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The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1897-08-21
DRIVING DOG TEAMS.
Great De1terity of The Drivers in the L Sc
of the Ioug-Iash Whip.


We'll. here we are down on the ice,
and the dogs impatient to start. Let me
describe. The sled consists OF narrow
box four feet long. the front half beng
covered or boxed III, mounted on moor
eight feet long resting on runners. In
this box the passenger sits. wrapped III
rabbit skins SO that he can hardly move,
his head and shoulders only projecting.
In front and behind and on top OF the
box * placed all the luggage, covered
with canvas and securely dashed. 10 with
stand aIl the j"itlng and possible unSciS.
and our SnoWSh0pS within easy reach.
An important item is the dogwhip. ter
rIhlc To the dog if used by n Skillful hand
and terrible to the user if he be a novice,
for he is sure to half stranglc himself or
to hurt his own face with the business
end of the lash. The whip measured
had a handle nine inches long and lash
thirty feet, and weighed four pounds.
Inc lash WAS of folded and plated seal
hide. and for five feet from the handle
measured five inches around. then for
fourteen feet it gradually tapcrcd off.
ending in single thong half an inch
timex and eleven feet long. Wonderful
the dcNtcrity with which Il driver can
pick out Il dog and almost Il spot on Il
dog with this lash. The lash must he
trailing nj full length behind. when 4
Jerk and turn of the wrist cause it to fly
forward. the thick part first. and the
tapcrIng end continuing the motion till it
Is At full length in front and the lash
making the fur fly from the victim. But
often IT Is made to crack over the heads
OF the dogs aS Il warning.
The eleven dogs were harncS>Cd to tn"
front OF TIL" sled, each by Il separate
thong of seal hide, all OF different lengths.
fastened 1" light canvas harness. The
nearest dog was about fifteen feet from
tn" sled, and the leader, with bells on her.
t4,ft ll
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1897-08-21
A FORTUNE IN FLOUR.
An Incident of the Cal fornia Gold Rush
in 1850.

IN 1SDG-
Talking Of the expected rush to Alaska
next year. J. e. Montgomery says:
1T reminds me of the Chill Flour
company's venture in 1870 At that
time | had "A kinSman William e.. Moor
head, who was United States consul at
Valparaiso. in Chilli. His consulate,
previous To tn" rush of the gold seekers
for California. WAS worth less than $1,000
u year The ships that sailed around
CAGE Horn all stopped ut Valparaiso 10
take in provisions and water. The fees
increased his income so that il reached
S25,ooo per annum. Mr. Moorhead was
u man of affairs. He had been Il mcr
chant in New York before he was con
sui. He saw his opportunity. He con
suited with Mr.. Washington AID Mr.
Whitehead. who were English merchants
i'll Nalparais o. They formed Il company;
each put in S23.n0o capital. Mr. Moor
head then rod" some hundreds of miles
down the coast To the -four mills AT Con
ccption. and made a contract to take all
their output for So per barrel. delivered
free on board. 1t cost 81 moro to take
il to SAN Francisco. In 49,; ne told me
the outcome of this venture
"A few days before the first arrival in
California man came into Mr.. Moor
heads office i'll San Francisco.
"'Have you any flour to SELF he
asked.
Ives: a Shiplnati OF 10000 barrels,
which viii arrive iii a few days
"'l,.w much do YOU want for the
cargo
II want 81 per barrel
ITO cut the story short. Moorhcad told
me they concluded the terms at Sl4 20
per barrel. and without handling the
-four they cleared $1,000 on the first
cargo.
AT the end Of fourteen months
Mc>SrS. Moorhcad. Whitehead and Va
dington closed up the Chill Flour com
pany'S business with profit of 500. 900.
Something like this might he done in
Alaska. Who knows: ''-Portland Ore
Uoni.ln
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1897-08-21
OKLAHOMA IS BOOMING.
1t May Become State Before Either
New Mexico or Arizona.


