The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1898-01-08
CITY ITEMS.

S. Jacobson was at Skanee on
business Tuesday.
John Hid was transacting bust.
ness at Michigamme yesterday.
A. M. Boex, of Milwaukee, was
transacted business in town
Wednesday.
The Upper Peninsula Teachers
Association will hold a two days
session in Marquette February 4th
and 5th.
Homer Guck, Chas. Kouppleman,
and John Grierson, of Calumet,
spent New Years at the Beehler
residence.
Mrs. E. ]. Pemberthy and son of
Houghton, were guests of Mrs.
Pemberthy's parents. Mr.. and Mrs.
j. q. McKernan, over Sunday.
DR.. ]. p. Jordan, formerly of On
tonagon, and who recently returned
from Europe, was the guest of DR..
]. G, Turner part of the week.
Miss Edith Been returned to Iron
Mountain Monday to attend school,
after spending the holidays with her
parents, Capt. and Mrs. Been at
Skanee Her sister, Miss Winnie
Been, accompanied her.
ID. Levitan went to Dollar Bay
Sunday to look after the interests
of the new store of Jacobson Il
Levitan, which was opened at that
place about one month ago. The
firm is enjoying an excellent trade.
According to reports there are a
large number of counterfeit 800
bills floating around. AS yet we
have not seen any of them, and
are not at all alarmed Of having
eight or ten of them showed onto
us.
William Mccormick and A. Free
man, of Menominee, arrived in town
yesterday on short business trip.
Mr.. Freeman represents A. f..
Ayers, of Chicago, and desires to
purchase "a large quantity of cedar
poles and ties.
Walter r. Harris, the new post
master, assumed charge of the
Office Monday. He has appointed
Will Smith as his deputy. Miss
Elsie McKcrnan will remain in the
Office for IA week or two until Will
becomes familiar with the'work.
o;,,;l eor,,;oo continuation 4 ~
fiji 5000 place as fireman watch
man at the Marquette customs
house will be held in Marquette
Feb. 5th. Those who desire to en-
ter should write to the secretary Of
the civil service examiners at Mar
quette.
The postoffice department will
put a stop to missing word and
missing letter contests which are
conducted by publishers to increase
the subscription to their papers.
All newspapers and periodicals con
tanning advertisements of this
character are forbidden transmits
sion through the mails.
S. Jacobson received the sad news
yesterday of the death of his
brother Harry, who resided with
his parents in Chicago, the cause of
death being typhoid fever. The
young man was 18 years of age.
Last summer he spent two months
in L'Anse, where he made large
number of friends, who will learn
of his demise with deep regret.
Yesterday was the day set for
the execution of Theodore Durrant,
of California, the convicted murder
er of Blanche Lamont, but we are
unable to state at this writing
whether the execution took place or
not, owing to the excellent (O
telegraphic service of the Western
Union, which has half a dozen "boy
OPERATOR" on this end of the line
and presumably number of
sleepy heads on the other end
The chicken pie supper given at
the Town Hall Tuesday evening
by the ladies for the benefit of the
M. E. church, was surprising
success, the proceeds amounting to
about $45. "The Postoffice"
caused considerable amusement.
1t was arranged at one side of the
room and contained letter for
every person. The sum of five
cents was charged for each letter
delivered, and was well worth the
price.
COxU With a GAlden Harm