The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1895-01-12

year In that capacity, and he has also held
the Office OF Register OF Deeds for the same
length OF time. He is one Of the county's
most faithful officials, and he has beauti-
full home in this city.
John Carney is now serving his second
| term ms sheriff OF Baraga county and his
term Of Office will expire this fall. He has
resided In L'Anse for or 0years ana Is
well and favorably known all over the
county, and IL the state laws did not place
the limit ut two terms for holding this
Office, he would certainly have been re
nominated and reelected this fall. He
has made "A faithfuland competent official,
aud IL is well known and established
fact that when John Carney once got n
prisoner into his possession that his
chances for getting away were very slim
indeed During the four years that he has
| held the office he has never had "A prisoner
escape and there is not IA person in the
county who has resided here during that
time but what will say that he has always
| performed his duty as it was laid down to
him, and lie can now relinquish the reins
of sheriff government with the people all
saying Nv ell done, thou good and faithful
servant" Mr., Carney owns two good
residences in the city and also has home
stead that is covered with valuable timber.
The state Jail inspector paid Mr.. Carny
compliment that he has justly earned,
when he said that it was kept in the best
Of condition and was classed with the best
in the state
Business Men.
The remaining columns Of this review
will he devoted to the business interests
and most enterprising merchants, as it is
To their liberality and generosity that the
writer and SENTINEL editor are enabled to
present this write up to the public. L'Anse
has always had the reputation of being an
excellent trading point and the home of
more large and well stocked stores than
any other city in this section of the state,
and il the reader will kindly follow us
from this on until the close of this article
we will ehdeavor to convince him that
such is the case.
y. Is. Smith.
The writer hereof is always DESTROYS of
pay ing II tribute to merit, therefore in this
one special edition, devoted to the inter
ests of LAnse and Baraga county, we are
particularly willing to credit those who
have stood by the city and county so long
aud earnestly. One of the examples of this
character is the gentleman whose name
heads this sketch. Mr.. Smith is not simply
u successful merchant, but he is live cti
zen and an apt representative of the hust
ling 81 irt of this active day. His desire to
help L'Anse is AS great ms his reputa ton
for clean business-like dealing in his large
aud well stocked general mercantile store,
locnt, d on the corner of Main and Rail
road streets Mr., Smith has been engaged
in this business in L'Anse since 1871, and is
now the pioneer general merchandise deal
er of the city. He owns IA two story brick
building 25x15 feet, with warehouse in
the rear 50xl2O feet, which gives him the
largest iioorage capacity of any merchant
left hand side we find fine stock of
Dry Goods and Dress Goods,
and the day we called at his store he had
just received large invoice of these goods
of the latest and most fashionable designs,
all of which were for fall and winter wear.
He has some very fine flannel suitings and
from the number of ladies who were shop
ing and trading there we should judge that
his store was headquarters in this particu-
lar line of goods. Mr. Smith has paid par
ticular attention to the selection of bis
stock of dress goods this fall, and by max
ing his purchases early in the season has
been able To secure some bargains in the
latest patterns in winter goods and it will
pay the ladies to call and examine his stock
before it is all gone.
In this department the ladies can find
any thing and every thing they may take a
Motion to buy Buttons of every de-
scription, thread. needless pins, and in fact
"A large and complete stock in every par
ticular. Crossing to the right hand side
we find the
Boot and Shoe
department, and when we say that Mr..
Smith carries one of the largest and most
complete stocks of footwear in the upper
peninsula for u retail establishment, we
are not misquoting one iota He has shoes
that will fit the smallest of children to the
largest of grown persons, and as he buys
direct from the factory he can and does
sell them very cheap. He handles the very
best goods manufactured and warrants
every pair that leaves his store. He has
just received an assortment of childrens'
fancy shoes. Following this department
we find choice stock of
... Groceries,
both foreign and domestic, and he also
carries fine line of glassware and queens
ware Down through the center piled up
on counters we find hats and caps, while
in the rear is readymade clothing, over
coats and gents furnishing goods
Clerks.
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