New Mexico Arizona.
Oklahoma was organized as a terri
tory in May, 1890, Il little more than
seven years ago. having been cut off
from the Indian territory. At that time
the population of the territory was CO.
OOO-333. 900 male and 21.OOO female-and
was almost exclusively native-horn white
! Inhabitants. the total number of for
/ cigners being 700: of colored lnhahl-
/ tantS 300; and of Mongolians. 900.
/ Oklahoma was the last of the territories
to be let in. Arizona having been adj
mttcd in 1863. and New Mexico in 1880;
( but its growth has been SO rapid that
there is now talk of making Oklahoma
state. 1t is said that no other territory
| ever gained population so fast. ana II
| the proposed new state were admitted
now it would outrank fifteen of the pres
/ ent states in population. The present
population of Oklahoma territory, 1t IS
/ said. exceeds 100000. and the number IS
! increasing ut a rate 50 rapid that unless
/ it be stopped Oklahoma will have. before
/ many years. not only Il larger population
/ than Chicago has. but even. though tnls
seems incredible, a larger population than
/ Chicago claims.
/ The development Of Oklahoma has been
promoted enormously since Its establish
/ ment as territory. The railroad busl-
ness has been developed largely WITHIN
its borders, and Il" carly settlers who
went out in wagons. in carts and on pral-
RE SchoOners have now all the facilities
of modern railroad travel In 1850 there
were not 800 miles of railroad Ill Okla
homa and the Indian territory. then unit
ed. On the admission of Oklahoma
there were not 100 miles of railroad
within its borders. though at that time
the Indian territory had 200. On Jan
nary l. 1892. the railroad mileage OF Ok
I.trt
|. 1896. it was 43o, and it is now nearly
500 miles.
Oklahoma i modern in some other re-
spcctS In 1896 there were more bust
ness failures in it than in all the other
territories combined-more business fall-
ures in the year than IN New lamp
shire and Vermont together. But bust
ness in oklahoma has been good and
there are. it is said. 10000 individual
rrn owners The material prospects of
oklahoma have been improved greatly
during the last three or four years by
many additions through immigration OF
women. who now are nearly as numcr-
ous there as the men. There are en-
rolled in the Oklahoma schools more
than $1,000 pupils and there are near
ly 1000 teachers there.
The soil and climate of Oklahoma
are favorable to the production of corn,
cotton. sorghum. flax and fruits. and 1t
l. Ttlllarhtu as an hlI'ii
of thrift that the inha bltantS. unlike
those of New Mexico and Arizona, have
only seven holidays Il year. Washington
birthday being one and Decoration day
another. Some .ni.0U votes We're cast
in oklahoma at last years clection-ll.-
$50 more than in Florida. and 1000
more than Delawarc-and of these the
plurality for the successful party was
only 100. Oklahoma desires to be IL
state before 1900 aud its desire may be
rnalized -\aM York Sun.
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1897-08-21
CURFEW AT SUN PRAIRIE.
When Bell Tolls Naidens Under 16 Must
Hurry Home.

Madison. Wis Aug. Premature
loycmakin@ is t. he discouraged ia tn'
village of sun Prairie. ten miles north Of
Madison. BY Il curfcw ordnanc" VlNsr'!
by the village board i week ago no I1rS' n
under Il years of age may 20 upon me
streets after : o'clock between October /
and May unless attended 10y gown
company. From May ! to October / an
extra huI" will be given.
The village marshal will toll the vill@@"
bell at these hours To give warning and
arrest AL who violate the ordinance. This
is intended primarily To discourage yuUH-
people Of opposite sexes from too fire.
qucnt association. The village is a p1pu-
lar rendezvous for the younger element
of the ncighborhnod.
The measure is causing much discus
sion in the press of the county ANA i
strongly denounced aS un-Amrrican and
ineffective and rs beng prompted hy u
few ultra rcigiomists of H." town.
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1897-08-21

