The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1890-11-15
UPPER PENINSULA NEWS


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Democrats are talking of starting q
daily paper at Negaunee.
1t is said that the Calumet & Hecla
have sold seventeen million pounds OF
copper at II cents.
An italian miner named Benaudo
was killed by a fall Of rock in the CAL
umet mine last Monday.
VIM. Long. Of the Phoenix. lost two
barns, five head Of csttle, one horse,
and twenty tons of hay by fire Tuesday
night.
Jas. P. Edwards, Of Houghton, is q
candidate for appointment under the
new regime to the Office of commissioner
of mineral statistics.
The first skating accident OF the
season comes from Ishpeming, where
John Byestrom was drowned by break
ing through the ice.
The final surveys are being made for
railr Dad from Manistique to Negaunee.
1t is to be built by the Weston Furnace
company, and Abijah Weston the mil
lionaire.
The 13 year old son Of Mrs. Dejolie.
of Groverton, was accidentally shot by
another boy who was handling revol-
YER. last Tuesday. It is thought the
injured lad will recover.
Finn & Soults are to start demo-
cratic weekly paper at Ishpeming about
Jan. 1st. Soults had better take care
of his own county. If he shoots for
| too much game he will not get any.
Crystal Falls is getting the reputa-
ton OF tough town. Nearly all the
crimes in the category are committed,
from petty thieving to murder. and the
Diamond Drill calls loudly for more ef-
fcient police protection.
| Alfred Kaufman, who was sentenced
from Schoolcraft county to eleven years
in states prison, for manslaughter, hat
been pardoned by Gov. Luce. Hi
crime was the killing of his wife while
] he was intoxicated. He claimed it wa
accidental.
The election of Stevens to the stat
senate leaves vacancy in the Office Q
Judge of probate Of Gogebic county
and already there are thirteen aspirant
for the position. Hon. @. A. Hanscon
is probably the one who will get it.
| Farnham, Ontonagon county,
booming. A second saw mill, of 10, ,00'
capacity, is being erected, planinl
mill is also under way, farms are beinl
cleared up around the village, mil
hands and laborers are scarce, all @
which we CLEAN from the Ontonago
Miner.
i A gentleman who visited Trout LAX
this week, reports that gang of conf
dence men are doing thieving busir
ess at that place. having gulled th
woodsmen out of over $250.00 in on
day recently. The sheriff of Chippew
county should visit Trout Lake an
drive them out.-St. Ignace News.
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October had 161 lake disaster
against 1876 in September, aggregatin
$257, 800. On LakelMichigan. 30; Lal
Huron, Al; Lake Erie, 81; Lake Supe
: ior and Sault river, ID; Lake st. Clai
6; rivers, IA; Lake Ontario, 5; Georg
an bay. 8. There were stranded 8
loss $37, 300; disabled 30, loss $l1, ,7O
sprung leak s. loss 5000; collisions 2
loss $50 300; heavy weather Al, 10
: s7O,SOO; fire 8, loss s56, 400: ashore
loss $50, 100.
About 10 o'clock Tuesday mornin
one Of the large derricks used for hois
ing stone, by Collins g. Farewell in II
new lock pit fell and struck three
the laborers. Charles Morrison, Ma
Ramsey and Finlander. Charl
! Morrison had his skull broken and di'
Wednesday morning. The other ty
: men will come. out all right. Drs. Enn
: and Rumble dressed the wounds Of q
I injured men. Mr.. Morrison, who di'
from his injuries, was hard workil
man, and leaves wife and two bo
4 one Of whom was working for his faith
on the lock at the time Of the accider
500 Tribune.
7 William Waller was drowned off u
= tug Maud Sammons on Tuesday Ia
between and p. m. midway betwe'
here and Mackinac Island. He W
firing on the boat and had gone fo
ward to speak to the wheelman. !
backing out Of the pilot house, he we
against the side rail and fell overboa
backwards. The boat was prompt
stopped, but no trace of him could
seen, only his hat floating on the wat