The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1891-12-26

Our last issue for 1891. by
ole year.
All kinds of Christmas publica
lions at the post Office news stand.
We had another rain story lasting
through all of Monday night. A great
December this.
MIR. Edes and Miss Mamie Brad
shaw are home from the Faribault
schools for the holidays.
We wish all the thousands of
readers of The TINES Merry Christ
mrs and Happy New Year.
Mrs. Woodland, Of Dakota, will
spend the holidays in this city with
her daughter, Mrs. Josiah Smith.
A full line of school supplies just
received at the post Office news stand.
City Attorney Woolpert says that
it will cost the city at least $4,000 to
open up Banks avenue as petitioned
for.
MIR John K. West and family came
down from Ely Monday to spend
the holidays with their Superior
friends.
Mr. Roy Woodland, Of Dakota, a
nephew of Mrs. Josiah Smith, will
spend the winter here and attend the
Nelson Dewey school.
Christmas Cards is great variety,
latest styles, and very handsome, at
the post office news stand.
james T. Wenger has been made
first assistant post master at White
Birch. Jim wears his new honors with
grace and dignity and does it easily,
too.
Monty Brooks is home from the
state university for the holiday yaca-
cation. Also Phillip Bertrand, of
Central Park and Walter McEachern,
of The West End
Why is it that we cannot have the
East End paved streets cleaned off
occasionally. They are III a filthy
State now Who IS the man to look
after this natter
To make up for any deficiency on
our own part which may be noticed in
the TIMES this week, we present our
readers with 4 very tasty and readable
holiday supplement.
The steel barge works now en-.
pIoys loo men Two hundred of
these are at work on the dry dock
pllnt 1t is such institutions as this
which make large cities.
DIR. J. G.. Findley has gone to
Belleyille, Ont, to eat Christmas
turkey with his parants and friends.
How nice it is 10 have the "oli home"
to 90 to on such occasions
The East End branch of the T.
NJ G.. A. has decided 10 suspend oper-
ations for the present at least, and the
Superintendent VI J. +. Denham,
has accepted similar position at Fort
Howard.
For general secretary of Y. NJ.
c. \. Society, Mr.. Denham is wearing
a very black eve. He SAYS the ice flew
up and struck him, while out skating
a few evenings ago. We accept the
explanation.
Mr.. Oscar Nelson buried his little
son last Monday. Mrs. Nelson is very
sick and cannot recover, her disease
being consumption. Mr.. Nelson has
the sympathy of all in this his hour of
aflliction and sorrow.
Miss Kimball, of the Nelson
Dewey school will eat her Christmas
dinner with her mother at Black
River Falls. Miss Bell has accepted
an invitation to pull wishbone with
a friend at Chetek on Christmas.
The Presbyterian society will have
their Christmas program at their
church this Thursday evening A
very neat program has been arranged
including the traditional Christmas
tree, and all are invited to attend.
At 8 O'Clock Thursday morning
fire WIS discovered on Tower avenue
next to the Bank of Superior, between
Fifth and Sixth streets. Two small
frame buildings were destroyed. and
for time it looked as though the city
was elected for big conf1agratlon, out
the flames were subdued with compar.
ativelv little loss Several persons
narrowly escaped from the burning