The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1896-04-11
CITY ITEMS.

Monday.
The election Monday passed off very
quietly.
Edward Nichols, of Nestoria, was in
town Monday.
Mrs. o. ID. Hopkins is confined to her
home by sickness.
]. E. Johnson, OF PequamlDg, was in
the city Wednesday.
Looks as though the backbone of
winter had been broken.
Frances, youngest daughter Of Mr..
and Mrs. j. A. Campbell, is i'll with the
measles.
Frank Pauquette, OF Pcquaming, was
at Houghton Friday and Saturday Of
last week.
Presiding Elder Rev. John Sweet con
ducted the quarterly service at the NJ. E.
church Sunday evening.
number OF people from this city
will attend the Rhea entertainment at
Houghton this evening.
The rooms In the basement OF the NJ.
f. church have been repapered, etc, and
present very neat appearance.
George T. II. jackson left for Midland,
Mich. Monday afternoon, where he has
an interest in large wholesale estab-
llshment.
W. 4. Menge has purchased fine new
peauu, roaster. and in future those de-
siring fresh roasted peanuts may obtain
them in genuine city style.
Charles Smith. who has conducted the
blacksmith shop owned by NJ. Wallace,
corner Main and Broad streets, has
purchased the same, aud henceforth will
carry on tie business. Mr.. Smith Is a
frst-class blacks NTH. and also an expert
in woodwork. ETC., and enjoys an excel
lent patronage.
Look out for counterfeit quarters.
The coin is very fair imitation OF the
genuine article. except for the date fig
ures, which are rather clumsy. 1t rings
well, but when compared with good
piece the ring is found TO have hollow
sound. It is slightly lighter than the
real article.
The April term OF circui. court will
convene Monday. There are no criminal
eases on the docket, aud but few civil
cases. All those who desire full citi-
zeas' papers should apply to County
Clerk Beehler Monday morning before
court opens.
Hon. Hazen S. Pingree. Detroit's
popular mayor, passed through the city
Tuesday noon, en- route to the copper
country. lie was met at the depot
bYacommittee from Houghton. There
were quite a number of people present
and Mr.. Pipgree delivered short
speech which was well received.
Having been elected to the office OF
Justice OF the peace, the editor will state
that the first couple who desire to have
the matrimonial knott tied by a
magistrate will be Accommodated free OF
charge by calling at this Office. Nothing
like being little generous, you know.
Attention is called to the new adver-
tisement on another page OF II. Miswald
u Bros, proprietors OF the EAnse
brewery. The brewery is new in excel
lent running order, and there is no better
beer manufactured in the state than is
made by this firm. The dealers Of this
county should patronlze home industry at
all times.
A competitive civil service examina-
tion for the railway mail service will be
held at Marquette, May -, 1896, at 8
o. m, Peninsula residents desiring to
enter this examination should write at
once to the civil service commission.
Washington, ID. c., for application
blanks and circular of instructions. APP
picants must be males over IS and under
50 years OF age. Appointments are
usually In class /, at $500 per annum, for
probationary period Of six months. IL
this period is successfully passed. pro-
melton to the higher grades follows
The Monroe doctrine is thus clearly
defined by Bob Burdette: The Monroe
doctrine simply and implicitly declares
that no foreign nation shall come over
here and slide down our cellar door; that
England aud France shall not hang on
our front gate to do their courting; that
they can't bring over their own syrup
pots and elder spouts and make syrup
IN our maple grove; that Austria and
Iermany can't spot no bee-tree In our
woods; that Italy can't cut her frewood
ont Of our hedge-rows; that Russia can't
spank her nsighbors' children with our
outer paddle. The Monroe doctrine
simply means that we are the bull OF the
woods hot aar txyo roasns aud that tho