The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1891-04-11

! pears enough 10 make IL snmcentiy
practicable. The dam building in
charge Is Mr.. Geo. Shane and he is
making fine job of it. 1t is proposed
as soon as spring opens to commence
the erection of the large steam mill for
manufacturing. The dam is to furnish
boomage of logs and for water supply
in case Of fire etc. Upon the dam will
be built building for saw fling ETC., q
machine shop for their own use and
also an apparatus for tho extinguishmen
Of fires at and around the mill and loca-
| tiou. feed mills, and oil other machinery
requiring small power leaving the big
engine in the mill to do nothing but
"saw wood" 1t is also the intention to
erect large store and supply it with
on immense stock in the latest style.
They employ about thirty men.
Mr.. G. Gibbs who hos had charge Of
| buying the timber and logs for the con-
cern has gone below. Ho is interested
in this concern as well as the w. j.
Wing Co. 1t is reported that w. L.
Dermont assistant manager for the
Wing Co. in lower peninsula will in the
spring be appointed as general manager
OF the Trout Creek Co. and take
charge.
That genial merchant and postmaster,
VIM. II. Oakley. is the proprietor OF the
only mercantile establishment in town.
He has large and well selected stock
and can furnish you with anything
from cambria needle to pile driver
or an ambertinted, embroidered, sheet
of BILLY Dux" paper Billitdoux) to
% page weekly. He is doing god
business and it keeps him an his gentle
manly clerk Mr.. M. busy waiting on
customers. Mr.. o. does not long
expect to have a monopoly in tho busi-
ness us the mill company will open the
business and also rumor has it that an
other gentleman from abroad intends
embarking in the same business, but
Mr.. o. does not lay awake nights griev-
ing over it; he has not taken the benefit
OF his monopoly by striking everybody
for all he is worth, but by fair dealing
and reasonable prices in the past expects
to receive his share of ihe patronage.
The long felt want of the village has
not yet been supplied much need
ed place called a hotel is not to be
found there, not even boarding house.
! A hotel would be a bonanza to the
man "who knew how to keep hotel"
The reason il is said is that location
cannot be found. The mill company
are on what is called the ayers estate"
and will not or cannot convey a title
and want what they have got for their
own use. The town proper, store,
post Office and other buildings is on a
homestead upon which the claimant
has not yet proved up and cannot
sell, consequently no one will build. 1t
is to be hoped he soon will.
The people living there not having
families have to~keep batch; y generally
a pair go together fare well.
Your correspondent very fortunately
for Ii mself at least, met the two Gibbs
Brothers, L. l.. and ,Harry-who kindly
invited him in for a,httle chat and invit.
ed him to stay for supper, which invita-
tion was gladly accepted from those
hospitable gentleman and Shutdown to Q
good substantial supper prepared by
them. Harry is master Of art and
would be good "catch" for any girl
no young lady could in travelling from
the north pole to the townsend do any
better. II was a stranger and ye tool
me in," thanks. Station Agent
Weiss holds down his chair in good
shape as usual, he has to do his own
cooking. It does not seem to affect him
much but his friends are fearful that
he will pine away into carload, but he
is inst as happy rs though he was in
Queen Victoria's pocket. ~
.,. .6. :. AICH BEEDE.