The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1900-08-04
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SHOT HIS EYES OUT
Frightful Accident to q Railroad
LabOrer at sLaird-Taken to
Hancock Hospital.

Frank Albe, an Italian railroad
laborer employed by Railroad Con-
tractors Butler & Breen on the Min
eral Range extension at Laird, was
brought to Hancock on Monday
mornings train, says the Cop
per Journal, and taken to st.
Joseph S hospital. Abe dropped a
shot gun Saturday and the weapon
went off. The Italian received the
contents in his face and hands. One
eye is gone and the other is injured.
The physician who attended the in
jured man thinks the patient will be
blind. Albes face was peppered
with shot. The weapon apparently
discharged the contents directly up
and the unfortunate man S face was
in range. Three fingers were am
putated from the right hand of the
patient by doctor at Laird. The
injured man is about 25 years old,
The accident happened Saturday
evening. The young man saw some
wild animal, which he took to be a
wildcat, crossing the right Of way
of the railroad. He fired at the big
game in the dusk and reloaded the
weapon. He started after the ami
NAL again and in the haste and ex-
citement of the moment dropped the
tirearm.
Returns received by the state tax
commission Monday show the as
sassed valuation Of Calumet town
ship, Houghton county, the taxes
of which are practically all paid by
the Calpmet & Hecla Mining Co,
has this year been increased by the
local assessor sl9,77s 900 over that
of last year, the increase in real
estate being $lS, 522, 900. The in
crease in Osceola township is 81,
003, 900. With the township OF
Laird to hear from, the reported
increase for Hovghton county is
$31 900, 600.
Matt Hanula, of Calumet, died
Wednesday while eating his dinner
A post mortem examination re-
vealed the fact that Hanula was
asphyxiated by piece of pork chop
which be had tried to swallow, aud
which had lodged in the larynx. The
piece of meat was removed from his
throat and was found to be exactly
an eighth OF a pound in weight. II
was p inches long, IL inches wide
and inch thick. After his attempt
to swallew the piece Of meat Hanula
lived but few moments.
Henry Snyder, of Sidnaw, about
l6 years of age, was killed instantly
Tuesday, by being run over by J. c.
Corbin's team and wagon loaded
with heayy green slabs. The team
became frightened and sprung for.
ward suddenly, throwing the young
man under the wheels, crushing him
to death. The young man was an
only son and the main support oil
his mother and invalid father, the
latter being in Arizona.
Mrs. John Kehoe, aged 81 years,
one of the Oldest residents of Mar
quette, died Sunday. She is sur
vived by husband, five children,
forty grandchildren, and thirteen
great-grandchildren. One of her
sons is Father Kehoe. of Ironwood.
Bishop Frederick Els, of the
Catholic diocese of Marquette and
Sault Ste. Marie, accompanied by
Rev. J. G. Pinten, returned to Mar
quette Tuesday, after a three
months pilgrimage through Bel
gium, Germany, France and Italy.
Jack Hayden, q Chocolay farmer,
was instantly killed by cars in the
yards of the South Shore road at
Marquette Thursday night.
Jerome White, a Cherry Greek
farmer, was seriously injured in a
runaway acci lent near Marquette
Thursday afternoon. His condition
is considered critical.