Douglas County Past: Nebagamon man skates down county road; Superiorite fills 22 books with prize fighters

Dec. 12—Dec. 8, 1908

Conness is to land job

W.J. Conness will probably be superintendent of the new county asylum when it is completed.

The chairman of the town of Brule and the patriarch of the County Board is a candidate for the position and it is understood that he has no opposition.

The new superintendent of the asylum will likewise have charge of the poor farm. John Lindberg, the present superintendent, was temporarily elected at the annual meeting of the County Board, the idea being to replace him with a new superintendent when the asylum was finished.

Normal students were examined

A committee of the board of regents of the state normal schools yesterday examined the Normal school students who expect to graduate in January and April.

The students that were examined by the committee were Misses Mamie Thompson, Nancy Bond, Isabelle Hawksworth, Mary Murphy, Martha Donalds, Lenore Thomas, Jennie Twetten, Gerturde Hanson, Eva Robinson, Grace Smith, Mabel Seielstad, Elsie Smith and Pearl Smith.

First durham wheat raised in county

The first durum wheat raised in Douglas County and offered for sale on the Superior Board of Trade was purchased by Turney Bros., a local commission firm. The grain was raised by Knute Olson on a farm east of Superior and he made the sale to the commission men.

The wheat was graded No. 1 under the Wisconsin inspection system and brought Mr. Olson 93 cents per bushel.

Dec. 8, 1933

Nebagamon man skates down county highway 'B' and back again

LAKE NEBAGAMON, Wis. — Skating on the highways has developed into the favorite sport of Nebagamon residents following two days of rain on the snow-packed roads.

According to Leonard Redding, one of the enthusiasts, he skated down county highway 'B' one mile west of town to county highway 'P' and back to Nebagamon. Although it was hard going in some spots, Mr. Redding declared he had not great difficulty in making his two-mile trip.

G.N. superintendent uses auto on tracks

An eight-cylinder sedan equipped with metal flanged pneumatic tired wheels, heater and telephone is to be used in the future by Fred D. Kelsey, Great Northern superintendent, in making his future inspection trips over the Mesabi division.

Mr. Kelsey is the second Great Northern official and the first in the Northwest to be assigned one of these 100-mile-an-hour sedans for his private use. The car has a stationary jack underneath so that when it is necessary to take the car off the rails, the jack screw is raised and the car is turned.

Dec. 9, 1908

Honeymoon in hospital

To spend one's honeymoon in a hospital would be somewhat of an unpleasant experience to all parties concerned.

But according to a dispatch from Eau Claire, this was done by a Superior couple, Mr. and Mrs. J. Krogstad, who were married here a few weeks ago and planned on spending their honeymoon at the down state city.

According to the dispatch, it was not as joyful a honeymoon as the devoted couple expected as Mrs. Krogstad spent about two weeks of the time in an Eau Claire hospital. She was taken ill upon her arrival and taken immediately to one of the institutions. She has now completely recovered.

City news

Many leave for Europe — a large party of Superiorites left here yesterday for their old homes in Europe. They are going to spend the holidays and will return to this country in a few months. Among those who left were: Ed McAndrew and James Cooney for Ireland; Matti Saria and Mr. and Mrs. Aho for Finland and Rudolf Oman, Arthur Johnson, Radnar Salander, John Gingbergson and Peter Thompson for Sweden.

Dec. 9, 1933

Dorothy Frederick wins

Dorothy Frederick, 1211 N. 19th Street, Superior, wins first place in the Fair and Square drawing this week. Dorothy may call for her prize on Saturday at The Telegram

Up and down the street

The Tower Clothing company sign, a familiar landmark on Tower Avenue for a score of years, was torn down Thursday by a crew of workmen. "Ike" Christopher, local electrician, recalled as it was removed that he was the man who built the sign and had charge of its erection.

Dec. 10. 1908

Bobby Love is touched for $40

Somebody broke into Bobby Love's domicile on Seventh Street between Ogden and Tower last night and made away with $40, which Bobby had saved up and kept in the house in a sack. The robbery was reported to the police at 12:30 by a man giving the name of Patten. The detectives are working on the matter. Whoever turned the brick went in through the window.

Find cow with tuberculosis

Of the 55 cows to which the tuberculin test was applied by Dr. Burnham, the city veterinarian, during the month of November, one was found to be afflicted with tuberculosis. The doctor's report shows that he made 94 visits to dairies in the city.

Dec. 11, 1933

Superirorite has 22 books filled with records, pictures of famous pugilists

Head of the Lakes fight fans will find in their own back yard a Frederic Haskin for whatever boxing information they desire.

"Twenty years a-growing" may be said by the vast store of data accumulated by Al Nelson, 2015 E. 7th St. He was 10 years old when the glamour of the ring opened up his eyes to magazine and newspaper clippings on the lives of great fighters.

When other lads would play "marbles" or baseball, Al would raid the attics of old East End residences. At one place he found an "extra" on the famous Gans-Nelson fight in Goldfield, Nevada. At other places he blew the dust from papers featuring articles on John L. Sullivan and Jim Jeffries during the heyday of those great "heavies."

Finally the day came when the young collector could purchase fight magazines with money earned through odd jobs.

For 15 years Al did nothing but collect. At the end of that period his collection became so vast that he was able to make scrapbooks. Today he has 22 "scrapbooks" totaling 2,000 pages and yet he estimates that he has enough remaining clippings "to necessitate 12 hours' work daily for a year to paste them into books."

Superior news in brief

Tea at Onaway Monday — The program is announced for the silver tea which the Junior Onaway club will give Monday night at the Onaway clubhouse, Central Park. The numbers will include a piano solo by Miss Lois Lundeen; tap dance, Miss Eileen Dungan, accompanied by Miss Doris Parent; reading, Miss Roberta Osborne; vocal solo, Miss Mae Ogilvie, accompanied by Miss Dorothy Kuhlmey; ballet dance, Miss Eugenie Dodd; reading, Miss Jane Lundeen; clarinet and saxophone duet, Lorne Budnick and Gerald Haack.

Articles and pictures courtesy of retired librarian Judy Aunet with Superior Public Library.