ped softly in and blew out the candles
| that We're burning on the table at the foot
of the sofa.
The doctor retreated into the next room.
1t was now twenty-five minutes past ten.
Faint night-noises, unnoticed by day. but
rendered startling in the silence of the
dark hours, assailed the listening ear on
all sides. The chirp of cricket. the
cracking of the woodwork. the scurrying
OF mice, each of these sounds came with
almost deafening distinctness to Arma-
thwaite as he stood by the door. hearing
the drawing of his own breath and feeling
interested in it, as if it had been that of
a patient. A last in the distance he heard
something which no nearer sound could
sti1e-the creak of board under a hu-
man tread. followed presently by soft.
slow footballs along the uncarpeted gall
lery outside He drew back from the
door. In the bare room there were neither
curtains nor screens behind which he
could retreat. On The other hand, the
lamp, with its dark green shade. cast only
small circle of bright light on the table.
and a still smaller one on the ceiling
above. tie withdrew into the darkest cor
ner oi the room and waited, standing up
right and as still as a statue
The door ha ndlc ratified and turned and
the door itself was pushed open so very
slowly that Armathwaitc had to battle
with an impulse to take three strides for
ward, pull it towards him, and look round
it at the intruder At last 81 figure ap-
peared, looking hardly more solid than a
shadow in the gloom that filed every cor
ner of the apartment beyond the little ring
OF he lamps Gght-a woman's figure.
moving slowly and lightly over the floor
towards the inner room. Armathwaite
remained motionleSs until she had drawn
the curtain aside on its rings and passed
through; then he stepped out from his cor
ner and passed 10 the other side of the
room. AS he did so he saw in the gloom
the lady bend down over the head of the
sofa and kiss the forehead of the recum-
bent man.
Good night my darling" he heard
Lord hildonan murmur. And then fol-
lowed Il soft woman's whisper: Good
night. A moment later the curtain NOV
cd again, and the lady returned passing
close ny where he stood without turning
her head. She crossed the room. opened
the door, and went out into the gallery.
and it was not until her footsteps had died
away that Armathwaite began to breathe
naturally again.
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1897-08-21
JAMES R. DOOLITTLE'S WILL.
Historical Gold-Headed Cane Given
to the Wisconsin State His
torical Society.

Racine Wis, Aug. 16.-I Special. The
will of the late ex-senator James X. boo
little. who died recently while on Il visit
10 his daughter in the East, was filed III
he county court this morning. Mrs. Sa-
rah Prindel is named as sole executor
After the payment of all just debts the
estate, consisting of the homestead Of
twenty-thrcc acres of land, and all the
stock, goes tc his daughter, Mrs. PrindeI.
The will provides that Mrs. Prindel can
sell the property if she deems il adyisa-
able. A gold-hcaded cane is given I" the
son and all the personal property * dlvId-
ed among the members of the family.
An important clause i'll the testament Is
the gift of fine gold-hcaded cane to the
Wisconsin State Historical society. The
provision regarding the cane is as follows:
The gold headed cane voted TO me as
United States senator from Wisconsin at
the soldiers and sailors orphan fair, held
at Washington, u. G., not long after tn"
close of the civil war. rs n testimonial for
the public services rendered. is hereby be
Qucathed To the Wisconsin State Historical
society for care and custody f0rCV"rmOr".
It is also my wish TO have my daughter
Sarah present the society with crayou
portrait Of myself and my wife, who SO
nobly and faithfully shared the trying
times and cares Of the high official position
from March /, 1851, to March 4, 1869.
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1897-08-21
FREE -FOR-ALL FIGHT.
Coal-Heavers and Railroad Men Have a
Mix-Up at Green Bay.

