never
saw or heard of one like it before"
GLOW can you account for 1t getting
into the melon?" was asked.
Cant do it. The rind of the melon
was perfect, and it could not have
crawled through it. The nearest can
guess at it is this: 1t must have been a
very smaA snake when the melon was In
bloom, and when it developed into a
small melon the snake went into it,
Athens (Ga.) Chronicle.
The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1889-10-25
Drank from All the Glasses.

An eye witness at Spa relates as fol-
lows: During his stay at the Kurhaus
the shah one day wanted to take some
refreshment, and member of his suite
ordered glass of punch la Romaine.
The waiter, who had probably received
similar orders from some of the other
guests, though Of inferior rank, appeared
before Nasr-ed-Din with tray contain
ing dozen glasses of the beverage. The
shah, smiling, took glass, drank half
of the contents, and then took a sip out
of each of the other eleven glasses, SO
that the waiter could not now hand them
round to the rest of the company. His
majesty thus tried to make it plain to
the waiter that a shah is not to be placed
on level with ordinary mortals in the
mN1tRr Of OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES An
The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1889-10-25
VOL. XXXIV--NO. 43.



Judge Burr performed marriage GER
emory Of a rather remarkable charac-
ter. The groom was Horace Warner,
aged 81 years, and the bride Mrs. Annie
Brown, widow Of IS. The bride has
been living with her daughter and SON.
in-law, John Gibbons, on farm in Dako-
ia county, and the groom has been en-
ployed by Gibbons as a farm hand. Glib
bons and his mother-in-law, to whom
the farm belonged, were wont to quar-
rel often and violently, and the widow
reasoned that, if she could get married
again, it would be an easy matter to run
the farm without Gibbons, and she could
get rid Of him.
She cast her eye about her in search of
the proper man for future husband. 1t
rested on the young and healthy Horace
Warner. She proposed to him secretly
and he accepted. He was delegated to
inform Gibbons of the match, for the
widow, who had known his wrath,
feared to speak. While hitching up a
team of horses to go to the timber land
for wood at daylight, young Mr.. Warner
plucked up courage enough to tell his
employer all about it.
Gibbons flew into rage and threat
ened to shoot Warner if he did not give
up the idea Of marriage with the widow.
The whole conversation was overheard
by Mrs. Brown, and when Gibbons had
done swearing vengeance and gone away,
she slipped up to the side of her intended
and suggested that Warner, instead of
driving to the woods, should drive to the
city and she would come with him.
Mounted on farm wagon rugged for
hauling wood, he in his overalls and she
in gingham gown, they eloped. They
had no trouble in getting license, and
were man and wife thirty minutes after
their arrival. A few hours of shopping
and gazing at the city sights sufficed for
their honeymoon, and they went back to
the farm prepared to face the wrath of
the son-in-law and his wife.-St. Paul
Cor. st. Louis Republic.
The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1889-10-25
Thrown Into the River by an Elephant.


A Cairo, Ills, special to The Philadel-
phia Press of recent date says: while O
circus was unloading its paraphernalia
from small steamboat and barges at
Metropolis one Of the elephants showeda
great Discrimination to go ashore. Sew
eral of the employees seized poles and be.
gan a systematic course of prodding,
which threw the beast into terrible
rage. His long trunk was suddenly
twisted around the body of his nearest
tormentor, the man was raised high in
the air and cast unceremoniously into
the Ohio river thirty feet distant. The
excitement was great, and by the time
the elephant was ready for another in
stallment the men had all scampered out
of danger. The regular keeper having
come to the rescue the maddened ami.
NAL was quieted, and the two marched
ashore without accident. The man was
unhurt and swan ashore"