The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1897-08-21

VI 100 ocssic hughes VINO has been
In st. Paul with friends most of the va
cation, returned home this week, all
ready to enter upon school duties.
DR. and Mrs. Sherwood are chaper-
oning party of young people in the
Burhan's cottage Miss Kate Manwar-
ing and friend, Miss Culbertson, are
assisting.
Prof. and Mrs. C. r. Frazier viii
arrive in Superior to-day, Saturday, and
Will be the guests of the TINES family
until they secure a house and are com
fortably settled.
Mr.. w. II. Graves has purchased
one OF the houses erected bv Mr.. Robb
on West Eighth street, for the sum Of
$1,000, and has taken up his residence
In his new home.
Last Thursday was an ideal day for
picnlcs. and a large number took adj
vantage OF the Presbyterian Sunday
| School excursion to Fond du Lac on the
Steamer 5. b. Barker.
jacob Sbimmian has become the
! possessor OF the house on the southeast
corner OF Nettieton avenue and Second
street, lately vacated by w. ii. Graves,
and has taken up his residence therein.
Company | resumed regular drills
Thursday evening and will put in some
/ good hard work from now until the al :
nual inspection which will occur about
! the LIST OF September.
| -Messrs. and Mesdames Martin Pat
tlson, +. Booth, Arthur Thayer, +. c.
/ Hamen, Alex. NcGee, and Mrs. X. c.
/ Pope drove out to Black River Falls
/ this Friday morning to spend the day.
A cricket match will take place on
! Hammond park to-day Saturday be-
tween Duluth-Superior team and the
I Minneapolis team. Those who have
lever seen the game PLAYED should be
present.
The ladies of the PRESBYTERIAN
/ Church are planning for another of the
i pleasant dime receptions, to be held
next week. The time and place are not
definitely decided upon, but further
notice Viii be given in the daily papers.
| The repairs on the Flags block, cor
! ner Of Nettletona avenue and Fifth street,
are nearly completed. There are four
stores with dwellings attached in the
block and all will he fitted up With the
necessary convenieuces.
Mayor Starkweather, through his
attorney, Hebcr McHugh, mas filed
/ bill of exceptions to the costs of the re-
cent LEGAL battle over the Police Com
mission bill. The costs amount to S1J.4S,
with the clerk 5 ices vet TO be added.
~ Ork on street improvements has
/ been stopped owing to the fund for that
purpose having been exhausted. This
/ is to be regretted, as there is great need
/ of repairs to our streets ana sidewalks.
! However it takes money to build side
walks, etc.
1t is expected that the Nelson Dew
ey will lie ready for occupancy at the
i opening of the fall term. \ very large
force Of men are employed rushing the
repair work to completion. We shall
! have reason to be proud of the condi-
tons when all Is finished.
John Ienuhn, in his eagerness to
90 tothe Dakota harvest fields and help
garner the golden grain, relieved Sam
IT, Lee OF his ticket to that state, and lie
I In,
ing rock at the county workhouse for
the next Thirty days.
-IaborcrS at the dry dock whose pay
was raised on Tuesdar struck on Thurs
dav because they were asked TO per-
form service formerly performed bv
men already out. There is nothing like
being particular, especially when you
are independent.
The German picnic will take place
tomorrow Sunday. if enough umbrei-
las, mackintoshcs and rubbers can be
had to ward off the rain. If our German
friends would select some other day
than Sunday they might have better
| luck.
Miss Carrie Slagie, Of Minneapolis,
who Is spending her vacation In Duluth,
visited friends on this side of the bay
Wed. Miss Siagle spent the summer
of '95 in our city and made many
friends, who were much pleased to see
her again.
A man named Kelly walked into
Slocum's drug store, on Tower avenue,
on Tuesday morning last, purchased a
haIf-ounce Of lauianum and shortly
afterwards drank It. He was removed
to the office of a physician in time TO
save his life. He was labourer from
| Duluth
We are glad to announce that Miss
/ Minnie Hudson has passed the neces-
sarv examinations and has secured a
position as teacher in one OF the town
/ of Brule schools. We congratulate Miss
I Hudson upon her good fortune, and the
| board upon securing Young lady pos
sessing 20 many qualities necessary to
the success of 4 school.
| Mr.. Thos. f. Christie of Winnebago
/ CITY. brother OF the late J. Lutte Christie,
is in the city for few days visit with
! his son T. Il. Christie, business manager
/ Of THE TIMES, and other relatives. lie
will leave to-day for Buffalo where he
viii attend the National encampment Of
the G. 4. Il. From there he will 70 to
Cleveland Ohio, for a short stay with
friends nj hi- old home which he has
not visited in thiIty-siN years.
The work of improving the streets
and sidewalks in Superior is being adj
yance,l as fast as the weather man and
funds will admit, under the superin-
tendence Of Capt. Marcy. There re-