Green Bay, Wis. Aug. 11.-As a re-
suit of an old feud, there was a free-for-
all fight near the st. Paul depot last
night between til" railroad men and the
coal-hcaycrs of Mccormick X Flatiey's
dock. At about II O'Clock there were Il
number of dock hands around the depot
and in some manner they got mixed up
with Il number of brakcmcn. fremcn and
engineers. The fight began to draw Il
crowd and for a time it looked as though
someone would he killed. The men
fought like lions and used whatever came
handy for weapons. Someone tclcphoncd
To the central police station for police.
and three officers were sent to the scene.
When the police put i'll their appearance
Il number of the less excited participants
left the place rather than he arrested.
The six arrested are coal-hcaycrs and re
fused to give their names.
They were literally covered with blood
and were scarcely able to walk to the
cooler. \ physician was called to at
tend to their injuries.
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1897-08-21

Gren tecIHng, SOitDu~ ~
nationals pain cnre-
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1897-08-21
JUDGE gibson TO RETIRE.
He will Open an Office as Attorney In
Fond du Lac,

Fond du Lac Wis, Aug. 17.-[Spo-
cial. AFTER serving on the bench of the
circuit court for the third circuit three
terms. or eighteen years. Judge ellison
will, of his own accord, retire at th" end
of his present term. This determination
on the part of Judge ellison has been
known to his more intimate friends for
some time. but publicity was not made of
the fact, as there is ample time, the cleo
ton not being held until next spring and
the agitation preceding does not begin un-
Il, iatc in the fall. As the talk is begin
ming. however, about candidates. Judge
ellison has deemed it we'll to let his de-
termination be known. TO the end that
there may be no misunderstanding about
il.
Judge ellison has been an able and
popular judge and a large proportion Of
the people as well as lawyers of this Gil
cult will regret his determination Ia rclire
from the bench. 1t is understood 20 be
his intention to open an Office i'll this cry
and resume the practice of law at tn" end
of his term of office. His term expires
the first Monday III January, 1888.
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1897-08-21
Hard Winter for HAYDEN.

With the Thermometer at but little less
than 100 degrees in the shade Oscar
Hayden drove into Missouri valley clad
in his usual summer costume of heavy
wooden, flannel underwear. two thick
ncSscS of jean ov"rals. fur cap ana ~
prcSSiYc Overcoat reaching from mis- ears
to the ground. In winter he seldom
wears an oycrcoat-aud that only 3n the
warmcSt dayS-and is generally seen III
his shirt sleeves. Heat and cold seem to
have an effect upon him exactly opposite
10 that of ordinary mortalS Haydon
OWNS Il farm some distance southeast If
Missouri valley. He is we'll known,
popular with his npighbors. quite we:I to-
do, aud possesses no peculiaritics other
than his habit of billing on winter gar
mcmtS in summer and going about in ,,r.cl,
trousers and outing shirt in winter-St.
'aul Pioneer Press
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1897-08-21
SUES FOR A DIVORCE.
Mrs. Julia A. Hooper Seeks a sep
aration from Her Husband,
Moses Hooper.

Oshkosh. Wis, Aug. 17.-[Special. IA
sensational lawsuit was commenced in the
circuit court today by Mrs. Julia A.
Hooper, wife of Moses Hooper, a
wealthy and prominent lawyer and SEN
Tor member of the law firm of Hooper
& Hooper. The plaintiff in her com
plant asks for absolute divorce and a
division of the property, estimated at
100000.
They were married in York county,
Maine, in 1876. Mrs. Hooper being Il
second wife and Mr.. Hooper having
three grown sons and a daughter by Il
previous marriage.
The papers filed recite that the couple
have not lived together for over three
years. Mrs. Hooper is represented by
Quarles, Spence and Quarles of Mil
waukee. The case will he tried at Il
special term of the circuit court, Sep
TENDER IL
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1897-08-21
HIT WITH A BASEBALL BAT.
Player Seriously Wounded During q
Game IewauI<ee

Pcwauk"e. Wis. Aug. 1G.-I Special.
There came near being a tragedy during
the baseball game Saturday between
Uuiunyillc and Ia non. the two teams
playing Il match 2. Ne at the race track.
An argument arosc over some play and
Edward Boyer of the Lanuon nine was
>Irurk over the head With Il baseball bat
in - hands of one of the opposing play
crs. Boyer was taken to the house Of u
farmer and hi, wound dressed lie is in
yc1y bad shape. but the doctors state that
his skull is not broken and that he will
recover The a>SajIant has not been ar
rested ~ yet. although should Rcycr'> in
jury prov" more serious than now ca
pc"t"d. a warrant viii be- issued fer the
Arrnsf of tho niHNnr
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1897-08-21
REUNION AT GAINESVILLE,
Members of the Thirteenth Wisconsin
WIN Meet Tomorrow.

