The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1896-07-25
Bad Management.
The lightning-bug Is brilliant,
Bet he hasn't any mind;
He blunders through existence
With his headlight on behind.
CITY ITEMS.

John Dalzell spent the week at
Sault Ste. Marie.
According to reports the price OF
coal will be much higher this fall
than last.
Geo. Gauller and ]. II. Lewis, OF
DeKalb, H., are in town, enjoying
week of fishing.
Edward Moye, of the Manhard
Jopling Hardware company, of Mar
ouette, was in town yesterday.
Charles Vanderlip. who has been
at Skanee for the past two or three
months. returned home Monday.
4 large quantity of water pipe,
ordered by the council for the eX-
tension of the water mains, arrived
Tuesday q
LAnse has certainly had more
than her share Of disastrous fires
lately. and it is hopsd that there
will not be any more
Y A. Overmeyer, of Baraga,
nronrietor of the Pioneer Cigar
foctorv. was in town Wednesday.
taking orders for cigars,
Mrs. Charles Smith and daughter
Belle, who have been visiting at
Marquette for several weeks, re-
turned home Monday.
VIII Smith and Frank Botsfor d
enioyed a days fishing Tuesday,
the former catching S5. and the
latter 50. Mr.. Smith has our thanks
for fine mess of trout.
John Belanger. of Minneapolis,
returned to that city Friday of last
week. after spending several days
with his parents, Mr. and Mrs. j. B.
Belanger, of this city. He also
visited his homestead.
Rev. Father Joisten gave picnic
to the children OF the Catholic
church Tuesday. There were sever
al wagon loads of the little folks,
and the day was spent at Aryon,
The occasion was very much en-
ioyed.
Miss Florence Campbell, VINO suf-
ferred with an an attack OF scarlet
ina while in lower Michigan, has
been confined 20 her bed with re.
lapse since her return. At this
writing she is doing nicely, how
ever
E. Fl. Burkbardt, merchant tailor
ot Detroit, Was in town Monday and
Tuesday sir. Burkhardt, il will
be remembered, donated quantity
Of clothing 20 the fire sufferers here
la, MAY, which won for him a
grateful feeling.
Thomas Chapel went 20 his home
stead near Laird Saturday last, and
upon his arrival discovered that his
shauty and contents We're in ashes.
Brush fires were undoubtedly the
cause, ,Ir. Chapel will erect
another shanty in few days
Yesterday morning August Bolda
SET fire 20 some brush on his land
about two miles east of town, which
rapidly spread. reaching Dennis
Haniey piace.)>For a time it wa,
thought Mn. (H9hley,,s hay crol
would be destroyed Several men
however, succeeded in getting tho
IRE under control.
Samuel Emerie. who owns a fine
farm about a mile and half from
town. has. without doubt, the
largest and finest new potatoes t.
be found in this portion of IN,
peninsula. He expects to harves'
over 400 bushels this fall. Mr.
Emerie has our thanks Cor baske'
full of the new ''tubers.
Two new counterfeits of Unitet
States silver certificates have beer
discovered by the treasury depart
ment. The first is n one-dollar
series of 1891, check letter c, signe'
by j. Fount Tillman, register, AM
ID. y. Morgan, treasurer, and hav
ing portrait of Grant. They ar
printed from etched plates and ar
very poor productions.
The handsome pleasure yach
Nautilus, owned by the Howar
brothers, of Duluth, came dow
from Houghton Sunday afternoon
and Miss Name Smith, of this city
joined the party, consisting c
about fifteen young ladies an
gentlemen, who were EN- route t
the Nipigon, on the north shore c
Lake Superior, where they will pu
IN two weeks hunting and fishing.
The postmaster general has is
sued an order requiring railroa
companies to observe a law whic
mas never been enforced respectin
the free carriage of their letter:
Hereafter all letters will be requil
ca to have postage, but exception
TO be made in cases where letter
refer to trains bearing them.
special form of stamped enveloI
such as is used by express compar
les and, these must be cancelled Q
delivery to the train hands. tt