The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1898-01-01
CITY ITEMS.

JO0D OJerk is uOWu from I1duCOCh
to attend the New Years dance.
The usual custom of turning
over new leaf" is now in order.
Mrs. G. p. Blankenhorn is still
confined to her home by illness.
John Sterk, OF Hancock, spent
Christmas in town with his parents.
John Campbell made business
trip to the copper country Monday.
G. F. Fisher, of Pequaming, was
at the copper country this week on
business.
A number of men from the lum-
ber camps spent Saturday and Sun
day in town.
Mr. and Mus, William Wahl
spent Christmas with relatives at
Newtonville.
Miss Emma Messner, of Newton
vile, is the guest of her sister, Mrs.
VIM. Wahl.
Miss Meads and Miss Brand, of
Houghton, are guests of friends in
town.
- In order to observe New Years
Day THE SENTINEL is published one
day earlier again this week.
The days are now beginning to
lengthen, the shortest day in the
year being DecembenNst.,
Mr.. and Mrs. M. Wallace and
family will spend New Years with
Mr.. Wallace s parents at Marquette.
A meeting of the newly organized
gentlemen s whist club was held at
the X of p. Hall Tuesday evening.
After January 10th, those who
have not paid their taxes will have
to pay per cent additional as a
penalty.
Sheriff Hid was busy this week
summoning jurors for the term of
circuit court which convenes Mon
dry.
Miss May McKernan came down
from Hancock to attend the L. OF
M. ball and spend New Years with
her parents.
Take supper at the Town Hall
next Tuesday evening. Chicken pie
salad, bread and butter, cake.
pickles, tea and coffee will be
served for the small sum of % cents.
Miss Mamie Turner gave de-
lightful sleigh ride to num-
Der of her young friends Wednes-
day. Upon their return a sump-
tous dinner was served and all re-
port an elegant time.
Attend the chicken pie supper to
be given by the ladies of the M. +.
church next Tuesday evening from
5 until 9 o clock, at the Opera House.
Chicken pie, salad, bread and butter,
tea and coffee, pickles and cake will
be served for the small sum of %
cents.
The year 1893 opens on Saturday
and will also close on Saturday,
consequently The SENTINEL will
make its subscribers present of an
extra edition of the paper
during the year, as there will
be 50 publication days instead of
the usual 81.
Sunday afternoon a shanty near
the Silver river which had
been rented by Frank Hall and
S. Curtis, who are doing some
numbering in that vicinity, was
broken into and nearly every
thing which it contained destroyed. |
1t is understood that several
parties are suspected, but as yet no
arrests have been made.
The indications are that the own
ers OF lands covered with jack pine !
will find market for this hitherto
despised commodity. 1t is being
made into slaves at Ludington. In
another portion of the jack pine
district excellent shingles have been t
made 1t is also being made into
paper, and experts say an ex-
tensive industry will be opened
up. The wood is hard,
tough and close-grained, and
will answer in many cases better
than hardwood.
Arrivals at Hotel Thomas during
the week: John Lofquist, Mrs. w.
X. Haviland, Ed. Fuller, Minnie
Jones, Elsina Graham, Pequaming;
Q. w. Been, Miss Been, Skanee; N.
-. Carpenter, Grand Rapids;
Llewellyn Thomas, G. j. Keough.
Hancock Miss Bessie "A Axtell. ntona.
gon; joe White, Jim Holiday. M
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