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The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1894-09-08

The elevator companies upon our line and
available terminal connections at Duluth.
superior and West superior have recently
reduced their handling charges to the fol-
lowing basis:
Receiving, elevating and diSchargng. in
Guiding fifteen days free storage one-half
cent per bushcl Storage for each succeed
ing thirty days or part thereof. one-ha!f cent
per bushcl. There will be no charge for
cleaning and blowing any kind OF grain ex-
cept flax.
The elevator capacity available to Ship
perN via the Northern Pacific Railroad. at
the above rates. is upwards of 22o0O.cOo
bushels.
Agents will p'case give this information
as wide publicity as possible through the
local newspapers and in any other way that
may suggest itself. Til" terms are as favor
able in all respects r. can be secured via
any other line.
H. f. STILL,
Division Freight Agent.
=. Paul, MINI.
]. VI. HANNAFORD,
General Traffic Manager.
81. Paul. Mimi.
J. h. BAIRD.
I'd Asst Cent. Freight Agent,
St. Paul. Mimi.
:. l. MOORE,
General Freight Agent.
st. Paul. MINI.
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1894-09-08

Last Saturday, September first, was
The most teratble day ever experienced
by the people of Minnesota and Wis
consin, especially the former.
Here in Superior some seventy miles
from the scene of greatest activity it
grew SO dark from the vast banks OF
smoke and cinders that the lamps were
lit at four O'Clock Saturday afternoon,
and at five O'Clock it was as dark as at
any time during the night.
The fire originated some niles south
of Hinckley in Minnesota where the
St. Paul and Duluth and the Eastern
Minnesota roads cross, and by the time
ii had reached that little city it was a
vast forest of fire sweeping up and de-
stroying everything before It.
We cannot describe the terrible
scene and will not attempt to do so.
As the flames rushed on, driven by a
fierce wind, hamlet after hamlet was
consumed.
4 little after four O'Clock the sea OF
fire rolled into Hinckley and soon
passed on leaving every building in
ruin and the ground strewn with the
dead. Three hundred and twenty,
eight citizens of this place have beer
gathered up and buried.
At Sandstone river few miles fu r.
ther on one hundred and fortv-sever
bodies were buried, and from one small
slough where was a little water, men
women and children took refuge only
TO perish, and ninety-one corpses wer,
taken from this hole of death.
Strewn along the road between
Hinckiey andiMIllcr, but a few mile.
apart. one hundred and twenty corpse.
were found, and these were nearly al
homesteaders.
passenger train on the Eastern
road and another on the st. Paul d Du
luth reached ilinckley just in time tc
take on a load of precious freight and
make their escape again. The Duluth
train burned up, but not until i
reached little lake or slough where it,
passengers took refuge and were saved
BY these trains about six hundred PEG
pie were saved
The extent of country was very large
and many million feet of standing pine
was destroyed, to say nothing of the
live stock, mills, piles of lumber anG
other. property destroyed. 1t was {
carnival of fire never before equaled il
the history of the country, certainly
not in the same space of time.
raken Tfom ruinof ana H0Sdr reeERGa ffIllhpa 81
which will give the reader some fain,
idea of the great holocaust:
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1894-09-08
Notice 10 Creditors.

STATE OF WISCONSIN, DOUGLAS Corn.
~ TY-IN COUNTY COURT.
In the matter of the estate OF Charles H. Roches
ter, deceased, late OF Independence, M0,-Ir
Probate.
LETTERS testamentary having been granted
TO Mary l.. Rochester. of the city of Independ
cnce, Mo, upon the estate of Charles H. Koch
ester, dec, ased, late of Independence Mo. and
an order having been entered herein on the 2Sth
day of August, 1894. limiting the time for cred
ltOrS to present their claims against the said
estate Tor examination and allowance to six
months from and after the 18th day of Aug
ust, lNy+,
NOTICE is hereby given, that the said county
court Will, on the first Tuesday of each succeed
ing SIX months hereafter. at regular terms of he
county court then to bc held, at 10 o'clock a m
OF said days, at the office of the county Judge in
the court house. in the city of Superior iScorl-
sin, receive, examine and adjust all claims and
demands OF every person against the estate OF
said deceased.
Claims should be verified and filed before the
expiration OF said six months
Dated this 18th day OF August. 1894.
By the Court
d. f. ROBERTS
sl-s-l2--- County Judge.
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1894-09-08
Logging Camp burned.

