The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1891-10-24
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Brucs's Crossing. and will bank 3,000,-
600 feet on the Ontonagon.
Andfew Kaullnap was killed at the
Allouez, on Saturday afternoon, while
working under ground, by vein rock
falling on him.
In the wrestling match at Negaunee,
Saturday, Doyle, OF Negaunee, downed
his antagonist, Charles Curry, OF Can
ada, aud won the money.
Oscar Wilmes was arrested at Lake
I Linden last Friday. He is wanted by
! the sheriff of Ontonagon county, and is
charged with passing counterfeit
money.
The Boston News Bureau says it can
be stated officially that the Calumet &
Hecla company sold 300, 10000 pounds of
copper last Tuesday at 12t cents for
domestic use.
Marquette hunters discovered the
lifeless body Of VIM. Whitehili hanging
from tree in the woods northwest OF
the city. He was wood turner, for
merly from Detroit.
Whatever else may be said of the
Jews, criminals and paupers are seldom
found in the Hebrew rlce. However,
Houghton county has resident in its
poor house who is d descendant OF that
notable people.
John Cragau, deckhand ON the City
of Duluth, met with horrible accident
at Rupees dock at Hougbten. His leg
was caught in coil of ropes and was
drawn through the hole into the boat
tearing one of his legs off.
Ironwood's low variety theater has
been closed by the sheriff and the stage,
furniture and fixtures sold under the
hammer. The gaudv h...c.a,e .....es have
flown to Hurley to attract the young
men Of that unfortunate town.
Hall & Munson, of Bay Mills, Chip
pewa county, have purchased tract OF
/ pine lands from the Calumet & Hecla
mining company. The lands lie along
| the Tequamenon and Two Heart rivers,
and contain 50,0O0,000 feet of pine,
estimated. The purchase price was
$4,000.
The boards OF supervisors of Menom-
inee, Iron and Marquette, from which
the new county of Dickinson was made
by the last legislature, are hung up
over the question of levying the state
tax. The auditor generals certificate
does not include the detached territory
in the levy.
Ry the explosion of gaso'ene lamp
in Black 81 Cos bath room, Marquette,
last Saturday, ID. u. Curtiss, of the
Daily Times, was severely burned while
rescuing child from the flames. Mr..
| Berney, of the Ishpeming Press was,
also injured, and the building norrowly
escaped destruction from the flames.
The schooner Constitution, laden
with $50, 900 feet of lumber from Ash
land, grounded in the Lake Superior
canal, and is now laying in Houghton
waiting steam pump and tug from the
$500" After survey has been made
! by the insurance men to determine tho
amount of damage, size will proceed to
her destination, Tonawanda.
John S. Blackwell, of Gladstone, who
is charged with an attempted brutal as
sau upon little Mable Bushnell, failed
! to put in an appearance ut his examina-
tion and his bail bond of 81 900 was de-
clarcd forfeited. Blackwell was lead.
| ing member of society aud religious
Gil cles. He is middle aged man and
engaged i'll the hardware business.
On Thursday Charley Turner. of
| Marquette, and party of friends, who
were out in the woods for q hunt, were
startled by an adventure which would
shake the strongest nerves. Turner
was deer stalking when his friend, COM
ing up another way, mistook him for
deer, and let drive, one bali passing un-
der his chin, scratching one shoulder
and drawing blood on his throat.
The auditor general has found very
easy solution for the tax levy muddle
existing in the Upper Peninsula. He
holds that the state taxes should all be
assessed to Menominee county as now
organized, unless the supervisors agree
OH different basis. Dickinson county
should assess its county tax and pay
Menominee the amount that would have
been assessed to Dickinson county had
the law been in force earlier. Likewise
with Iron and Marquette.
"West Superior has "silver craze"
One Tonkin has found silver ore, the
assay of which proved to be exceeding
ly high, running 1921 ounces of silver
to the ton. 1t was what is known as
silicious ore, free from lead or iron. At
the New York quotation of G6a cents
per ounce, this ore would be worth $312
a ton. Mr.. Tonkin claimed that the
ore was taken from vein twelve feet
thick of variable richness, but which
would average fifty ounces to the ton,
which as compared with thirty-five
ounces. the general average OF the ore
the smelling and refining company is
receiving IRON Montana, may be con-
sidered exceedingly rich. The detininte
location OF the lead he would not give,
but it is known he controls good deal
of lalid IN the range. Dozens Of old
settlers nre rr ng in large quantities
of copper ,..,d .,.er ore for assay and
all specimens are so rich that the hills
will be full of prospectors in day or
two"
The reappearancc Of la grippe in Eu-
rope should warn Americans to be in
readiness, in case the epidemic returns
~ our abora Catafrh tho f0rernnner