The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1891-05-09
UPPER PENINSULA NEWS

bridges lighted.
There are over 100 cases of scarlet
fever ut Calumet.
A German newspaper will be started
in Marquette shortly.
Forest fires are doing considerable
i mage in the copper district.
A Finnish daily paper is soon to make
its appearance at Red Jacket.
The marshal OF Ironwood gets 81, 900
per year but Crystal Falls pays only
$3.50.
Eight cases Of poisoning have occurred
at the 500 from drinking water from
an old we'll. One case proved fatal.
The Watersmect Lumber Co. is in
financial difficulties, and the business OF
the concern is being conducted by trus-
tees.
Burglars cracked the safe of Hugh
Logan, of Seney, Friday night, and
made off with 1000 cash and six gold
watches.
joe. Soult, of the Menominee Demo-
crat, has been appointed city, clerk at q
salary of 81 900 per year. Verify Joe
is in luck.
VIM. Janzen was slugged and robbed
of watch and $l5 by two unknown
men, at Marquette, Wednesday night.
The ro ,bers escaped.
The Portage Lake Bridge company
proposes to utilize their bridge for the
use of an electric street railway in case
the county fails to purchase it.
The. Lake Superior mine company
lately discharged 100 miners employed
in the hematite mine. The cause given
is the low state of the iron market.
If there is enough life left in the
Upper Peninsula and Northern Wiscon.
sil Press Association there will be a
meeting at Menominee the first week in
June
The Hon. NJ. Chambers, of Chippe.
wa county, has been appointed mem
ber of the board OF control of the min
ing school, in place of Mr.. John Senter
resigned.
George Dewick, Sr., of Ishpeming,
cut his throat from ear to ear Wednes-
day morning, and died. 1t is supposed
his mind was deranged from the effects
OF la grippe.
Little Gilbert Hathaway wandered
away from his parents, who were stop.
ping at the Marquette house, at Mar.
quette, and fell into the lake. His body
, was recovered.
Last Friday Aug. Nikkila, in fit oi
insanity. shot his wife, at the Atlantic
niue, aid afterwards shot himself. He
died almost Instantly, but it is thought
his intended victim will recover.
Sc, geant Dent. late signal service
officer at Marquette, has skipped out
leaving numerous creditors. 1t was
supposed that he was to be transferred
to the signal Office at Rochester. N. Y
Mont's Republic Sun appears now in
all the gaudy glory of the rainbow. I,
is engaged in the landable effort o
booming the town, and as the rainbow
is the promise of hope it ought to sue
ceed.
1t is stated that 81 illigimate children
have been born ut the 500 in the las
ninety days. This is..a pretty bad record
for that moral town. The papers Dc
not say whether the proximity of Fort
Brady has any connection with this un
healthy increase in popnlation-it may
be in the climate.
Leander Lanluman, a Finn aged 81
years. was found dead in o pit at the
Jacobsville quarry last Saturday.
Several ugly gashes were found on hil
head and bruises on his body. He wa,
last seen at q temperance meeting
Foul play is feared and Coroner Selder
is investigating.
Six log trains daily will be put on The
Dead river road, delivering logs to tn,
Hawlcy mill, four will be put on he
tween Lake Michigamme and Mar
quote, to haul Browns Bay City log
and two will be run on the east end o
the road, making twelve trims day
averaging eighteen cars each.
Wolf stories are becoming as fish an,
snake stories. Here is one from Al
Train: Walt Whelan was out il
the woods the other day when
pack Of wolves descended upon him
He fought them few minutes ant
then attempted to climb tree. TIL
tree broke and the sound of fallini
scared the beasts away and Whe!s
escaped in safc'Y.