GRANrsBURG, WIS, Sept 5.-The forest
fire has reached the Empire Lumber
company's logging plant, located "A
miles north of here, destroying four
camps and contents, - freight ears. l.
200 ties, 100000 feet of logs and 20 head
ofoxen. Several million feet of pine is
SO damaged that II will have TO be cut
soon. The lives of \. WILDER, wife and
two children and other employees were
saved by getting on a raft and floating
out in the lake.
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1894-09-08

Information is received of the burn
ing OF small town on the Flag river in
bayfield, county, some twenty miles be-
You'd Torn River. The fire is still bad
along the lines of the Central and South
Shore roads, from Ashland to the June
lion of the Central road ar Marengo, the
South Shore trains 90 over the Central
tracks. Nine corpses from the Marengo
river were taken to Ashland Wednes-
day. The fire was bad along the White
river, and several lives were lost.
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1894-09-08
a PImcky Superior Gil.

Miss Mary Kline, daughter of the
local manager of the Standard Oil Co.
in this city, was on her way to Dakota
TO teach school and when the train
stopped at Skunk lake she took to her
heels and ran twenty miles, to Willow
river. She saw several along the road
that had fallen dead, and although a
very frail young lady, she made the
fight FOR life with good deal OF bravery.
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1894-09-08
Millions OF Pine Burned

Detroit, Mich, Sept 4.-Dispatches
from the upper peninsula of Michigan
shows that rainfall in that region vester-
day and last night has etfcctualIv put a
stop to the forest fires and will be the
means of saving millions ofpine and lots
Of homesteadcrs and houses. The
damage already done, however, is i'm
mynse and the localities total loss
can only be avoided by the immediate
cutting Of timber 1t is thought that
nearly every foot of standing pine in
Ontonagon county is burned-fullv 800
O00,o00 feet, The Nester estate has lost
9o,@0,000, Trout Creek Lumber COM
pany 2o,000,0o0 and the Diamond Match
company l5o,0I0,000 The balance i
owned by homesteaders at PavnesviIle
and Bruce Crossing Many cattle and
horses were burned but no human lives
were lost, though there has been manv
perilous situation and narrow ESCAPES.
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1894-09-08
Notice of Foreclosure Sale,
PICKERING & HARTLEY, Attorneys.
Watkin J. Evans Plaintiff,

PICKERING x II ARTLEY, Attorneys.
Watkin J. Evans, Plaintiff, J
Charles NJ Strickland, Defendant
NOTICE Is hereby given that 10y virtue of ami
pursuant 20 the judgment of foreclosure and or
der of sale made by the Superior Court of Doug
las county, Wisconsin. on the 18th DAY of Au-
gu' I, lN3. in the above entitled action. / shall
sell at public auction, to the highest bidder Tor
cash at the east front door of the court house in
the city Of superior, in Douglas comfy state of
Wisconsin, on the 9Th day of October, 1891 at 10
O'Clock a. NJ, the following described real estate
situated III the city OF Superior, in Douglas
county, state OF Wisconsin, with the privileges
and appurtenances thereunto belonging to-wit:
Lots eighty-nine $50, ninety-one t9l), ninety
three isii, and nlncty-fiye $50 lying between
Holmes and Dean streets; and lots hye % and
seven % lying on Morgan street all in Slaught-
erS Addition to Superior, according to the plat
Of said addition recorded in the Office of the
Register Of Deeds in and for said Douglas county.
much thereof as shall he sufficient to satisfy
the sum Gt Five Hundred Seventy-twO dollars
and 20 cents So 81 with interest thereon from
the said 18th day Of August l>y; at seven Il, T,.r
cent. per anuum and the costs and expenses Of
such selling ana deciding.
Dated this Path day Of August lsaI.
J. f. MCGRATH
sheriff of Douglas COUNTY Wis
BY CHARLES WICKsTRoM, Under Sheriff
PICKERING & HARTLEY.
Plaiutitf : Attorneys a2JOG
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1894-09-08
City OfThorpe Burning.

