The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1900-01-13
LOCAL ITEMS.

town Friday.
The Munising Republican issued a
very neat 1900 calendar.
John Brennan made business
trip to the copper country Monday.
Attorney P. R. McKernan trans
acted business in Copperdom Mon
day.
K.O. Ruthstrom returned to Han
cock Monday, after spending few
days in town.
Joseph Stringer, of Hancock, and
J.. J. Gallagher, OF Baraga, were in
town Wednesday.
Andrew Trudeau of Marquette,
visited his brother, George Trudeau
part OF the week.
Mrs. M. Wallace, who has been
visiting friends in town Tor two
weeks, returned to Houghton
Thursday.
A social dance was given in the
Town Hall Wednesday evening by
number of young people from Bar
aga and L'Anse.
At meeting of L'Anse Lodge
No. AS, l. o. o. F., Saturday
evening last, installation OF officers
took place. There was also work in
the initiatory.
A meeting of the board of super
visors was held in the Court House
in this village Wednesday after
noon. The official proceedings will
be found in another column.
The installation Of new officers
took place at a meeting OF Meadow
Brook Hive, No. 554, l.. O. T. NJ,
Wednesday evening. Mrs. NJ. Wal
lace, of Houghton, acted as install
ing officer.
Antoine Chase, who resided in
LAnse for many years, but for the
past fifteen years a resident of Du-
luth, has been renewing old ac-
auaintances in town for the past
few days.
Monday afternoon Rev j. NJ
Shank united in marriage Henry G..
Eberhardt and Miss Ermine Nj.
Giddings, both of Baraga. The
young couple have the best wishes
of their many friends in this county.
Rev. Jas. D. Boyes, of the British
Foreign Missions, and recently
from China, gave adescriptive talk
OF the mission work in Mongolia,
China, at the NJ. f. church, Sunday
evening last. Mr.. Boyes left Mon
day for the copper country, where
he expects TO remain for three
weeks.
Mrs. G. p. Blankenhorn entertain
ed about twenty of her lady friends
at progressive pedro at her home
Wednesday afternoon, in honor of
Mrs. Nj. Wallace, of Houghton, and
Mrs. +. Tourvillc, of Tacoma, Wash,
Mrs. Merle was awarded first prize,a "a
large bottle of choice perfume, and
Miss Catherine Thomas second
prize, lady's pocketbook. After
cards were disposed of, delicious
refreshments were served, followed
by vocal and instrumental music,
and general good time.
The law recently passed relating
to the change on the percentage OF
interest legal and allowed in the
state of Michigan, went into effect
Oct. 1st. Probably there are many
among business men who are not
aware of the fact, and some added
complication may result. Under
the old law, in force up to Sept. 22d,
the legal rate in Michigan was per
cent, with 8 per cent allowed by
consent. On and after the 23d, the
legal rate is reduced to . per cent,
while the allowed rate is but per
cent. All paper which was executed
before the 22d, bears legal execution
We are in receipt Of copy of the
Industrial number issued by the
Menominee Evening Leader last
week. 1t is neatly gotten up, pro-
fusely Illustrated, and the number
contains nearly sixty pages. Among
the sketches of prominent business
men of Menominee is that OF
Charles r. Mccormick, OF the lum-
ber firm of p. M. Shaw, Jr., 4 Go.
Mr.. Mccormick is well known in
this county, having resided in
L'Anse for some time Immediately
after the Ontonagon fire, and his
many friends will be pleased to
learn that he is meeting with well
deserved success.