The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1889-08-24

ih'o d PARK W neither anything will
come OF the proposed scheme, however
IS matter for speculation but its
Feasibility commends itself to all. The
island IS about equally distant from
either city, and more delightful re-
sort than this is capable of being at
small outlay cannot be had. The
| island and its surroundings are charm
lngly picturesque. Nature has done
much and art can supply what she has
omitted to make it a delightful resort
at a nominal cost. The island con-
talns LOO acres covered with a luxu-
RANT growth of evergreen-Inter
Ocean.
AT a special meeting of the G. A.
Il. Post held Thursday evening for the
purpose, it was voted by the boys to
go TO the encampment at Milwaukee
next week, via the Milwaukee & Lake
Shore road. As we are not going to
attend, we did not vote on which
route should be selected, but now we
will say that the Omaha people were
fully entitled to carry the boys to the
encampment, but those who are going
thought otherwise and that settles it.
About thirty VIII attend from this
city. The train will leave here at 1880
next Monday afternoon, and arrive at
Milwaukee at $50 the next morning.
Round trip $l1.30. Sleeping ear ac-
| commod2tions about 30 cents per day.
On Sunday last the steam barge
Chamcy Hurlburt, with coal was dis
covered to be on fire. The alarm was
sounded and the Sutton and Record
went to her assistance, and with her
own hose and pumps the fire was sub
dued. She was toWed to the Lehgh
docks and unloaded when it was found
that her damages would amount to
quite sum, probably &l5,000 as she
will have to be partly rebuilt She
was taken to Detroit for repairs, all Of
which is further evidence that we
ought to have good ship yard and
dry docks here at Superior Who viii
be the first company to move in this
direction?
The are sys3em of electric light
has been introduced into our city and
VIII soon be in general use. The Daft
Electric Light Company turned on
their power few days ago, and in
short time the Superior Are Light and
Power Company VIII have its plant
ready to reflect its rays upon our
streets. Then the gas company viii
Shy its castor into the arena, and then,
! perhaps, long suffering people may
be able to get a little light at some
| thing like reasonable rates. None but
millionaire and townsite nabobS can
afford anything better than the old
lamp now.
We want to call the attention of the
members of the Chamber of Commerce
| to the fact that the attendance at the
regular Monday morning meeting is
| entirely too small to be at all effective.
At almost every meeting now, there is
some question brought up which ought
to be considered by full board, and
| the questions which come up now are
Of the kind which require prompt
action. Bear these things i'll mind and
let all who possibly can be present
promptly at 1880 50 that the business
on hand may be attended to, and in
/ this way one hour of time is usually
enough.
"A. J. Angus, proprietor of the
/ Pike Lake hotel, Pike lake. has
brought action against the Western
Union Telegraph company for 5000
damages for injuries sustained. lie
alleges that, through the negligence
Of the company, his hotel was struck
/ by lightning about a month ago, the
fluid entering on a Western Union
wire, then disused, from which the
ground wire had been removed. Mr..
| Angus received a severe shock, from
which he claims to have not fully
recovered.
The party of young people who
went out camping on " isc0nSin Point
last week had a rather rough expert
ence on account Of the severe storm
which ragged from Sunday until Tues
day. Lightning struck tree close
beside their tents which made some of
them think their hour had come, but
no serious damage resulted. The
party came back on Tuesday and got
dried out and then went back on We'd
nesday to camp, since which time they
have had pleasant weather and good
time.
Tie Inter Ocean says the Street
Car Company is going to put in cleo
trical propelling power for sure, but
what system is as yet undecided. We
hope this is true but we have not been
able to find any one TO substantiate the
report. But with two short line
trains running along side the street
line, the latter must use some system
of rapid transit, or it VIII do no bust
ness, and it is therefore reason. able to
presume that either the cable cleo
tricity viii be the power used.
In the Presbyterian churcn tomor-
row, Prof. James ID. Butler of Madi-
DON, Wis, will occupy the pulpit. In
the evening the pastor viii speak on
The DER el-Bahar Discovery, or
Mummie8 as an evidence Of Christi
anity'' Engravings from Photographs
I Of Harnesses II, the oprressor of the
+ Hebrews during Moses courtier days,
4 can be seen after the service.
The Swedish LutheTn Sunday
school, Of Superior, have a festival at
! the residence of Mrs. Larson, No. 500