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The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1901-01-12
JANITOR'S CONFESSION
Clears the Character of Isaac
miller. Merchant Of
Houghton.
CASE OF INCENDIARIsM.
Two Clerks Implicated-BOth
Have Been Ar
rested.

Last October fire damaged Isaac
Miller's departmentstore at Hough-
ton to the extent of $50, 900. Miller
and his wife were arrested for arson
but the case was dismissed by order
of Prosecuting Attorney Larsen af-
ter examination of the witnesses.
Two clerks, Dennis st. John and
Lazarus Silverman, testified that
Miller endeavored to bribe them to
set fire to the store. Louis
LaFortune, janitor of the building,
also gave testimony damaging to
Miller.
When the case was dropped ST.
John and Silverman left town.
There was general feeling that
justice had been defeated, though
nobody was certain who the guilty
party was, as evidence Of incendiar-
ism were palpable. Saturday last,
Frank Mayott, a clerk in Miller's,
was told by a customer that be
could buy identically the same gar
ment he was looking at for half
price. Mayott got the customer to
secure the half price garment on q
pretext of taking it to tailor for
alteration. 1t was secured from
LaFortune, the janitor, and bore
Miller's cost mark.
LaFortune was Immediately ar
rested and confessed that the store
was burned to cover the thefts OF
st. John, Silverman and himself,
which had been very extensive. 1t
was also part of the plot to black
mail Miller into turning over the
insurance money to the conspirators,
according to LaFortune' sconfession,
bat this miscarried, owing to
Miller's refusal to be coerced. st.
John and Silverman were both
brought back from lower Michigan
under arrest.
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1901-01-12

An Ironwood dispatch says that
surveying party is running lines
north from that city to the shore of
Lake Superior, distance of about
twelve miles. 1t is understood that
the Oliver Mining Co., and the Du-
luth, South Shore & Atlantic Rail
way Co. will build line from the
Gogebic Iron Range to Lake SUI
perior, where ore docks will be built
II a feasible route can be obtained.
The annual production OF between
two and three million tons of ore
will then be shipped by water from
the new port instead of Ashland.
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1901-01-12
A FATAL JOKE.
Noses Patterson Was Hung Up
"Just for Fun"

The following dispatch in Sun
days Milwapkee Sentinel concerns
the victim ora practical joke which
was perpetrated, If it is remembered
rightly, in one OF Goodman's camps
in the western end OF Marquette
county, the affair creating much
comment at the time: "Moses Pat
terson, well known resident, died
at Marinette Saturday. His d>esh
was indirectly caused, it is,sssd, by
an occurrence in lpSsber camp
near Marquette aboS six months
ago. The men ~ the camp for q
joke strung peterson up to a tree.
He feared.sh actual hanging and al
thouRb'not injured the shock was
sey,6us. His mind became deranged,
xnd Saturday he died suddenly Of
rupture OF a blood vessel in the
head. The men who perpetrated
the alleged joke we're arrested, but
they were afterwards discharged. :"
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1901-01-12
James Russell, OF Marquette,
Gives His Views ON Office Of
Mineral Commissioner.
SORT OF A "PRIvATE sNAP''
He Maintains that the Office Has
Ceased to be Of Utility to tho
Interests of the State.

