The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1902-01-04
LOCAL ITEMS.
J. w. Steele was down from Ke.
weenaw Bay Wednesday.

J. w. Steele was down from Ke
weenaw Bay Wednesday.
Francis Guck, OF Calumet, is visit
ing at the homo Of her grand
mother. Mrs. G. F. Beehler.
Elizabeth McRea, of Dollar Bay
is visiting at the home Of her grand
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. J. @. McKer
nan.
During the year which CLOSED
Tuesday night Gov. Bliss affixed his
signature to 3,628 certificates o.
notaries public.
Thomas Chapel has been laid uI
at his home for the past week or
account Of painful injuries received
in fall on a slippery walk.
Mrs. G. H. Menge and little
daughter returned to L 'Anse Thurs
day evening, after spending severa
months at the home OF Mrs. Menge's {
parents at Owosso, Mich.
Chas. H. Anderson, of Skanee,
returned from Marquette Monday,
where he had been for the purpose
of proving up on his homestead
claim.
AS yet there has not been case
of small pox reported in Baraga
county. In this regard the county
is considered very fortunate, as the
disease has broken out in several OF
the surrounding counties.
Pequaming and Baraga were
well represented at the L. o. T. M.
party Tuesday evening. About
twenty-five people came from
Baraga, while Pequaming con-
tributed about dozen.
State Railroad Commissioners Os-
born will issue in few days CON-
plete and up-to-date map of the rail-
roads of the state, showing in ad-
dition to the previous maps, the
electric lines which have been con-
structed. 1t will be the finest map
ever issued by the railroad commits
sioner's department.
Rev. John M. Shank returned
Tuesday from Iron Mountain, where
he was invited to participate in the
semi.dedicatory services OF the Gen.
trail NJ. <. church in that city Sun
day last. Mr.. Shank was formerly
pastor of that church. He reports
having had excellent time visiting
among his old friends and members
of the parish.
Regular services will be held in
the M. E. church in this village
tomorrow evening. The usual ser
vices will not be held at Pequaming,
however, on account of the
prevalence OF diphtheria and other
contagious diseases in that village,
the church, school, and other places
where the diseases are likely to be
spread, being closed by the
authorities.
County Clerk Beehler says the
marriage license business in this
county is at a standstill since the
rush of two weeks ago, none having
been issued since then. There were
thirty-one' issued in the county
during the year 1901, which seems
insignificant compared with the
number issuedin Houghton county.
During the past year there were 775
marriage licenses taken out in
Houghton county.
Mr.. and Mrs. A. ]. Ruhl, Mr.. and
Mrs. M. Wallace. the Misses Allie
and May McKernan, the Misses
Mamie and Eliza Turner, Miss
Selma Menge, Judge N. w. Haire,
Will and Russo Smith aud John
Cameron, all of Houghton; Mr.. and
Mrs. Mrs. l.. B. Armstrong, OF
Laurium; Geo. w. Botsford, oI
Franklin Mine; Miss Clara Moore,
OF Dollar Bay; Mrs. George Nc
Elveen, Miss Cora Citizen and
Irving Citizen, of Redridge, and
Leo Paquette, OF Laurium, were
among those who spent New Years
Day in L'Anse, and enjoyed the
L. 0. T. M. party Tuesday evening.
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