The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1898-12-10

-four OF our sportsmen, James Nor
rison, Michael Ford, W. Putnam and
lug McDonough. returned from
South Range on Wednesday. where
they went to hunt wolves. They sue
ceeded in killing three.
The County board met on Wednes-
day. and after allowing Poor Commits
sioner Kennedy 81 900, $500 for supplies
and $500 for transportation. and fixing
the County superintendent bond at
J 500, adjourned for two weeks.
baptist religious services were held
in railroad car, at the West end, on
wednesday evening. the car will
move about among the towns where
tnere are no Babtist churches, and will
doubtless be a welcome visitor.
The total amount spent by the can
didates for Office in tie recent election
IN Douglas county was SIC, 95S "a, Judge
Stack leading the others with $2,747 so.
One candidate spent 80 cent. which IS
a fair index of the callber OF the man.
The steamer Orr, which during the
storm couple OF weeks ago, went
aground on the north shore, is in the
dry dock of the American Steel Barge
company. The boat is in bad shape.
and will need a thorough OVERLAPPING.
Her cargo Of flour and copper was re-
moved.
Rev. +. l.. Jaquish has been duly
appointed to fill the pulpit OF tho 59th
street Methodist church, made vacant
by the resignation of Rev. Mckinney,
who, on account of failing health was
compelled to resigh and go to California.
We are glad to hear that the change OF
climate is proving beneficial.
The "Sham Family" lecture given
by Mr.. Ambrose at the First Nj. E.
church SATURDAY. evening was most en-
| Joyabie. and was quite well attended
! considering the limited time given for
adv ertising. The neat sum of twenty
| dollars was added to the church treas
ury thereby.
AT the regular meeting of Northern
Lodge No. 339. I.O.OF., held Monday
evening, Thos. Daley was elected to the
chair of Noble Grand for the coming
year. Other officers elect are: Vice
Grand I. Il. Christie; Fin. Sec. +. II !.
Booth; Treas, Thos. Glendening; Trus-
tee, yrs, II. F. Greeley.
Mr.. Fred Orttiman. who for the
/ past nine years has ruled the cuisine
department OF The Euclid, mas severed
his connection with that house and &C
cepted similar position with Mr.
Frank l.. Taylor at Fond du Lac. Mr..
Chas. Lynch, who has been connected
with The Euclid or some tune, assumes
Mr.. Orthm2n's place.
The candidates for office in the re-
cent election have mostly all filed state
ments of their EXPENSES, and they vary
from a few dollars up to close on three
thousand. The last to report are County
Clerk Eimon, and DR.. r. &. Ogilvie,
candidate for the nomination for State
senate. The former spent 1897. and the
latter $317.75
1t j. believed tiiat the steamer IIar-
len one o! the vessels wenton the rocks
Ill Lake Superior during the recent
storm, will prove total loss The boat
is now almost in two pieces. The
Tampa, another of the unfortunates. is
in a better condition, and it is thought
that with lair weather and sufficient
pumps she can be floated and brought
to Superior.
We are sorry TO learn that Prof.
Batter, of Madison, met with quite a
painful accident the other dav, bv los
ing his balance waile on a step ladder
on which he was standing TO reach a
hook IN his library. In falling ne frac-
tured a rib, and at his advanced age it
is feared the healing process will be
very slow.
The animal performs the part of
delivery horse for Mr.. Curre, butcher,
on Tuesday evening last, proceede / to
kick the sleigh to which he was hitched
into pieces, and after it had freei itself
of everything but the shafts, proceeded
at rapid speed westward along Fifth
avenue. 1t was finally caught, and
was ound to be injured somew hat, but
not seriously.
w. j. Farr has invented a brake for
logging sleighs which is claimed to be
the best contrivance of the kind ever
produced. The brake has been tested
to the entire satisfaction of those who
witnessed the trial. One Of It's best fea-
lures il that unlike most brakes it will
not injure the logging roads. Mr.. Earr
Is negotiating or the manufacture
his invention and We trust that he NAV
realize large profits from it,
MIR. Noryell, manager of the Rapid
Transit company, refuses TO take back
all the men dismissed. giving his reas-
ons tor not dong So. He denies that
he dismissed any OF the men because
they belonged to Il union. bat for dis
honesty, drunkenness and neglect OF
duty. some had been running the cars
too fast. and others had neglected TO
i,g ears across tracks. He promise Il
to accrd- 10 the other demands of the
council committee.
6~Ro-ewOod Camp VI. W. A held the
annual meeting for election OF officers
Tuesday evening. Officers chosen for
the coming year are: Venerable consul
L. X. Christie; ~orthy advisor, Fred
:. Shlmian; clerk, A. \. UIsrud: assist
ant clerk, W. K. Penner; banker, r.
Webb; escort, II. Hanke; Waterman,
Harry Wilson; sentry, C. F. Barker;