The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1892-04-02
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st. Ignacs is $4,000 in debt.
Gladstone has new elevator to re-
place the one consumed by fire short
time ago.
According to the Herald'r estimate
there will he 55O,OO0,0OO feet OF logs
Gu. on the Menominee river this win
ter.
Senator Mcmillan wants Michigan to
send q whaleback steamer to Russia
laden with grain for the famine.stricken
peasants OF that country.
Thirteen saw mills and four cedar
mills are now in process Of erection on
the Duluth, South Shore y Atlantic
railroad west from Nestoria.
The railroad corporations own TAI $50
scres OF timber land in Michigan. esti-
mated to bear 3,S59, ,292, $50 feet Of mer-
chantsble timber, worth $25, ,S59, 800.
Andrew Hanka, prominent temper
ance worker at Negaunee, was struck
ON the head with club and robbed at
that place Monday night. He cannot
recover.
Frank Hunt, cedar inspector commit.
ted suicide Monday at Menominee by
stsbbing himself to the heart. No
cause is known. He leaves o wife and
four children.
Escanaba is going to make a strong
effort 10 secure FOO, 900. steel plant.
Not bad thing to have in city, and
! we sincerely hope the sandy city people
will induce tho capitalists to locate
there.
A new machine for hosting water is
taking 1900 gallons, or 10 tons, Of
water from the Hamilton mine, near
Iron Mountain. every As seconds. AT
this rate work can be resumed in the
mine In two weeks.
/ The Negaunee Iron Herald has it
! from q man who was in a position te
know, that the late Col. Osburn o.
Marquette, leaves On estate worth
$7b, 900 after all debts are paid Of
which $4O, 900 il cash in the bank.
The Marquette Times is under Q
financial cloud, the Office having been
attached by one OF the creditors, and il
now in the possession Of the sheriff. An
arrangement has been made, however
to continue the publication until the
debt is liquidated.
Col. J. G. Van Duser, the veteran
editor of the Escanaba Iron Port, hal
been on the sick list for several weeks
and at one time his recovery seemed
, doubtful. The last number OF th'
Port brings the good news that his con
dition is much improved and that n
will soon be in the harness again.
Z A Michigamme man cashed o checl
for $3.50 for stranger, the latter allow
ine a discount of $25. After doing thi
: great stroke of business the Michigan
! me man sent the check in to tho bank
] ret his cash. out they replied that hi
paper was n. g. He is now huntin
, for the stranger with poor chances
success.
. All during the past winter the officia
Of Msckinac county have been unable
ret their orders for salaries cashed, u
I. county is so heavily in debt and so she
OF money. At the last term OF the Ct
emit court none of the jurors could
y paid and they were obliged to pay the
9 own expenses out of their reserve fun
= ana keep their orders.
The trial Of Father Otis on complai
Of Minnie Molitor occupied the circ'
r court OF Houghton county for over
!, week, and came to an end Thursd
evening when the jury brought IN
's' verdict OF not guilty. This is
second trial, the first one resulting II
No, disagreement Of the jury. The case
AZ attracted wide attention and there
= still great diversity OF opinion as
7 the guilt or innocence OF the accused