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The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1889-04-03

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class article. The new patterns OF
embroidery, flowers, birds, scenery,
etc. are well worth seeing. One
hundred different designs at prices
to suit all. For sale by all dealers.
Copyrighted 1893. by wM AvREs & soNs.l
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1889-04-03

heartily thank my friends for kind
nesses shown in my late affection.
MRs L Is. IRWIN.
Southern standard. (McMinnville, Tenn.) 1879-current, 1889-03-16
He Designed the Mentor.
THE LATE JOHN ERICSSON.

The eminent John Ericsson, whose
death in New York is reported, was
born in the province of Wernlland,
on July 81, 1903. His father was a
well-to-do mama proprietor of mines.
When ten years old, John Ericsson
made miniature saw-mill and a
pumping machine. Two years after
he was madea cadet of mechanical
engineers, and when but thirteen
years Of age was one of IA corps of
surveying engineers. In 1896 he Wis
tied England, and in 1929 the Liver
pool and Manchester Railway having
offered prize for the best lOcOmo-
tive, his, the Novelty, was entered
as competitor against Stephenson's
Rocket, to which it proved inferior
in tractive power, but faster. Steph-
enson's design was given the prefer
enCe. In 1889 Ericsson came to
America. His first invention after
coming was building the Pinceton,
the first ship of war to carry her ma
chinery below the water line, be.
You'd the reach of danger from pro-
jectiles. In 1861 Mr.. Ericsson pro-
posed to the United States Navy De-
partment the construction of a turret
ship, afterwards carried out in the
Monitor, which revolutionized naval
warfare. He invented many other
Improvements, including a sun mo-
tor.
Southern standard. (McMinnville, Tenn.) 1879-current, 1889-03-16
LEGISLATIVE DOTS.

The Senate on Tuesday defeated
Mr.. Berry's bill to prevent the con-
solidation and combination of rail-
roads.
A bill has passed the House to
make legal holidays of Jan. !, Feb.
%, July 4, Good Friday, Decoration
Day, election days, and all other
days set apart as legal holidays by
the Governor or President, and max
ing bank paper maturing on a holt
day payable the day after.
The conventional rate of interest
bill was rejected in both the Senate
and House Tuesday.
The House has passed on third
reading bill to enable married wo-
men to institute suits on their own
behalf.
The Senate has passed the bill to
establish Board of Medical Exam
liners for the State.
A bill has passed both branches of
the Legislature to prohibit the selling
or giving of intoxicants to husbands
who are habitual drunkards.
The House will consider bill to
release the penitentiary today (Fri.
day.
THE Democrats in the Legislature
have been caucussing over the elec-
ton and registration bills this week
without coming to any agreement.
1t is frequently more difficult to re-
concile the differences between men,
bers Of the same party than between
those of opposite political creeds.
Southern standard. (McMinnville, Tenn.) 1879-current, 1889-03-16
TENNESSEE PRESS ASSOCIATION

The call has been issued for the 10Th
annual meeting of this Association,
which will be assembled at Nashville
on the morning of Saturday, May
4th, and spend the day looking over
that city under the charge of the
Lumbermen's Association. At
O'Clock in the afternoon they will
leave Nashville on Il steamboat and
60 to the head of navigation on the
Cumberland, about $50 miles above
Nashville. All the business will be
transacted aboard tine boat, and the
trip will consume just one week.
There is no doubt that the trip will
be pleasant one, and the resources
of comparatively unknown region
of our State will be portrayed to the
world as the result.
Southern standard. (McMinnville, Tenn.) 1879-current, 1889-03-16
DIR. J. b. Ritchey, Agricultural Editor
SUBSCRIPTION PRICE.

We do not publish anonymous commu-
nications under any circumstances. The
real name of the author must accompany
every communication or else ii will be con.
signed to the waste basket. We do not pub.
fish the names of correspondents, but want
them simply as a guarantee Of goCd faith.
All calls on candidates, obituaries, trib
utes of respect, etc, are charged for as ad.
vertising matter. Simple announcements OF
deaths, marriages, etc, will be published
without charge, and our friends all over the
county will confer favor by furnishing us
with such as soon after their occurrence as
nOssihle
Southern standard. (McMinnville, Tenn.) 1879-current, 1889-03-16

THE new Memphis Republican
daily paper came to grief at the end
of its first eight days, and the bust
ness manager wss jailed for paying
off its force with worthless checks.
Tennessee isn't very fertile soil for
Republican newspapers. Only about
one in ten of the faithful in this state
can read, and the balance don't hank
or after knowledge with the same de-
gree of eagerness that they plead for
pie. sr .. r.s
Southern standard. (McMinnville, Tenn.) 1879-current, 1889-03-16

