The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1899-09-02
LOCAL ITEMS.
abor Day Monday next.

Houghton Sunday.
Miss Mary Bulger visited friends
at Hancock this week.
Mrs. James Kerwin is visiting
her daughter, Mrs. Fox, at Manis-
tique.
Mrs. August Menge and daughter
Theresa have returned from a visit
with friends in Houghton.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ingram and Miss
Messner, of Houghton, were the
guests of Mr.. and Mrs. w. T. Menge
this week.
Miss Cora Reynolds left for
Petoskey Tuesday evening, where
she has secured position as clerk
in large dry goods store.
DIR. ]. o. Zellen has leased one OF
the large store rooms in the Wallace
block, and will have his new drug
store in operation in few days.
A social dance was given in the
Town Hall Saturday evening last by
a number of the young people. A
very pleasant evening was enjoyed.
Michael Culliney, of Dollar Bay,
came down on the excursion boat
Sunday, and spent few hours with
his parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Z. Gull
ney.
Messrs. Bruce Mcpherson, OF
Howell, G.. L. Mcpherson, of De
troit, in company with r. G. Will
liams, visited Ontonagon and
various other points on the Copper
range this week.
A special election will be held in
Covington township Monday next,
September 4th, relative to the
question of borrowing 81, 600 for
the purpose OF repairing roads and
bridges, and issuing bonds therefor.
Thomas Sutherland, who has re-
sided in L'Anse at various times
for good many years past, but
who has been working at Houghton
for a number of months, is seriously
i'll and his recovery is considered
doubtful.
Mai. ]. F. Hollinger, for many
years resident Of Pcquaming, now
engaged in business at the Copper
Range, about eight miles from
Houghton, stopped in town a few
hours yesterday, while on his way
to Pequaming to visit his family
Never before in the history of this
county have as many blueberries
been picked and shipped as there
have been this season. But buyers
claim that the berries are now too
ripe to ship, and picking has been
practically suspended. Hundreds
of bushels have been Grated and
shipped from this county in the
past few weeks.
The annual camp meeting con-
vened at the grounds near Pequam-
ing Wednesday, and will continue
for one week. A large number of
people from various towns are
present daily, and the attendance
tomorrow, if the weather is fine,
promises to be unusually large.
The services each day are very in
teresting, and everybody is invited
to attend.
The passenger steamer Thomas j.
Friant, of Chicago, recently pur-
chased by Messrs. James MacRae
and Will q n Rowe, of Dollar Bay,
was in port Tuesday afternoon.
The gentlemen above named have
been conducting boat line between
Dollar Bay and various points on
Portage Lake, and owing to the in
creasing traffic found it necessary
to purchase larger boat. The one
in question is splendid craft, and
will meet with general favor.
Following were arrivals at the
Thomas House during the week:
John w. Hunsberger, wife and
children, Hancock; Chas. A. Newton,
W. ]. Carney, Chicago; Capt. E.
Kidwell, R. H. Shields, ]. G. Tur-
ner, Arcadian; Will G. Baudin,
Houghton; Fred Burke, Cleveland;
Allen Tyrrell, Escanaba; w. G.
Allan, Marquette; H. @. Work,
Watertown; A. Stewart, Duluth;
z. McColman, Atkinson, Mich.
w. e. Chamberlain, Dayton, O.;
John Corrigan, T. ]. Lewis, Grand
Rapids; M. G. Campbell, Chicago;
Geo. L.DMcPherson, Detroit; d. ].
Norton. Even; r. B. Mcpherson,
Howell, Mich; E. A. Strauss, Gin
cinnati.