The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1901-12-21
LOCAL ITEMS.

Fred w. Hebard, of Pequaming,
was q Houghton visitor Tuesday.
Geo. o. Beehler returned home
Tuesday from a few days visit at
Duluth.
Mr.. and Mrs. Geo. c. Jackman
returned Thursday from four days
visit in Chicago.
Mrs. VIM. Fitzpatrick, of Hough-
ton, visited among friends and rela-
tives in L'Anse during the past
week.
Angus Smith arrived from Detroit
Saturday evening last to look after
numbering operations being carried
on in this vicinity by him.
N. J. Malotte, travelling salesman
for the Hathaway Graphite Manu-
featuring Co., of this village, is
spending few days in town.
The installation of officers recently
elected for the ensuing year Of
L'Anse lodge /. o. o. +. will take
place Saturday evening, Jan. 4th.
Don t forget the grand ball at the
Town Hall New Years eve. The
Lady Maccabees have record for
giving enjoyable parties. You'll
miss something ifyou do not attend.
At a meeting of the L'Anse school
board held Monday morning Miss
Agnes Shields was engaged to teach
the Mission school. The school will
be opened after the Christmas holi-
day vacation, and will continue for
q term of six months.
Andrew Wahl, Sr., arrived in
L'Anse Saturday last from three
weeks visit with relatives in the
east. He will return to Chippewa
county next Monday, where be has
charge of extensive numbering
operations for the Calumet & Hecla
Mining company.
Here is a problem for the 'L'Anse
high school students: If boy ten
years old has little sister that
weighs sixteen pounds, and gets
tired holding her five minutes, when
he is twice as old how long will it
take him to get tired holding some
one else's sister whose weight is
only 1913 pounds?
Geo. Mcdonald, "the sage of
Three Lakes" and his housekeeper,
Mrs. Augusta Gagne, were united
in marriage while in Chicago a few
days ago. Mr.. Mcdonald stole a
march on his friends at Redruth,
everything being done so queitly
that not one of them had an inkling
that anything serious was in the
air. MIR. Mcdonald is mine inspect
or for Baraga county and supervisor
OF Spur township.
Former L'Anse young men ap-
pear to be forging ahead in the cop
per country. John McGrath. who
has been in the employ of Jake
Rohlman, at Dollar Bay for several
years as bookkeeper, has accepted a
like situation with Peter Ruppe,
the Hancock merchant. Joseph
Gauthier, who has been with Mr..
Rohlman for some time aud who is
pleasant and capable young man,
has succeeded to the position va
Gated by Mr.. McGrath.
A well known grocery travelling
salesman of L'Anse came into Ne
gaunee Tuesday noon bareheaded.
He was passing from one coach to
another on the train down when his
hat took fight, landing on the OPP
posite side of snow fence fifty feet
from the track. Mr.. II. found it a
little chilly in q ten below zero at
mosphere as he made his way from
the depot to one OF the stores on
Iron street.--Negaunee cor. Mining
Journal We would advise "Steve"
to provide himself with pair Of
old fashioned hat strings.
#. II. Peters and wife arrived in
Newberry last week from Marquette
and will make their home for the
present with Mr.. Peters father and
mother Mr.. Peters is in very poor
health. He has never fully recovered
from the partial stroke OF paralysis
which he suffered few months ago
aud bis condition is regarded as be-
ing quite serious. He has come back
to the home of the old folks who will
endeavor to nurse him back to his
former robust health. He has a