The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1892-08-20
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Escanaba citizens contributed $500
to the Bay City fire sufferers.
Congressman Stephenson is seriously
ill from the effects OF an insect bite.
Ironwood is going to have kindergar-
ten in it's schools at cost OF $1,000.
Water is being pumped from Lake
Angeline, Ishpeming, ut the rate of one
foot in twenty-lour hours.
A mantel piece Of native copper is
one OF the items that viii enter into the
Worlds Fair exhibition from the copper
district.
Escanaba parties are talking mp big
summer hotel project, the house TO
have o0rooms and to DO located on
the old rildeu house site.
Foster s. Smith, Of Sau,t Ste. Marie,
have secured the contract for the
erection of a public building at ASH
land, Wis. 1t will cost $71, 500.
Israel Bykan, Finnish miner of Ish-
peming, caught ride on an ore train,
and fell, beneath the wheels IN attempt
ing to alight. His foot was mangled.
Another "Jack the Kisser" has made
his appearance at Negnunee and during
the past week severaI pretty girls have
received o5culatory salu;ations from
him.
Fire in the East New York mine
caused considerable damage and the
engineer and fireman ncarly lost their
lives by being overcome viii gas while
down in the shaft
Owpg to the large number OF immi-
grants who pass through sault Ste.
Marie daily, the board os health have
pettioaod the Un.fed states govern
men5 10 establish a quarantine to guard
agains. cholera.
Oiiiccr llumStoad rrosasi.ed TO draw
near to sronn % ica persons stand
ing on By,seper stlGot carn>r and
when almost to them one OF The group
fred ut him. The bail grazed his head
temporarily stmping him. Tie party
then ted.
Miclipicoten is the hard name of
10000 acres island in Lake Superior.
The cliffs III places rise 937 feet direct
ly from Tho wafer. In the inferior are
many lakes one Of which is three miles
long. It is largely unexplored and
almost wholly uninhabicI
A 10-year old daughter of Patrick
Clifford was drowned in Portage Lake
last Monday. She was playing on the
wharf and in some manner fell in. 10
one knew Of the drowning until a
young companion saw hor hat floating
and gave tho alarm. Tie body was
recovered.
Pennoycr Brothers, Of IA Sable, have
purchased the Ripley & Soiiglnan pine
lands estimated to contain i0,000,0 ,000
feet, on the Sheldralle river in North
ern Michigan. They are also looking
ovei the Pack 81 Woods tract, contain
ing 0,00O,0Oo feet IN the Same region,
with view of purcha2ing.
Edward O'Brion, who was charged
with being implicated in the theft of
$3.50 from the meat market Of Chas.
Much at Negaunee on the 5ih inst, was
bound over to appear for trial at the
next term of the Marquette circuit
court. IN default OF 500 bonds young
O'Brien will DO held in tao county jail
to await trial.
While the Browne thcater company
was playing at Manistique Maud Rug
giles, the daughter of wealthy lumber
man, became enamorcd with Robbins,
who was connected with the company,
and eloped with him, rs her parents
bitterly opposed the match. She has
been travelling with the Browne com
pany for two years and has become
thoroughly disgusted with stage life
and heartily ayers that marriage is q
decided failure in bill for divorce.
Wm. G.. Winchester, who with his
bride was poisoned at wedding feast
at the residence OF tho brides mother
last week is popular and weil-known
busiaess man and republican politician
of Ironwood and member of
Gogebic county board Of supervisors,
representing Irorwooj township. The
bride was principal Of The mnsic and
drawing department in the public
schools lost year. The ncws is COM
plete surprise to their friends there as
they have been lett in complete ignor-
ence Of TIE poisonous Wedding feast.
The clerks Of Red Jacket arc having
an interesting time inducing the NOR
chants of that to close at 8 o'clock. Last
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