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The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1901-10-19
Mrs. Anthony Girard Passed
Away at Her Home in Baraga
Sunday Evening.
Observation-Disclosures
And Was Attended by Large
Number of SorrOwing Frienos
and Acquaintance.

Just ten days following the death
of that noble pioneer priest rev
FIR G.. Terhorst, Baraga county Is
again called upon to mourn the
sudden taking away OF Mrs. Anthony
Girard, another pioneer, and one Oh
its most highly respected and be-
loved citizens, who passed peace
fully away at her home in baraga'
Hast Sunday evening, at $40 Clock
aged Il years, II months, and . DAY,
Notwithstanding her advanced
hSe. Mrs. Girard was an unusually
healthy and robust woman up 10
Thursday, Oct. Sd, when she was ;
taken with d severe chill ABOUT
o'clock in the morning. A physi'
clan was called as soon as possible
and il was believed at hrst nei
sudden illness was not OF serious
nature, but, despite the best OF care
she gradually grew worse and
finally developed into case 0
tvnboid pneumonia. For severa
davs she fought bravely the battl
for life, but to no avail. SUNDAY
shortly after IL o'clock she oecam
unconscious, in which condition SD
remained until $40 o'clock in II
evening, when the noble spirit WI
tockoned to its Heavenly home.
Mrs. Girard was an exempla'
woman in every sense OF the wor
always striving to aid all with VINO
che came in contact, and no pers'
could have a more friendly feeli
from the people in general than
she, and her death has caus
great sorrow. A vacancy mas oe
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1901-10-19
LOCAL ITEMS.

Additional Baraga items on page
four.
L. Gillespie, Of Laird, was in town
Friday,
Peter Trudell, of Milwaukee, Was
a Baraga visitor Monday
For two days this week kerosene
oil was q. scarce article in town.
d. p. Baldwin, of Marquette,
called on the merchants in town
Monday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Hartveig, OF
Skanee, were guests of Mr.. and Mrs.
Gust Tang part of the week.
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1901-10-19
:RARAGA DEPARTMENT;

made in the home which can never
be replaced
To the bereaved and aged hus-
band, and to the children, the sim
cere sympathy OF the public is ex-
tended in their affection. They have
not only lost a kind and affectionate
wife and mother, but the community
highly respected and beloved
citizen.
Deceased, whose maiden name
was Elizabeth Wise, was born in
Haslachsimon, Valid Baden, Ger
many, November Z, 1929, and came
to America about 1916, locating in
Detroit, where she resided until
1851, when she came to Lake
Superior and settled at Eagle
River. In 1852 she was united in
marriage to George Pfeiffer, who
met sad and untimely death late
in the fall of the following year.
He was drowned 10 Portage lake.
A party consisting of four-Mr.
Pfeiffer, Anthony Girard and two
other men whose names Mr..
Girard is unable to ACKNOWLEDGEMENT
crossing the lake on the thin ice a.
point between Huron Greek an(
the old Union brewery, whel
the four men broke through. Mr.
, Girard and one of the me
, succeeded in reaching the shore
. but Mr.. Pfeiffer and the other mem
2 Der OF the. party were drowned.
/. AS a result of the first union, on
son was born, but died at about th
r age ofltwo years.
g On January 81, 1854, decease
/, was united in marriage to Anthem
Il Girard, at Isle Royale min
If Houghton county, where Tho
al lived for one year and then remove
le to Huron mine. They also resld
v. at that place about a year aud tn
no located at LAnse, making the
be home there until 1866, when N
he Girard built the dwelling house
as this village which had since be
their continuous home. The pr
nv ent house was built years beft
I'd. the village OF Baraga was e'
om dreamed Of.
,on To Mr.. and Mrs. Girard
mo children were born, three of who
did Anthony, William and Mary,
sed dead. Those surviving are: N
cen Henry Magnant, Mrs. John Gold
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1901-10-19

STRAY MARE-I have in my pos
session small, brown mare, with
white spot on forehead; weight
about 900 pounds. Owner can have
same by proving ownership, paying
charges for keeping, and for this
advertisement.
JOHN A. COCHRAN, Baraga, Mich.
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1901-10-19
Important Notice.

The old Aetna Life ms. Co. OF
Hartford, Conn, is the largest Life
and Accident company in the world.
For 26 consecutive years the Co.
has paid increasing annual dividends,
a record equaled by no other Life
ms. Co. Before insuring your life
get the cheap rates from L. ] Gal
lagher, Special Agent, Baraga, Mich.
| ID. Stinrs, General Agent. Hancock. Mich
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1901-10-19
Notice..

