The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1894-01-06
UPPER PENINSULA NEWS
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Traverse city has struck another
flowing we'll, at depth Of 237 feet.
Fishing in Lake Michigan is unusual
ly good this winter, one haul of 1,700
being reported.
Marquette has IA year-old forger
who gets whiskey, tobacco and cloth
ing by forging orders. He hasn't been
arrested yet.
The practical joker is generally h
person of very coarse fiber. One OF
them has sent barrel of tin campaign
roosters to the suffering miners.
Menominee has sent q carload of
-four to the poor Of Iron Mountain, and
Marinette, the town across the river
IN Wisconsin, has followed suit.
The match-block machines of the Dia-
mond Match Co., at Ontonagon, have
been put to work again, and are cut
ting up the blocks at a rapid rate.
A rich deposit of iron ore has been
found near Rapid River, Delta Co.,
and the find will be developed as soon
as there is market for its product.
Gov. Rich has received private
advices to the effect that the miners
families in the vicinity of Iron Noun
tain, Dickinson county, are suffering
greatly for want OF food and clothing.
This locality has received but little at
tention OF the relief committees and as
the miners in Gogebic county are now
pretty we'll supplied with clothing, the
governor requests that contributions lie
hereafter forwarded to Iron Mountain.
Marinette lumbermen report more
logs cut at the present time than in
many previous years at same date with
too much snow in the upper camps.
The additions and improvements
that will be made in the Marinette saw
mills for the coming year does not
indicate any expected dullness in the
lumber industry next year.
Allan Rains. supervisor of Sugar
Island, Chippewa county. is missing.
He left the 500 Monday morning to
drive to his home at Neebish, drive of
six hours, but up to Tuesday night had
not reached there. The ice is unsafe
and as he had to cross Hay lake tits
thought he is drowned. A party, head
ed by his son, is searching for him.
A Calumet bean gave his sweethe cart
a gold watch, with the string"
that if either of them were to change
their minds and marry another the
ticker was to be returned. The giver
proved tickle, and the day he led his
new love to the altar the Tilted one
sent his present back; but she first
it fiat with hammer.
The Ontonagon Miner calls attention
to the significant fact that 10 the print
ed report of the committee to locate
the Upper Peninsula insane asylum
twenty-six of the fifty-nine pages are
devoted to the proposition from the
people of Newberry. 1t thinks it is a
clear case of "got up and got"
A Marquette Iloafer went into the
Salvation Army barracks and acted
himself so naturally that lie was re-
quested to go out. He refused and
said he would like to see the man who
could out him out. He was given that
privilege, and when the soldier got
with him q surgeon had to set
his leg.
Archdeacon G. Mott Williams has
rented from the Duluth, South Shore
& Atlantic Railway Co. Car fitted up as
q calosse, the seats running around
the sides, and will use it as missionary
car. It will be moved from point to
point at the rear of freight trains.
upon sdirgs. and religious
services held in il. It will have seats
for forty persons, and will make the
entire round Of the Upper Peninsula
each month. Except when otherwise
engaged, the archdeacon will go with
the ca AL con iuct the services him
self. At one end Of the cur there will
be small pulpit. an organ aud cot.
and it will carry communion service.
hymnals, etc.
The editor of the Croswell Democrat
has invented new-fangled stove for
wood. It is large enough
to take four-feet sticks, and is divided
into drying and consuming depart
ment. The wood is first placed in the
dryin apartment, and series Of
troughs carry of the water, as il comes
from the sizzling wood 10 a wash basin
in the next room, furnishing good soft
water for the employees. The lower