In THE Encouragement of Senate
standing committees, Senator Harris
gets position on the following five
committees: District of Columbia,
Epidemic Diseases, Finance, Inter-
state Commerce, and Rules, with the
Craftsmanship of the second one
named. Senator Bate is on four
committees as follows: Agriculture
and Forestry, Improvement of.the
Mississippi River, Military Affairs,
and Mines and Mining.
Southern standard. (McMinnville, Tenn.) 1879-current, 1889-03-16

REPRESENTATIVE TowNsHEND,
Democratic Congressman from Hi
nois, died in Washington last Sat-
urday. This makes two members Of
Congress the Democrats have lost
since the election, Representative
Barnes, of Missouri, being the other.
Southern standard. (McMinnville, Tenn.) 1879-current, 1889-03-16

WE understand that company is
being made up in Nashville, with
Col. a. S. Colyar at its head, and to
have capital stock of two hundred
thousand dollars, for the purpose of
establishing new morning paper in
that city. There is certainly room
for such an enterprise, and we sim
cerely hope it may materialize.
Southern standard. (McMinnville, Tenn.) 1879-current, 1889-03-16

SOME of the Tennessee contingent
in Washington are not faring very
well. R. S. Montgomery, of Bed
ford county, and Col. Parker, of Spar
ia, recently had their pockets picked
Of all the spare cash they had, leav-
ing them penniless, and they had to
telegraph home for funds.
Southern standard. (McMinnville, Tenn.) 1879-current, 1889-03-16

EX-president Cleveland has been
elected an active member of the New
York Bar Association.
New Hampshire voted on prohi-
hition amendment Tuesday, and It
was lost by 1000 majority.
Southern standard. (McMinnville, Tenn.) 1879-current, 1889-03-16

NASHVILLE now has its new water
works engine at work, and the people
Of that city are promised clear, pure,
filtered water after a month or six
weeks, which time will be necessary
to wash the mud out of the pipes
which has been accommodating fol
wears.
Southern standard. (McMinnville, Tenn.) 1879-current, 1889-03-16

THE State Supreme Court finished
the labors of the term at Nashville
Wednesday, and adjourned, having
cleared the docket. The bar of mid
die Tennessee, following an cid Eng
lish precedent, made formal presen-
tation Of a pair of white kid gloves to
each member of the bench.
Southern standard. (McMinnville, Tenn.) 1879-current, 1889-03-16

ABOUT three of President Harri-
sons four years in the Presidential
chair Should he survive the ordeal
to the end), will be consumed in at
tending to the opportunities of Office
seekers. This has come to be
decidedly the greatest part of a Presi-
dents labors.
Southern standard. (McMinnville, Tenn.) 1879-current, 1889-03-16

The Tullahoma Board of Mayor
and Aldermen on last Tuesday night
repealed their hog law. This IS a pro-
giessive step backward for our -four
ishing neighbor.
Southern standard. (McMinnville, Tenn.) 1879-current, 1889-03-16

ONE of our Tennessee exchanges
prints this as an item of State news
"There are now thirty distilleries in
operation in Tennessee" We wish
to goodness this numbered them, but
there are more than that number
in Warren county alone.
Southern standard. (McMinnville, Tenn.) 1879-current, 1889-03-16


THERE is a tendency upon the part
of some of our exchanges, particular
ly the Nashville American, to heap
vituperation and condemnation upon
Mr.. Harrison for sins which they pre-.
sumo he may be guilty of in the flu
ture. There is much unkind and I'M
called for criticism of and tagging at
the new administration which is
neither justifiable or in good taste.
Many of these thrusts can only be
classed as spleenish outbursts Of ILL
tempered disappointment, and will
react more harmfully upon the
Democratic party than upon the enc
my. Mr.. Harrison is starting out
upon his administration in q very
conservative manner, and the part OF
wisdom should prompt the Demo
cratic press to encourage its continu-
ance by giving him full credit for
every good move, rather than de-
stroy its good effects by petulant dis
plays of contempt. The Democratic
press will probably have plenty OF
work to do in correcting the real
wrongs of the Republican party,
without manufacturing any for it in
advance. The Republican party is
in power, and the only way for the
Democrats to wrest the scepter from
them is by 9 fair, square and manly
fight. utilization, abuse and vitu-
perati0n will profit II nothing.
Southern standard. (McMinnville, Tenn.) 1879-current, 1889-03-16

