The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1891-12-05
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The epidemic Of typhoid fever con-
tinucs Mt Negsunee.
Norway, Mich, citizens are talking
up electric lights, and will probably soon
get them.
The Kirk mine near Negaunee, has
been found to contain Manganese ore Of
fine quality
The Norway is agitating the orgniza-
tion OF q company Of state militia at
that place.
Houghton county wants a great big
pulp mill to use up some of the surplus
timber up there.
The Houghton common council is
after DR.. j. p. Mason with sharp
stick for neglecting his duties as health
officer. 8Ns
Houghton has secured another large
milling industry. @. A. Me, II Norrie,
Wis. is going to erect q large saw, shin
gle, lath and planning mill there.
st. Ignace papers use double plea
type, double loaded, to express the JOY
of citizens over the procuring of works
to grind up the gypsum that abounds
around their village.
Good miners are reported as being in
great demand in and around Ishpeming
and mine owners and experts say the
year 1892 is going ahead of all other
years in production of ore.
Postmaster-Editor Giiffey, of the
Negaunee Iron Herald. is as happy as a
clam in high tide. He has both the
post Office and printing Office moved in
to nice, new, clean quarters.
The elevator and docks belonging to
the $500 Line" were destroyed by fire
few days ago, but will be rebuilt, so
rumor says, though we doubt it, as
soon as the insurance is adjusted.
Lake Michigamme is hermeticalIy
sealed for the winter with jacket Of
ice from ten to twelve inches thick-so
strong as early as Tuesday as to bear
heavy team of horses with loaded
sleigh. Pretty solid for the first of
December, sure.
The Ishpeming Press is authority or
the statement that J. H. d. Stevens, of
Ironwood, will be candidate for the re-
publican congressional nomination in the
eleventh district next year, and remarks
incidentally, of course. tina. the republi-
cans might go farther and fare worse.
Barely possible, neighbor, barely; but
not probable.
Marcus Pollasky, the we'll known
young Michigan speculator and big pro-
ject promoter, has sent invitations to
many of his friends in this state to at
tend barbecue and clam bake at
Pollasky, CAL, on the occasion of the
formal opening of the San Joaquin
Valley railroad, of which he is presi-
dent.
The criminal libel suit against tho
publishers of the Marquette Times, on
complaint OF James Russell, resulted in
a verdict of guilty as to Jackman. The
case against Curtiss was dismissed.
Jackman was fined $50 and costs. The
case has been appealed to the circuit
court, and the principal witness for the
defendants is in hoe on the charge OF
perjury.
According to the Ishpeming Press
another wrestling match will take place
at Ishpeming in the near future. Charley
Crowley has offered to back an "un-
known" against Jack King, and King
hos signiied his willingness to meet the
unknown antagonist. Such matches
are general y fakes, made to work un-
sophisticated suckers. Put up no
money on such, is our advice.
The medical fraternity of Maninette
are all agog over the queer antics OF
two OF their fellow members, Drs.
Coulter and Gregory. Not long ago
DR.. Gregory attempted to horsewhip
Coulter for nm alleged slander and re
ceived dangerous bullet in conse-
quence. Now he has had Coulter ar
rested, not for trying to kill him, but
for the slander. And the end is not
yet.
The Lake Superior Iron company will
probably soon increase its capital stock
from 70, 900 to 100. 900 shares. The 2S,-
600 new shares will be sold as treasury
stock and the proceeds used in develop
ing the property Of the company. This
meatsr il,tr y million or million and .
half dbl ~ ~ - rv-ended in the inn
mediate fa,ut she development Of
the valuable lnincral holdings Of the
Lake Superior company, c~tsjde Of the
present workings OF the mi,.e.