The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1894-08-25
PENINSULA POINTERS.


Gladstone, the latest boom town. has
captured dashboard factory.
G. W. Kendall has been appointed
postmaster at Floodwood vice Edward j.
johnson resigned.
Crystal Falls is going to have q saw
mill with daily capacity OF $4,000
shiogles and 40, 200 feet Of lumber.
On account Of an error In the former
notice Ontonagon village will have to
vote again on its water works bonds.
w. G. Mathsr, OF the Cleveland Cliffs
Co., has gone to Germany to purchase
new process for making coke iron, to use
In the new Gladstone furnaces.
A Manistique justice was called down
for ruling contrary to the supreme court.
ITO h with the supreme court" was
the response "they don't know as much
as do"
The large shngle mill at Summit, to-
gether with 100000 shingles and many
cords Of bolts, was destroyed by an in
cendiary fire last Sunday. The loss will
aggregate S., 1000.
Edward Wood aud family left Sault
ste. Marie for Sand Beach on barge
In the middle OF the night ono OF the
dogs began pulling at the bed clothes.
They arose and found that the barge was
rapidly sinking and quickly made their
escape by hailing a passing tug. The
dog saved all six from drowning.
A freight train on the Milwaukee q
Northern ran INTO drove OF horses near
Flood wood, Saturday night, and was
wrecked. Frank Laundry was slightly
injured, three horses were killed and five
cars were ruined. The wrecking train
ran into the debris. Both engines and
the wrecker were demolished. The loss
will be $50, 900 or $4,000.
A one-legged tramp attacked Mayor
Anderson, Of Ironwood. 1t wasn'tneces-
sary at all to sweep the floor with
broom, Anderson did so good job. The
crank is in jail, with broken wooden leg,
broken clothes and broken heart. II
they will only let him Kill few mayors
and few priests before he dies, he says
he will be most happy.
Things are apparently booming In the
copper country. New buildings are be-
ing erected at the mines. Red Jacket is
matchmaking her streets, Calumet is
extending its sewers and water mains,
$40 dwellings are being erected In Calu-
met, and Red jacket is putting up six
handsome business blocks. The i'm
provements for the year will foot up
million.
The Gladstone Co., capitalized at S.
900, 200. held by Chicago, Boston and
Minneapolis people, has bought abouttwo-
thirds Of all the property in the city OF
Gladstone. 1t controls all the water front,
four and half miles, except that utilized
by the 500 terminals. IL owns most of
the wharves. Free sites will be offer
ed and everything will he done to bring
factories and other bIsiness.
A suspicious express package was re-
ceived at Mackinaw City. Police exam
ined 1t, finding an attractive kit OF burg
lars tools. Soon afterwards three natty
looking men asked for the package, only
to be refused at the point OF shot gun.
The bad men hastily left, and swell ladies
on Mackinac island are hugging their
diamond rings more affectionately than
ever.
The sixth ANNA! reunion OF the Sons
of st. George, ut Calumet, was the larg-
oct I'm the history of the order 10 the
Upper Peninsula. Special trains from
Marquette county brought hundreds Of
visitors. The parade Saturday afternoon
had six bands and 1000 men. The fol-
lowing officers were elected: G. p,
John Freeman, Negaunee; W. G. &. T.,
F. b. Wasley, lshpeming; W. G. NJ.
John Thomas, Negaunee; w. g. A. NJ,
Edgar Rashleiph, Hcughton; W. G. s..
John Jenkins, Calumet; w. G. T., Ed.
Tucker. Republic; w. G. 1. s., William
Treloar, Marquette: w. G, o. s., Chas.
Platts, Jackson; w. G. T., Thomas met,
Ironwood.