The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1903-07-04
LOCAL HAPPENINGS.
SATURDAY, JULY 4, 1903.
This is the day we celebrate.


is visiting friends in this city.
Miss Marion Banks returned this
week from trip down the lakes To
Buffalo.
A party of young people of the East
End picniced at Lester Park Thurs
day.
BY their remarkable playing the
Superior base ball club is holding its
place against all corners.
Most of the stores and business
houses in the city will be closed today
and proprietors and clerks will spend
the day in celebrating the Fourth. :"
Our thanks are due Senator Geo. b.
Hudnall for copy of the "Blue Book
of the State of Wisconsin.
Mrs. Conrad Kelly, accompanied by
her mother, Mrs. Debbell Of Wash
burn, Wis, departed Thursday for
Northwood Iowa. They expect to be
absent for month.
The Mason building on West Fifth
street is being repaired and it is re-
ported is soon to be opened as meat
market.
The weather man has scheduled a
change in the weather program. From
the dryest June on record chances APP
pear to be good for jumping into one
of the wettest seasons yet.
The "City of Rome" last week load
ed 100, 100 bushel of wheat at the ltasca
ELEVATOR.
The Chamber of Commerce will
hold but few meetings during the
summer months, 1t has been decided
that there will be no regular meetings
and only special meetings in cases
where matters of Importance may
arise.
Darwin Ruggles of West Seventh
street and Profs. Lynch and Smith of
the Normal returned this week from
a trip down the south shore of Lake
Superior. They made trip thirty
miles down in a rowboat and report
a fine time and lots of fish.
Superior is ready tor the largest
celebration today, ever known in its
history. If the weather man furnish
es fine weather the crowd will be a
record breaker.
Senator Hudnall will be the orator
at Wausaukee Wis, at their celebra-
tion today.
Neil Smith and party will leave next
Tuesday for Bend, Ore, to locate
claims and to purchase timber. This
will make the third time which Mr..
Smith has taken parties to Oregon for
the same purpose.
Bicycle riders are not only caution
ed to keep off the walks on paved
streets but they must also see that
they have light on their wheel when
riding after dark as the police have
strict instructions to see that the law
in this regard is lived up to.
The Health department reports that
after inspection of the alleys Of the
city they are now found to be quite
clean. This action resulted from the
fight made for it by Health Commits
sioner Rene who desires that now that
the city has done it's share the people
keep up the good work and prevent
the alleys from being Uttered up again
II is claimed that contagion has de-
creased on account of the cleaning OF
the alleys.
Miss Grace Clark, accompanies by
Miss Dewey, left Tuesday night for
Boston, where they will attend the
session of the N. f. A. AT the con
clusion of the convention Miss Clark
will visit friends in Connecticut. and
before her return to her home will
visit friends in Toronto, Can.
A team belonging to the County
which had been driven into the city
from Rockmont Tuesday morning be
came frightened on the corner OF
West Fifth and Becker and ran away
The driver Mr.. Carlson was thrown
out and considerably bruised The
team was caught on Stnson Ave. but
luckily no further damage had been
done.
The largest crowd that ever attend
ed circus in this city turned out
Tuesday to witness the two perform
auces of the Adam Fourpaugh and
Sells Bros consolidated big shows
The city was crowded with visitors
from the outside towns, a great many
who had not been able to attend the
performance on Monday, coming from
Duluth. All of the incoming trains
brought goodly numbers who had
saved their money to see the circus
which had been advertised so lavishly
in the towns near here. The stree
cars we're taxed TO their utmost tc