The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1894-03-31
The L'Anse Sentinel.
PENINSULA POIN TIERS.

The 9oughton County Progress mas
been enlarged to an elght-column sheet
and looks very prosperous.
The two small pox cases at Ish-
peming are getting along nicely and so
far there appears to be no occasion to
fear further spread of the disease.
Gov. kich has appointed Cad Smith, OF
Marquette, member Of the board OF
managers Of the upper peninsula prison,
to succeed State Treasurer Wilkinson.
One of the prohibition caucuses at Iron
Mountain was packed with gang OF
Italians who probably never tasted cold
water. Now the prohibitonists bolt the
ticket.
The township of Iron River is so badly
involved in debt that even the poor prin-
ter refuses to trust it. Candidates for
township offices must "wack up" the
cold cash or they wont get any tickets.
That's "biz."
The c. & N. w. railroad is built to a
point about eight miles south OF Even,
and the Recorder thinks the business
men of that place can get 1t built intothe
village If they will hustle for 1t. The
project is not bad one, surely.
Carefully prepared figures place the log
cut on the Menominee River ana tribu-
taries at 800, 600, 900 feet. This makes q
shortage of nearly 200, 600, 600 feet less
than last year. The companies owning
logging roads will in consequence make
heavy summers cut. The Quinnesec
Company Of Iron Mountain will operate
four camps, and employ nearly 500 men.
Foreclosure proceedings have been COM
menced by the Marine Bank of Milwau-
kee against the Chaplin Mining Company
on claim for $50, 900. This is G grea t
blow to Iron Mountain as last year the
mine employed 1000 men steadily. I'm
less Mr.. Chaplin. the fee owner, agrees to
furnish money to keep the pumps run
ming it is claimed that the mine will have
to suspend altogether Ia April.
Nine suits have been instituted by some
Of the heaviest taxpayers in the county
OF Iron against the township of Iron Riv-
err to recover moneys paid that township
for taxes, the amounts having Seen paid
under protest. The plaintiffs sue on ac-
count Of the unequal and unjust assess
ment Of the property made by Supervisor
Paul n. Minckler. Declarations have
been served and the case looks favorable
tsr the plaintiffs.
The Bessemer people are not specially
hopeful. Even II the mines should start
up soon, there would be no money in
circulation till next summer, and the
question is, what Is to be done in the
meanwhile? Nearly all the Finnish
population have been in the woods all
winter but are now coming home. The
Poles haven't tried very hard to get
work.
Three tons Of hard mine coal nave been
discovered on the TOP OF Manhattan bluff
in the Kewenaw peninsula. 1t is held by
a pioneer that many years ago, when the
peninsula was covered with water, a
csal-laden ship got stranded, and in or
der to obtain relief threw overheard u
few tons. The old man does not say
whether the mariners were the mound
builders or their Successors. the early
Indians.
A recent Duluth despatch SAYS:
A. A. Harris, attorney for the Merritts
In the action pending against w. C. Wet
more, and the steel barge company,
returned yesterday from New York.
where he has been studying up ON the
transactions by which the Merrtts got
the control Of the Mesasa range and
some Sl0,000,0o0 He says there is no
question but the Merrtts and The Duluth
men interested were deliberately and
systematically robbed and hints there
WIN be sensational Developments.