The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1891-12-26
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Negaunee is climbing to the front
seat pretty rapidly. Her assessed valu-
alton is now s2,633, $50.
Negaunee is shy one milo OF trolley
wire, and the new electric railroad will
be a month late in starting.
Ishpeming papers announce the COM
pletion Il their new jail and the com
ing OF Bill Nye in the same column.
The Marquette county bar banqueted
and toasted and roasted Wednesday
evening. It is an annual custom.
r. w. Read a. Co. have started their
mill at Eagle Mills, the logs coming in
by rail from their camp near O'Brien.
The st. Ignace hearse is such n ram
shackle affair that dead man can't
ride in it without danger Of being Kill
led.
A shovel full Of earth which fell down
shaft in the Ivey iron mine struck on
Frank Laporto's head and instantly kill
ed him.
A pine log scaling $500 feet, furn-
ished by w. r. Sutherland, OF Ashland,
Wis, has been accepted for exhibition
at the worlds fair.
The Escanaba Mirror has the fattest
tax list we have seen this year. This
will supply Phil with tho necessary
wind for tho next campaign.
That portion of Negaunee known as
"The Patch" will be reclaimed from
wickedness by the introduction Of the
biggest electric light obtainable.
John Reil, brakeman on the C. &
N. w. at Escanaba, fell from q box car
while his train was doing some switch
ing, and was instantly killed.
The big stone and tool house OF the
Superior Iron Company burned early
Thursday morning. The building and
contents are total loss. Incandiarism
is suspected.
Among the corporations which have
filed articles with the secretary of state
is the Lake Superior Hotel Sanitarian
Association, OF Marquette, with cap
ital stock Of $3.50, 600
The separator at the Michigamme
mine was closed down entirely this
week. No work is being done at that
mine at all now. How long the mine
will remain closed is not known.
Aid. James Ryan, of Sault Ste.
Marie, shot fifty-fve minutes with his
trusty rifle, and upon gazing about him
discovered he had killed forty-seven
rabbits. Mr.. Ryan will stand for re-
election.
Stephen Valentine, an old and res
pected citizen of Escanaba, was found
dead in his bed Thursday morning,
heart failure being the cause. He was
sixty-six years old and had lived in Es-
canada for more than twelve years.
The 500 News claims there is COW
in their city that effected an entrance to
q Cedar street residence, sat in the best
parlor chair, knocked down hanging
lamp and then proceeded to the store
room where it ate an entire barrel of
apples.
Another town is hard hit with the
roller skating fad. 1t is Michigamme
this time. Messrs. Murray & Disbrow
have leased the Odd Fellows hall and
opened rink. Roller skating is adj
mirable sport for young people and we
hope to see it come to stay.
James Norton has camp in two
miles west of Bruce's Crossing, on the
Duluth, South Shore & Atlantic rail-
way. and will put in 2,5OO,O0O feet Of
white pine logs to go by rail to the
shingle mill now being constructed by
John McRae s. Co. at Even.
e W. Wheeler, who is operating on
O tract of about 6,00O, 900 feet just east
OF Even, in Ontonagon county, will
put some of the best Of it into waney
timber. Flatt Bros. have contracted
for and will send it to the Canadian
market by water from Marquette.
Another prominent citizen has gone
wrong. This time it is Sam o. Nc
Farlane, treasurer of Wilkinson Lodg',
Brotherhood OF Railroad Trainmen, Of
Escanaba. He skipped out with $500
Of the society's funds, and is rusticating
in Canada unless he has since been
arrested.
The nl,nt OF the Republic Reduction
Co., Wa. ~ ~ auction on Monday
The sale ~. ~ ''v Corrigan, Ives
g. Co., of Ole 4 . 10, who were
represented at the sale by the senior
member, Mr.. Corrigan, who nj n the
highest bid Of $75O,O0. What tiey in