The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1899-04-29
LOCAL ITEMS.

Robert Reynolds lost valuable
horse Wednesday, which had been
sick but a short time.
Mrs. Jehn Sterk returned from
the copper country Thursday,
where she had been visiting for
number of days.
The students of the Michigan
College of Mines will give their
fifth annual hop in the Armory
Opera House at Houghton May 4th.
r. p. Tuten, one of the owners Of
the Iron Mountain Tribune, has pur-
chased the interests of his partner,
r. G. Herrick, and will hereafter go
it alone.
G.. A. Bergland has sent out two
crews of land lockers to Investigate
a 60, 0,0O0-acre tract of hardwood and
hemlock west of Ontonagon. The
timber will be shipped to Sidnaw
for saving.
: The two-year old son of Mr.. and
Mrs. Joseph Busche died Wednesday,
after short illness. The funeral
was held from Sacred Heart church
yesterday morning at 8 o'clock.
Oscar Duboys of L'Anse, and
Miss Marian Morian, Of Skanee,
were united in marriage at Sacred
Heart church Wednesday morning
at o'clock, the ceremony being
performed by Rev. Fr. Cola.
The business men and principal
property owners of Kenton and
Sidnaw will make application to the
board of supervisors of Houghton
county in the near future for chang
ing the boundaries of Duncan Laird
and Adams townships
Peter and Abe Wawasing, of
Assinins, were arrested Thursday
by Deputy U, S. Marshal Dolf, of
Marquette, for violation OF the
liquor law, at Odanah, Wis, some
time ago. Mr.. Dolf accompanied
by Sheriff Henry Girard, left for
Grand Rapids with the two men
Thursday evening.
Wednesday was celebrated by
Odd Fellows all over the country as
the eighteenth anniversary of the
founding of the order. The society
has now nearly ] 200, 600 members in
good standing. 1t has 90 grand and
II ,249 subordinate lodges, the mem
bership of which is increasing at
the rate of | ,145 week. Each year
the sum Of 1864, 029 is expended in
extending relief to the families of
members.
Two deer were killed by the pas
senger train while coming down
the Summit hill about 3:30 o'clock
Thursday morning. The carcasses,-
which were badly mutilated, were
put aboard the train and brought to
the depot, and the conductor noti-
fled County Game Warden Culliney.
The warden laid the facts before
a Justice Of the peace, who directed
him to bury the carcasses, which
was complied with.
George Oakley and William
Thomas went to homestead on the
other side of the Sturgeon river
over two weeks ago, and as they
did not return considerable anxiety
was felt for their safety. 1t was
thought perhaps that they had
become lost or had met with an ac-
cidcnt They returned home. how
ever, Wednesday. and stated that
they were unable to cross the river
sooner, owing to the rising of the
water.
While returning from the depot
about / O. clock Thursday morning
the horses attached to the bus
became frightened and ran away.
There were, three occupants, one of
whom was Mrs. John Sterk. The
bus was overturned at the corner,
near John Campbell's store, and
badly wrecked. Mrs. Sterk re-
ceived an ugly cut on one of her
limbs. 1t is indeed surprising that
all of the occupants were not
killed. The front wheels were torn
loose from the cage and the horses
continued on their mad flight for a
distance of six miles along the
Arvon road, before they were
captured Mr.. Mesnard was driv-
ing, and had stepped to the rear OF
the bus to open the door for pas
senger to alight when the horses
took fright and started to run.