.Tancsvilc Wis. Aug. 17.-Tomorrow
The members of the Thirteenth WiScun-
sin infantry will assemble in GAINESVILLE
in annual reunion. The gathering will
he held at the courthouse park and will
be an all-day session. There Will hc
music. speeches and Il basket picnic.
This is Gel. Lyons old regiment and
among the familiar names of its mem
hrrs are Edward Rugcr. William Ruger.
Mai. $. {. Cobb. Lieut. John +. Fish.
Eugene Warren, Maj. +. +. Stevens.
Capt. Plny NorcroSs. Nicholas CrotZcn-
burg. Hamilton Wemplc. George W.
Steele William knilandS. Sam Hart.
Capt. Wopdman and many others. Col.
Maloncy was the first colonel of the reg
mrnt.
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1897-08-21
PIIgrIms at HOLY Hi.

Hartford. Wis. Aug. 16.-f Special. i
The attendance ut the celebration Of tho
Feast Of the Assumption at Holy Hill
sunday was probably one of the largest
in 1b" history of III" noted shrine IF wor-
ship. The pilgrims began arriving in the
early part of the week and Saturday
afternoon a special train arrived with
800 pilgrims from Chica 90. SUNDAY
morning another special arrived from
Milwaukee" with 600 ell rDute 70 the hiij
Tine atfendanc" from the people living
in the vicinity If Holy Hill helnpd Il
swell tho ATTENDANCE 10 about 300. and
many wor" unable 70 seek shelter during
the night
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1897-08-21
There Is a Class of PeoDlc

Who are injured by the use of coffee Re
Gently there has been placed in all the gro
Gerry stores a new preparation called
GRAIE-O, made of pure grains. that
takes the place of coffee. The most deli
cate stomach receives it without distress,
and but few can tell it from coffee. 1t
does not cost over one-fourth as much.
Children may drink it with great benefit
1oc and DC per package.
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1897-08-21
NISCOnSIn BafCnIS.

Patents for the following Wisconsin
inventors are reported for this week by
Erwin, Wheeler Il Wheeler, IS and 80
Loan and Trust building, Milwaukee,
Wis These attorneys will furnish the
Inventors Handbook free:
". abraham. Farchild, anti-rattling thill
coupling: j borau, BOnduel. engine; +. X.
Inman. GAINESVILLE. cooking utcnSil: j. III.
krcuZLgcr. Milwaukee. folding box: j. y.
NIoehn, Milwaukee. assGr.. Toilet paper cabi-
not: H. Y. Nordberg and \. Jehlcu, Mil
~aUkee bottle washer: f. i. palica, Ra-
-n" telescope trunk; f. ]. pallica Racine,
telescope trunk; C.S Smith. Milwaukee nit
ting for bicycles; a. +. White. Eau Claire.
~aN Swage: II. Whitman. La Crosse. vessel
litter: Mctanna & Frazer Co, Burlington,
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1897-08-21
AN INSURER OF SOBERNESS.
Olive Oil will Help a Drinking Nan Keey
His Head.

