The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1903-10-24
SATURDAY, OCT. "a, 1913.
ODDS AND ENDS
Sac mage 4 for Society news.

Ine COuIlCll Noltb tbio WV" w
no reduction in the number OF assess
ors, which will be continued three IN
number as formerly The levy for
the ensuing year will be Sls6,OoO.
A number of Superior men are ar
ranging to start a sheep ranch In
Douglas county and have organized a
stock company for the purpose. Inc
company will be capitalized at S25,ooO
and enough stock to insure the sue
cess of the project has been sold.
Frank Broberg is president OF the
new company.
The Duluth Superior Traction com
pany have finished putting in fhe new
nYn at the Allouez terminal. Supt.
Williams, of the Superior branch,
states that the reason "Y" was being
mt in was that it would allow the
company to run single end cars, which
are more easily manned than the OLD
s,yle cars. The company will soon
have enough of this style of cars on
hand to equip the entire East End
line.
The raising of celery may be gone
into on large scale in Douglas coun.
ty next year. A man from Michigan
where it is grown with great success
has been here this fall looking over
the ground and has expressed the be-
lief that celery can be raised here on
paying basis.
The members of st. Louis Catholic
church will hold fair in the county
fair building on Broadway beginning
Oct. 26, and closing Oct. 81. Among
the featutes will be contest to de-
termine who is the most popular
Frenchman in this city
p. E. Bradshaw has returned from
the East where he went in connection
with the contest for the 36-acre por-
tor of the 154 acre tract of land
which he and p. H. Smith filed on the
iron range. Mr.. Bradshaw says that
it is expected that the contest will be
taken up in Washington about the
middle of November. This is the con-
test in which Wayne McVeagh will
oppose the Superior men, being re-
tanned by the state of Minnesota.
Building permits were issued We'd
nesday to John Anderson, who is com.
pleting a $4,000 residence at HOP
Hammond avenue, and to P, Dahl
who will put up a S60S house at 2O06
Twenty fourth street.
The police arrested J. j. Rankin on
warrant accusing him of violating
the gambling laws. He pleaded guilty
to having slot machine in operation
ut his place at 292 West 9th street
Judge Danelson fined him 500 and
costs, SOB in all. which fine was paid
by Frank McGraw.
The employment Office had light
erweek last week than tor long time
employing but 80 men altogether The
trouble is that the orders are not
forth coming. About the only woods
work now on hand is in tie making,
getting out pulp wood and cutting
cord wood. AS the first two of these
jobs require skill, men are not hired
for them rapidly.
The Merger football team got action
again on Sunday playing game at
Grand Rapids, Mimi, with the strong
aggregation of that town. The result
was 8 to in favor of the Superior
bunch. There was some brilliant play
ing on be tn sides and it was a holly
contested game with the Mergers
having the bali during the first nalf
aud having the advantage throughout
that time. O'Leary, Morelatd and
Chapman made some star plays.
A good lot of marriage licenses have
been issued at the Office of the county
clerk within the last few days, The
following is the list: Jakki Kankone
and Annie Maxi, John Hoppa, and
Mary Krnieck, Johan Herman J Lunt
and Maria Mathilda Emanuel J. Z.
Vincent and Gertie Clyde, Thomas NJ.
Custer and Sherley B. Slocum, Ed
ward Knutson and Lana Aasen, Rey-
mold Carlson and Julia Carlson, Tony
Goole and Anna Treshilka. All are
OF this city.
Judge Smith was Tuesday present
ed with a handsome chair by the
Superior court jury F j. Dow made
the presentation.
A number of male members of the
Normal school have organized fra
ternity. 1t is known as Lota Tau Kap.
pa with the membership limited to Is
John McFadden, shipyards labor
err, living at $50 Baxter avenue, was
struck in the eye with a piece OF steel
Monday, 1t is questioned whether he
will be able to use his eve again. DR..