Next Saturday only our new
ladies' hats will be on exhibition
Call on that date if you are looking
for stylish hat. JOS. Coil q 20.
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1901-09-28
handed revolver to her husband who
shot the assailant dead.
MONTANA ITEMS

Inc next meeting Of the Grand
Lodge of the Knights of Pythias. of
montana Will be held at Missoula.
John b. Clement a barber. took an
overdose of morphine. The attending
physician said that he could not re-
cover
1t is now definitely certain that the
state of Montana will have a mineral
exhibit at the Louisiana Purchase Ex-
position.
Back westward and southwark from
Marysville there are lead and copper
belts coming to the front, and their
development will tend to largely in
crease the commercial Importance of
Marysville.
L.. M. Semple is very much in de-
mand by several Butte people whom
ne mas, according to their belief. bun.
coed out of sum total of about S165.
His present whereabouts is unknown,
but information as to his abode would
be gladly welcomed by several Butte
people. He was last heard of in Spo-
kane.
The Butte city council at a recent
meeting decided that the pool rooms
of Butte must go and the city attor-
ney was instructed to draft resolu-
ton directed specifically at such
gambling resorts.
A suit to compel the carrying out of
an alleged contract for the sale of the
Gregson Springs hotel and the i'm
provements connected with it was be-
gun in the district court last week
| by Con Hayes against the Gregsons.
The announcement is made that Sen.
ator Clark is about to become owner
of the noted Bitterroot stock ranch
founded and brought to perfection by
the late Marcus Daily, who was Mr.
| Clark's bitterest business and political
enemy. 1t is stated that Mrs. Daily is
anxious to sell the property and Sena
tor Clark has sent an agent to the
| ranch to examine it and make a report
to him as to its value.
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1901-09-28
OREGON NOTES.

The LOewenberg-Going company has
paid into the Oregon state treasury
$1134.91 for convict labor during July
The dress of Miss Florence Winn.
fred Of Kings valley caught fire at
the Burton hopyard, two miles north
of Independence, and burned her in a
terrible manner.
A report has reached Forest Grove
that a woman picking hops in Patton
valley had thrashed a hop picker with
a hop pole for expressing himself as
glad that the wound of President Nc
Kinley had resulted fatally
The carnival of 1901 opened at the
big exposition building. Portland I'M
der favorable auspices. 1t is estimat-
ed that 5000 people were in attend.
ance. A brilliant display of fireworks
was made on Multnomah field, which
is being utilized for the out of door
features of the exposition.
A shooting ARRAY occurred in the
lobby of the Layton hotel in Grants
Pass. d. Holiday of San Francisco
was shot through the head by Frank
Mccain, proprietor. The wounded
man will die. Holiday is of the firm
of Peacock & Holiday, contractors
and builders of San Francisco. He
arrived in that city a few days ago to
look up mining interests in which he
and Mccain were concerned They
had had trouble previously. The quar-.
rel ended in Mccain drawing
his revolver and firing, the bullet
entering over the left ear. The cause
of the quarrel is not known. Mccain
is in jail.
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1901-09-28
Cresceus BS mt The Abbot.

Readville, Mass.A Sept. 23.-The great
stallion Cresceus (2i02 la obtained a
frmer grasp on his crown as Nlng of trot
tiers by defeating his only rival, The Alb
bolt (2:03 la on the Readville track to
day in three out of four heats. The two
fastest trotters in the world raced for
$4,000 purse offered by Thomas w
Lawton, and the money which the 1900
people paid to see the event all went to
a well known local charity. The weather
was perfect, but the track was very
heavy, so that no records were broken or
even approached. In fact, the fastest
time, that in the last heat, was only
2:07 "a.
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1901-09-28
MINING NEWS OF THE WEEK
NORTHWEST Is MORE ACTIVE.
Interesting Items of n miscellaneous
Nature Gathered During the Past
Week-AIl Districts showing Vast
Improvements-New Mines Begin
ming to Ship-Mining Accidents.

