The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1892-08-06
UPPER PENINSULA NEWS
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EXCHANGES.
The village Of Red jacket is agitating
the subject of electric lighting.
The Champion mine closed down for
an indefinite period last Saturday,
throwing 600 men out Of employment.
Arthur Gebbertson, Menominee
lad aged eight years, was drowned in
the Menominec river while bathing
Sunday. His body has been recover
ed
Sault Ste. Mario has gone through
the experience Of real estate boom.
Lots thas sold three years ago for
$1,000 each, are now selling slowly at
$500.
The COW bell nuisance is driving the
tourists away from ST. Ignace. They
like it there but they can't sleep. A
COW bell chorus is not very charming
music.
The Ontonagon River Lumber Co.
lost $4,000 worth oflogs by fire in
their mill at Even. An emp,oye was
so badly injured while fighting the fire
that he died shortly after.
Andrew Sorem, Crystal Falls Fin,
while making his way to tho Shafer
NINE on Friday, was run down by
train and his left arm was completely
severed from the body, near the
shoulder.
Tie senate has confirmed the nomi-
nations recommended 10y Congressman
Stephenson of Sacris Sivola to be post
master Mt Calumet and l.. ID. hlitchell
at Ontonagon which was recently made
presidential office.
An attempt is being made by VIM. l..
Harcourt, OF West Superior, to secure
the pardon of his brother James Har-
court. who was convicted and sentenced
for the killing of Dan Dunn. 1t is
thought his efforts will be successful.
At the last meeting of the board of
supervisors of Houghton county reso-
luton was passed separating the Office
of register of deeds from that of county
cleik. 1t is thought the combined
Office is too Fat plum for one man.
Ida L. Peters, of the Sault, is in the
habit OF running away from home and
joining theatrical troupes. She has
been an attraction in three different
"Uncio Toms Cabin" companies,
although but II years Of age. She will
'"star" at the industrial school at Adrian
for the next six years. !,
The day train coming west on the d.
S. S. & A. jumped the track one mile
west Of Mcmillan station, Saturday
morning, and the passenger and sleeper
overturned iniuring many passengers
but mono fatally. A woman and boy
who were picking berries along the
track were caught under the overturned
ears and it is feared the woman was
fatally injured.
Fred Diahno Sr., ono of tho pioneers
of Marquette county, died suddenly at
at his home in Champion last week.
TIE immediate cause of his death is
ascribed to heart failure. although it is
said that his loss OF over 81, 900 on the
]. II. & II. B. railroad through the
failure of the contractor and the refusal
of the company to pay the claim, had
much to do with his sudden demise.
At Iron Mountain thief was discov-
cred looking through the trap door of
an attic into tic room of guest at n
hotel. An alarm was given and num-
Der of people went to investigate.
Unknown 20 the others one brave fellow
went up into the attic to investigate.
He stepped off the stringers on the lath
and suddenly took drop half way
through the plaster. His legs were
dangling in the room below while his
head was in the attic and the people
almost pounded the life out of him
before they discovered he was not the
thief.
There is prospect after all that the
affairs of j. G.. Brown will be adjusted
and thai in time every creditor will be
paid. II is stated by those who know
him, that during the past few weeks
all labor claims have been paid, and
% percent of the larger bills for sup
plies, ahiIa many OF the smaller bills
have hkcvi.e hcn paid in iuii At
Sagiraa last week 3lr. Browa stated 10
partie. interested that only time was
necessary n order 60 enable INN to pay
dollar Tor rdollar lie has a large and
valuable faIn there and other classes
Of property tiiat cannot be converted
INTO cash without involving q great
sacrifice. ri,, re who have given the
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