The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1898-05-28
$BARAGA DEPARTMENT
LOCAL ITEMS.

fVOWu MOuudy.
The Mckinley hotel building is
being re-painted.
A new hardwood floor has been
placed in Carroll s store.
j. ]. Byers made a business trip
to Marquette Wednesday.
Arthur Dingman made a flying
trip to Minneapolis this week.
Albert Grabower returned from
Marquette Thursday evening.
John Funkes sawmill started up
for the season the fore part of the
week.
III. o. McMain, of Duluth, was
calling on Baraga merchants Tues
day.
Martin Berg arrived home from
Washington and Britith Columbia
Thursday.
The schooner Annabel Wilson
loaded with shingles at Nesters
docks this week.
Mrs. P. hester and Mrs. S. D.
Davenport were calling on friends
at Newtonville Wednesday.
Mrs. M. Wallace and Miss Edith
Williams, of l. Anse, were calling on
friends in town Wednesday
Hattie Davenport left Wednesday
for an extended visit with friends
sand relatives at Jackson, Mich.
Jonas Johnson has removed his
saloon business from the Cameron
building to the Norton block.
Miss Bertha Moore and Miss
Maria Latondresse, of Pequaming,
were calling on friends in town
Thursday.
Miss Rose Blankenhorn, of
L'Anse, has been the guest of her
sister, Mrs. L. B. Armstrong the
past week,
Mrs. G. J. Boyle and children left
Wednesday for a protracted visit
with Mrs. Boyles parents at West
Branch, Mich.
Sam O'Connell, of Houghton, was
Ca, ling on the merchants Monday,
and incidently expounded the merits
sof the baltic" brand of cigars.
Mr.. Morrison, of West Branch,
who has ben visiting his daughters,
Mrs. p. Nester and Mrs. G. J.
Boyle, for two weeks, returned
home Wednesday.
The Nester estates tug Cotton
took large force Of men to the
Yellow Dog river Tuesday to
hustle alShg the drive at that point,
which rs been made possible by
the recent heavy rains.
William Kitz, Baragas enter
prising dry goods and clothing
merchant, has, been in Chicago the
past two weeks purchasing large
stock of goods. Watch for the
bargains he will offer in few days.
During Mr.. Grabower absence
in Marquette, John Cochran has |
charge of the formers business
here. John will not talk pop in
his present capacity, but he will
fit you out from shoe nail to a
feather for your hat.
Monday morning, shortly before
the hour for commencing work,
several steam pipes in the engine
room of the hester estate mill
bursted, but fortunately no person
was injured, although Engineer
Girard had a mighty close call
AS result the mill was closed
down for two days.
maine Memorial Service" will be
held in the M. f. church in this
city tomorrow evening. The SER
vice will consist of music, the sing
ing of national airs, and an address
by Maj w. X. Haviland, of
Pequaming. All are cordially in
vited and it is hoped the attendance
will be large.
Monday next will be Decoration
Day, but it will be observed in
Baraga tomorrow. Great prepare
tions have been made to observe
the day in a highly be6tting
manner in honor of the departed
soldiers. Veteran w. l.. Davis has
been actively engaged for several
days in arranging the details and
not only requests the people of
Baraga to attend the exercises to
be held, but also invites the people
of L 'Anse and other points in the
county. 1t is the intention to form
in line and start for the cemetery at
Assinins tomorrow afternoon at
2o'clock. Among those who will
attend are the members of Baraga
Hose Co., and the school children
in a body, and it is earnestly /
desired that every citizen in the
county will endeavor to be present.
Aside from appropriate songs, |
several addresses appropriate to
the occasion will be made. Let !
all turn out and pay tribute to !