The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1899-08-05
LOCAL ITEMS.
S. Jacobson, of Dollar Bay, spent
part of the week in town.

seriously i'll for several weeks, is
slowly recovering.
Miss Zellen, of Skanee, sister OF
DR.. Zellen, of this village, was
very i'll the first Of the week.
f. J. Jennison, cashier Of the
First National bank of Marquette,
was in town Thursday afternoon.
Mrs. S. T. Harris returned home
Sunday from Calumet, where she
spent several weeks with her sister,
Mrs. L. J. Shepard.
The official proceedings OF the
meeting of the county board of
supervisors, held Tuesday, will be
found in another column.
The subject of Rev. ]. M. Shank S
sermon at the Nj. f. church tomor-
row evening will be: "A Drama in
Three Acts. All are cordially in
vited.
- NJ. G. Heath, of Nestoria, had the
misfortune to step on nail Tues
day, which penetrated his right foot
However, the wound is not Of a
serious nature.
Mrs. Louis Menard returned from
Montreal and Quebec Thursday
morning, where she visited for
three weeks. She was accompanied
by her sister, Mrs. Swengey, OF Lake
Linden, who will visit here for
several days.
John Mcdonnell, an employe in
THE SENTINEL office, had the mis-
fortune to lose a ten-dollar bill
somewhere on Broad street last
Sunday morning. John is perfectly
willing to divide the spoils with the
finder, but hates to lose the whole
amount.
]. B. B. DeBeltrand caught fine
string of speckled trout Saturday
morning, in Fall River, seven of
which would weigh nearly two
pounds each There is no better
trout fishing to be found in the state
than in this vicinity.
Miss Edith Williams, who has a
position in the Office of the secretary
of state at Lansing, arrived home
Monday TO remain for two weeks,
owing to i'll health. During her
absence her duties in the Office at
Lansing will be attended to by her
sister Anna.
Charles Shaw, who had for num-
Der of years caused the authorities
of this county considerable trouble,
and who was sentenced to the
Branch prison at Marquette for one
year, returned to town Thursday.
1t is to be hoped that Charles has
learned a lesson that will prove
beneficial.
A social and supper was held in
the school house at the NJ. f. Mis-
sion Wednesday evening under the
auspices of the NJ. f. society at
that place, the proceeds Of which
will be used for the benefit of the
church. The attendance was large,
including number Of L'Anse and
Pequaming people.
The "Old Uncle Jed" Comedy
company gave an excellent enter
tainment in the Opera House last
evening. The farmers band parade
at noon, and the music furnished
by the orchestra during the en-
tertainment in the evening were
alone worth the admission price.
An enjoyable excursion was given
from Baraga, L'Anse and Pequam-
ing to the copper country Sunday,
under the auspices of the Baraga
Cornet band, on the steamer |. NJ.
Weston. The party numbered
about 140 people. Tuesday evening
a moonlight excursion was also
given on the bay, the boat leaving
early in the evening, and returning
about IL p. m.
TIE SENTINEL is indebted to the
500 Line and South Shore officials
for very handsome and interest
ing book of travel, profusely illus
trated, descriptive of q trip from the
east over the Canadian Pacific to
Vancouver, thence on the steamer
Empress of India to Japan, and of
the cities Of the Island empire, its
people and their customs, and a
world of highly instructive and in
teresting matter. 1t is entitled:
"Japan as We Saw it" by Robert S.
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