The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1902-10-25
LOCAL ITEMS.
Miss Fabiola Belanger left Tues
day for Chicago to visit relatives.

Attorney ]. #. Hambitzer, OF
Houghton, spent q few hours in
town Monday.
J. B. Crebassa, of Baraga, called
on friends at L'Anse and the M, 4.
Mission Tuesday.
Attorney w. G. Rice, OF Hough-
ton, transacted business 10 L'Anse
Tuesday.
Mrs. d. W. Bennett and Miss
Elma Bennett are visiting friends at
Sault Ste. Marie.
John Herlich returned Wednesday
from Ann Arbor. Mrs. Herlich is
still in that city receiving medical
treatment.
Miss Louise Baldwin returned to
her home at Ontonagon Monday,
after visit of two weeks with Miss
Elma Bennett.
The last legislature made the
Office of commissioner OF schools
four-year term Office, commencing
July /, 1908.
Hebard & Son S sawmill and lath
mill, at Pequaming, ceased opera
tions for the season OF 1902, Fri
day. The .shingle mill, however,
will be operated one week longer.
Frank Pequette left Wednesday
with crew OF men to put in a
camp for Hebard & Son, near Point
Abbaye. Pine, hemlock and spruce
timber will be taken out by Mr..
Pequette.
Judge Norman w. Haire, who
has great many friends in L'Anse,
has been very i'll at his home in
Ironwood for some weeks past.
The Judge is now able to get about
the house with the aid of crutches.
The county clerk has issued
thirty-four marriage licenses so far
this year. One was issued Monday
to Jacob Johnson and Maria Tappari,
both OF Baraga; another was issued
Friday OF last week to Edward
Cadotte and Jane Barbano, both Of
Baraga.
M. l.. Hudson, formerly superin-
tendent of the Edward Hines Lum
Der companys operations in Baraga
county, arrived in the village from
Ashland, Wis, Tuesday. He has
been doing some land cruising this
week in the Huron River district,
presumably for the Hines company.
A large congregation was in at
tendanceeat the NJ. E. church last
Sunday evening. A special song
service was on the program. Miss
Louise Baldwin, of Ontonagon, and
John Penberthy, OF Houghton, each
rendered solo which was very
appropriate and well received.
On account Of the space being un-
available Tue SENTINEL is obliged
to omit the treasurer's annual re.
port from the official proceedings ol
the board of supervisors this week.
1t will be published next week along
with the statements of the superin
tends of the poor.
Alta reception rendered Rev. and
Mrs. B. f. Lewis recently by the
Indians of the M. e. Mission, the
reverend gentleman was given the
name of "Wah- a-ge-shig, " meaning
bright Sky" Mrs. Lewis wa.
named "Wah-sa-ge shig go quay,
which means, Bright Sky Lady,
1t will be remembered that Rev. J
NJ Shank and wife, who preceded
Rev. and Mrs. Lewis, were
similarly honored by the In
dams before their departure.
The legislature OF 1889 enacted ar
indeterminate sentence law, being
one Of four states to settle upon
policy advocated by penologists
The law was nullified two year,
later by supreme court decision
which pronounced it unconstitu
tional. Since its first enactmen
twelve other states have enacted
similar laws, and it is claimed tina
the policy is Of benefit to the state
and an advance in the matter o
Furnishing and preventing crime
The legislature OF 1901, by joint res
olntion has submitted to the voters
an amendment to the .constitutio
empowering the legislature to enac
such arlaw and the state board Q
corrections and charities calls al
tention to the fact and requests th
voters to remember to cast ballc
in favor OF the amendment, such
law. in their opinion, being Of -Qrea