The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1891-06-27
UPPER PENINSULA NEWS.
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600 tons Of iron ore this year.
There are about 100 pi iisoners in the
Marquette branch of the state prison.
The Manistique marble lime works
did not cffer any particular induce
ments to the fire fiend but caught it
just the same; the damage is estimated
at $4,000.
Last Friday evening William Schell-
man and Jerry Kelly were out boatriding
on Portage Lake. One of them fell
overheard and the other, in atte mpting
to rescue him, upset the boat and both
were drowned.
James Rolkowsky and Martin
Woskiah, Of Menominee, miscalculated
when they thought no one would know
of their using smaller meshed net
than the law allows. They are in Jail
now for dong it.
The agent of the assisted immigration
bureau has been doing land Office
business ut the 500, but the department.
Of the treasury has heard of the scheme
to push lot of paupers through at this
point and sent Agent Stalch there to
stop it.
Judge Stone has granted temporary
injunction against moving the Cochrane
r. NJ. Cos plant from Escanaba to
Virginia. The injunction is accom-
panied by an order to show cause on or
before the first day of the next term of
court, why it should not be made per-
manent.
Marquette has again been visited by
the devouring element. On Friday
night the handsome and substantial
Nester block was totally destroyed by
fire and the Gregory block considers
bly, damaged. The total loss exceeds
800, 900 while the insurance foots up
about $5S,000. We understand the
Nester block is to be rebuilt.
Several Upper Peninsula postmasters
have been made happy by an increase
of salary as follows: Menominee, from
1900 to $4,000; Ishpeming from s., 800
to 50. 400; Iron Mountain from 81, 200 to
-, 800; Ironwood, from 81 900 to 50, 100;
Escanaba, from - 1000 to S2,10O. The
U. P. cities are getting to the front at q
rapid pace.
The big celebration at Iron Mountain
last Saturday::was a "corker." Several
prominent gentlemen were present
including the father of the county Don
M. Dickinson. There was trades
procession that was sight to behold,
brass band music coed and plenty, aud
speeches and fireworks In the evening.
1t was the greatest day Iron Mountain
had ever seen, and those who had the
matter to superintend proved that they
knew how to get up q rousing celebra.
ton.
On Wednesday two land cruisers,
ooking up timber in the vicinity of
Watersmeet, found the badly decom-
posed remains OF man, on the. border
of the second dam, some eight miles
north of that town. From the appear
ance of the body it must have
Lain there ever since last winter as the
hands were eneased in heavy mitts, a
rife was found along side the remains.
There was nothing to indicate who the
unfortunate was. An inquest was held
yesterday but nothing was developed
showing who the man might be-
Ironwood Times.
The engineer of an eastbound train
on the South Shore, while approaching
Nestoria in the gray light of the morn
ing, saw n curious object on the track.
He thought it was COW, and ran into
it before discovering his mistake. As
he checked his engine homesteader
arose from the ditch and made the
illogical remarks. The homesteader
had been riding on q curious railway
tricycle. of his own construction and
had fallen asleep. The homesteader
was not particularly damaged, and was
left ut Nestoria. The remains of the
machine we're taken to Marquette for
inspection by the railway officials.
John Purtill serving term of four
years in the state prison for
robbery at Seney, made his escape
Sunday. Purtill was considered Q
"trusty" man and had been given many
! privileges and opportunities to escape
and this time he tooS the Glance. The
machinist of the prison bad drilled Q
number OF holes in q twenty foot length
of inch gas pipe, intending to maxi Q
ladder. This pipe was left lying in thu
yard when the guards were taken from
thewall, asis usual Sunday noon. Abou
12:45 o'clock Purill was allowed to g,
into the ard alone. He bent the end
ofsthis pipe into hook, made rings fol