The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1891-06-27
BARAGA.

Mrs. John Higgins continues very
low with typhoid fever.
Charley Carpenter returned WedAes-
day evening from Marquette.
Mrs. Spencer, OF Saranac, is visiting
with her daughter, Mrs. Elmer Powers.
Mr.. j. s. Courtney left for trip to
Chicago and Washington, D. c., last
Saturday.
The primary and intermediate pupils
will close their school year with u picnic
in the grove.
There are numerous strangers in
town, but our merchants are complain
ing OF dull times.
Bert. Waldo, the South Shore news
agent, spent Sunday in the village, the
guest Of ]. ]. Byers.
A game Of ball will be played be-
tween the Baraga champions and the
crack team of the Mission.
Jas. p. McGrath, of Hancock, was
visiting some OF his friends about town
Sunday and Monday lust.
The schooner M. N. Bourke came up
with coal for Marquette from Lake
Erie ports last Wednesday.
Everyone should attend the Firemen's
dance next Friday evening. You will
have all the next day to rest.
A very welcome shower Of rain visit
ed us Wednesday evening. There
wasn't enough of it, though.
1t is said that work will commence
on the Baraga g. Watersmeet railroad
the fore part Of next month.
We call the attention of our readers
to Coddington's 4th of July ad. in
another column Of today's paper.
The hay crop will be failure this
year and other crops will be light if the
dry weather continues much longer.
Geo. A. Royce, register of the land
Office at Marquette, made brief call on
some of his old friends here last Satur-
day.
There is some talk of the mills shut
ting down on account OF logs being
hung up in the Sturgeon and Ontonagon
rivers.
Just after moving into their new
house Mrs. Cosgrove was taken down
with typhoid fever and has been very
i'll since.
For Japanese lanterns, balloons and
fireworks go to Harry Coddington's
Barags News Depot. He has large
stock to select from.
The Schoolcraft, hester and Keweenaw
arrived light from Chicago Wednesday
and will load lumber at Nester's dock,
for lower lake ports.
Tomorrow Sunday the Stars take
their first trip to Ontonagon and if
they put up game like they did last
Sunday they will bring home new
broom, sure.
McMahon & Arthurs' corner saloon
is being painted by II. Busch, OF
L'Anse. When lie gets through it will
be Que of the finest sample rooms north
of Marquette.
Thos. Wightman, OF the National
Home, Milwaukee, has been circulating
around am ong some of his old friends
in this county the past week or ten days.
He looks hale and hearty.
Our enterprising postmaster is put
ting up large store on the lot next
north of McGrath's, where he will, as
soon as completed, move the post-oflice
and open fruit and confectionery
store.
The closing exercises of the Catholic
Mission school were held Thursday,
and quite feast Of ice cream, cake,
cuUuleS, uluS uIlu lIulI WIS ScJ OuI loI
the youngsters and they all enjoyed it
very mach.
The hester estate boarding house is
undergoing general overhauling and
repairing. The.walls arc being white
washed, and three large ventilation
have been put on the roof SO as to give
| better draft OF fresh air.
Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday
will be examination days in the schools.
All pupils are required to be present.
Promotion will be made OF close OF
examinations. All pupils absenting
themselves or failing III examinations,
will not be promoted.
Tie first commencement and gradu-
ating exercises Of the Baraga public
schools will be held in the town hall ON
Wednesday evening July 1, 1891. Pro-
gram consists OF music, quartettes,
duets, solos, recitations, essays and
orations. This being the first gradu-
ating exercises held in our village a