CAPT. f. w. DAWSON, editor of
the Charleston, s. c., News and
Courier, was murdered in that city
Tuesday afternoon by Il physician
named Mellow. Capt. Dawson was
one Of the most talented and success
full Journalists in the South, and en-
joyed national reputation. Mellow
is in Jail, and it will require close
guarding to prevent lynching.
Southern standard. (McMinnville, Tenn.) 1879-current, 1889-03-16

HERMAN HAsSLoCK has with
drawn from the race for Public Print
er in favor of Mr.. John Nichols of
North Carolina.
Southern standard. (McMinnville, Tenn.) 1879-current, 1889-03-16

CONGRESSMAN WHITTHoRNE, of
this State, is at Old Point Comfort in
feeble health. .f.I
Southern standard. (McMinnville, Tenn.) 1879-current, 1889-03-16

Hon. JOHN r.. NEAL, who has
been dangerously i'll at Washington
for some time, is reported better.
Southern standard. (McMinnville, Tenn.) 1879-current, 1889-03-16

TWAS reported one day this week
that Congressman Houk was dead.
In response to telegram sent from
Nashville making inquiry about
him, Houk replied, 81 am neither
dead nor dying. l don't intend to
die until l have passed through four
more Republican administrations"
Thus he verifies the historic truth
that few Republican Office holders
ever die and none resign.
Southern standard. (McMinnville, Tenn.) 1879-current, 1889-03-16

OUR Legislators have had bill be-
fore them for a dog law during the
last week, but il is not likely that
enough back bone will be found in
the Legislature to pass such meas
ure. There is an element of popula-
ton which is almost as worthless as
the dogs they own, but as they have
the power of the ballot they manage
to exert sufficient influence over
Legislatures to thwart much whole
some legislation. We learn that
recenfly Mrs. Wash Womack of this
county, has lost ten sheep, valued
at $4,000, and Mr.. Heating four, the
work of two worthless dogs. Any
state which fails to protect its citizens
against such losses as this, or to pro-
vide compensation, is recreant in its
duty to them. We believe any
owner of sheep killing dog ought to
be made to pay for all sheep destroy
ed by such dog. We would be in
favor of a law requiring any who
could not, or would not, pay such
damages, TO work out the amount on
the public roads, and then let the
county or state pay for the sheep.
We have much idle, useless land,
not suitable for cultivation, which
could be made profitable tor sheep
pastures, but at present the danger
from dogs is too great for our people
to undertake sheep husbandry.
Southern standard. (McMinnville, Tenn.) 1879-current, 1889-03-16

Col. Lamont, late private secretary,
is an uncommon man. He requested
that an item giving him 600 addi-
tiOnal back pay be stricken from the
congressional appropriation bill. His
request was granted. This probably
indicates either that Col. Lamont has
an abnormal development in the way
of a conscience, or that he keeps a
shrewd eye on his future political
Ospects-EXchange.
1t simply indicates that Col. La
mont is a Democrat, and consequent
ly is possessed of "A conscience. Presi-
dent Harrison will not have any of
that class of men in his service.
Southern standard. (McMinnville, Tenn.) 1879-current, 1889-03-16

PIE-oUs patriots of the G. o. p. are
beseiging the new President in great
numbers for the flesh pots. Harrison
is not turning the rascalS out"
half fast enough to suit them, and
does not seem inclined to tear his
shirt by too much haste in the
matter. The mill has not begun to
grind in earnest yet. AS the days
lengthen oGt into the beautiful spring
time, heads will begin to fall into the
basket rapidly enough. We are glad
the President IS showing little
leniency in this matter, as walking
from Washington will be pleasanter
after a few weeks.
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1889-09-14
D0n'i Z on DO Et!

