The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1899-05-20
PENINSULA NEWS.
Items of Interest Taken From
Our Exchanges and
Condensed.
TWO MEN MAY DIE.
A Lively Fracas Among Several
Italians at Bessemer
Monday Night.

In an Italian row at Bessemer
Monday night John Cossett had his
skull severely broken and an un-
known man was shot in the should
er and hip. They may not recover
The marshal with several deputies,
bagged Batiste Colombo and mum
Der of unknown Italians. Half of
the principals walked to Hurley be-
fore daylight.
All the shingle mills on the Me-
nominee river except those Of H.
Harding and the Marnette Lumber
Co., are closed, the shingle weavers
and sawyers being on strike. About
$50 strikers have been on the
streets. The manufacturers refuse
to grant a 90 per cent increase, and
will employ non-union men.
Mill No. 2, of the r. G. Peters
Salt and Lumber company, at East
Lake, burned early Saturday morn.
ing last, Including "a shingle mill,
two derricks and drill houses. The
mill was built l9 years ago, and
employed nearly 800 men. The total
loss is estimated at $40, 900; insur ed
for $50, 900. The mill will be rebuilt
and majority Of the meu given en-
ployment in the meantime at the
other sawmill, which will be ,operat-
ed night and day.
A raft of 500, 600 feet of hemlock
logs, which the tug Endress brought
from Arthur Bay for the Burns mill
at Menominee, broke up Monday
and it is thought nearly all the logs
will be lost
John Millette, a saloonkeeper of
Michigamme- went to the Jail in
Marquette Monday on GO days
sentence with 500 in cash in his
pocket, rather than pay a fine and
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for violation of the liquor laws.
The estimated cost of the new
breakwater, now under construction
at Marquette, is $232, ,936.7l. 1t is
to be about 1000 feet in length
Mrs. Jay A. Hubben died at her
residence at East Houghton late
Saturday evening. Mrs. Hubbell
was some time ago taken down with
very serious illness, and kilograms
were sent to Judge Hubbell and his
daughter, who were travelling in the
south, but before they were received
second telegram was sent an
nounciHg that Mrs. Hubbell had so
greatly improved, their presence
was not needed; unfortunately the
Improvement was only OF short
duration and relapse setting in,
carried her off as stated above Mr..
Hubben was then ia Boston, and
was Immediately informed OF his loss.
Mrs. Hubbell was the daughter Of
Mr.. Artemus Doolittle, at one time
postmaster at Calumet, and was
born at st. GATHERINGS, Ont, in
l845, and when six years Of age
came to the lake with her parents,
who settled at Ontonagon. She was
married to Judge Hubbell in 1863,
since which tame she had resided in
Houghton almost continuously, al
though she occasionally accom-
panied her husband to Washington
during the time he represented this
district in congress. Mrs. Hubbeli
had borne her husband four children.
two of whom, Blanche and Florence
(Mrs. Karger), are living. The
funeral took place Tuesday morning
at IL O'Clock, with services at the
Episcopal church, Houghton, of
which deceased had been member
and very generous supporter. The
greatest panegyric that can be paid
to anyone may be truthfully said of
Mrs. Hubbell and that is "The poor
will miss her." May she rest in
peace where her good deeds will
follou har -Calumat Nawe