The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1895-01-05
CITY ITEMS.
We now have lots OF trouble,
That tried our souls OF yore;
Instead OF writing '95,
We make IL '9f.

We make II '9i.
Tomorrow is Epiphany.
School begins Monday for the winter
term.
The Western Express company began
BUSINESS Tuesday.
Finishing touches are being put on the
logging road to the pinery.
The Modern Woodnen Lodge installed
ficers Thursday evening.
Born-to Mr.. and Mrs. o. ID. Hopkins,
Tuesday, Dec. 25th, daughter.
Mrs. James Spruce entertained a num-
ber OF her friends New Years day
About two feet OF show is reported at
Houghton, and the sleighing is excel
lent.
Purity and wholesomeness are the
public's endorsement of the Superior
Stock beer.
A ten-pound daughter arrived at the
home of Mr.. aud Mrs. John Campbell,
Sunday morning.
A party will be given by several of the
young men of the city at the Town Hall
this evening.
A very enjoyable progressive pedro
party was given at the residence OF Mr..
and Mrs. J. g. Turner, last evening.
The new logging railroad Of Hebard &
Sen, at Keweenaw Point, is called
Traverse Bay and Copper Range" rail
road.
Capt. J. Rothwelrs horse took lively
run up one hill and down the other
Thursday noon. No damage resulted,
however.
The A. o. U, W. installed officers at
their regular meeting Wednesday even
ing, and decided to give ball the latter
part of February.
The little daughter OF Mr.. and Mrs. q.
d. Hopkins, who fell from chair and
cut one of her arms several DAYS ago has
been very Ill from the effect thereof. At
present, however, she is slowly improv
ing.
For some time it has been rumored
that an ice rink was to be started. The
rumor Is now an assured fact. II. Nc
LasghIn and b. Citizen state that they
will have it in readiness in short time.
The newly elected county officers as
sumed thier respective duties Tuesday.
X. c. Williams has been appointed
deputy county clerk and also deputy
county treasurer. Octave Secotte, Of
L'Anse, aud Henry Girard, Of Baraga,
haye also been appointed deputy sheriffs.
We receiyed several news items from
neglected to sign his name they are, ac-
cordinE to rule, omitted, People send
ing communications or news items
should sign their names, so that the
editor may know that they are sent in
good faith.
A man giving his name as John Storrer
was in town the for part Of the week
agitating the subject of Upper Peninsula
farming. This is hardly the proper sea-
son of the year to plant crops, harvest
; grain, etc., but even II 1t was, John has
missed his calling. He should turn his
attention to. the manufacture Of vehicles
for he is certainly well supplied with
"wheels."
Two hundred m illion 2-cent postage
stamps that are reported as worthless
by postmasters throughout the country
have been called Ia by the postmaster
general and will be destroyed. Although
200, 100000 seems to be an enormous
number, 1t is really trifling compared
with the number Of stamps used by the
American people each year and would
last less than twenty days. 1t requires
about $4,000, 600 stamps day to conduct
the correspondence OF our population
or total Of 4, $50. 600, 900 for the year.
There is not as much letter writing these
times as there was when the country
was more prosperous, but decided in
crease has been noticeable during the
ioob tWO mUubuss luo WoiBub Vi She
mails is an accurate barometer OF busi-
ness affairs.
An exchange commenting on the
poultry industry makes this comparisons:
1T takes coin. credit, capital, good land.
q favorable location and three or four
years. time ere man can live from his
orchard. Fifty dollars or less will start
him In the poultry business. A little
patch OF land, q spot big enongh to grow
clover, alfalfa or other green food for
your chickens and few dozen hens and
you are ready for business. Your re-
turns are immediate, single week
brings you coin for your eggs. Within
year your monev-makers have paid for
themselves twice over and also paid for
their keeping. HsRs beat hogs, hogs
beat cows, cows beat sheep and sheep