The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1899-06-17
LOCAL ITEMS.

Is VlSlJlnR lrieuuS III IoWn.
A number of the Office rooms in
the court house are being calso-
mined.
George Trudeau is having his
two-story building on Main street
painted.
Supervisor Patrick Tracy, Of
Covington, was in town part of the
week.
d. Levitan made business trip
to the copper country Saturday
last.
Owen Thomas, of the Arcadian
mine, spent Sunday with his family
town.
F. Bending, of Marquette, was in
L'Anse and Baraga part of the
week.
Prof. G.. N. Fuller left yesterday
for Grand Haven to spend his school
vacation.
Mrs. E. l.. Bower will leave for
Fairfield Center, Ind, Tuesday next
to spend the summer.
Thomas Brady,0 who has been
seriously ill for several weeks, is
now able to be out.
William ]. McKanna and family,
of Hancock, spent the first OF the
week with relatives in town.
The hardest thunder and rain
storm which has visited this section
in years occurred Monday evening.
Miss Annie Williams left for Lam
sing yesterday, where she will visit
her sister, Miss Edith, for a
month.
Miss Catherine Thomas returned
from Marquette Wednesday evening
where she had been visiting friends
for three weeks.
Miss Allie McKernan, Frank
Botsford, ]. E. Pemberthy and Hon.
Allen F. Rees, of Houghton, at
tended the graduating exercises in
this village Thursday evening.
E. L. Bower, superintendent of
L'Anse schools, received word Sun
day announcing the death of his
grandfather at Fairfield Center,
Ind. Mr.. Bower left on the after
noon train Sunday, consequently
was unable to be present at the
graduating exercises held here
Thursday evening.
The Imperial mine at Michigamme,
idle for twelve years, will be re-
opened Immediately by the Cleve-
land Cliff Iron Co., with Capt. John
Peters, of lshpeming, in charge and
employing $50 men. 1t is possible
several other Baraga county iron
mines, abandoned decade or so
ago, will soon be working, as there
is now a good demand for limonite
ores.
The graduating exercises held in
the Opera House Thursday evening
were largely attended and very
pleasing. The hall was tastily
decorated with bunting, blue and
yellow-the class colors-and in
front of the stage beautiful flowers
were arranged. The entire program
as published in THE SENTINEL last
week was we'll rendered and enthu-
siastically received The class ad.
dress by Hon. Allen f. Rees, ol
Houghton, was indeed interesting
and instructive, as were also the re.
marks by Rev. FIR. Collins and Mr.
p. r. McKernan. The papers oi
the two graduates were excellent,
and their school training won foi
them great credit as well as foi
their teachers.
From the Houghton Gazette: "Ir
the absence of Rev. d. Fl. Glass
last Sunday, the pulpit at Grace M
E. church was filed by Rev. j. M
Shank, Of L'Anse. Mr.. Shank is ar
able speaker, and from his discourse
of the day, show that he is deeI
thinker In the evening he deliver
ed the baccalaureate address to tn,
graduating class Of tie Houghtor
High school. The sermon through
out was full of food for good thought
not only for the members OF tn,
class, but for all those who heart
him. While it was q great disap
pointment to the class and congre
cation that Mr.. Glass was unable Il
be present and deliver the sermon
vet everyone enjoyed hearing Mr.
Shank on this festive occasion. Mr.
Shank has been given a two weeks
vacation from his labors at L'Anse
and left for New York on tn
1870 train Sunday night"