Eau CLAIRE, Wis, Sept 5.-The CITY
of Thorpe on the Wisconsin Central is
burning, the result of forest fires. Help
was ask for from Chippewa Falls, but it
was not granted sthe engine from there
was still at Rib Lake The stave mill
of Firkel x Co. stThorpe, is burned, be
si'k's several mills and dry kilns. 1t is
not thought possible to save the rest of
the place
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1894-09-08

MADISON, Sep. Gov. Peck has is
sued the following to the people in be-
halt OF the fire sufferers of Barron and
Nashburn counties: "Once more the
fires have wiped out the homes ofmany
OF our fellow citizens in the northern
part of the state, and an appeal has been
to me for immediate help. nthe vein
ty OF Cumberland several towns are
destroyed and the citizens are liable to
sullcr Tor the necessities of life. | call
again upon my fellow citizens of Wis.
Tor money, clothing, bedding. provis-
ions and such articles as destitute peo-
pie can use. What is done must be
done ut once. Every thing should be
sent to Milwaukee addressed to Col. W.
}. Boyle, secretary of the relief COM
mlttce, Money can be sent by telegraph
or IN any manner that it can reach us
speedily, Let every city in the state
that has not exhausted its resources
send something at once. There are
places not yet heard from, where relief
will be needed, and there is no danger
that too much will be sent. | RELY CON
tidently on the people who have plenty
and to spare to help those our citizens
who are in distress. Whatever is done
must be done promptly.
Geo. W. Peck, Governor
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1894-09-08
STATE OF WISCONSiN, !
Douglas County.


Pursuant to above notice, be elected as
given therein the following officers Doug
las county towt
y Member of the Assembly in place of Edgar G. Mills
whose term of office expires the Monday i'll january
\ ID 1895
County Clerk in place of O. X Anderson whose term of
office eXbres on the first Monday of January, ~ D. 1893
y Sheriff, in place of James E. McGrath whose term of
office expires on the first Monday of January, D.
y Coroner in place of John whose term of office
expires on the first Monday January, y. d. 1880
Clerk of the Circuit and Superior Court in place of Cav
lord W Thompson, whose of expires on the first
Monday of January, A d 1895
a District Attorney, in place of ~ Murphy whose
term of office expires the first Monday January 4 d.
a Register of Deeds, place Of Ialford Erickson whose
term of office expires the Monday January ~ d.
Surveyor in place of Henry d. Kicker whose term of
office expires on the first Monday of January, A. D.
Superintendent of Schools, in place of G. G. Williams
whose term of office expires the Monday january
a. ID.
Given under my hand and at Superior this 18th
day of August, y. d.
O. X. ANDERSON,
County Clerk.
To the City and Town Clerks and Inspectors Election and
Electors of Douglas County.
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1894-09-08
The Town Gone but the People Saved

CHIPPEWA FALLS, Sept. 5.-Fisher
Meadow, small settlement near Estella
was wiped out today. John Paul and
James Mitchill of this city lost both of
their logging outfits and camps and a
large quality loss: 5000 with no in
surance. Warren Flint and Estella lost
2oo hundred tons of hay. Dan ARRANGE
also lost his house, barn and crops in
the Bruce fire. The Buchanan mill was
aiso destroyed: loss 5000, no insurance
and the Grand Rapids school.
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1894-09-08

STATE OF WISCONSIN,
DoCGLAS COUNTY. In County Court
In the matter of determining the descent of Ger
tam lands in Douglas county. Wisconsin, "a
the heirs al law of Maurice Malone deceased
late OF oak Dale, Washington Co, Mimi
NOTICE is hereby given. That at q regular
- term Of this court held on the 18th day of
september, 1884, the petition Of Maurice T.
Malone. Mary A. Malone. and Bridget T. Malone
heirs III law OF said decedgur. was filed in This
court. praying Judgment determining the de-
scent Of certain lands in Douglas county. Wis.
cousin to Maurice 7. Malone Mary \ Malone.
Bui-ttt +. Malone, and to Margaret Mary Mad
dock. infant daughter of Patrick Naddock and
Margaret Maddox. deceased. all the heirs at
law OF Maurice Malone, deceased
That, pursuant to an order made herein Mt n
regular term of this court held on the 4th day of
September, 1884. the said petition will he heard
ut a special term of this court To be held on the
ID day of October 1921. at 10 o'clock a. m in
The once OF The County Judge AT the conrt house
III the city of superior, hou-las Co. Wis
That the lands i'm respect II which the descent
i Sought to be determined and by the Judgment
established are situate in Douglas county Wis
conSIn and are described a follows.
Lots II, p and y in Block I3l in TownSite
of West Superior. llh DIVISION IN civ If Surario-
aud an undivided : Of Lo-s 81 and - in Block
= in the 9TH Division Of the TewuSite of West
superior III the City of Superior
Dated this 9Th day of September. 1894.
F. Y. TREVOR. C.1grfv -Tr,7,a
Attorney fo- Petitioner IS15 =
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1894-09-08
}. : HilI'. Generous Donation

IT. PAUL, Sept, 81. J. Hill has sub
ser5cd five thousand dollars and Sir
Donald Smith like amount for the
hlnkley sufferers. The relief funds are
rapidly lncre asing, st. Baul's amount
reaches $4,000 and the total amount
Tor Minnesota exceeding $4,000. More
Is comminZ rapidly.
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1894-09-08
Five AT Partridge.