"a committee was recently appointed
ny the city council to investigate the
water question as it.relates to the fl
my stun furnished suffering people
ny The present management, and to
see II the company would sell the plant
TO the city. The water, as all know
Is unfit for anything but to drown kit
tens and pups in, and the company
claims to have the city on the hip" 50
they can furnish just such stuff as
they choose and the people can use it
or let 1t alone OF course there is lots
OF kicking going ON whether it avails
anything or not, and the company pre-
tend to be very sorry it ever took the
franchise it so ingeniously wormed
out of the grasp of the people, and is
therefore anxious to get rid of the
same, and would be willing to sell out
to the city for the modest sum of 600
900. We do not profess to be an ex-
pert in such matters, but Judging from
observations IN other places, we would
say that &l00,000 with the revenue
they have received, would reimburse
the company for all Of its outlay, give
them s per cent. on their money and a
handsome bonus besides, it is not sur
prising that the company which has in
all important matters, ignored the
spirit at least of its contract, would
sell for this princely sum.
But our advice to the city council is
to ignore this proposition very posit-
lively. 1t would be much BETTE and
just as cheap at first cost, anC cheap
est to maintain, for the city l. sink
public wells for the benefit of hel citi-
ZenS. Two hundred thousand do lars
would give us at the least cal, .ttion
900 good wells, and the water we find
here Is unsurpassed by any country.
This would give a we'll to each block
from Robertson avenue at the East
End to Banks at the West End on
each street back about to the East End
9th street. This system would give Il
water supply to our city that would be
unsurpassed by any city in the country
and one which could be maintained at
less cost than the present system.
Fer fire purposes, street sprinkling,
etc, the bay water could be used, but
it is an imposition to force this filth
upon the people for family use, and it
IS doing more today to populate our
"city of the dead" than any other
thing, and our council should see to it
that radical reform in this direc-
ton is at once inaugurated. But don't
buy the old plant at any such price as
has been named.
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1889-09-14
( es, Il E5aa.

''NiR. ED-ToR:-I would lust like to know if one
newspaper in this town has got backbone
enough To deuounCe the steal that the city conn
ell ana our honorable mayor tried to play on the
city treasury nj their last meeting | Shoud
think there was trouble enough getting money to
pay legal expenses, without voting away 5000
for salaries for themselves. They amt 50 stiugy
as they used to be. Now let the InterOcean
SHOW lis nerve. TaN-PAYEE.'
We clip the above from the Inter
Ocean, and we viii state that that
paper showed its nerve" very aud
ibly'' last Saturday in taking the lead
in d2nouncing the act of the council.
As we said last spring when the Print
ing matter was under discussion, a
body Of men who would deliberately
stultify themselves and rob us of our
rights financially and otherwise, and
rob the people of hundreds Of dol
lars just to feed and fatten their own
hirelngs, would not hesitate to rob
the people of any other sum when the
occasion offered, so it has proven.
Here we have this same council in d
rect violation OF positive law as found
in the city charter, voting themselves
money for their seryices-AIdermen
$500; Mayor 5000 per year very cheap,
shoddy goods ct their own estimate
thus deliberately robbmg the already
taXridden taxpayers Of the city of
-, 500 year; Yes, Mr.. Inter Ocean,
every honest man in the city is on your
side III this matter. Let no guilty
man escape
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1889-09-14
Anniversary Celebration.

Tomorrow afternoon, the 18th inst,
the Swedish population of our city
VIII celebrate, in the City Hall, the
25lSt anniversary of the arrival of the
first Swedish settlers in this country.
The program will be varied, consisting
of speeches in both the English and
Swedish languages Singing by a
male choir, and excellent band music.
Especially for Americans VIII the
English speech Of Rev. Prof. Petri,
from Minneapolis, be great treat, as
besides being an acknowledged master
in eloquence, his speech will give a
general review of past events Lewis
Ritz, Esq, and Rev c. J. Collin, from
Duluth viii speak in the Swedish Ian
guage. For lovers Of music there will
also be great treat in store, as the
choir Will consist of the best trained
Swedish singers in Dgluth, with Prof.
Olcson, from LitchEeId, Minnesota, as
s0loist The West Superior Military
Band viii furnish the band music.
Everybody is invited to come along
and help to make this celebration a
success. The admission price, 2jc., is
set so low that this should keep none
away. For Americans there viii not
often be such an opportunity to be-
come acquainted with that part of the
history of this country. The doors
viii be open at $50; exercises com
mence at 3.
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1889-09-14
Second The TTo1ion.

It IS hoped that the city authorities
now that they get So a month may
hold at least two meetings, and do just
one thing before snow settles upon us.
And that is to see that Belknap
avenue, the only direct connection
with the East End IS thoroughly I'M
proved. 1t will make very pleasant
sleigh ride this winter between the two
ends of town, and the Euclid House
and the West Superior at each end Of
the route VIII get the benefit of it.
Belllnap is bound to be the thorough,
fare. and the improvement on it
should be hurried along. Mr.. Wemyss'
new home is one of the latest pro-
iected improvements for Belknap
Ocean.
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1889-09-14
a Pleasant Gathering.

