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

Societies.
This feature of any town will always be
found safe and reliable standard from
which TO Judge the men who constitute
the element Of the town and surrounding
country. Banded together by solemn and
irrevocable ties, for the abstract purpose
Of friendship, morality, brotberly love,
sympathy, counsel aud support, wherever
they are found strong in number will lie
found harmonious and united cOminupi
ty in which contentious seldom arise, ex-
cept that noble contention OF who best
can work for the public. Silent often in
their charitable workings, the outside
world can never know to what extent IL is
indebted to those noble organizations for
the amelioration OF distress In the hour of
need, or their specific influence in quieting
conflicting ell, ments and restoring har-
mony so vitality essential to the general
welfare of the community in which they
operate. Although doubted 10y some, these
doubts aud suspicious are hut the legiti-
mate offspring OF an ignorance Of their mo.
tives and workings Any community in
which these praise worthy institutions
exist can always be trusted as peaceful and
law abiding, and g,odly land wherein
to dwell We find here the A. o. U. W.
and Knights of Pythins lodge No. 1863,
with the following officers: j. g Turner,
7. C.; =. X McKernon, & e.; G. T. Tuck
V. c.; l.. B.Armstrong, X orr, s John
Campbell, NJ Of e.. f. T. Halsey, f.. aud
f. A. Mack, NJ. Of A; and the lodge is in "a
good financial condition.
Court House.
Baraga county has large and suIstan-
tial two story brick court house with u
Jail and sherifr's Office in connection, and
the building is very picturesquely located
being situated on she hill overlooking the
city and bay. The county is pra ctically
out of debt, aud it can well feel proud Of
the fine public buildings, as well as Of her
officers.
Probate Judge.
The present Judge of Probate is A. q.
Shields, who is one of the pioneers, and
who helped to organize the county, and
has always taken an active part in the
politics of the county. He has held many
offices of public trust and for three terms
he made an excellent sheriff Mr.. Shields
was elected probate judge in 1872 and he
still has two years yet to serve and he is
making very satisfactory rs well ns
dignifed judge. He is an active member
OF the democratic party and in fac. he is
one Of its leaders, and it was on their
ticket that he was elected to his present
Office by handsome majority. He has
held nearly all the town offices from High.
way commissioner up, and MS n public
servant he has but few equals and no
supcriors Judge Shields is also an OK
tensive contractor and builder of rail
roads and docks, and he makes n specially
Of the latter. The county has had hut
very few superior officials than Mr. Shields,
and the people realize this fact aud always
give him n rousng big majority whenever
his name appears on the ticket. He has
fine 20 acre farm in the city limits, upon
which he has IA handsome house and he
also owns 100 ncres of land upon " hich is
valuable slate quarry, and he will sell
this to parties who will develope the same
at "A reasonable price Judge Shields has
host of warm friends throughout Bnraga
county and he is "A genial and social gen
tleman. ......
County Attorney.
The present incumbent of the county
attorneys office, Elmer H. Halsey. was
admitted to the practice Of law in 1856,
and he received his law education at the
Ann Arbor, Michigan, college and ut the
st. Louis law school He came to Baruga
county and LAnse l3 years ago, and his
success as an attorney was an established
fact from the very start, as he had all the
requisite qualities for that profession, be
ing of n healthy and energetic disposition,
and always obtains what he starts out to
get il he ever has half show. During the
year 1856 he was elected circuit court com
missioner, which Office he held until lSSS, !
when he was elected prosecuting attorney,
and he has held that Office ever since, and
everybody says that Elmer Halsey has |
made the most efficient county ATTORNEY
EHraga county has ever had. Attorney |
Halsey VS. born aud raised in the state of |
New Jersey, but ever since he gai Ied his
majority up to the time he located in this
county he was a very extensive traveller,
and has visited nearly every state in the
union, but he says that in all his travels |
he has never seen n country that suited |
him any better than this. He now has his
office in the court house with Judge
Shields, and has good library MI !
Halsey has been identified with nearly
every prominent case that has been tried
in the county, and has the reputation of !
being one of the best and most successful |
attorneys in this section Of the upper pen
insula. He finds plenty of time to attend
to other legal matters, besides the time
that he has to give to the protection of the
couDty's interests and is a shrewd and
careful legal adviser as we'll as a hard and
conscientious worker after he once gets n
case in court, and his client can always
rest assured that If 1t is in the power of an
attorney to win, Mr. Halsey will come out
on top. He has made faithful and com.
petent county att rney and during the six
years that he has held that Office he has
saved the county my hundreds of dollars
He is a very pleasant and courteous gen
tleman and he has u large circle of friends