The largest and richest mineral belt
in the world lies on the western side
OF the continent With the exception
of one section in northern Mexico and
another in British Columbia, this won.
derful producer of metallic wealth lies
chiefly within territory over which the
jurisdiction Of the United States ex
tends. In the latter, the belt en-
braces the states of California, Colo
RADIO, Idaho, Montana, Nevada, Utah,
Washington and Wyoming and the
territories of Arizona, New Mexico and
Alaska. The annual mineral output
OF the belt north of the Mexican
boundary line aggregates in round
numbers $230,000000. This consti,
tutes, OF course, only about one sixth
of the mineral production Of the Unit
ed States, which amounted last year
to nearly $1,3R0.00O000.
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1901-09-28
Peary Arctic Club.

New York, Sept 23.-Herbert L.
Bridgeman, secretary of the Peary Arctic
club, who conducted the Peary relief ex-
petition of this year, and the young men
who accompanied him, have returned
home. With them came Mrs. Peary and
her little girl, who was born in the Arctic
regions eight years ago.
"Next April" said Mr.. Bridgeman in
Brooklyn last night, "Peary win start
for the pole from Cape Hecla, the highest
point of land he has discovered in the
west, which is only 500 miles from the
pole. If he should never reach it his
discoveries have been important enough
to warrant the time he has spent in the
north-but he will reach the pole"
Mr.. Bridgeman said he had the salts
faction of knowing that Peary had a
supply of walrus meat large enough to
carry him through his undertaking. The
explorer returned as far as Cape Hen
schel, where his wilmer headquarters are.
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1901-09-28
Disaster in Chicago Fire.

Chicago, Sept. 25.-One fisherman was
killed and several others seriously injured
while fighting fire that damaged the oil
and varnish plant of Freund Bros, 3l4O
South Canal street, to the extent of $780,
coo. The dead are:
Charles L. Corey, caught in debris oil
falling walls.
Fatally hurt: Henry d. OHolleran,
driver engine company SO; back broken
by falling walls.
Seriously injured: Pipeman Donohoe,
engine company No. So; james Hickey,
engine company No. so; PiPeman Lyons,
engine company No. So; Patrick Murray,
engine company No. so.
Chief Musham, in command, was also
badly hurt in the legs by flying bricks,
but remained in command.
The fire started by explosions among
the inflammable stock stored in the plant.
As the flames gathered Roadway more ex.
plosions followed, which in turn wrecked
the roof and the west and south walls,
burying the fremen.
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1901-09-28
OTHER MINING NEWS.

Never in the history of mining in
Utah has such Roadway been made in
a like period as during the past eight
months.
In a letter from California miner.
who is now in Nome, written to a
friend, he strongly advises people to
stay away from that country.
The people of Mineral, Idaho, are
highly elated over the fact that their
ore can be dumped at the Weiser
smelter at less expense perhaps, than
that from any other district.
The mining exposition which is to
be held in New York City, at the
Grand Central Palace, December I'd
to 9Th, will be the first presentation
of the practical branch OF the mineral
industry to the financial center of the
country.
The Cougar mine, near Granite,
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1901-09-28
FOUR NORTHWEST STATES
NEWS IS BRIEFLY TOLD HERE.
rhofce selection of Interesting Items
Gathered Through the Week
harvesting Is In Full BInst-Big
Crops Assured - Many Accidents
Occur-PersOnals.
WASHINGTON NEWS.

There is q slight improvement in the
single market
There is talk of an evening school
in Olympia
State taxes will be at the rate of
1876 mills, an increase of 10 mills
over that of last year.
The greatest exposition and fruit
fair the Walla Walla valley has ever
had opened Monday with the usual
exercises, and will close September 90
The Whitman county fair opened
Monday at Colfax and closes Saturday
evening, and every indication points
to the most successful fair in the his
tory of the county.
BY the collision of two sections of
a train on the Northern Pacific at
Lake recently a number of passengers
were injured, one seriously. The cause
assigned for the accident is the fail
IRE of air brakes to work.
Six thousand people saw o. H. Bar
Der and Miss Helen Kipler married
Saturday evening at the Elks' car
nival grounds at Spokane. The bridal
couple received $500 as a wedding
present from the carnival committee
for appearing as the chief actors in
the ceremony.
The Seattle city railway. compris-
ing the Yesler Way cable line, was re-
Gently sold at public auction. There
was but one bid that of George Don
worth, acting for j. S. Goldsmith The
price paid was an even half million
dollars. 1t is thought that Mr. Gold
smith is representing the Seattle Elec-
trio company.
Spokane and Walla Walla may both
look to have new National Guard com.
panies organized during the month of
October. They will not be additional
companies to what are already in ex-
istence, but it is expected that one
company in Spokane and Company
of Walla Walla will be mustered out
and new ones organized. Further
than this, the National Guard com
panies at Garfield and Davenport will
both be mustered out. These two are
detached, and will not be replaced
with new organizations. as will be
the others.
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1901-09-28
IDAHO GLEANINGS.

