The L'Anse sentinel., 1898-11-26
LOCAL ITEMS.

The Misses Wahl visited friends
in the copper country this week.
Miss Mary Wallace, of Marquette,
visited friends in town this week.
Sheriff John Fl. Hid spent part
of the week in the copper country.
r. G. Williams transacted busi-
ness in Marquette part of the week.
August Menge transacted bust
ness in the copper country yester-
day.
County Clerk Geo. o. Beehler
made business trip to Marquette
Wednesday.
Miss May McKernan, of Hancock,
spent Thanksgiving at her home in
this city.
Leo Pauquettc, of Houghton,
spent Thanksgiving with his par
ents in town.
Arthur Williams came down from
Houghton TO spend Thanksgiving
with his parents.
Miss Stella Kerwin, of Manistique
is visiting her parents, Mr.and Mrs.
James Kerwin.
J. b. Belanger left for the copper
range Saturday last, He will be
absent several days.
Mrs. S. 7. Harris and daughter
are visiting MRS. Harris sister,
Mrs. T.. j. Shepard, at Calumet.
Mrs. Charles Smith and daughter
went to the copper country Thurs
day evening to visit friends.
Last week we neglected to men
ton the arrival of 15-pound boy
at the home of Mr.. and Mrs. Eugene
Gotta.
Rev. J. NJ. Shank preached a very
interesting and instructive Thanks
giving sermon in the NJ. +. church
Thursday morning,
Mr. and Mrs. J. Albert Smith
formerly of L'Anse, but now rcsid-
ing at Lake Linden, are the happy
parents of little daughter
Russell Smith who is attending
the Mining School at Houghton,
spent Thanksgiving with his par
cnts. He will return to Houghton
tomorrow
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Ferguson
and family removed to Houghton
Tuesday, where Mr.. Ferguson has
secured position in M. Wallace S
large livery stable.
Barlow Wallace attended the re-
ception given to the members of
Co. ID and the regimental field and
staff officers of the Thirty-fourth
regiment at Calumet Wednesday
evening.
Rev. Joseph Frazer, presiding
elder, was in the city yesterday and
presided over the quarterly con-
ference held in the NJ E. church at
the Mission in the afternoon at 2
o'clock
Genuine winter weather. The
cold wave which was scheduled to
arrive the fore part of the week
appeared on time as many people
doubtless noticed The thermometer
took a sudden drop of about 30
degrees.
According to the School Journal,
Michigan has 701 PA children Of
school age, taught by about 16, 900
teachers, and $4,000 books were
added to the district libraries of the
state last year through the efforts
of the commissioners Of the counties
and the superintendent of public in
struction.
A Thanksgiving supper was given
in the school house at the M. e.
Mission Thursday afternoon at 6
O'Clock by the members of the
Ladies' Aid society, the proceeds
being for the benefit of the church.
A sumptuous supper was served and
very pleasant time is reported.
Rev. John M. Shank will preach
in the NJ. E. church at Pequaming
tomorrow morning at 1870 o clock,
at the M. e. Mission church in the
afternoon at o. clock and in the NJ
E. church at Baraga in the evening
at 7:30 clock.
The primary and intermediate
rooms and the grammar and high
school departments had appropriate
Thanksgiving exercises Wednesday
afternoon. Many parents and
patrons OF the school were present
and enjoyed two hours of recita-
tions, dialogues and song. The
president and governor procla-
nations were read, and all of the
exercises we're in keeping with the
day.
The bell and can buoys marking
the shoal off Point Abbay, a few
miles above Pequaming, have been
removed for the winter. The Stan
nard Rock light was extinguished
and the keepers taken from the
station on November 18th. These
are indications that navigation on
the upper lakes for this season is
almost at an end.