The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1901-10-05
LOCAL ITEMS.


Mrs. H. A. Miller, of Calumet, is
visiting friends in town for num-
bers days.
Frank Pequette and P. W. Light
I oot have returned from a week s
visit at the Buffalo exposition.
The Misses Matte Goltsch and
Josie Schultz are visiting friends in
Houghton and Hancock for few
. days.
Mrs. John p. Roberts, of Calumet,
returned home Wednesday evening
after q two weeks visit with friends
in L'Anse.
TheMisses Selma and Emma Menge
returned home Sunday morning
from four weeks visit in lower
Michigan and at the Buffalo Pan
American.
Lieutenant Governor o. w. Rob-
inson, of Chassell, was a L'Anse
and Peauaming visitor Thursday.
His many friends in this county
are always pleased to see him.
The farmers in the vicinity of
L'Anse have begun to harvest their
potatoe crops. 1t is said that po-
tatoes will not be sold for less than
seventy-five cents bushel this fall
and winter.
Mrs. Mary White, Mrs. Jos. Gau-
thier and Mrs. Hid returned Tues
day evening from Buffalo, where
they took in the sights at the expo
sition and also visited relatives.
They were absent about month.
Miss Elsie McKernan smiling
countenance is again observed be-
hind the wicket in the postoffice as
assistant. Postmaster r. G. Will
liams and the public are to be con.
graduated upon securing her
efficient services.
There is more Joy in printing
Office over one sinner who pays in
advance and abuses the editor on
every occasion, than over the nine
ty and nine who borrow the paper
and sing it's praise without contrib
uting one cent to pay the bills.
Mrs. II. T. Ingersoll, of Lake Lin
den, formerly of L'Anse, has gone
to Lansing to visit her. sister, Mrs.
C.M. Turner. She was accompanied
by her daughter Jessie, who will
remain there for some time to take
a course in music.
The Ontonagon Herald of last
week contained the announcement
that Will Mccormick, one OF the
Mccormick brothers, lumber in
spectors, who located in L'Anse
shortly after .the Ontonagon fire in
1896, died recently in Portland,
Ore. Will was well known in this
vicinity.
Painters are at work on the
Thomas House property, which
is owned by the South
Shore railroad company. The
building will be repainted both
inside and outside, and when com.
pleted will add much to it's general
appearance. The work is being
done by the railroad company.
Although the partridge season
has been open only a few days, quite
q number of the birds have been
bagged by local hunters. 1t is
expected that quite number OF
copper country sportsmen will hunt
in this vicinity during the open sea-
son, as has been the case in former
years. The season lasts sixty days.
Partridge "boullion is all the rage
in local restaurants.
Mr.. and Mrs. G. d. Shea went tc
Champion, Marquette county, Mon
day, to attend the funeral o.
Daniel Shea, an old friend, posses
ing the same family name, although
not related in any manner
who died suddenly Sunday
afternoon. The old gentleman was
80 years OF age and had just finished
eating hearty dinner when he ex
pired, seated on chair. The
funeral was held Tuesday morning
The deceased lived in L'Anse some
twenty years ago. He was twice
married. His second wife and two
children, boy seven years old ant
a girl OF nine, met a most tragi,
death in this village twenty
three years ago. Mr.. She's
was working in Houghton, ant
one night while the mother and hel
two children were asleep the hous'
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