The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1899-08-26
LOCAL ITEMS.

Miss Libbie Columbus is visiting
friends at Calumet.
Miss Annie Sterk is visiting
friends at Marquette.
Robert and Frank Foote spent
part of the week at Ontonagon.
Bruce Mcpherson, of Howell,
Mich, is the guest of R. G. Williams.
Nj. Wallace and w. ]. McKanna,
of Houghton, spent Saturday and
Sunday in town.
DIR. ]. o. Zellen will open a
drug store in this village within a
few days.
The annual reunion of the Knights
of the Golden Eagle will be held in
Marquette September I'd.
A little daughter, aged one year,
of Mr.. and Mrs. VIM. Moore, of the
Bay Shore, died Thursday evening.
Mrs. James McRea and children,
of Dollar Bay, are guests of Mrs.
McRea S parents, Mr.. and Mrs. 10.
McKernan.
DR.. w. r. Stringham states that
he will open drug store in l. Anse
in few days, and that his stock ol
drugs, etc, is now on the way.
The Marquette Normal school will
begin September 10Th, and the first
two days will be spent in examining
and classifying the students.
Mrs. Geo. c. Jackman and daugh.
ter will return from Saginaw Tues
day of next week, where they have
been visiting relatives for two
months.
The eleventh annual Sons of ST.
George celebration of the Upper
Peninsula was held in Negaunee
Saturday last, and is classed as one
of the most successful of the order
ever held.
A dance will be given in the Town
Hall this evening under the auspices
of number of young ladies. Good
music will be furnished. All are
cordially invited to attend.
Mrs. Medard Sansregret died at
her home in Pequaming last night
at II o'clock. Deceased was 60
years of age and had been sick but
two days. The cause of death was
heart failure.
A cordial invitation is extended
to all to attend the Indian camp
meeting which will be held at the
grounds near Pequaming for one
week commencing Wednesday next,
August Both.
The formal conservation of Bishop
Frederic Els at Marquette Thursday
was an event in the history of the
Catholic church of this peninsula
that will stand as an epoch in its
history for all time.
The NJ. f. Sunday School picnic
held in Meadow Brook grove
yesterday was largely attended and
highly enjoyed. The weather was
fine, the refreshments excellent, and
every person present had a royal
good time.
Walter r. Harris has forwarded
his resignation as postmaster at
L'Anse, and accepted position at
Elm River copper mine, twenty-five
miles south of Houghton. 1t is
understood that Roger c. Williams
will be Mr. Harris successor.
Governor Pingree has appointed
Walter Fitch, of Champion, and r.
r. Goodell, of Houghton, members
of the board of control of the Mchi-
gan College of Mines at Houghton.
They replace Hon. T. B. Dunstan
and Judge Hubbell, whose terms
had expired.
One of the severest thunder
storms known in a number Of years
visited this town Saturday last
about IL O'Clock a. IN. Lightning
played havoc in the telegraph Office
and with G. p. Blankenhorn' s tele.
phone, burning out the wires and
setting fire to the building in three
different places. No material dam.
age was done, however.
George DeGagne is commencing
numbering operations for W. S.
Prickett, of Sidnaw. He is at
present arranging camps, etc,
ahout ono mila from tho Tavlor