A Marquette dispatch says: The
report of Commissioner OF Mineral
Statistics James Russell will be
ready for distribution in a few days.
Mr.. Russell questions the utility of
the office and presents facts going
to show that fer series of years
the incumbents have regarded it as
private snap, giving the state no
valuable return for their salaries.
The forthcoming annual report, now
in the hands Of the binders, is q
volume of about 500 pages and it is
by far the most comprehensive re-
port ever published in it's treatment
of the mining industry of Michigan
and it's presentation of statistics of
mineral production. For years the
present commissioner has main
tained that the Office had ceased to
be of utility to the interests OF the
state aud that it should have long
since been abolished. He says:
''But though this report furnishes
statistics never before given as to
the copper industry OF Michigan and
copper production generally, with
very complete statistics of the iron
aud other mineral production of the
state, and will contain several times
the matter given in any former re-
port, only 1000 copies of 1T will be
printed and distributed. The num-
Der is entirely inadequate TO supply
the demand for such work Cir q
good reason for supplying it at the
state expense exists), so the state
will derive but g fraction of the
benefit it would reap from such a
publication If provision for printing
a sufficiently large edition of the re-
port had been made.
Holding the opinion that do in
regard to the utility of the Office, it
may be asked why l consented to ac-
cept it. The explanation is simple.
/ determined to take the Office and
get out report covering as fully as
possible. the subjects with which. w
dealt, giving as complete and >ac-
curate statistics as could be hecured
of the mineral production OF the
state for the year, with the totals
up to date, together with s?ch other
information concerning the mining
industries of the state as properly
belong, and would naturally be
looked,for, in such, a publication.
Only by making report which
would have unusual value as rec
ord Of production and development
Of the mines could I feel justified in
taking the salary attached to the
Office, aud such report / think this
will be found to be. "
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1901-01-12
Deal Closed at a Meeting of the
Board Of superintendent
of the Poor Held Friday.
PRICE $500 FOR 100 ACRES.
The Farm Is Situated About
Three Miles South Of
This Village.

At meeting OF the board oi
superintendents OF the poor, held
in this village Friday afternoon,
the question Of a poor farm for
Baraga county was settled, by
the action of the board in pur-
chasing 160 acres Of land from
Frank Sengebusch, known as the
Samuel Boivin farm.
At the annual meeting Of the
board OF supervisors, in October
last, the question OF purchasing a
county poor farm was brought be-
fore the board, and urgently
recommended by the superintend-
ents of the poor. An appropriation
of $500 was made by the super
visors for that purpose, and the
board OF superintendents of the
poor was authorized to select and
purchase 160 acres of suitable land.
Since that time the members of
the board have personally in
spected eight different farms, four
in L'Anse township and four in
Baraga township. The merits of
each were carefully considered, and
it was finally determined that the
land selected was the most suitable
for the purpose.
The farm consists of 160 acres,
about 80 of which is cleared. 1t is
described as follows: The north
east quarter of northeast quarter,
and south one-half OF northeast
quarter, section 22;;' the northwest
quarter Of northwest quarter Of
section %, all in town so, range 33
west, and is only about three miles
from L'Anse village, with good
road leading thereto. A good
stream Of water runs across a p0r-
tion of the farm, which is a
feature that was also taken into
consideration.
This particular farm has been
held at much higher figure, but
the board succeeded in securing it
for $500.
The next move will be to erect
suitable buildings thereon, and the
board Of supervisors will be urged
to make an appropriation for that
purpose.
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1901-01-12
A SHORT TERM.
Circuit Court Adjourned wednes-
day, After Three
Davs' Session.

The January term Of circuit
court for Baraga county convened
at the Court House, in this village,
Monday morning at 10 clock, Hon.
A, T. Streeter, circuit judge, pre-
siding. There were no criminal
cases on the calendar.
The first case tried was that OF
Charles P. Kellogg & Co., VS.. John
Campbell, and resulted in a verdict
for the plaintiff in the sum Of
'$657. so.
The other cases resulted as fol-
lows:
William Hollister VS.. Joseph
Barbano, assumpsit appeal; judg-
ment was taken by consent for 500.
The Northern Michigan Building
& Loan Association VS.. Philip Fou-
cault, assumpsit. Continued by
consent.
George Nester, ct. al, VS.. E. l..
Stone, administrator; replevin.
Continued.
Gustave Tang VS.. d. S. S. & A.
railway company, trespass on the
case; appeal. Case was stricken
from the calendar on motion OF de-
fendant.
Sarah E. Mcdonald ct. al, VS..
Chas. ]. Boyle, garnishee defendant,
and Wm. Liverthure and Henry
Ross, principal defendants, garnish-
ment appeal. Judgment was
rendered for plaintiff for the sum
of s91. 20 damages and costs.
Sarah e. Mcdonald ct. al, VS..
Chas. ]. Boyle, garnishee defendant,
and VIM. Liverthure and Henry
Ross, principal defendants, garnish-
ment appeal. Judgment for plain
tiff for $69.6 63 damages aud costs.
First National Bank of Marquette
VS.. Michael j. McCabe and John
Campbell, assumpsit default. Judg-
ment was rendered for plaintiff for
So, ,537 .33, and costs
James j. Byers VS.. Upper PENN
sula Brewing Co., assumpsit. Case
settled.
Village OF Baraga VS.. Board Of
Supervisors of .Baraga county; in
this case motion was granted re-
quiring the supervisors to show
cause, at the April term of court,
why the claim of Baraga village for
81, l,013.90 should not be paid.
Court adjourned Wednesday even
ing.
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1901-01-12
BISHOP NINDE's SUCCESSOR
He VIII Not be Chosen Till Gem
eral Conference Meets In 1904.

