The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1897-11-04
KEWEENAW CO.
EAGLE RIVER.

the soliciting and delivering,
George Contin, OF Lake Linden, has
started cedar camp for G. Hebard 4
Son at Lac La Belle. He will employ
about twenty-five men,
A dastardlv attempt at murder was
perpetrated at Phoenix last Sunday
evening, when some wretch, with no fear
OF the law ami its terrors, nor of the wrath
TO come, shot at James Prideaux and
but for the bullet striking heavy metal
suspender buckle, one more mysterious
murder would have been added 10 the
already long list.
The shot was fired through window,
and quite serious flesh wound was in
flicted. the buckle being driven
into the flesh.
There is no clue to the dirty would be
assassin, although there is a strong sus-
picion entertained by Mr.. Prideaux
The irrepressible Charlie Moo re il once
more enjoying 90 life in the iron barred
rock castle near the court house, Sheriff
Dodge having arrested him on Monday.
Drs. Hosking and MacRae with Probate
Judge GetchelI, examined him as TO his
sanity on Tuesday, and finding him TO
be a raviDg maniac. committed him to
the insane asylum. There being noroom
there just now, he will be kept in jail here
until he can be removed.
Mr. and Mrs. William Kline of South
Lake Linden visited friends at Delaware
mine this week.
Paddy LaPlante, the well known stage
driver, has bought out Joseph Trudell,
and will manage that popular hostelry,
the Phoenix Inn. As Paddy made the
stage line popular we venture 10 predict
that he will make success of his new
venture.
EAGLE HARBoR.
Two people, apparently father and son,
who claim Saginaw as their home, made
their appearance here few days ago
and from the actions OF the elder one
people are inclined to think he is some.
what demented. He say he ia on tour
OF inspection OF the lighthouses and
farms of the country-a peculiar combi-
nation, to say the least-he has no
money and walks continually. He left
kere for Copper Harbor, where he re-
manned for two days in vainless
endeavor to walk to Manitou Island, but,
not being endowed with the powers Of
st. Peter. he was forced to let the light
houses there 90 uninspected. Both are
we'll dressed and apparently possessed OF
more than ordinary intelligence. Still,
to quote the words OF a former inhabl.
tant OF Sunny France, I'VE tank shes
got a wheel bout of heels head
Supt. w. r. Vivian. OF the Lac la Belle
Mining Co., purchased piano this week
OF the well-known piano man, A. ]. San
ford, of Calumet.
Miss BansaIl OF Hancock, is visiting at
the residence OF W. p. Raley.
W. F. Fitzgerald visited our sequest-
cred burg this week and pleased our in.
habitants by informing them that Arm
old was looking 30 remarkably rich that
arrangements are now being made to
equip the mine property preparatory to
making product that will open the
eyes Of non. believers in Arnold proper.
ties. p. W. Grierson and Dr. Mcleod ac-
companied the party. Mr.. Grierson, to
urnish amusement to the party, by
means OF the dry humor for which the
sedate young man is noted and the doc
tor to bring the victims to after unusu.
ally hard sallies OF the aforesaid 8. Y. M.
Lamerand Bros. came in Wednesday
with the Little Jerry" and have laid the
boat up. They have had a successful
season, having secured 430 kegs OF fish
this fall.
CENTRAL.
The mau who sent the wire to the
Associated Press on the fire here must
have drawn on his imagination pretty
heavily as Messrs. Paine end Stanton
came up on the first skip after the fire
was discovered; they happened to be near
the shalt at the time. No one is
strutting about with any gold medal
for bravery" so we are constrained to
believe that those supef-human efforts;
we'll nigh exhausted men; relief party,
etc., existed only in the fertile brain OF
the correspondent,
The product of the mine for last month
was about eixty tons, and il the fire had
not unfortunately occurred, this months
output would have been nearly as much.
The showing must be more than graft
tying to the management, as the mine
employs but seventy,five or eighty men,
so the the product is really phenomenal.
Although the mine iscosed, the mill is
stiIl pounding out nice amount OF cop
per from the reserve in the rock yard.
American Stove Repair works.
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