The Superior Times

The air is smoky.

Paris is "red hot."

Midges on the lake.

Superior is healthy.

Tuesday was a lovely day.

How are you Horace Greeley?

Does your mother know you are a lout?

There was a dog-fight yesterday.

No rain expected to-morrow.

Willow river bridge said to be down.

Last Thursday was the first day of June.

Mail comes over every night on the Kansas.

Several of our merchants are without signs.

Potatoes are a scarce article in the market.

Everything is lively, and potatoes pretty high.

Work on the Relf residence progressing rapidly.

Good prospect for fine crops of mosquitoes.

The Catholic church bell is badly cracked.

Cabbage plants are being set out in the gardens.

Corn is up four inches. How is that for high?

New sidewalk built from Roy's store to Bradshaw's.

Coburn's Factory is turning out work for Bayfield.

How is it that we get no chance to pop wild pigeons.

The street sprinkler has not yet made its appearance.

Our hack drivers should not violate the city ordinance.

The Polk County Press is one of our best exchanges.

How satisfactory it is to receive our mails regularly.

A new paper is to be started at River Falls, Wisconsin.

The tugs are engaged, and an abundance of work for more.

The Methodist church bell sounds as if it was cracked badly.

Carpenters are at work repairing the residence of Mr. Syer.

The picket fence around the Court House is being painted.

We are living like fighting cocks on herring at 15 cents a dozen.

Steamer Cuyahoga came in Wednesday.

Never touched a bar.

There was a noticeable absence of vehicles in the streets yesterday.

The go agent for the McCormick.

Reapers in this neighborhood.

We are happy to place the St. Cloud Times upon our exchange list.

People wanting lime can now be supplied with the article "fit to kiln."

The dog poisoners have ceased operations after a very successful career.

A large lot of fur was shipped to St. Paul this week by Mr. Vincent Roy.

A "blood" horse changed hands this week for $20. Pshaw! what a price.

Dr. McCormick of Duluth will visit Superior professionally when called upon.

Mr. Geo. W. Perry is making improvements around his residence on Sixth St.

People wishing to pay their poll tax, will have to hurry up or lose the chance.

We would like to trip our light fantastic heels at some good dance soon. Who is in?

Our landlord stands under a very nice stove-pipe hat with his usual becoming dignity.

The little ferry steamer Fero had about forty passengers for this place last Tuesday evening.

A new sidewalk is finished on the west side of Third St., from Nettleton to Becker Avenue.

The Jail is without a single inmate. Its last occupant has gone to camp awhile in the bush.

J. H. LaVargue of Duluth, puts two coats of white paint on the Court House fence for $180.

A sidewalk four feet wide is being built on Nettleton Avenue, from Second to Sixth Street.

There are some needed improvements being done about the ditches and sewers on the streets.

School has commenced again in the Graded School building, with Mr. Jerome Merritt as teacher.

Ask your storekeeper for those Bessemer Sell undershirts. They will outlast all others. Try one.

Property changing hands lively this week. Nothing looks better, nor speaks plainer for our future.

The Court House should have a good new bell. Let our Supervisors think of this and act promptly.
Drew $33.75 in the Minneapolis lottery.

Gosh! he's rich now, isn't he.

The last Bayfield Press has an interesting sketch of the early history of La Pointe, by Miss Mary Warren.

The Court House painting is all finished.

The building presents a splendid appearance. The color is pure white.

Mr. August Zachau shows himself a man of taste, by building a handsome picket fence around his residence.

The merry whack of the calkers' hammer, and the delightful sizzle of burnt pitch may be heard upon our docks.

Up to hour of going to press we have received no further particulars in regard to the striking of Mr. William Patterson.

Jim Robinson's circus was at Racine last Saturday. Here a week has passed and Jim, the clown, has given us no circus yet.

People wishing to visit the Lake Superior region are at perfect liberty to do so.

They will find us all here when they come.

Our merchants are receiving new summer goods. Pick out of our advertising columns the business men and "go for 'em."

The pile of rubbish that stood in the street in front of the Coddington Block is gone up in smoke. Good riddance to bad rubbish.

No paper will be issued from this office July 4th. As our publication day does not fall on the 4th, it is perhaps unnecessary to mention the matter at all.

Gen. L. E. Webb, was summoned last week from LaCrosse by telegram, to Morristown N. Y. to see his father who was dangerously injured by a fall.

Anybody that is in arrears with the poor printer, better get their lives insured, if they don't intend paying, because we are "goin' collectin'" pretty soon.

The State Gazette comes out for U. S. Grant for President in 1872. Our name has been mentioned, but we have concluded to live in peaceful "retirity."

No hand-organs in the city this year.

We wouldn't mind playing one ourselves for a day or two if we thought we could make a little "speculation" by it.

Now is the time to procure a good house before the rush commences. People wanting comfortable dwellings for the Season cannot be too quick in procuring them.

Friday was one of the most delightful days of the season. To come right down to the point, we can just get up as good weather here as they can in any place.

If local items do not pan out better, we are going to fill the local column with "Helmbold's Extract Sarsaparilla," which by the way is good to purify the blood.

Quite an intimacy exists between our citizens and the water coolers in different parts of our city. Old water better look sharp or he'll get sucked in every time.

A Wisconsin Doctor butchered a pig which weighed when dressed 625 pounds.

Frank Daggett of the Leader is "642."

Try again Doctor and don't be discouraged.

The store belonging to the late Geo. E. Holbrook, will be closed June 10th. Parties desiring to purchase stationery or jewelry, will do well to improve this opportunity.
Swine running at large are a great nuisance, and owners should not permit it, unless they are prepared to pay the fine enforced by law. A word of warning we hope is sufficient.

The wild fruit crop bids fair to be abundant. Vegetation in this locality is coming forward finely. Gardens have never looked more promising, and everything seems to be growing rapidly.

The deaf mutes at Delavan have a base ball club, and challenge any club in the state to play with them. Our boys don't propose to play with mutes, not if they know themselves. Do you boys?

The steamer Stillman Witt, owned by M. E. Chambers Esq., of Fondulac, came to our dock last Thursday.

The Witt is to run regularly this summer between Superior, Duluth and Fondulac.

Parties wishing a pleasant ride to Fondulac will find this a good boat to ride upon.

Decoration. - Last Tuesday was Decoration Day.

The soldiers and others desiring to honor the fallen brave men, assembled on Minnesota Point in great numbers that day. Great interest was manifested in the preparations, and much reverence displayed by the large crowd present. The procession was composed of the Mayor and Aldermen of Duluth, the members of different societies, Duluth Hose Company, and a large number of citizens. The day was a glorious one and very suitable for the occasion.

Spring fishing having not yet fairly commenced, our fishermen cannot definitely tell whether the run for the season will be good or not. Judging from present appearances and the quantity of fish already caught, it would seem that the season would be a remunerative one, and those interested would be well reimbursed for their outlay.