The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1893-03-11
UPPER PENINSULA NEWS
CLIPPED AND CONDENSED FROM our
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CLIPPED AND CONDENSED FROM OUR
EXCHANGES.
Warden Malmborg refuses to sur
render the keys OF the Marquette
prison to his successor, Mr.. Van Evera
until the state board takes an inventory
and audits his accounts.
Iron Mountain is negot iatirg for the
water plant, now owned by private
concern. The original price asked was
$3.50, 900, but the proprietors have
come down to $185, 900.
Edward Apland and John Sundblad
were buried below several tons of ore
at the Winthrop mine. The mine
timbers were caught under the rock,
forming narrow chamber and both
men escaped injury.
The Iron Port scores Representative
Fuller for his bill making township
clerks in the upper peninsula members
of boards OF supervisors. The bill
certainly is entitled to prominent
place in the annals of fool legisla-
tion.
Prominent citizens of Crystal Falls
have petitioned Judge eStone to empanel
a grand jury to investigate the official
affairs Of Iron County. There being no
money in the treasury to pay the costs
Judge Stone refused to grant the
request unless the petitioners deposited
money to cover the costs.
w. w. Edyvean, a drummer for a
Wholesale liquor house, attempted
suicide at the Commercial house, Iron
Mountain, last Saturday, and but for
the timely Intervention Of the hotel
porter would have strangled himself to
death with trunk strap. He had
been having an attack of the jim-jams.
Arrangements are being perfected
for grand reunion of oil the Knights
Of the Maccabees in the Upper PENN
sula, and June 18th is the date
proposed. Circulars have been sent
out to the several tents to ascertain the
sentiments OF the membership through
out the peninsula with regard to the
project. There are two thousand
members in this part of Michigan, and
if a meeting is held it will be large
and enthusiastic one.
The propeller Independence. which
has lately been raised at Sault Ste.
Marie, will be taken to the Worlds
Fair. This boat was owned by Capt.
Richard G. Bristol, of Chicago, who,
realizing that large industry would
develop on Lake Superior, constructed
ways on which he took the Indepen-
dence across the land and launched
her on Lake Superior, beng the first
steamboat to float on the lake.
The total valuation of the townships
of the upper peninsula for the year
1892 aggregated $75,3lS,s0S. The tax
levied in these townships amounted to
81 POI ,695. OF this amount $4O2, 49,
40 was for county purposes. $222,-
1927 for highways and bridges and
1872, ,43401 for school purposes. The
total assessed valuation OF the upper
peninsula, including cities, is $103, $685.
125. The total county taxes levied
amount to $6O8. .953.42; school taxes,
$500, ,667. 80 and total direct taxes, $1,-
884, ,433.87' By adding to this amount
tho $500, 900 collected in liquor taxes.
the cost of operating the municipal gov
ernment of the upper peninsula can be
arrived at, It amounts to 1854, 49, |
81. The above amounts do not include
local taxation in cities and villages for
sewers, paving and like improvements.
Such taxes are collected on special
According to the Even Recorder, the |
big load OF logs to be exhibited at the |
Worlds Fair by the Nester Estate con-
sisted Of 30 18-foot logs, the smallest |
measuring 406 feet and the largest H.
305. Inlthe first tier were six logs.
the next eight, and the next three tiers |
had seven each then followed five, four.
three two and one, respectively. The
whole load measured 15 feet wide and
33 feet and three inchss high. The
whole load scaled 36,O65 feet. II was
hauled by one team weighing $500
pounds. The sleighs upon which the
load was hauled were built in the camp |
and the entire job was planed and car
ried out by Malcolm McEachen. the |
Of the camp.