The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1891-12-12
UPPER PENINSULA NEWS
CLIPPED AND CONDENSED IRON OUR
ExCHANGKs.


ExCHANGKS.
The third a ldition to tn villsge OF
Calumet has been plated and thrown
on the marke..
The track Of the street railway from
Ishpeming to Negaunee is completed
and the trolly wire Is beng put mp.
The new Cheshire mine at Nee raunee,
owned almost exclusively by local part
les, is panning ont rich, and is likely to
prove bonanza.
Flat Brothers are putting in two
camps in Houghton county, near Sid
now. and will take out waney timber
for export.
DIR. Tracy, prominent citizen and .
physician and surgeon Of wide repute,
OF Escanab., died suddenly OF apoolexy
Monday morning.
Water communication between Sup
erior and the lower lakes was discon-
tinued for the season, by the closing
of the 500 canal. last Monday.
One piano agent at Ishpeming has
squared himself for oil the lies he has
told about . rival Marquette agent by
paying $500 cash 10 the man he malined.
Timothy Nester has begun suit
against Ross Il Co. for 1900, claim
ing that balance due him on q timber
land deal. The case is now being tried
in Marquette and it is expected q deci-
sion will he reached this week.
E. G. st. Clair has camp in near
Trout Greek, and will get out waney
timber and logs. The timber will be
shipped to Canadian markets, striking
the water at Marquette the logs being
by some of the local
mills.
Ross & Co., the big Canadian lum-
bermcn, have put in o camp on the
Duluth, South Shore & Atlantic rail-
road, 40 miles west of Marquette, and
will get out board timber for the Eng
lish market. Their timber will be
handled from this port.
In the Otis case, which is on trial at
there seems to be consider
lble trouble in securing q jury. After
The regular panel was exhausted over
seventy one talesmen were summoned
before twelve men could be found satis-
factory to both sides. -
Jim Somers, the Iron River man who
hot Jerry Mahoney and all but killed
,im, is in the Upper Peninsula, but
,vades the officers. He carries Win
,hester rifle and q brace OF revolvers
Ind the officers are not anxious to ap-
proach him in an open field.
Dyer Bros. g. Co., who have been
shingle mill at Champion, on
Lake Michigamme. have their mill
,losed down for the present. There
has been some hitch in their affairs,
which it is believed will be shortly
and they will resume
operations.
The city Of Gladstone was visited by
! fierce and destructive fire, last week,
which originated in tho grain elevator
of the $500" road and spread to the
coal docks of the Lehigh Valley and
Pioneer companies. The elevator with
l50, 900 bushel Of gain and the docks
with $4,000 tons OF coal were consum-
cd. The loss is about e3O0, 100.
st. Ignace had not got over the
effects Of rejoicing ove- its barrel fact
ory's getting ready to resume operations
when It is set delirious again by the re.
port that q company. Of Grand Rapids
capitalists are about to start an adamant
factory at that place. There is said to
be enough gypsum in that vicinity to
keep dozen factories grinding for
Democrat.
The sawmill OF Fair & Atwater,
located at Marinisco, was burned to
Me ground Friday. Nothing was
saved from the mill, . heavy wind fam
ming the flames into . tarrifc blaze
which consumed the mill in less than
two hours. The min had capacity Of
about $1,000 fsst s day and prepare
lions were being hAAds for big cut
next season. Ths loss 3 IN the neigh
borhood Of $l5,0o0; insured in sboat
. dozen companies for $4,000.
The 500 has sscret society as ion
penetrable II not as appalling as the
Swabian vehme-gericht. II is the on
ly one Of its kind, and there is no other
like unto il. The News says: aOnly
the Oldest inhabitant can belong, and
he only after an initiation q most soul
trying character" Il is Tho Moose
Club" anl ifs officers are titled as
foIlova: q =. II ,,p<r. Woolly Moose.