The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1890-12-20
UPPER PENINSULA NEWS

One death from measles occurred at
Ontohagon laet week,
The sale Of the Pewahic mine has
been adjourned till the 24th OF next
month.
The producs Of the Calumet s. Hecla
mills for last week was 953 tons and S35
pounds
Aubrey D. Gsrner, of Isht eming,
will lie deputy treasurer under Fred
BREASTED.
Henry Hupela was killed Monday
night by falling down No. ehaft of
the Central mine.
A deposit of something very much re-
semb'ing sa,tpe.re has been discovered
in Ashland county, Wis.
The Son h jackson mine, Negaunoe,
has closed down an indefinite period,
throwing about 75 men out Of employ
ment.
Andrew Mcdonald, Manistique
man who was recently convicted of tim
ber trespass has been pardoned by the
president
A new French paper, L Union Franco
Americaine, has made its appcarace in
! Lake Linden, under the editorship of
Ed. Rochon.
The little daugeter of J. D. Brown,
Negaune. was fatally poisoned by
swallowing half bottle of eye water,
last Tuesday.
1 Victor Keithen, an old man residing
twelve miles from Newberry committed
suicide last Saturday by shooting him.
self in the head.
The Mining Journal thinks coke iron
may be manufactured at fair profit at
Marquette, and produces facts and
figures to back its opinions.
Manistique, Norway and Crystal Falls
think they are big enough now to wear
city clothes and Will petition the coming
legislature for city charters.
! A special from Iron Mountain states
that 1000 men have been discharged
from the Chaplin mine. Schieshinger
denies the report, however, but admits
that about 200 have been laid off for the
! winter.
! Last week Joseph Richardson. the
late candidate for sheriff of Marquette
county, made vicious assault upon
Charles Snpdberg. Richardson has
been put under bonds to appear at the
circuit court for trial.
No tax list will be published in Iron
county this year on account Of the
failure Of the county treasurer to make
his returns to the auditor general at the
proper time. This will make "fat
take" for Bourbon paper next year.
The Lake Superior Electrical Con-
strrction & Supply company has filed
articles Of incorporation with the sec
retary of state. The capital stock
is 100000 and its place OF business
Marquette. The Queen City is forging
ahead at great rate in new enter
prises.
Thomas Mansfield, of Menominee,
and Miss Kate Breen, daughter OF
Hon. BARLEY Breen, were skating on
the Menominee river Sunday night when
both skated in hole. A lot of other
skaters rescued Miss Breen, but Mans
field was carried down and drowned
The body was recovered.
Be ides the large outgo of ore by lake
the Northwestern road has handled "all
rail" ore since Jan. and up to Dec. A.
to tho extent Of 167, 1877 tons, making its
seasons work in that line OF its business
1877, $40 tons. The remaining days
OF the ye,r may suffice. to bring the total
for 1890 to four millions. lion Port.
| A st. Ignace man went hunting. He
saw deer aud snapped the hammer oi
his gun thrice in a vain attempt to fire
it. Then he put in fresh cartridge
and snapped it again, but it was no go.
He went home and told his wife about
! it. She did not believe it andshe snapped
it again to show her. When the smoke
cleared away he found he had shot away
all his wifc's hair it was false--scared
the cat TO death, and knockeda o big hole
in the wall.
| In opening can OF gaint powder al
Sunday Lake mine, last Monday, q
spark Of fire accidently fell into the can
which exploded, and two men, George
Sage and John Fogel, were instantly
killed and another fatally injured.
1 N b. Roberts, Of Hurley, who was
| repairing telephone wires in the vicinity
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