The L'Anse sentinel., 1898-08-06
CITY ITEMS.
John Ellis, Jr., of Calumet, visited
friends in town Sunday.

IrlendS In town sunday.
Mrs. NJ. Wallace went to Mar
quette today to visit relatives.
Miss Laurene Sink, of Marquette,
is the guest of Miss Nina Wallace.
Miss Kittie E. Welsh, of Duluth,
is the guest of Miss Adeline Beehler.
Alex. G. Shields spent several
days in the copper country this
week.
The Michigan state fair will be
held at Grand Rapids September
Goth to Both.
Miss Edith Williams went to
Houghton last evening on q short
visit with friends.
Mr.. w. Armstrong went to Hough-
ton Tuesday to visit his daughter,
Mrs. H. 7. Ingersoll
Mrs. Wendell, of Hancock, who
has been visiting her daughter, Mrs.
John Sterk, returned home Wednes-
day
Albert Blankenhorn, of Milwau-
kee, is expected here tomorrow to
visit relatives and friends for few
days;
A call haSbeen issued in the Pro
hibition state convention. which
will be held in the city of Lansing
August 23d.
Joseph Gauthicr has been award
ed the contract of painting the high
school building. The interior Of
the building will also be repaintcd
Rev. G.. A. Walker, of Tamarack
Mine, was the guest of Rev, II.
Gillingham during the camp-meeting
session. He returned to his home
Monday.
Mrs, r. Lcvitan and grandson,
who have been visiting Mr.. and
Mrs. ID. Levitan for several weeks,
returned to their home in Chicago
Wednesday.
Rev Fr. w. Fl. Joisten was at
Marquette this week in attendance
at the annual retreat Over forty
five priests of Bishop Vertin 5
diocese were present.
The fourth annual firemen 5
tournament held in Houghton
Wednesday, Thursday and Friday
was a rousing success, and it is GER
tain that Houghton never contained
a larger gathering of people. The
town was gaily decorated
Rev. FIR. Joisten announces that
arrangements have been made to
give an excursion from Houghton
and Dollar Bay to L'Anse on Sun
day, August 2lst, for the benefit Of
the new Sacred Heart church.
Further particulars will be given
next week
In Ironwood a death struggle is
on between the citizens who would
like to beautify their homes and the
owners of cows and horses who are
determined to make common every
day COW pasture of the corporation,
Thus far the latter have the lead.
Same over here. Hurley Miner.
There are others.
u dCCOruducc Wltu IL law WulCi
went into effect July 1st, the gov
ernment contracts to insure all
tirst-class registered mail contain
ing ten dollars or under, and il the
letter is lost restore the money.
For letters containing more than
that amount only ten dollars will be
paid If they are lost.
c. p. Blankenhorn and son caught
eight large trout near the head of
the bay yesterday afternoon, nearly
each one weighing between two
and three pounds. The fish were
brought in alive apd placed in Mr.
Blankenhorn s aquarium. They are
beauties. Mr. B. takes the whole
bakery as regards catching large
sized trout.
According to new law enacted
by the last legislature, the clerks of
the various counties of the state OF
Michigan must make return of all
divorces granted in the state during
the year The returns for 1897 are
all in and the records show that IA
total of ,656 divorces were granted
last year. OF this aggregate 423
were granted on the application of
the husband and ,233 on the APP
plication of the wife.