The death of Bishop William
Xavier Ninde does not leave wa
cancy" that must be filed directly
by a successor There are II bish-
ops in the control of the M. E.
churches and these are elected by
the general conference, the next
meeting not being until 1904. Each
man is bishop Of the whole church.
When one dies the other bishops
must divide his work among them
until such time as the general as
sembly meets.
The work Of bishop is varied and
general. Bishop Ninde had three
colored conferences under his con-
troll, the Atlanta, the Georgia, and
the Savannah conferences. His
duty was to oversee the work in
these and watch over their temporal
and spiritual welfare. Besides this
bishop does vast amount OF other
work. He delivers courses of lee
lures, attends the laying of corner
stones, counsels in church enter
prises, acts on various church
boards, presides at conferences, ap-
points preachers and retains super
vision of the respective conferences
under his control for the year. Be-
sides the remaining sixteen bishops
there are four whose work is limited
to the mission field.
Had Bishop Ninde lived he would
this spring have taken hold of the
Wyoming conference, which con-
sists of a part of New York and
Pennsylvania and the east general
conference, which meets in Troy,
N. Y, in April. AS the churches
increase the number Of bishops al,
so increase. Detroit Tribune.
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1901-01-12
ANNUAL MEETING
OF the Farmers Mutual Fire In
surance Co. of Alger, Baraga
and Marquette Counties.

The annual meeting of the Farm
ers' Mutual Fire Insurance com
pany, including the counties Of
Alger, Baraga and Marquette, was
held in this village Tuesday after
noon.
The company has had much to
contend with since its organization,
one Of the principle obstacles to its
success being an apparent lack Of
proper interest on the part Of
some members, and all not uniting
in determination to make the
organization success.
The attendance at the meeting
Tuesday was small, but those pres
ent were determined to use every
effort for the welfare OF the COM
pany, and place it on sound and
fourishing basis, and IL each mem
ber will heartily cooperate there
can be but one end-success.
John II. Edgerton, Of this village,
Anthony Girard and John Falk, OF
Baraga, and August Gilman, of
Skanee, we're elected directors, and
Philip Voetsch was reelected
secretary. Capt. Walfred Been, Of
Skanee, is still president and treas
urer.
It was deemed advisable to calIdn
assessment OF one-quarter,d ,d one
per cent on the amount oSfnsurance
for the purpose OF Deeting neces-
sary expenses.
The board ot>directors will prob
ably hold o meeting in about two
months.
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1901-01-12
LOCAL ITEMS.

M. w. McNally, of New Rich
mond, Wis, sojourned in town over
Sunday.
v. A. H. Robinson, OF Chicago,
visited L'Anse this week on busi-
ness.
d. p. Baldwin was up from Mar
quette Tuesday. He also visite
Pequaming.
Rev. FIR. Jos. Sauriol, pastor of
Sacred Heart church, was at Mar
quette last Saturday to attend the
funeral Of the late Bishop Mrak.
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1901-01-12
PEQUAMING POINTERS.
Special Correspondence

