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

UPPER PENINSULA NEWS
CLIPPED AND CONDENSED FROM OUR
EXCHANGES.
More than $4,000 of railway tickets
were disposed of in single week to
discharged miners at Happening.
Lake Linden citizens have come to
the front with contributions of over
$500 for the Rockland fire sufferers.
The 500 Line h,s obtained right of
way through New Fort Brady reserva-
tion and will soon come into the 500 on
it's own rails.
Edward G. Lcomis, engineer and
electrician at the Ashland mine, was
crushed beneath the crank of ponder
ous Cornish pump, last Friday.
Torch Lake, near South Lake Lin
den, had sea-serpent scare several
days ago. Canvass and sawdust
furnished the material, and several
mischievous inhabitants did tho rest.
While under the influence Of bulge,
Moses Beman collided with Chicago
&c Northwestern engine at Iron Noun
tain, and was thrown twenty feet. His
head was damaged, but he will recover.
George Herald, compass man of the
Lake Superior survey. while attempting
to board train at Witbeck missed his
footing and had both of his legs cut off
at the knees. He died shortly after in
horrible agony.
The trotting match between "Psyne's
Black" and Gray Dawn" at Hancock
course, Thursday afternoon, was won
by the former in three straight heats.
Best time 231a. Gray Dawn is owned
by Cultivate and Crowley, of Ishpem-
ing.
An assessment of 25 cents per share
on its capital stock has been called by
the directors OF the Ropes Gold and
Silver company. There have been
several months when poor rock was the
only kind encountered, and the bullion
yield has fallen off.
First Sergeant John Scanlon, of Com
pany B, Nineteenth regiment, Fort
Brady, was arrested and is now behind
the bars for brutal assault on the 13-
year-old daughter of Hospital Steward
Jones, also of Fort Brady. The girl is
in precarious condition.
Owing to the generosity of the
Calumet & Hecla mining company, the
employees have bcen enabled to ac-
cumulaic an $4,000 aid fund. It
donates each month "a sum equal to
that given by the employees, amount
ing during the past year to $20,275.
While John Combare OF Ishpeming
was on his way home murderons
miscreant sncakeL up behind him and
stabbed him in the back between the
shoulders. The wound is not neces-
sarily a dangerous one. 1t is supposed
that Combare was mistaken for some
one else.
Nearly all Of the surface men of the
Champion mine of the Marquette range
were laid of Monday morning. only Q
few being retained to take care OF ore
coming mp. Miners are still working
but it has been given out that il the ore
on hand is not sold by August 1. the
Champion mine will close all operations.
Merchants feel decidedly blue over the
trade outlook,
Samuel Bryant of the Central mine
IL years of age, in throwing stone at
squirrel Saturday evening struck the
7-year-old daughter Of Alexander Col
Inns in the back of the head. DR.. Mao
Rae summoned his assistant DR.. Mac
Queen of Copper Falls, at once. DR..
Pomery of Calumet happened to drop
In while on his way home from .Lac
La Belle. The three doctors after
careful examination found that the girl
was hurt very seriously. They remov-
ed three pieces Of the skull. The
patient is now doing as well as can
he expected. No blame is attached 10
tho young May. Much sorrow and SYM
pathy is expressed by all here for both
the Bryan aud Collius families.
Joseph NJ. Hemsteger, reporter
and solicitor Of the Daily Press. COM
mitted suicide by taking dose of
arsenic on the porch Of the Breitung
House at Negaunee, Wednesday after
noon. He was thirty seven years old
came here in June from the American
Contractor at Chicago. He was highly
educated and thorough newspaper
man. He was also widower and left
three letters addressed to Ella Wise,