1t now transpires that FIVE lives in
stead of one were lost at Partridge. a
station on the Eastern, this side of
Hincklev. Several logging camps with
all their outfits and stock were also con-
sumed
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1894-09-08

Mayor Webster of Hinkley spent
two days in Duluth and Superior search
ing among the rescued for his wife but
went back home Thursday weary and
unsuccessful. She no doubt persisted
in the flames.
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1894-09-08
Forty Wen Missing

RrSH CITY MIN, Sept. IS. st. John
arrived in town today and reported that
great fires had destroyed the lumber
camp belonging 10 him and to James
Fleming. Forty men who worked for
him are missing.
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1894-09-08
NOTICE OF GENERAL ELECTION.
STATE OF WISCONSIN,
hL.I, I.E L-N-E AL IL :,

DEPARTMENT OF STATE. 49,
hereby given general election be held
in the several villages and election districts OF
the state of Wisconsin, the Tuesday succeeding the first
Monday being day November, ~ d. 1894, the fol
lowing officers to be elected towIt
a Governor, place of George W Peek, whose term of
office will expire the first Monday in January A ID 1885
Lieutenant Governor whose of office VIII begin on
the first Monday in January, y. d. 1895
Secretary of State in place of Thomas J. Cunningham
whose of office will expire the first Monday of Janu
AIRY, A. d. 1895.
Treasurer, place Hnnner whose term of
office will expire the first Monday of January A ID 1898
An Attorney General place James l. OConnor whose
term of office Will expire the first Monday of January
~. 1885
State superintendent i'll place of Oliver E Wells whose
term of office will expire the first Monday of January
\. D. 1895.
Railroad Commissioner, place Of Thomas Thompson
whose expire Monday of Janu
ary 4. ID. 1895.
Commissioner of Insurance in place of Wilbur NJ Root
whose expire Monday of Janu
airy, \. d. 1895
y Representative Congress Tenth Congressional
District consisting of the counties of Bayfield, Douglas
Burnett Sawyer Washburn Polk Barron Chippewa Saint
Croix Dunn and Pierce, the place of Nils z IIaugen
in the Eleventh District consisting
of the counties Of Ashland Bayfield, Douglas, Burnett
yer Washbum and Iron place of John I. Kingston
Member of Assembly in each Assembly District of the
state and all county officers required by law to be chosen
such election.
accordance with Section Article XII,
stituon of the of Wisconsin, the following rcsOlu
ton adopted by the Legislature of the of Wisconsin
the regular of 1893 made part of the foregoing
notice, wit:
JOINT RESOLUTION NO. 10.
Section l. Article X of the Constitution of the
state of Wisconsin.
Resolved by the Assembly the cOncIrrng That
OF he utiO of IF
cosn be amended by striking this Provided
that his compensation does exceed the of Twelve
Hundred Dollars annually"
JOINT RESOLUTION NO. -.
Proposing amendment to Subdivision Section 81 of Art
icle ", of the Constitution of the of Wisconsin.
Resolved by the Senate the Assembly concurrmg That
Subdivision g. of Section 81 of Article ",
of the state of Wisconsin, be amended by striking
the word any in said Subdivision, the 'cy"
said Subdivision, when amended, shall follows:
Subdivision For incorporating any village to
amend the charter thereof
Given under hand Official at capitol
city of Madison, this thirty day of July, Al
I. j. CUNNINGHAM,
[sEAL.l Secretary of State
To the County Clerk of Douglas County, Wisconsin,
The Canton times. (Canton, Miss.) 1893-1906, 1894-12-28
Cheerful HaIidaxn.

The holidays to many are often the
saddest OF the year; the absent seem to
be SO much more absent then. 1t is
not easy sometimes to feel joyful; the
sigh seems SO much more ready than
the smile. Adversely seems SO crue,
afiiction 30 keen, ingratitude so
brutal But still we owe it as a duty
to ourselves and to others to be joyful
even amid sorrow or hardships. The
future that lies before US depends
much upon what we make of the
present. A heart is made far stronger
by the look of encouragement, the
stimulant of hopeful love, than by
any other medium. A bright home is
a greater ,stimulant than ausht else.
10 look hopefully into a new year
has often inspired success. Where
even spiritual consolation has been
known to fail, the bright face, the
hopeful love and the cheerful word of
good woman have redeemed many a
man from utter hopelessness.-Ladies'
Home Journal.
The Canton times. (Canton, Miss.) 1893-1906, 1894-12-28

