The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1893-05-06
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EXCHANGES.
Iron Mountain will have over 60
saloons this year.
Hon. G. T. Roberts has been appoint
Led mine inspector of Iron county.
The name of the postoffice at Sucker
Greek, Ontonagon Co., has been chang
ed to Choate.
A Crystal Falls miner fell 75 feet
and then walked home without any as
sistance whatever.
The controlling stock in the Platt
mine, near Negaunee, has been pur-
chased by the Eddy's of Bay City.
ST. Mary's church, one of the most
imposing structures in the state, was
dedicated at iron Mountain Sunday.
G. Fl. Call, of Marquette, carries
100000 worth of life and endowment
insurance policies. A 100000 policy
natures this year.
The postoffice at New Home, Onton-
.agon county, has been discontinued
Mails for that place will hereafter he
sent IT, Brotherton.
The lronwood council has decided to
let saloons run wide open on Sunday.
1t is said.that dives and gambling hells
will also be winked at.
Frank Schroeder, Calumet saloon
keeper, forgot to let out his dog before
he locked the saloon. The next morn
ing the place was pile of ruins.
Dir. G. M. Ross, Of the Sault, is the
possessor of genuine Cremona violin
of the year 1850. The instrument has
passed down in the family through
many generations.
Robert Leroy, OF Iron River, was
accidentally shot by q compani on
while returning from a hunting expe-
dition last Friday. His recovery is
considered doubtful. He is II years
old
SIay.lay was ushered in with six
inches of fresh snow in the Upper Pen
nsula and not ton of ore shipped
from her ports yet. Prospect, are for
the opening of the ore season three
weeks later than last year.
Red jackets fat girl, only five years
old and weighing 100 pounds, left Mon
day for the Worlds Fair. Her par
ents, Mr.. and Mrs. Wetelainen, are
taking her down to exhibit and will
also sell photographs of hea. They are
poor people and their child's unusual
size may bring them considerable
wealth.
Hancock citizens are very much re-
joiced over the prospects Of new
smelling works. The Quincy Mining
Co. has entered into contract with
company of which j. r. Cooper is to
be the head to smelt its copper for
term of years. The company will also
build q brass foundry in connection
with the works.
State oil inspector Mcmillan has
made the following appointments OF
deputy oil inspectors, in the Upper
Peninsula: Sixteenth district, G. w.
Emery, Hancock; fifteenth district.
Jabez Trebilcock, Ishpeming; eighteen
til district, Charles Pease, Sault Ste.
Marie; twenty-tirst district, r. A.
Douglas, Ironwood.
The Lake Superior mine at Ishpem-
ing has big stock piles of non-Bessomer
ore, and will for the present. stop min
ing it, transferring its force to the
Bessemer ore chambers. The COM
pany has cash in the treasury, is out of
debt, and has ore mined valued at
81 ,OOO,O00 The Lake Superior will at
once start the eight-hour day.
George Lemon, baggageman on
the Lake Superior limited train on the
Duluth, South Shore & Atlantic Rail-
road, got squeezed between q sleeper
and first-class coach Sunday night
while making coupling and died
shortly afterwards from his injuries.
The train was on q curve in the yard
and the draw heads passed each other,
allowing the platforms OF the coaches
to come together. No bones were
broken. He left widow and three
children in Marquette.
The below transfers, recorded by
the register of deeds, seems to indi-
cate that the g. NJ, & st. p. railway
means to extend its M. & N. branch
into the copper country in the near