The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1900-02-24
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HIGH SCHOOL BURNED
Marquette Has its Third Largo
Fire Since the Beginning
Of the Year.

Marquette's fine brownstone high
school building was burned Satur-
day afternoon last. The loss is
estimated at $40, 900. Insurance on
the building, $50, 600, .on' furniture,
$4,000 The loss on furniture, APP
paratus and school books is certain
ly double the amount OF the insur-
ance. The fire gained Roadway 50
quickly that not one single thing
was saved in the9 building, and 250
children lost their school books. The
tire department was utterly unable
to cope with the blaze, and from the
time it started till nothing but the
walls remained never got it under
any kind Of control. The fire or
iginatcd in box carrying steam
pipes from the boiler room in the
basement to the upper stories. This
box served to carry the fire very
quickly TO the upper stories, and by
the time the fire department reached
the scene the fire was in every part
of the building. This is the third
serious fire in Marquette since the
beginning of the year, with aggre-
gate losses Of $75, 600 School Sos
sions will be resumed some time
next week in the city hall.
Crystal Falls: Uhic Anderson,
who shot aud killed Otto Westcv
berg, whom he mis6ook for deer,
early last fall, in Stambaugh town
Ship, aud who was held to the cir
cut court on the charge OF man
Slaughter, was released Tuesday.
Prosecuting Attorney Byers, of Iron
county, felt that the prisoner had
suffered enough for his crime and
that his ease was sufficiently pun
ished TO deter others from head
lighting for der in that county.
The prosecutor Withdrew tie charge
oil Slaughter ana substituted
that'of Il violation Of the game laws,
for which crime Judge Stone fined
Anderson $50. The shooting was
purely accidental aud The course Of
the prosecuting attorney is salts
factory.
Interest in the once famous
Michigan gold mine, located seven
miles from Ishpeming. is renewed
by suit for $40, 900 against Wm. G
Mather, of Cleveland brought by
Peter Gingrass for unpaid royalties
and damages The Michigan pro-
duced more than $1,000 in native
gold from one small pocket, and lis
shares sold at fancy pr!ces. Mathcr,
who is president of the Cleveland
Cliffs Co., the largest iron mining
company in the world was also
president of the Michigan Gold Co.
Despite the upquestioned richness
OF the mine, it has laid idle for the
past nine years.
Manstique: The Burrcli Chemi-
cal Co. S retort plant for>manufac-
ture of wood alcohol, AN improve =
ment over the kiln methods, has
just been completed aud was started
on trial run Monday. The plant
contains ten retorts and will con
vert fifty cords Of wood to charcoal
daily. The plant is the largest OF
the kind in the world and the only
one in the state. G. T. Clark Of
Delaware county, NY. constructed
the plant and is the superintendent.
Ex-State Senator Joseph FLESH
elm, of Menominee, who conducted a
fire insurance business in the upper
peninsula, has failed. His liabilities
are estimated at $4,000, with the
assets nominal. The failure was
due to heavy investments in indus
trial enterprises.
Flabby, who killed his wife while
he was in an intoxicated condition.
was found guilty of manslaughter in
the circuit court at Crystal Falls
Wednesday.
+. Wieber's cold storage plant at
Houghton, was damaged by firs
Monday morning to the amount OF
about $500.