The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1894-08-11
PENINSULA POINTERS.

Calumet Is to have new Swedish
Lutheran church seating 500.
Crystal Falls had narrow escape from
destruction by forest fires last Sunday.
The Michigan Gold Co.'s property neal
Ishpeming is to be worked again, Many
men will be employed.
Official rotten ness has become so rank
In Gogebic county that Judge Hare will
call grand jury to Investigate.
Charles Buchanan was found dead In o
tree near Crystal Falls. Hs is supposed
to have accidentally shot himself while
out hunting.
Newberry is making big preparations
for the laying Of the corner stone Of the
new insane asylum about the last Of this
month. Excursions will be run frem all
the neighboring towns.
A Manistique lady who witnessed q
certain young man Of that place cruelty
ill-using horse, gave him some Of his
own medicine VITA the aid Of q horse
whip, and everyone says, serves him
right.
The G. Fl. Holland Lumber Co., of
NaubinwaY, has contracted for so, 900, 900
feet Of pine, 12 miles northeast of New
berry. The Newberry railroad will be
WI daI 10 ha 40
Lake Superior.
The residence OF Andrew Baird,
Houghton, was struck by lightning and
fired last Monday. No one In the house
was injured, but the building and con-
tents we're damaged by fire to the amount
OF 81, 900 which is covered by insurance.
The Tamarack Mining Comany's No. 8
shaft has reached the Calumet O. Heca
vein. depth OF over 1000
feet, the deepest point sunk By any mine
In the world. The extent and richness
OF the vein will be known in few days,
and indication now are that 1t will be
very rich.
Up to July IS the total shipments of
lumber by rail and water fiom Menomi-
nee and Marnette this season had been
9l5, 900, 900, of which the Kirby-Carpen-
ter Company shipped 100000, 600 feet.
Shipment by water from Menominee had
been $780, 900 feet; from Marinette,
,9,647, 900 feet.
The Wisconsin Il Michigan railroad is
nearly graded from Ingalls, to Peshtigo
Wis. The bridge which spanned the
Nenominee river at ingalls,, which was
wrecked by high water last spring, will
De removed to Peshtigo aud two more
spans added for the bridge at that
Joint. Preparations are being made for
he erection of another and more sub
tantial bridge across the Menominee
liver. Rails are being distributed along
he line.
Alfred Lagman, q Manist!que bicyclst,
feat on his wheel that has
Tot been equalled. He was riding along |
! tramway the other morning when it |
vas raining, when the wheel slipped
hrowiBg the rider to the ground below, !
distance of eighteen feet When the |
pectators ran to the scene expecting TO
ind a mangled corpse they found that |
.agman had made safe landing and |
vas eXaminingohis bicycle to find what
INJURIES it had received. During the1
'ast year two men have Eet their death
" falling from the same tramway.
Schoolcraft county, of which Manisti-
Lue is the county seat, is being colonizcd
~ new and unique religious sect. 1t is
alled the Hiawatha Cooperative Colony
md is located II miles north OF Manisti-
lue. Already there are nearly 100 in the
colony and there are new arrivals at FREE
luent Intervals. Abraham 5. Byers, a
,ackwoods preacher, is the founder of the
olony. lie has secured the donation OF
400 acres OF choice hardwood lands,
PORTIONS OF which are cleared and under
cultivation. Walter L. Mills, the we'll
,nown temperance orator, has Joined
'yers and is shining light in the colony.
they have secured printing plant and
sIll soon issue colony paper for the
purpose of booming the new belief. Net
much is yet known about their profess
ions. rhe village is built like a heel,
With streets to represent spokes. They
'il build a high wall around 1t, with
ates which will be shut at o'clock
very night. The members OF the colony
re supposed to retire in unison at the
inging of bell and to arise at tho blow
" OF horn. 1t will be revival of
atriarchal days. The converts come
rom the four corners OF the earth and
re said to be law-abiding, God-fearing
eope. Their coming can only help
choocraft county, the entire upper
and themselyes.-S News.