The glasses were going round, when
the man who had been in the navy.
SPOKE: Wait u minute boys. We've
had several Let IN" give You tip that
| learned when | WAS on the China sta
ton. You are pretty good drinkers. You
kentucky boys. and YOU can hold your
own with anybody East West or North
who tries Ia put You under the table.
Rut unless You carry out my plan don't
YOU over stack yourselves up against an
Englshman, nd especially an army or
naval officer. lou could knock them ont
on whisky, but they don't drink il. cx-
c"pt III the shape of smoky Scotch and
Irish denominations. But with cham
pagnr, Burgundy. clarct. ale. sherry. Ma
dclra. port. pUlquc i'll Mexico. Saki in
China, palm liquor i'll Africa. bamboos
and shandygaff in India. steer clear of
them-that *. unless You have the good
.uck to meet certain little. yellow
faced, wlZcned creole from Louisiana
whose recipe Is passed around the mess
tables of lnitcd States men-of-war to
this day. 1t started in the old days
when the British officers always had the
pleasure OF oUtstaylng their American
guests or hosts whenever two ships met
on a foreign station. Then that little
yellow devil came along with his trick
and tn" Engli>hmcn have never since
come better than second in any drinking
bout. The secret: Olive oil. One Wine
glass fun before the fun begins and if
possible another later on and You can
keep your Wit and legs throughout the
dampeSt evening. suppose one of two
/ things happens. Either the oil coats the
stomach and keeps the alcohol from be
ing absorbed lay the system or ,,lSt. il
floats on top ami keeps the fumes from
rising IL the brain. Hut you'll have to
ask the mrdlrlu" man about that. All |
/ know i il practical result and that it
has enabled u> Yankee Doudlc> IL 20
/ homo cheerful ana ,lrar-hrad"d many an
/ evening when our foreign cousins were
SpecChl">>. Louisville tourier-Iournal.
A postage stamp exhibition. which
y said To he the most scientific and ola a.
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1897-08-21
CRUSHED BOTH HIS LEGS,
kaukauna Young Man injured by the
Cars at New London.

Kaukauna. Wis, Aug. II Special
William Donahuc. youu" man ot this
city and son Of Locomotive ENGINEER
Donahuo. while supplying the work train
at New London with water. got rqu.shr
under the wheels and his legs 50 crrtSnrI
that one of them had to he ampuratcI
below the knee. He was attempting to
cross the track under the train The
amputation was done 10y the compauyS
.nrgnOn NJ Annletnn.
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1897-08-21
GLADDENS THEIR HEARTS.
Farmer, in Wanshara County Gettin.
Gond Prices for Potatnes

PlaiHhrld. Wis. Aug. IL Special. l.
The potato market opened we're yrStcr-
day ut 10 cents prr hU>hrl ;or good rire
stock. thi, being the highest known for
many years. aS tn past few seasons
they were down tu = and IT. cents per
hu>heL The crop in Wau~hara county
j. very good and farmers and bushes,
ulu1 are falling hapgy
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1897-08-21
DESTROYED FISH NETS.
Game Wardens Alter Eiolators of the
Law At Oshkosh.

OSHKOSH. Wis. Aug. 1G.-T Special !
That Illegal fishing has not been stupI,t q
wa- shown today hv tn" capture If 10.
ao feet al nets and 800 pounds If il.
legally caught fish in smack on the lake
shore. The deputy wardens destroyed
the nets and sod the fish
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1897-08-21
MRS. KRINER'S LETTER
About Change of Life.

81 suffered for eight years and could
find no permanent relief until one year
ago. My trouble was Change of Life.
| tried Lydia +. Pinkham's Vegetable
Compound and relief came almost i'm
mcdiatelE. | have taken two hotties of
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1897-08-21

At PIougna>tcl. a small town in
Brittany, all the weddings Of the year
are celebrated on one day. In February
last thirty-f"ur couples were married
simultaneously.
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1897-08-21

Italy is rich in mineral springs of
medicinal value. One of these. the Tus-
can Monte Cantini. has in recent years
heroine known as the italian CarIs-
bad "
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1897-08-21

New fail dress goods are continually
arriving. styles were never prctticr. prices
never more reasonable. Send for samples.
ESIENHAlN DRY GOODS 60.
Milwaukee,. Wis
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1897-08-21

Mistress What in the worl! are Won
putting ashes on the floor for Eridgct =
Erldg"i "ShUr" ma am. an didn't ycz
say ~ dOust the parlnrE.' RrnnkIvn Life.