The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1894-12-01
LAIRD BREEzEs.
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day.
Have you seen the ex-supervisor's new
bay Windows?
Ex-Supervisor Brown was out OF town
on business this week.
Charles Overmeyer was tvansacting
business at Baraga Monday.
Thomas j. Chapel and sister, Miss
Linuie, Of L'Ause, were In town part OF
the week.
New fortune teller just errivel In
town. Give her a call and have your
future revealed.
Norris A. Oyermeyer, the dead game
sport" was calling on his best girl at
Bar aga Saturday last.
Mart Gregerson, who has been spend
Ing some time 10 the woods south of
here, was IN town Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. A. A. McPhee, accom-
panied by their son, John, were guests
Of friends at Laird Sunday.
Supervisor Leonard Gillespie attended
the meeting Of the board OF supervisors
at Houghton the first Of the week.
Miss Annie McGrath, principal OF the
school at this place, was calling on
relatives and friends at Baraga Satur-
day.
| We understand that several OF the
North Laird tobogganists have availed
themselves Of the natural toboggan slide
south OF the government building, and
report the sport to be simply immense.
Mr.. aud Mrs. George A. Keith, Of
Greenland. were guests OF friends In
/ town the first OF the week. We notice
that the versatile George is still able to
relate magnificent" fish stories with
his usual fuency. bis long residence at
Greenland not having in the least d.
minished his ability as FISH story
specialist.
| While driving team of spirited
horses, which were hltched to two sets
Of sleighs, down the West Branch hill
Sunday last, Charles Overmeyer, OF this
place, had a narrow escape from serious
Injury and, perhaps. death. The hill Is
very steep one. othe West Branch Of
the Sturgeon river crossing the road at
the bottom. Just before the river was
reached the horses became startled at
something and, starting suddenly for
ward, they caused the thills of the hind
sleigh to catch 10 the brush at the side
Of the road, and the next moment
Charles was under the impression that
he had run up against a Kansas cyclone.
Fer about five minutes-mors or less
the air was filled with thills, seats.
pieces Of slsiRh-bex, ETC.. etc. How
ever, after considerable Difficult ty, the
horses were stopped, and Charles
crawled from the wreck. But what a
sight! 1t looked as though sleigh
mandatory had exploded. Being a
man Of many resources, Mr.. Overmeyer
managed to repair the sleigh, so that he
was enabled to reach Laird. He thinks
that It was the most narrow escape he
has ever had, and does not wish to un-
dorgo the same experience second
time.
Lairdtowp damssls are bound to be
up with the times. Some time ago
three OF them wishing very much to en-
JOY sleigh ride, and as none OF the
young "gallants' OF the vicinity seemed
to take the gentle hints which they
were wont to drop whenever eppor-
tunity presented, they determined to
have at least one ride, or do something
desperate in the attempt. After a
great deal Of trouble they managed to
resurrect stsneboat, and, inveigling q
boy into Harvesting horse for them,
they started out. Did you eyer soc a
woman drive horse? Well, there were
three driving this one. First one would
chirp to the beast, then another would
cluck like an old hen, while the third
welded birch rod with the ease and
relieving the monotony of the occasion
with such calls as "geep' ''haw"
whoa thsre!' why don't you w-a-i-t?"
etc. But all things, no matter how en-
joyable, must have an ending, and the
sleigh ride party, after driving up and
down Ontonagon street the greater part
OF the afternoon aud challenging several
tote teams to race, returned to their
respective homes, vswing that they had
enjoyed q much pleasanter time than II
a "horrld man" had been along to take
charge of affairs.
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