The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1892-05-21
UpPER PENINSULA NEWS

cLippED Ay2 CONDENSED FROM OUR
ExcuASoEs.
Even is 70 hayo big hotel in the
near future.
Cigarmakers at Ishpeming are on a
strike for union wages.
The Ontonagon drive is now all right,
.he recent rains having moved the logs
down in great style.
The coal rate from Lake Erie ports
to Lake Supelior is but 40 cehts per
ton--so low that ore boats are coming
up light.
The streams in the vicinity of Hough-
ton have been stocked with $4,000
young brook trout from the 800"
hatchery.
Barney Aaron, of Trout Creols was
convicted OF (bgGglary at Ironwood on
Monday. He plundered store at
Watersmeot.
'"Big Bill" Aialoney, one OF six river
drivers who assaulted hand-cer crew
at Balsam Monday morning, was
arrested at Crystal Falls that evening.
Edward Slattery, a weIl-known
liveryman of Crystal Falls, died at 10
O'Clock on Monday of inflammation of
the kidneys. aged co He was widow
er.
The creditors of the Huron resumed
operations ut that mine last week,
Some forty mo are employed AMI the
force will he increased as occasion re-
quires.
Tho Eclndinayians Of Marquette
have organized supply company with
capital stock of $4,000 They will
handle everything needed by this in
dustrious people.
Josiah Bosche has bought Reding's
interest in the general merchandise
stock and real estate OF n. Reding &
Co., at Lake Linden, Of which he was
an equal partner for $22 1000.
The Calrmet & Hecla Mining com.
pany has declared dividend OF So per
SHARE, payable Jure 0. The ramarack
Mining company has declared a dividend
OF s. per share, payable jane l6.
The E.cauaba papers claim the big
steel plaat has been secured for that
city, and that the enterprise is backed
by wealthy eastern capitalists. This
will prove great acquisition to the
business interests Of the sandy city.
The force of copyists in the D;cllin-
son county court house have gone on q
little strike. Thc supervisors disallow-
ed their claim fol extra services which
they woald lie required to render in
transcribing The deeds involving land
in that county prior to tho division.
An S-ycar.old daughter of Prcfesssor
L. d. BURGESS OF the Calumet school,
died of scarlet fever Monday morning,
and sswhile the health officers were fun
igating the house caught fire and was
totally consumed Burgess lost every
thing, as did also family occupying
tho other side of the house.
Prominent Houghton people held
meeting, last week, to discuss the
feasibility of establishing, ut that place,
branch institute for the cure of in
ebriatos after Dr. Keeley's method.
There arc plenty OF subjects to work
upon in Houghton county, and the
institute should prove success.
Abraham +. Hyer, the man who shot
at Conductor Gibson, ut NIichigamme,
several weeks ago was tried in the
circuit court Of Marquette county. this
week, and found guilty OF assault
with intent to do great bodily harm.
Hyer is u lumberman who lives at
Sagola and has wife and one child.
Fire totally destroyed the three-story
brick block owned by Michael Johnson,
of Red Jacket, also his tenement build
ing in the rear, with n loss of $4,000
The insurance is 1900. In the first story
John Korby, general store, loses $4,000,
insurance $4,000; Joseph Gabrielson,
pool room, loses $500, not insured; (;
Mat Matson, photographer, loses, 81
600. In the second story three families
lost everything. In the tenement house
five families lost all their household
goods.
Monday morning 150 union ore trim
mers of Escanaba wont to North Escan-
aba and attacked the "on-union men,
who were trimming vessel at that
place, with firearms. a lively skirmish
ensued and bullets from both sides
flew thick and fast for few minutes.
Clark Williams, o nonunonist, was
shot in tho leg and back and may die.
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