The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1892-07-23

adding mach1na ana In his frenzy
figured on the flaps OF sixteen white
shirts with indelible ink. and then
laid the matter before his joss and
because the latter would not work II
out whipped MIN all the following
forenoon. and then. In desperation.
renounced Christianity as snare and
returned to pagauism.
The puzzle permeated every nook
and corner OF the village Two popu-
lar members OF the Y. M e. A.
slapped each others faces over IL
Colonel Hooks pulled the nose Of q
tourist to whom he was trying to sell
land. and all the boys In town fought
over 1t .>ss
One John p. Smith attacked the
wife Of his bosom with ferocity and q
scytha and knocked her into the we'll
where che speedily drowned. A mob
chased Mr.. Smith thirteen geographic
miles and gave him five minutes In
which to show cause why no should
not be lynched. wbereupon he de-
clared that the demise OF Mrs Smith
was attributable to Divine Providence
and stone over. which she had
stumbled the same throwing her into
| the well.
This announcement resulted In a
prolonged and earnest debate upon
the part Of the string band which
continued until the sheriff and posse
rescued Mr. Smith and bore him to
town. Court was in session at the
time. and the case came up for trial
on the morrow. 1t was dark when. the
jury was sent out. They canvassed
the case thoroughly. Hicks. who was
among them. detailed the puzzle and
exhibited his tally sheet
At four o'clock in the morning the
door was burst open and the jury fell
down the stairs. fighting like demons.
The stove had been overset and the
building was soon in flames. The
hook and ladder company swirled up
and ran over three gentlemen. two OF
whom Immediately assaulted two fire.
men. whereupon the whGe body Of
the latter attacked the entire jury i'm
partially. The alarm OF fire aroused
the village. and the majority of the
citizens appeared on the scene. Judge
Begad denounced the firemen for riot
ing In the face OF the destroyer and
was attacked by the foreman OF the
| company. Several citizens went to
tho assistance OF the Judge. and three
| men whom he had fined for selling
| whisky jumped in to help the foreman.
Several prohibitionists forgot every
thing else and rushed in to do battle
with the rum fiends.
A gale had sprung up. and. before
the fire had been got under control.
the major portion of the business part
| OF the village was In ashes. This
threw many men out OF employment
and they moved away soon after
Others seeing there would be no boom
for many moons. departed. Several
capitalists who had been about to
make Investments Immediately folded
their tents The grand jury found
true bills against many of the partici-
pants in the great fight and they all
fed like the wind. Nobody would
buy property. aud the real ESTATE
/ agents left ''
| The number OF the voters was SC
reduced that rival town secured the
county-seat and with It went every.
body who could get away. The news.
1 papers both went Many of the
buildings were loaded ON trucks and
hauled OF to the new county sea,
And finally a cyclone RACED all the re-
naming buildings and put an end to
the village for good and all.
And all this was the work OF the
relationship puzzle. New York
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