The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1890-10-04
UPPER PENINSULA NEWS

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III EXCHANGES.
4 The Ironwood Advocate is to be en-.
; lsSged. Success Bro. DOYLE.
!! The Michigan Polygonal Turnin,
company was organized al Marqustt,
this week. It promises to develop /
great industry.
"A Milwaukee dispatch intimatcs that
the D.. s. 8. g. A. intend to build a
branch line to Escanaba to accommodate
its ore traffic.
II B. 8. Waite, late wanted -to.be candi.
date for acknowledgements, has
brought suit against the Menominee
Democrat for libel.
Logs are being cut and skidded for
the new mill going up at Farnham, ON
the Ontonagon & Brule branch of the
tMilwaukee & Northern.
Il Asa result of the failure OF Hoxie &;
Mellor, Weed & Co., lumber operators,
have become involved, and attachments
levied upon most of their property.
John Steves, head filer at the Hawley
mill, near Marquette, was run over and
killed by log carriage last Tuesday.
He leaves wife and four children in
Muskegon.
The Menominee Range last week
gave its readers fifteen pages Of reading
matter, including q write.up of Iron
Mountain. Altogether it was a very
Interesting paper.
J Ishpeming miners have preferred a
request to mine owners that the half |
shift Saturday night DO discontinued,
and that eight hours constitute q DAYS |
work on Saturdays.
Thos. A. Eddison, the awizard of
Menlo park is reported to be part
owner or stockholdsr of the Humboldt
reduction works, and that he is soon to
pay tho works visit.
Newett, Iron Ore editor, has sam
pie Lake Superior potato weighing
three pounds and nine ounces, and ack-
nowledges that this country can produce
something besides iron. +,
! IN the municipal court OF Ashland. +,
Wis, Williom Gray wns convicted, this
week, of robbing tho United States
Express company, last june, OF o money
package containing $4,000. /,
Charles johnson, resident of the
Cambria location, near Negaunee, &C
cidentally shot himself while out duck I
iunting on Teal lake, Saturday last. 8
Sounding himself below the knee.
The Iron Mountain Building and
Loan Association loaned out s45OO at 1
It's meeting on Wednesday evening. v
'retty good record for an organiza- n
ion less than month DID, Journal. b
Keweenaw county is a paradise for 81
epublican ofliceholders. The old n
ounty officers have been re-nominated ri
nd it is said the democrats will not N
ut an opposition ticket in the field. l.
A well-grounded rumor has gained 10
nrrency to the effect that the Escanaba, ia
ron Mountain g. Western (Schlesin- lie
ers) railroad will be extended to Ish- k'
eming and Negaunee next season. bt
Z. P. Wilbur, formerly travelling M
assenger agent for the Milwaukee & er
orthern, has been appointed northern P'
assenger agent for the D., s. s. &. A. cr
ilroad. his territory comprising the An
pper Peninsula and that part of Wis eA
nsin east OF the Wis. Central line. ~
A man named McQuinlan, who lived ~ !,
'ar Negaunee, got on q drunk, last
riday, and en1eavoring to reach home 40 -,
came too stupid to navigate. He -,
Y down on the G. s. N. w. track and :.
IS run over by ON ore train, which - -,
vered both legs from his body. he =. -
ID shortly after. ~ ~
Vice President Z. p. Ripley, Freight
afiic Manager H. q. Bird and Gener-
Freight Agent j. II. Hiland, Of the
lwaukee & st. Paul, will start on =
If oEjnspection Of the Milwaukee g. pas
rthern on Monday. The party ex. &
ITS to visit all stations on the line Ter,
its resources. An,
n the United States court Saturday. M.
Marquette. Richard Rillston was Yol
en- verdict for $4,000 damages gan
inst the Colby mine, in compensa- low
for the loss ofhis eyes by the sx- eide
sion Of box Of caps in one Of tarJ
hosting houses in which assi
was employed as engineer. Chi
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