The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1900-06-02
LOCAL ITEMS.

w. II. darrlS, OI Eim oiNci,
spent Sunday with his family.
Miss Louise King left Wednesday
for Marquette to visit friends.
M. Hansen and family, Of Han
cock, visited relatives in town Sun
day and Monday.
]. E. Shepard, of Calumet, spent
Memorial Day in L'Anse. visiting
at the Beehler residence.
Mrs. w. R. Harris and children
left Monday for the copper country
to visit for several weeks.
Mrs. M. ]. McCabe returned from
Hancock Sunday, accompanied by
her niece, Miss Mary McKanna.
Mrs. J. M. Shank and son Guy
left for Manistique Monday for a
two weeks visit with friends.
Donald Young was confined to the
house several days this week with a
slight illness.
Miss May McKernan, of Hancock,
spent several days in town this
week, visiting her parents.
Mrs. L. B. Armstrong and baby,
of Houghton, are visiting at the
home of G.. p. Blankenhorn.
Mrs. N. M. DeHaas, of Marquette,
spent Sunday in town visiting
friends, on her way to Skanee,
where she will visit her husband.
Will X. Haviland and Charles
Brink were down from Pequaming
Wednesday evening in attendance
at the party in the Town Hall.
The census ensmerators began
their work June 1st. Martin
Voetsch is the enumerator for
L'Anse township.
Regular Sunday morning services
will be held at the Church of the
Sacred Heart tomorrow. Rev. FIR.
Mercier, OF Chassell, will officiate.
Miss Grace Harris celebrated her
fourteenth birthday last Saturday
afternoon by giving party to a
number of her young friends.
The eclipse of the sun, which
was predicted for May 2Sth, was
visible at the appointed time and
observed by many, between 8 and 8
o'clock Monday morning.
George Lloyd, an old L 'Anse boy,
son of Mr.. and MRS. Joseph Lloyd,
formerly of that town but now of
Duluth, is captain Of the tug Car
penter, OF Porter Bros. fleet
Houghton Gazette.
Miss Flora King, who has been
employed in a department store at
Hancock, has resigned her position
and returned Wednesday to her
home.
The South Shore steam shovel
and crew, which were transferred
here from Chassell two weeks ago,
were taken back to Chassell Wednes-
day to complete the job at the Stur-
geon river fats.
The flag floated from the staff of
the Court House Wednesday in
observance of Memorial Day. The
schools and county offices were
closed for the day, as were also
most of the stores.
A social dance was given by
several young men of the town
Tuesday. An italian orchestra Of
four pieces furnished the music,
which was well rendered. About
twenty-five couples were present.
The tug Mystic brought in a lot
of timber to Houghton for Huge &
Tins, from Ashland Sunday morn
ing. The Mystic will be remember
ed by many Of the pioneer residents
as being the boat that carried the
NAL between Houghton and L'Anse
in the early 70's. At that time she
had q cabin on deck. This has been
removed and she is now being used
in the towing business around Du-
luth.-Gazette.
A new 3-cent piece has been au-
thorized by act OF congress to take
the place OF the old coin which was
stopped. The 3-cent piece is
ordered to be made OF nickel, the
size of the bronze cent, only thicker.
In the center is to be a hole one
fourth OF an inch IN diameter. This
will make the coin easily distinguish
able by sight or touch. It will be
some time, however, before this