The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1891-12-19
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Marquette is possessed Of couple Of
firebuss that are greatly in need Of
hemp.
The Manistique Star is publishing
the delinquen tax list OF Schoolcraft
county.
Frank Leporte was killed at the
Lucy mine by fall of ground, last
Tuesday.
John p. Hunt was elected president
OF the village Of Houghton over II. NJ.
Hoar by majority of "a.
The Torch Lake Times publishes
the delinquent tax list of both Kew
eenaw and Houghtou counties.
The Ishpemipg ski club is making
preparations for another tourname nj, !,
to come Off during the winter.
Iron Mountain is hard at work trying
to raise $4,000 bonus asked by the
Quinnesec logging railway for its pro-
posed extension.
VIM. Dishman. pump man at the
Iron Belt mine, while sliding down the
ladders, missed his hold and fell to the
bottom of the shaft, killing him in
stantly.
The SEQ line has 200 men at work at
Gladstone clearing the ashes and
charred timbers of the burned elevator
and docks, and will build at once and
on q larger scale.
Alfred Peterson, aged twenty years,
fell 100 feet down the paw shaft in the
Lake Superior Iron Company's mine
Friday morning and was instantly killed.
Both arms, legs. neck and back were
broken.
The trial of Father Otis at Hough-
ton, on the charge of rape resulted in
disagreement Of the jury-six standing
for conviction and six for acquittal.
The case will be tried again at the
January term.
Richard Whalen and George Frazer
have been arrested at Marquette on
charge Of enticing Patrick Murtha from
his home Wednesday night and in his
absence attempting criminal assault
on his fifty. year-old wife.
At Manistique last week two doctors
made nm incision in the side of an
Italian aud removed the lower lobe of
his left lung and twenty ounces of pus,
washed him out with disinfectants and
sewed him up. He still lives.
Mrs. Martin, OF st. Ignace, is the ol-
jest woman in Michigan, beng 1OS years
old. She is still smart and recently
travelled from st. Ignace to DePere,
Wis. She was born in Green Bay and
has not visited her birthplace in ninety
years.
The Ontonagon Herald Is in luck.
Although red-hot republican paper
it captured the fat tax list of Onton-
agon county this year. This causes
our obese but lively friend Powers to
declare that the tarnal democrats are
not such bad fellows after all. =.
While taking part in theatrical
performance given by the Scandina-
vian society at Ironwood, Saturday,
Hon. L. w. Muntbe had the misfortune
to break both bones of his left arm. It
was caused by falling over stick while
walking backwards.
Thursday night, James Biddick was
instantly killed 3 Mt the Lndington
mine and his son James H. was terri
bly, but it is hoped not fatally injured.
The father and son were climbing up
the shaft by the air pipes and were
struck by the ascending cage.
The election of Lieutenant Colonel r.
b. Lyon of the THIRD Regiment, M. s.
T., to the colonelcy of the new Fifth
Regiment is now regarded as certain.
Captain ]. r. Bennett of Muskegon and
Captain Russell Of Marquette want to
be lieutenant-colonel. The election
takes place at Marquette Dec. %.
Jean Bushs. fisherman at Detour,