The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1899-03-11
LOCAL ITEMS.


visors will be held March 2lst.
George Mcdonald, treasurer o
Spur township, was in town Mon
day.
p. r. McKernan and r. c. vii
liams were Portage LaEe visitors
Wednesday.
Village election Monday next
March 18th. There will be but one
ticket in the field.
Geo. o. Beehler returned Sunday
from several days trip in Illinois
and lower Michigan.
Walter Edgerton, OF Houghton
visited his father, John Edgerton
part of the week.
Miss Selma Menge, OF Calumet,
spent Sunday with her parents
Mr.. and Mrs. Aug. Menge
Mrs. j. b. Smith was called tc
Houghton Saturday last by the
serious illness of her nephew,
Master Jack Ruhl.
Mr.. and Mrs. Cord Johnston, and
Mr.. Johnston S mother, who have
been numbered among the sick, are
rapidly recovering. ~
Rev. ]. Frazer, presiding elder OF
this district, visited L'Anse We'd
nesday, and in the evening the
second quarterly conference was
held.
The Misses Mary and Adle Erick'
son, of Skance, were in towr
Thursday. The latter left fol
Minneapolis on the night train,
where she will visit her mother foi
some time.
The members of the Christian
Endcavor society and a large mum
Der OF friends met at the residence
of Rev. and Mrs. J. NJ. Shank las
evening, and very soclable tim'
was enjoyed.
Ben Nephew, the trapper an'
woodsman, brought suit II
trovcr against Richard NJ Thornton
which was tried in justice cour
Tuesday afternoon. 1t resulted il
Judgment for the plalntii
for 50. 80 and costs.
DR.. G. j. Northrop, of Marquette
left Saturday last for the east on
business trip. When he reached
Boston he was taken seriously Ill
and died in a hospital in that cit,
Thursday. Deceased was "a year
OF age and had resided in Marquett
since 1867.
H. T. Ingersoll, formerly, o
LAnse. but for the past fes
months residing in Houghton, ha
secured position as bookkeepc
for ]. Vivian, Jr, 4 Co., OF Laur
ium, and entered upon his nes
duties the first of the month.
J. OHara and +. F. Foley, @
Detroit, right of way agents of tn
Michigan Telephone company, hav
been in town for a number c
days. The company intends es
tablishing long distance telephon
line 1t is understood that
phone will be placed in l. Ans
and also one in Baraga.
Paine, Webber & Co., one of th
strongest brokerage firms of Bos
ton, has opened a branch office !
Houyhton. Thomas S, Dee, foi
merly with the electric light con
pany at Houghton, will act a
manager for the company over thei
copper country interests. Th
Houghton Office is connected wit
Chicago and Boston by a privat
wire, over which quotations will b
received every two minutes.
J. Q. McKernan returned fror
Lansing Tuesday evening, where b
had been to attend the re-hearin
of the claims OF the different town
for the location of the propose
state Normal school for the uppe
peninsula. Mr.. McKernan present
ed the claims OF L'Anse, and tn
great advantages this town affords
in q very able manner. Thef
were also present a number {
Representatives from Menomine,
Escanaba, Gladstone, Iron Mour
tain, Ishpeming, Negaunee, Maj
quette and Hancock, and each tow
made strong fight. The matte
has been taken under consideratio
by the committee, and it wi
doubtless be some time before tn
decision.