The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1898-11-26
LOCAL ITEMS.

Jas. Ryan, of Duluth, was in town
Wednesday.
James Burns transacted business
at L'Anse Wednesday.
Ed Nichols, of Nestoria, was in
Baraga Tuesday.
Dan Sullivan, of Ishpeming, was
doing the town Wednesday.
H. w. Robinson has commenced
numbering. near the Sturgeon.
James Fleming has position
as nightwatchman at the hester
estate mill.
Nearly all of the business places
were closed Thursday in observance
of Thanksgiving.
Frank p. hester and Hugh Mes
bitt are enjoying few days hunt
ing south of town.
Prof H. d. Grim, of Calumet, was
in town Wednesday, and played for
the dance in the evening
Appropriate Thanksgiving exer-
cises were held in the Baraga school
Wednesday afternoon.
Cord Johnston of L'Anse held the
lucky number, SO, which drew the rifle
raffled by Mrs. Pennock Tuesday,
One hundred men arrived from
Minneapolis Monday to work in the
lumber camps for the hester estate.
Wick O'Connell, of Hancock, was
in Baraga this week trying his hand
at his old professionalism look
ing.
Mr.. and Mrs. Daniel Mcmillan
are rejoicing over the arrival of a
bouncing little son at their home
Thursday morning.
The schooners Bourke, hester
and Keweenaw, of Nester's fleet,
loaded with lumber at the docks of
the estate this week.
The dance given in Grandville
Hall Wednesday evening by the
members of the Hook Il Ladder Co.
proved to be very enjoyable affair.
Runners are now in vogue to
about the same extent as what
wheels are. Neither mode of con-
veyance or travel can be said to
be very good.
Service will be held in the NJ. E..
church in this city tomorrow even
ing. by Rev j. NJ Shank of l. 'Anse.
Subject: 1.-The Signs of the Times, "
All are invited to attend.
The village electric lights have
been shut off the past few nights
at II O. clock owing to scarcity of
suitable wood at the boiler room as
means of furnishing power.
Joseph Coach and a party OF
friends from Houghton went hunt
ing in the woods near here Wednes'
day. They have undoubtedly dis
covered before this that they left
their provisions in town, having
forgotten to take them along.
Wednesday evening Miss Eliza
beth Burns and Charles Drake, both
of Baraga, were united in marriage,
the ceremony being performed by
Rev. John NJ. Shank, of L'Anse
The bride is a daughter of Mr.. anC
Mrs. James Burns. The young
couple have the best wishes OF thell
friends.
Fl. Nesbitt returned from Lewis
ton, Idaho, Saturday last, where ne
had been for a number OF weeks
Lewiston is young but thriving
town, and has greatsprospects II
store for the future. MIR. Nesbit
purchased several desirable village
lots and seven acres of land adjoin
inc the village. The town is ex
periencing a great boom.
A considerable amount of ceda
ties, poles, ETC., will be sold IL
Baraga the coming winter, thereb,
insuring the circulation OF con
siderable money at this. point dur
ing the next five or six months
The cedar industry is PRACTICAL.
embryo in this region, very little o
this article ever having been shipped
from here.
The following is taken from tn
Cheboygcn News of Wednesday
l"Thomas Workman, who has ha
charge of the cedar business in Che
boygan for f. K. Aver, of Chicago
for several years, has been trans
ferred to Baraga, where Mr.. Aye
has opened new yard. Mr.. Work
man left for Baraga last Wednesda
night, but his family will remain
Cheboygan for the.present. Samue
Gilpin succeeds Mr.. Workman a
agent here and Harry Baker ha
charge of the. yard. "
Did you see those new Xma
goods at Carroll 81 The latest