Special Correspondence.
Fred G. Rogers spent Thursday
with Marquette friends.
Fred w. Hebard made business
trip to Chassell Thursday.
D. P. Baldwin made business
trip up here Tuesday.
John B. Haviland came in from
the Skanee camps Sunday.
Miss Mable Proctor was the guest
of Miss Jennie Vaughn, of Baraga,
the past week.
Mr.. and Mrs. Vaughn, of Baraga,
visited friends here Friday and
saturday OF last week.
y Mr.. and Mrs. John Wickman went
to the copper country Monday to
visit relatives and friends.
w. c. Hebard left for Ontonagou
Monday on business. He will be
absent about two weeks.
Benz. Brink, Joseph Wolf and
Fri e. Tracy spent Thursday and
Friday in the copper country.
Quite a number OF the 1. o. o. +.
members were present at the meet
ing at L'Anse last Saturday night.
Mr.. and Mrs. Carl Anderson. Jr.
and children spent New Years day
with relatives and friends out near
the Sturgeon.
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1901-01-12
The Eagles Expanding Wings.


II there is any small-souled person
who thinks America is not a record
breaker, let him read and ponder the
statistics. The American people
grow one-fifth Of the worlds wheat,
scven-eighths of the cotton and nine
tenths of the corn. We consume one
third of its wool and one-half OF it's
metals. We do two-fifths of its min
ing in value, and bold nearly one
half of all its coal fields. We make
one-fourth of its iron, and one-third
of its steel. We have one third more
railroad mileage than all Europe,
and with only one-fifth Of Europe s
population, we do four-fiftbs as much
railroad business. We earn every
year nearly as much as Great Brit
ain, Germany, Austria and Italy put
together. We manufacture one
third OF all that comes from the
teeming workshops and factories
OF the whole world, and in thirty
years, so rapid is our advances sfhe
aggregate growth Of our Industries
has been more than double that OF
England, France snd Germany
combined.
Though the youngest OF all the ma
tions, wieb a flag but little more
than, scentury old, we possess one
6s(lFo of all the wealth in the world.
But this marvellous result has been
accomplished on our own territory.
The lesson is the same as President
McKinley's, Chauncey M. Depew's,
James G.. Blaine's and Benjamin
Harrison's. We must now develop
our foreign commerce, and make Of
the American merchant globe
trotter, latitudinally and longitud-
inally. Expansion Of territory, ex-
pansion Of trade, must be our motto.
Lansing Republican.
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1901-01-12
Investigation Ordered.

BY q unanimous vote the state
senate on Wednesday adopted u
resolution providing for the ap-
pointment OF committee to ia
vestigate the charges made by ex-
Gov. Pingree in his retiring mes
sage against the management of the
Marquette prison.
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1901-01-12

Notice is hereby given that the
tax roll OF the township OF L'Anse
for the year 1900 is now in my
hands, and that will be In the
Town Hall on Fridays for the pur-
pose Of collecting taxes. Any per-
son wishing to pay taxes on other
week days will find me at my resi-
dence.
Dated at L'Ause this sixth day Of
December, 1900.
CoREELTUs D. SnEA,
Treasurer Of Township Of L'Anse.
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1901-01-12
HITS AT u. Il. ROADS.
Notice of a Bill to Cut Passen-
ger Fares to Three Gents Is
Given In the Legislature.

The first real work of the forty
first legislature commenced Wednes-
day, when notice was given in the
house of a bill of Importance to the
upper peninsula. 1t proposes the
reduction of passenger fares in this
section from 4 to 3 cents per mile.
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1901-01-12

Practice may not make q lawyer
perfect, but enough OF 1t will make
him rich.
1t is sometimes easier to step in
to another mans shoes than it is to
walk In them.
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1901-01-12
Teeth Extracted Free Of Charg,

To all persons ordering plates OF
me, will extract the teeth free Of
charge. This offer good only for
thirty days from date.
January IL, 1901.
E. G.. DUNDAss, Dentist.
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1901-01-12

