The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1892-01-30
UPPER PENINSULA NEWS

UPPER PENINSULA NEWS
CLIPPED AND CONDENSED FROM OUR
EXCHANGES.
Dennis McCarty, dry goods deal Ell
of Ishpeming, has made an assigGIhe
1 The Ironwood schools have been
closed on account of prevalence of
scarlet fever.
James McDonald's saw mill near
Sault ST. Marie burned down last
week. Loss $1,000. No insurance.
Miss Cusick, the Free Methodist
rovivalist at Sault Ste. Marie, is MAX
log many converts, some whom have
shown their faith by re urning stolen
property.
The new railroad projected from
the iron mines at Negaunee to Manis-
tique, is to be built this year, and work
OF making final survey aud location will
be commenced shortly.
Ishpeming lodge A. o. U. w. pur-
poses to initiate $50 members ut one
meeting some time next month. My;
but woa't the goat he tired. through,
when the last man is run in?
lGraliam Pope. pioneer merchant
III Houghton, succeeds Johnson Vivian
as agent of the Franklin mine. Mr..
Pope is man experienced in the di-
rection OF mining as well as mercantile
affairs.
Louis Metzger, the 500 merchan
who was burned out last week, had his
stock insured for 1880 but the insur-
ance companies refuse TO settle because
his books are not all staight. He will
bring suit unless they pay 100 cents
on the dollar.
Sallie Conklin was found starved to
death at st. Ignace, last week in a
hovel where she had resided alone for
year past. There was not scrap of
food in the whole house except half
eaten turnip which lay upon the floor
just out Of reach of the woman's hands.
The st. Ignace News announces the
fact that another railroad is to be built
to that town in connection with the
road now being surveyed between Man
istique and Negaunee. Agents are in
st. Ignace securing options on property
for terminus at st. Ignace.
Manistique has juror who, at the end
of the first days trial of q case, asked
the Judge whether lie should come
again tomorrow" He voted for an
acquital because the rest of the jury
told him that If he did not acquit the
prisoner he would get fifteen years at
Jackson. He is German and can't
speak English.
Thomas Waller and Newell Snakell
were crossing the ice at st. Helen's
Island near st. Igance, last week when
the immense cake on which they stood
broke away and foated out into the lake.
1t was nearly dark, and death by drown.
ing or frost threatened them. Fortu-
nately the lake was calm, and through
out the long night the men managed to
keep their blood in circulation by walk
ing about and clapping their arms. In
the morning the cake grounded at
Point Au Chene, and the men walked
to their home at Point La Barb.
The evidence taken at the coronor's |
inquest on the body of John Gleason,
who was supposed to have been mnr-
dered at Ishpeming, tends strongly to
establish the theory of suicide. A
shortage OF over 81, 200 was found in
his accounts and it is thought that,
fearing exposure, he deliberately took
his own life after having SO disposed
OF his own personal effects as to make |
il appear that murder and robbery had |
been committed. SO strongly was the |
detective employed on the case con-
vinced OF this theory that he has |
abandoned all further efforts to discover !
clues Of a murder, and has gone home.