The work of preparing for the Lew
The peach crop in the vicinity of
Sweet this year has been phenome-
nal
The Chinese Masons of Boise are
to build handsome new brick lodge
room
Packing prunes has commenced at
Payette and the work will require
about two weeks time.
Thirty-fve carloads of sheep were
shipped from Ketchum, and three
from Haley on the 10th.
Many people are taking lands in
townships lately surveyed in Washing
ton county and opened for settlement.
Work on the P. & |. n. to the Seven
Devils is progressing rapidly, about
800 men being at work along the line.
Payette is to have a telephone ex-
change, which will place that town
in direct communication with the out
side world.
Recent rains have caused new grass
to start on some ranges, and stock is
generally finding sufficient grazing; In
some instances, late alfalfa is being
used for pasturage.
Corn is ripe in southern sections,
where fair crops have been grown
without irrigation; this has been &C.
complished by thin planting and thor
ough cultivation. In western coun-
ties the crop is light.
A company is being organized for
the purpose of building railroad 10
run from Boise to More creek and
from there to Grimes creek, total
distance of forty miles, most of the
distance in the Boise basin.
George Wolf has completed harvest
Ing the wheat crop on his farm south
west of Moscow. Mr.. Wolf has his
wheat all hauled to the warehouse at
Johnson. The average of his crop was
4S bushels an acre for 800 acres, OF
I4.4OO bushels in all.
An attempt was made recently 10
burn the Martin Thomas grain ware
house at Kendrick, shavings, hay and
gunny sacks soaked in coal oil being
placed under one corner and then set
afire. The flames were discovered
within few minutes of being started,
and by hard work were extinguisneo
before any particular damage was
done.
A terrible tragedy was enacted re
Gently at the home of Frank nj. POI
lard, prominent rancher living one
and one half miles from Salmon City
AS a result Edward Cole, Pollard :
son in law, is dead, while Mrs. Pollard
and James Bradley are wounded tne
former seriously. but not fatally. ooie
.ried to murder his wife, mother IN
Jaw and Bradley, when the mo'her
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1901-09-28
LEON CzOLGOsZ.

The name of Leon Czolgosz, the assassin OF
President Mckinley, Is best pronounced by the
uninitiated by recollectlng how the Russian
always Introduces 81 into the pronuncia.
ton OF the name OF the car, thus; t-zar.
In the case OF Czolgosz one should say -Tschal-
gotch" with the 'l' family sounded and th9
second So quite full. The assassin has iived
in Detroit. other parts of Michigan. cleveland
ticular education, except In anarchistic doc
trines The picture given Is the one taken by
order Of Chief OF Police Bull OF Buffalo and
Secretary OF War Root.
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1901-09-28
Admiral sampson Retired.

Washington, Sept. 24.-Rear Admiral
Sampson has requested the navy depart
ment to relieve him of his present duty as
commandant of the Boston navy yard on
October on account of the bad condi-
ton of his health. Secretary Long has
granted the request.
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1901-09-28
BRITISH COLUMBIA.

