The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1893-08-05
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| The Messaba range has commenced
shipping ore.
Citizens of Ironwood pay five cents
pail for pure spring water.
A barracks building to cost 81, 900 is
to be erected by the Salvation Army at
| Calumet.
The students of the Michigan min
ing school are getting ready for their
field on September Sth. They expect
to make grand affair of it.
! A newspaper is about to be started
at Hancock by Jos. s. Kelly with E.
p. Kibbie as editor. 1t will be
democratic.
Policeman Breen, of Ironwood. has
been suspended by Mayor Trebilcock,
on account of some charge made
against him by Mrs. Masche.
The new Polish, Bohemian and
Slavonian II. c. church at Ironwood
was dedicated by Bishop Vertin last
Sunday.
Paul N. Minckler, supervisor of
Iron River township, Iron county,
has been arrested on charge of
sending obscene matter through the
mails.
The next meeting of mine superin-
tendents and other officials of the
mining industry will be held at Nor
way in September. 1t is expected
that about 500 will attend.
The Kirby. Carpenter Co. has about
10000, 900 feet of lumber piled up at
Menominee. The poor condition Of
the market has not given the concern
any chance for good sales.
Keweenaw county is being invaded
with what is said to be the genuine
"army worm," which is very destruc-
tive and the worst destroyer of crops
that the farmers hereabouts ever had
to contend with.
The Huron copper mine near
Houghton closes down this week on
account of the expiration of the lease
and the low price of copper. About
125 men will be thrown out of en-
ployment.
Virginia, Mesaba range, is the scene
of riot und several ringleaders are in
jail The delay in payment OF wages
at the Franklin mine, owned by Cor.
rigan, Ives & Co., of Cleveland, is said
to be the cause of the trouble.
William Badgiey, the soldier at Fort
Mackinac who is charged with felon-
iously assaulting Annie Saulter, who
subsequently committed suicide on ac-
count of her shame, is to be tried
August Is.
The Huron mine closes down this
week, Superintendent Graham Pope's
lease having expired. The property
goes into the hands of local creditors.
About one hundred and twenty hands
are thrown out of employment.
The fever cases at Ironwood are
growing less. The health officer re-
ports the status Of typhoid fever
cases for the week ending July %, 1898,
as follows: Gases on hand week ending
July 10, 212; new cases during the
week, SO; deaths, 3; recoveries, AZ;
cases on hand, 190.
Not only the Calumet & Hecla but
all the copper mines are wedding out
the Hungarians and Italians from their
working forces and replacing them
with English, German and Swedish
workmen. The Hungarians and
Italians are not skilled miners but
trammers and surface laborers, and
they strike and make trouble.
They do farm it in Houghton county,
after all A farmer expects to raise
this year about 5000 bushels Of oats,
GOO or 700 tons of hay and 1,20O bush
els of potatoes. He thinks it good
plan to let the pine stumps rot and
thus enrich the soil. and believes that
in course of time Houghton county can
be made one of the best agricultural
districts in the state.
The United States court at Mar
auette has denied the application OF the
Minneapolis, st. Paul & Sault Ste.
Marie Railroad for an injunction re-
straining the state board OF health from
enforcing its rules to the alleged incon-
venience of that road. Attorney
General Ellis was formally notified
last Monday.
East Houghton people are having
trouble with their water system. Ihe
L., oonfnino the sprinQ was found