and places it on his own large Uranium
Nothing could be more comical than
the effect of the train boys cap perched
on the zenith altitude of the prema.
turely bald head Of the jolly CONNER.
cial traveller, while his own capacious
derby almost settled on the shoulders
Of the train boy.
Rube stood up fully six feet in his
shoes, and should judge would turn
the scale considerably beyond two hun
| dred pounds. All of which added to
/ the absurdity of the situation, and
without more ado, beaming with jollity
and good nature, off he started on his
expedition of charity.
The weary and homesick travellers in
our immediate vicinity at first stared,
then smiled, then seemed to awake
from their melancholy reveries to an
interest il something that bid fair to
relieve the monotony Of the tiresome
hours of travel.
Seated behind me WIS young man,
arrayed in a brand new ready-made
suit of clothes of rather loud pattern.
all the creases of which were pain
fully conspicuous; young man evil
IDENTIFY from the rural districts, but he
seemed to be on his guard and wore
an expression of dignity and gravity
which he probably deemed in harmony
with his apparel A faint, indulgent
smile appeared upon his face when
Rube-I call him Rube because that
was the name his friends gave him
presented himself and stock in trade.
"Apples, oranges, peanuts, bananas,
specially selected and shipped from
Florida for this identical trains Buy
some fruits Of the tropics, sir?"
mot to-day, thanks"
''Of course not; knew you wouldn't
fool away money on this stuff. was
just trying to be funny, you know.
Men of the world like you and must
relax little now and then; no offense,
l hope. 1 know you society men are
apt to be a little stiff with strangers
But most of you fashionable fellows
are good-hearted, after all. And to-
morrow's Christmas, you know"
''Oh, understand; that's all right"
replied the fattered youth
Its pretty gay sort of life you
fellows lead, / reckon. never was in
society myself, but I've read about it
considerable in Ward McAllister's new
book, Society as | Have Found tt
Queer duck, McAllister; 'spose you
know him personally. His book is all
the rage with the Four Hundred, and
something you'd appreciate. I've got
ono copy here, and / don't mind giving
you the first show for it.
The Canton times. (Canton, Miss.) 1893-1906, 1894-12-28
8 POINTER FOR SANTA CLAUS.

A little lady, quaint and small
(She's five years old and growing talD-
About these short December days.
When each shop window is abla2e
With gorgeous toys and colored lights,
mdulges in strange fancy flights.
She said to ME tnt other day:
When Santa Claus MONIES out our way
How do you think he " get his pack
Down thro' our narrow chimney stacks
Ill write to him the day before
To come right In at our front door.
You see, he never could bring down
That lovely doll In silken gown
We saw at Smith's-and then her bed
And furniture upholstered red.
Why-he would have ON awful time
Attempting on our roof to climb
:" And, then. just think of all those toysi
I'm sure they d make an awful noise
AS he dropped down, and that would wake
Us up, while to his heels he'd take
For, don't you know he is 80 shy
He win not come where folks may SPY?
III just address letter now
To tell him what to bring, and how,
And, then. for fear the post might miss,
II you re down town please tell them this:
When Santa gets to our house that
He'll find the key beneath the matt"
George E. Bowen. In Inter Ocean.
The Canton times. (Canton, Miss.) 1893-1906, 1894-12-28

pins, but 1t hasn't much show to buck
up against Christmas turkey Now,
Ill tell you what's the matter with
You. You don't know how to sell
goods. In the first place your goods
are no good anyway, and in the Sec
ond place you meander through the
train with that funked-out expression
on your face as though you really
didn't expect to make a sale anyway.
That's no way to drum up customer. !"
'Ok, yes, it's easy enough Hidden
me, but nobody could sell nothin' on
this train, = says the train boy.
Couldn't, eh? Well, I'm betting
they could if they only knew how to
work it. Now, if was in your place
for about fifteen minutes I'd show you
how to sell goods. BY George! I've an
idea! Listen, boys, what's the matter
with me trying it on? What dye say to
my taking this here stock and working
the train for all it's worth?"
go ahead, Rube, and try it, cries
one of the group.
''Yes, let's have some fun" says an
other
You haven't the sand to try," re-
marks skeptic.
"Try it, Rube, and give the boy
lift" puts in the third.
Here goes, then" says the redoubta-
BILE Rube. "Here, Jimmie, hand me
your basket, and give me your cap"
With this he snatches the official cap
from the small head of the news vender