G. B. Matthews, OF Buffalo, was
here for few days this week.
Attorney P. r. McKernan trans
acted business in copperdom Friday.
Arthur Williams made flying
trip to Ishpeming Sunday evening.
M. T. Thorsen, Of Milwaukee,
transacted business in L'Anse Mon
day.
Peter Trudell, Jr., of Negaunee,
called on the trade the fore part Of
the week.
Miss Lulu Blankenhorn is con-
fined to her home with an attack OF
typhoid fever.
Oscar. Zellen, Ambrose Kelly and
Walfred Been were in from Skanee
part OF the week.
Miss Bridget McGrath left last
week for Sacramento. California, to
visit relatives.
Chris Messner, Of Keweenaw Bay,
spent a few days with friends in
town this week.
Louis Voetsch, marshal of the
village of Houghton, was in L'Anse
on business Tuesday.
DR.. E. G. Dundass,s of Baraga, +,
was over on professional business
Wednesday and Friday.
Miss Mollie O'Connor, OF Me-
nominee, was home Monday to
spend the day with her mother.
S. w. Goodale, Of Detroit, was in
attendance at the January term Of
.,. circuit. court this week in his official
capacity. as court s!tss9ograg.hee9r:. 7 =, :,
Mrs. J. Merle, of Green Bay, Wis,
who has been the guest of the
Thomas family for short time, was
confined to her room by illness dur
ing the past week.
Reiner Hoch, OF Duluth, and
Charles 'Meeske, OF Marquette,
officers of the Upper Peninsula
Brewing Co., were in town this
week on legal business.
The copper district is said 10 be
flooded with spurious small coins,
chiefly scent pieces made of an alloy
OF lead, zinc and tin. Secret service
agents are at work on the case.
Dan Rahilly, of Perkins, Delta
county, called on friends in L'Anse
and Baraga Saturday last. Dams
numerous friends and acquaintances
in this county are always pleased to
see him.
Thomas Chapel and sister, Miss
Linnie Chapel, returned from
Waneke, Wis, Friday morning,
where the funeral Of. their mother
was held Friday of last week.
Clarence Foster returned home
Sunday last.
Attorneys G. r. Brown, E. J.
Mapes, G. +. Button, and G. p.
Brown, Of Marquette, c.. d. Han
chette, of Hancock, ]. F. Hambitzer
and N. w. Haire, Of Houghton,
T.. L. Stone, Of Baraga, we're in
L'Anse this week in attendance at
xha tar,, ~ ,;ro,;t oo,,t
Information has been received that
Alopzo McKindles, who has been
confined in hospital at Duluth
with an attack Of typhoid fever, is
improving. The young man has
been sick fer several weeks. He
left here about four months ago
in the employ OF the Nester estate.
At a meeting held Wednesday
afternoon at the home Of Mrs.
Geo. c. Jackman, the ladies
OF the M. E. church reorganized
the Ladies Aid Society and it
wasG decided to hold the annual
oyster supper February 18th.
In connection with the supper
there will also be a St. Valentines
post Office" and many other new
features of entertainment for the
evening. The following named
ladies we're elected officers: Presi-
dent, Mrs. J. b. Smith; vice-presi-
dent, Mrs. Geo. c. Jackmau; secre-
tary and treasurer, Mrs. J. M.
Shank.
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1901-01-12

1t is easier to teach an old dog
new tricks than it is to discover new
tricks.
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1901-01-12

For Sale Good mixed cordwood;
$3.50 per cord delivered.
12-22tf J. B. BELANoER, L Anse.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1901-08-09
ROOSEVELT CLUB
One With 1000 Members to BE
Organized Here.
Purpose Is to Support Him For
the Presidency.

The boom for Col Theodore Roosevelt
for president of the United States has
been started in Kansas.
Major T. J. Anderson, secretary of
the Topeka Commercial club today pre-
pared copies of blanks for the sigma
lures of the adherents of that PROPOSE
ton. The paper which everyone will be
asked to sign follows:
I'VE the undersigned Republican vo-
ters of Shawnee county hereby agree to
form a Republican organization in the
interest of Col. Theodore Roosevelt, for
president of the United States in 1904
when 1000 names have been secured,
a meeting will be called and an organi
cation perfected"
This is the second movement for an
organization of this nature The first
one to be formed was at Kansas City.
Kansas always to the front in any
popular movement will be in the lead
in this said Major Anderson to a re-
porter for the State Journal today.
THE people of the west seem to be
unanimously in favor of Col. Roosevelt .
he continued, "and we are going to be-
gin early to work for him.
Col Roosevelt is hunting in the moun7
tains of Colorado now and could not be
reached by telegraph. On this account
no expression could be had from him
on the subject.