The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1898-12-24
LOCAL ITEMS.


M. Hansen, of L 'Anse, is clerkine
In Martin Berg's store.
Repairs are being made to the
Nester store building.
Mrs. N. S. Pennock is laid uI
with erysipelas in her face.
Mrs. John Vaughn is visiting at
Marinette for a week.
Thomas Lang, of Houghton, called
on the merchants IN town Wednes-
day.
Jonas Johnson transacted business
in the copper country Monday and
Tuesday.
F. Bending, Of Marquette, trans
acted business in Baraga Monday
afternoon.
Mrs. e. A. Mack and Mrs. M.
Wiley, of L Anse, visited in Baraga
Thursday.
Geo. W. Smith, captain Of the
steamer North Star, returned home
from Munising last week.
A. Aune, of Pequaming. went to
Houghton Monday, where he pur-
chased fine team of horses.
John A. Fallett, of Tamarack
Mine, Houghton county, is spend
ing a few days in Baraga. Mr..
Fallett conducted a jewelry store
here for several years.
Belair and Foucault have con-
tract to put in $500, 900 feet of pine
for the Sturgeon River Lumber
company, on the Sturgeon this
winter, and are busily engaged at
present fitting out camps, etc.
Mrs. G.. w. Ferguson, of Sidnaw,
Is visiting at the home of her
brother, M. O'Sullivan. Mrs. Sarah
Konz, of Sidnaw, also sister of
Mr.. O'Sullivan, was a guest at his
home Tuesday and Wednesday.
L. H. Dunning has removed his
bakery and confectionery business
TO the building formerly occupied
by JOS. Coil. Mr.. Dunning carries
q very choice line of goods, and his
prices are always reasonable.
The concert given in the Town
Hall Tuesday evening by the Bar
aga Cornet band proved to be a
very pleasing entertainment, but
the attendance was not as large as
was anticipated. The program as
published in THE SENTINEL last
week was well rendered.
A total eclipse OF the moon will
take place next Tuesday evening,
the 9th inst. 1t will be visible
pretty much all over the civilized
world, and many parts that are not
civilized. 1t will last from about 10
O'Clock until after midnight. The
eclipse is looked forward to with
great interest by the scientific
world.
John Manning, of Marquette,
agent for the Craig Reynolds
Foundry Co., of Dayton, Ohio, is
placing one of the Triumph Auto
matte acetylene gas machines, for
lighting purposes, in the Byers
block. If the machine proves salts
factory, he will doubtless receive
orders for the placing of several
more in town.
Trappers report that the beaver
are already getting a good start in
the upper peninsula, as the early re-
suit of the closed season for term
of years during which they may not
be trapped. The intelligent animals
seem to realize they have been grant
ed immunity, as they are building
their lodges in quite public places,
along railroads and elsewhere that
previously knew them not.
Revenue stamps are no longer re-
.quired to be affixed to acknowledge
ments of deeds and mortgages filed
in the registers Office. The COM
missioner of internal revenue now
holds, and his decision is conclusive,
that Acknowledgements to deeds and
mortgages are not required to be
stamped in any case. Heretofore a
10-cent stamp was affixed to all &C
acknowledgements in addition to the
other stamps placed on the instru.
ments.
Florida oranges, the first in town,
at CAROLS.