The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1898-05-21
Items Of Interest Taken From
Our Exchanges and
Condensed.
BUILD NEW BREAKWATER
Considerable Work Will be Done
at Portage Lake Canal
This Summer.

! lDere VIII De II lively time at tnt
! Portage Lake canal the coming sum
mer as far as work is concerned, fol
there will be large force of men at
work there building the new break
water. Porter Bros. of Duluth, who
have the contract to do the work
have already force of men there
The only work being done novels
the building of a cook house and
bunk house for the accommodation ol
the men. These buildings have been
erected on the shore of Portage
Lake on Mr., Ojala S farm, about five
or six miles out of Hancock. AT
this place will also be erected, an
open saw mill, where all the timber
to be used in the break water will be
manufactured. Part of the ma
chinery is already on the ground
and the mill will be erected at once.
1t is expected that before the end of
summer fully 250 men will be en-
ployed at that place and at the
mouth of the canal. For miles along
the lake shore can be seen large
piles of rock that have been gather
ed by the farmers in that vicinity
last fall and this spring. These
rocks have been purchased by
Porter Bros, who will use them in
filling in the cribs Of the breakwater.
Not near the amount of rocks that
will be necessary for the work is
available near the canal, and large
quantity will be brought by raj
from the Osceola rock burrows to
Hancock, which will be loaded upon
scowS and then towed to the canal.
The greater part of the timber to
be used in the work has been cut on
lands on the south side of the canal
and will be towed to the Porter
Bros. mills to be sawed. To com
plete the contract it is thought that
four seasons will be required.
Calumet Evening News
The Marquette county volunteer
organization of 45 men received a
hearty send-off Tuesday morning
before taking the special train for
Island Lake. Mayor Neidhart, of
Marquette, issued proclamation to
close all business houses and manu-
factories from 10 until 2 o'clock.
The city was gorgeously decorated,
and large parade occurred in which
all societies, school children and the
fire department participated. The
boys were served bounteous meal
by the ladies, and their haversacks
filled with rations. The Menominee
contingent arrived Tuesday after
noon.
Irving Sturgis, of Houghton. has
resigned his position in the First
National Bank of Houghton and
will leave next week for Boston. at
which place he will take a position
in the office of Stackpole & Gray,
one Of the leading brokerage firms
of that city.
Francis NJ. Moore of Marquette,
was elected grand commander OF
the Knights Templars at the an
nual conclave held in Port Huron
this week.
Penegor Bros. saw and shi ngle
mill at Greenland, Ontonagon coun-
ty, burned Saturday night. The
loss will amount to $4,000, with no
insurance. The mill will be rebuilt.
While in a fit of dependency and
mental alteration, John Eberly, one
of Houghton pioneer residents,
committed suicide Saturday night
by hanging himself in his barn.
Mrs. Jacob Kramer. an old resi-
dent of Marquette, died Monday.
She kept the old Central hotel in
that city for more than thirty years.