The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1891-09-12
UPPER PENINSULA NEWS

EXCHANGES.
500 Sportsmen are talking of organ >
izing shooting club.
There were At cases of scarlet fever
at Calumet last month. Only two
proved fatal.
The Lake Superior Iron Co. has
declared y "divy" OF $l.00 per share,
payable Oct. l.
A number Of new shingle mills are
being erected along tho line of the d.,
s. s. & A. railroad.
1t is fair week at Menominee and
the Democrat of that place celebrates
the event by issuing neat daily.
The public school at the Central
mine has been closed on account of
diphtheria.
Marquette's mammoth knitting works
are said to be sure thing. When stir-
ted, the question "what shall we do
with our girls" will trouble Marquette
no more.
John Swigent, IL years old, was SEN
fenced to five years in the reform
school at the recent term of the Goge-
bic circuit.
Leading and numerous other citizens
of Republic have united in movement
to have the saloons of that place closed
on Sundays.
Number shaft house of the Frank.
lin mine was totally destroyed by fire
Tuesday evening. Cause not known.
Insured for $1,000.
Mrs. Martha Jackson, 72 years old,
was run over by drunken crowd and
rig at Marquette, and received injuries
which may prove fatal.
The Sault Ste. Marie News is about
to change hands. Chase Osborn is the
seller and Mr. Hunsaker, of the De-
troit Tribune, the purchaser.
Hodges & Opal's meat market at
Lake Linden, was burglarized
last Thursday. The safe door was
blown of and $50 extracted therefrom.
Charley O'Rourke, the genial treasur-
Ell OF Ontonagon county, is willing to
wrestle King for any sum he wants to
put up. O'Rourke is hard chap to
down in the ring.
Soldiers carelessly firing on rifle
range inside the city limits of Sault
Ste Marie, the other day, shot through
two houses aud one ball went through
Mrs. Frank LaLonde's arm and came
near killing other persons.
Saturday last Father Otis was arrest
ed at Hancock on complaint of Minnie
Moledore, charging him with seduction.
He gave bonds for his appearance be-
fore Justice Finn Sept. 10th, for exam
ination.
Mcdonald. the alleged Watersmeet
murderer, was acquitted on trial in the
Gogebic circuit court. lie was defen-
ded by +. q. Chamberlain, who is
making quite a reputation as criminal
lawyer.
Rev. Father Otis publishes a card in
which he denies in toto tine charge up
on which he was arrested last week and
asks the public to withhold Judgment
until he has had an opportunity to vim
dictate himself.
Otto Hogan, an employe OF the
Dollar bay rolling mills, about twenty
years Of age, borrowed boat two weeks
ago to go to Chassell. He has not
been he ard from since and his parents
are anxious about him.
A little Ked jacket girl was playing
with matches the other day, when she
accidently set her clothes on fire. Be-
fore her parent, could extinguish the
flames she was so badly burned that
she died two days after.
VIM. Mcpherson, Jr., x-railroad
commissioner of the state, and Lucius
Montague, both Of Howell, Mich,
have been looking over the home
stead country and also the terminus of
the Huron Bay railroad, during the
past week.
A bald eagle killed an Indian babe at
Echo lake, near Sault Ste Marie, last
Friday. The bird attacked and tried
to carry away the infant but it was
rescued by its mother. 1t died soon
after from its injuries. The eagle was
killed by the child's father.
The American Steel Barge Company
has ordered material for four steamers
and two barges. The vessels will be of
uncommon size for whalebacks, BOG
feet in length and designed for lake
traffic exclusively. The material or
derea will amount to $750,000.
The state prison at Marquette is GER
tainly very, very leaky institution.
Two more prisoners made their escape
last Tuesday. They we're Charles Tay-
lor and j. VOTERS. Taylor was re-
CAPTURED a. Is j., .uzey after thirty-hour
search, but up to the present time Wat
ters is still out. p. S. He has since
been recaptured.
At the recent term Of the circuit
court at Marquette Judge Stone SEN
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