The farewell benefit at X. of P. hall,
Thursday evening, in honor Of Rev. f.
II. Wright and family, who VIII leave
us in couple of weeks, was a most
pleasant and gratifying occasion. The
hall was well filled with our best cIti-
zens irrespective Of social distinction
or church traces, which showed to q
remarkable degree the high esteem in
which Mr. and Mrs. Wright ara held
in Superior, and when they leave us
they Will understand that they carry
with them the hearty best wishes" of
all our people. The program for the
evening was short but well chosen con-
sisting of singing by our male quar-
tette, Messrs. II. a. George, Grafton
Mason, Phil H. Perkins and John
Bertrand; violin selections by Miss
Thompkins; solo by Miss Johnston;
recitation and solo by Mrs. Berkey;
concluding with a short address by
Mr. Whitney.
After this refreshments were served
ana the remainder Of the evening pas
sed in pleasant and general visiting.
In behalf of the trustees we would II
turn thanks to all for the financial as
well as the social features Of the occas-
sion, as the handsome sum of #95 was
left them to assist in balancing ac-
couts with Mr.. Wright. We would
also return thanks to the X. Of 7.
order for the use of their hall, to DR.,
Baird for the use of his rooms, to the
singers and musicians and to all
others who lent a helping hama TO
make the occasion pleasant in all its
| details.
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1889-09-14

We all know what it means to
go to rummaging through the old
garnet of our childhood home The
old relics that VIII turn up at such a
time would astonish even one prepared
for almost any discovery. Tue dipner
OF the dredge at the edge of the bay
where it is cleaning out the rubbish
for the forge works, brings to light
many long hidden relics, among them,
a few days ago, was an AK, which if
its appearance bellies it not, was used
by those who inhabited tire country a
hundred years ago The handle is a
home made affair and all in q reason
able fair state Of preservation. Mr..
Duff viii show It toyouif You curiosity
is strong enough to cause you TO call
on him for the purpose.
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1889-09-14
WHITE BIRCH sPLiN rERS.
September 8, 1888.

September 8, 1889.
W L. Lowell returned home from
saltwater last Monday.
Mrs. J. E. Waterbury is visiting
friends at st. Paul this week.
Il. IL Marion has returned HON e
from st. Paul where he has been at
tending the fair. He reports having
had first-class time.
a. Lowell left for St Paul last
Tuesday evening to attend the fair at
that place.
Mrs. Geo. Reany is visiting her
mother at Chippewa Falls, Wis, this
week.
Doc J. o. Fox, of " est Superior, is
spending his vacation here at White
Birch. Doc. is a joyial wholesouled
sport. ST.. CRoIX Boy
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1889-09-14

The little town of Florence, in
Ontasamie county, this state, is try
ing to get little notoriety and boom
by advertising earthquake attractions.
1t claims to have had a shaking up on
the 9TH inst, and says that the paper
mill at that place was damaged sew
eral thousand dollars. Also that an
artesian well 200 feet above the mill
has ceased to flow since the shock pas
Sed bv
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1889-09-14

County Commissioner H0clihan,
Of Gordon, was in the city Thursday
morning and made us a pleasant call.
lie informed us that the people there
had got their new school house about
completed and would begin their
school next week Miss Lou Carol,
who expected to teach at Hawthorn,
but viii not, viii Be the teacher i'll the
Gordon district.
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1889-09-14

Mr.. F. b. Harvey, and family,
late of Minneapolis, have got moved to
Superior, and have gone to keeping
house in the Bradshaw building on 18th
street, recently vacated by Mr. Fred
Dole. Mr.. Harvey is private secretary
to General Manager Blackmar, of the
Consolidated Land Company, and the
Times extends to him and his family
a hearty welcome to our city.
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1889-09-14

-Dredges were put to work last
Tuesday cleaning out the channel lead
ing up to the grounds designated for
the new forge works plant, and that
institution viii be pushed along as
fast as may be. 1t is Superior's first
enterprise and marles the beginning
Of the new era Of Our deyelopnent.
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1889-09-14

The Euclid and the Nicollet, our
two leading hotels, have been crowded
with guests the past week and all the
indications point to a lively campaign
in Superior the coming winter, as the
tide has but just begun to turn tow ard
our shores.
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1889-09-14

Corporal Tanner made an ass of
of himself at Milwaukee during the
cncampment week and as a result we
are to have a new commissioner of
pensions. Tanner was very good
soldier, but he never learned to com
mand his own tongue.