The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1902-05-10
LOCAL ITEMS.
Angus Smith, Of Detroit, attended
the fax aalaa this week

p. r. McKernan expects to go TO
Mt. Clemens shortly, to represent
L'Anse Lodge, X. Of p, at the
grand lodge meeting.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Herlich re-
turned Wednesday from week 8
trip to Chicago, where they con-
suited specialist in regard TO Mrs.
Herlich's health.
A. Bettes returned Thursday
evening from four weeks trip
to the east. He took in the inter-
esting sights at the national
capital.
Mrs. John Sterk, Jr., of Hancock,
visited at the Sterk residence here
this week. She returned to Han
cock Wednesday.
The winters cut of logs on the
Traverse, for Chas. Hebard & Son,
of Pequaming, has been successfully
driven down the river. The lot
amounts to about 3, ,00O, 900 feet.
Capt. c. T. Resell, lightkeeper at
Portage Entry, has sent in his
resignation. He left for his farm
at Skanee Tuesday. The captain
has not been in the best OF health
lately. His soon will look after the
light until another keeper is ap-
pointed.
A license to wed was issued by
County Clerk Beehler Monday to
Alex. Cotey, of L'Ause, and Miss
Delphina King, OF Alpena. A like
permit was also issued to Andrew
Wahl, Jr., aud Miss Ina Schultz,
both Of Baraga.
The county road commissioners
held . meeting at the Court House
Tuesday, when it was decided to
adopt the L'Anse and Baraga high
way into the county road system.
This particular highway-the most
important in the county-has been
in deploroble shape this spring.
The Detroit Graphite company
which owns lands on which are
located some extensive deposits of
graphite. will mine about one
thousand tons of the mineral during
the coming summer. 1t is under
stood the work will be let out on
contract. r. G. Williams repre-
sents the concern as local agent.
The school boy athletes of the
L'Anse High school have decided to
organize an athletic club and
gymnasium. To an outsider this
appears as though the ''kids" were
getting in trim for the new super
intendent. Boys, you'll have to
hurry.
G. H. Arnold, general superin-
tendent of the c. II. Worcester
Cedar company, was in the copper
country this week. To reporter
Mr.. Arnold stated that their busi-
ness in this part of the upper penin-
sula was the largest this year in
their history. They have been
getting out more cedar products
and their purchases have been more
extensive. Most OF the cedar which
is in the yards at L'Anse, Baraga
Chassell and other points will be
shipped direct to the purchasers.
While several enthusiastic anglers
in the village have taken to the
woods during the past week, few
of them had the good fortune to
make catch, some reporting that
they were unable to even get a
nibble. The recent rains have
swollen the streams in this vicinity
to such an extent at to spoil the
fishing, for it is most generally the
rule that trout will not bite when
the water is high. However, some
Of the anglers brought IN small
catches. ~
An unmarried saloon man doing
business in L'Anse made applica-
tion to the county clerk Monday for
q ''license. The applicant did not
state what sort of license was
wanted and as a matter Of course
the clerk filled out and handed him
q marriage license for his signature.
1t appears that a liquor license was
wanted instead of one for the per-
formance Of the tie that binds, and
he was directed to the treasurer's s
Office where the red card was issued
to him. However, it's dollars to
doughnuts that it's only q matter
OF short time when Cham will be
applying for the other. He might
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