The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1901-12-28
Items Of Interest Taken From
Our Exchanges and
Condensed.
A FIGHT WITH WOLVES.
Lumber Camp Cook Luckily
Escaped With His
Life.

Timber wolves are very numerous
in Dickinson county, and are caus-
ing much mischief. They recently
attacked Claude Freckelton, q csok
in Chas. Doane's camp, while he
was passing through q lonely part of
the woods. Frekelton was unarmed.
He started to run and the wolves
ran after him, yelling and swapping
at his feet. When he stopped and
faced the brutes they would begin
to circle around him. Frekelton fin
ally picked up a club and knocked
one Of them down, the blow laying
open the animal 8 head. The others
Immediately jumped onto the fallen
one.
The township officials at Munising
have not yet recovered from their
surprise over the receipt of letter
few days since from one of the
townships charges. The family was
sent load of wood and on further
request man was sent to split it.
The amazement of the supervisors
and associates can be imagined,
when next came communication
scoring the officials for not having
the wood carried up stairs as well.
The city taxes levied at Crystal
Falls in 1900 has been declared in
valid, with the exception of the
street district taxes. An error in
the method OF equalization was dis
covered by several property owners,
and on their appeal the auditor
general cancelled the tax on the
ground that the procedure followed
vitiated the assessment.
Robert E. Stephenson, who has
for the past ten years been in charge
OF the woods operations OF the Dia-
mond Match Co., in the upper pen
insula, has resigned his position aud
a successor will be appointed to
take his place the first of the year.
Mr.. Stephenson is .one of the best
known lumbermen in the upper pen
insula.
The body of Ross Allen, the thir-
teen -year-old son of Mr.. and Mrs.
John Allen, of Calumet, was found
at the bottom of the swimming tank
at the Calumet Y. M. G. A. on
Christmas day, after having been
sixteen hours under water.
Logging operations in the copper
country this winter will be fully as
heavy as in previous years, aud from
the present indications between 900
and 1000 men will be employed and
| about 30, 900, 900 feet OF timber cut.
John Anthonson, who served
year in the branch prison at Mar
quette for murderous assault, was
paroled by Gov. Bliss, and the hap
py man spent Christmas with his
family OF Atlantic mine.
Notice has been served on tobacco
dealers by the Manistique school
board that hereafter the law relat-
ing to the selling OF tobacco tolmin-
| ors must be enforced, on penalty OF
prosecution.
The supervisors of Dickinson
county have decided to establish a
poor farm, instead of continuing
the present plansof boarding out
the unfortunates unable to support
themselves.
| Congressman Sheldon has intro
duced bill providing for federal
building at the 500. The structure
is to eventually cost about quarter
OF million dollars.
4 Ontonagon is to have new paper
Ito make its appearance early ID
the new year. Sidnaw is also To
have new paper with Crysta
Falls lady as publisher.
Philip Anderson, OF Iron Mountain
was Monday fatally shot by his 10
year old brother. The boy was
playing with rife.
The 500 is to have modern
apartment house costing S75, 900. I
will contain fifty suites Of rooms.