Ii. j. wilson, manager or the Stand
ard Pyritic smelter at Boundary Falls
has gone east. He confirmed the re.
port of the option taken by the Chi
cago-British Columbia mining people,
and stated that he was now on his way
to Chicago in connection with the deal.
The shipments from the Rossland
camp for last week aggregate 1740
tons. Of this $40 tons was shipped
from the lie Roi No. 2 dump to the
Trail smelter, and 1900 tons was mined
in the Josie mine and was shipped to
Northport The total output for the
year to date now is 222,21S tons.
Shipments of ore from Phoenix, B.
c., as far as reported for last week,
4440 tons; B. G. mine 420 tons; Win
nipeg, $50 tons; Snow Shoe, $50 tons;
Mother Lode, 1886 tons; No. mine,
35 tons; King Solomon, 80 tons. To.
tai for week, 1881 tons. Total for year
to date, 1856 tons.
Conrade Wolfe, manager of the
Monarch mine, near YmiT, reports the
strike of free gold ledge across the
divide from the Monarch that eclipses
all free gold finds made in the coun-
try. The property is owned by George
Harrison and partners, and the re.
markable part of the discovery is the
largeness and richness of the ledge.
In addition to putting in another fur
mace the British Columbia Copper
Company is increasing the ore storage
capacity of it's smelter at Greenwood.
The upper ore bins from which ore is
trammed to the sampling mill will hold
about 5000 tons. The lower bins,
placed between the sampling mill and
the furnace, have a capacity of about
5000 tons.
The management announces that the
LIE Roi mine will be reopened imme.
diately. Robert Angus will be super
intendent and the shift bosses will be
w. A. Bryson and r. Desmond The
first shift will go down the shaft at
a. m. and the second at $3.50 p. m.
1t is said that full crew of engineers.
frement, blacksmiths and other auxil.
larry men has been secured and all the
machines and tools are in the mine
ready for work. The Josie mine will
be operated as usual in addition to
the lie Roi. In the lie Roi stopping
will be commenced on all the levels
and ore will be shipped continuously
to the Northport smelter.
Heretofore the CRANKY smelter, as
is we'll known, has been treating an
average of over 600 tons of Phoenix
ore each and every day, but as soon
as the engagements are completed
this capacity will be increased to
about double, or 1900 tons per day.
In addition to this. the company is
putting in a converter, for the pur.
pose of treating the copper matte and
converting it into blister copper. This
will be the first plant of the kind to
be put in operation in British Colum
bia or the Dominion. AT present the
matte is shipped east and refined
there AS the matter runs about so
per cent, it can easily be seen that
the saving in freight alone, when the
converter is in operation, will be a
large item.
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1901-09-28

The average cost of land in southern
Germany suitable for tobacco culture is
$l27.50 Hession morgen, which is
equal to three quarters of an American
acre. The total cost OF production is
1856 a morgen.
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1901-09-28

A woman can generally manage to cry
a little more becomingly in new dress
than in an old one.
The Kinsley graphic. [volume] (Kinsley, Kan.) 1890-1940, 1901-02-01
TO BE A MASON.
President Harper, of University Of
Chicago, Atte nds an Installation
and VIII Join Fraternity.

President Harper of the Univers'ty
of Chicago will take upon him the
pledges and obligations of freema-
son in the near future. He the other
night appeared at the Masonic Temple
and petitioned for membership in A sh-
lar lodge, No. 30s, Ancient and Free
Masons, whose hall is on the seven
teenth floor. DR.. Harper was present
at the public installation to gather all
the information he could about the
ordeals he would have to go through
when he becomes q member in the
near future.
When seen at his home after the in
stallation President Harper said in an
swer to the question whether he had
been made mason, II have not" But
when he was asked whether he had
petitioned to become mason he said:
II can give you no answer" Accord
ing to the rules of the fraternity mem
bers are pledged to keep the doings of
the organization secret and none of the
members would admit that DR.. Harper
was to be a member of their lodge,
although they said that he had been
there frequently.
The Kinsley graphic. [volume] (Kinsley, Kan.) 1890-1940, 1901-02-01
BIG SUM FOR LETTER.
HarDsworth, the London Editor, Pays
for Criticism of His Tabloid
Journalism.

aired Harmsworth, proprietor of
the London Mail, who edited the New
Years edition Of the New York
World, in tabloid form which he
considered the "ideal makeup" for
the twentieth century, requested crit
lcisms OF the issue and offered zoe
to the writer of the first letter. he
picked out Of the entire correspond
ence.
More than $4,000 replies were re-
eeived from all parts of the country,
and they were piled in a corner of the
outer office Of the Mail in the Tract
Society building, when Mr.. Harms
worth. shortly after noon, reached to
the center of the pile and took the
first letter that his hand touched.
It was in an envelope of the Unitype
company, whose Offices are on the
twentieth floor of the same building.
The writer was Herbert L. Baker, the
general manager, former newspaper
man. His letter was as follows:
The Word in its tabloid form does
not seem to have much to it, though
perhaps it is all there. I like the
form very much, but don't care for
scare heads, long-winded stories, ETC."
Mr.. Baker was summoned.
well, you have got that hundred
pounds" said Mr.. Harmsworth, shak-
ing his hand.
Mr.. Harmsworth counted out TWEEN
ty e5 notes. saying that he had been
unable to find 6 100 note in New
York, and handed the money to Mr..
Baker.
II rather wish the money had g~re
to some poor man." said Mr.. Harms
worth.
IF You haven't done more than coin
the expression tabloid journalism it
is worth the price," remarked Mr..
Baker.