The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1902-08-16
LOCAL ITEMS.

Houghton.
l. A. Moore, Of Dollar Bay, was in
L'Anse Wednesday.
Lieut.. Gov. o. W Robinson, OF
Chassell, was in L'Anse on business
Wednesday.
G. P. Blankenhorn made another
catch of large speckled trout
Wednesday, seven Of the beauties
weighing nineteen pounds.
A dance was given at Pequaming
Monday evening which was at
tended by about dozen young peo-
pie from L'Anse.
William j. McKanna and family,
of Greenland, Ontonagon county,
spent Sunday at the home of Mr..
and Mrs. M. J. McCabe.
Mrs. William Curry and daughter,
who have been visiting relatives in
this village for several weeks, left
for their home in Seattle, Wash.
last Saturday.
Chas. Rambaud has placed new
sidewalk infront of his property on
Main street. New walks are badly
needed at various other places in
town.
A fair article of baseball was put
up last Sunday afternoon between
the L'Anse and Pequaming teams.
The boys from Pequaming were de-
feated by score of 8 to IL.
Yesterday was a holy day of OBJ
legation in the Catholic church,
known as the Feast of the Assump-
ton. The day was observed by
services in Sacred Heart church.
John ]. Devine, giving his resi-.
dence as Los Angeles, California,
and Miss Edith Singer, Of Rich
mond, Virginia, were united in
marriage in this village Saturday
evening last.
The village council held a meeting
Friday evening OF last week and ap-
pointed Geo. c. Jackman a member
of the council to succeed DR.. W. r.
Stringham. who has removed from
the village.
At a regular meeting of L'Anse
Camp, No. 1852, NJ. w.
of A., Tuesday evening, two
candidates were initiated. The
camp is beginning to fnd itself on
a sound basis financially. 1t now
has membership of forty-five.
Congressman Sheldon and party
of friends from Houghton came to
L'Anse in the congressman launch
"Sallie W." Thursday. In the
party we're w. d. Calverly and
James R. Dee, of Houghton, and
John d. Ryan, of Butte, Mont.
Rev. H. Gillingham, formerly
pastor of the NJ. E. church in this
village, but for the past three years
pastor of the Methodist church at
Atlantic mine, will probably not be
returned to that place the coming
year, having served the allotted time
prescribed by the conference.
Extensive repairs have been made
to the interior of the NJ. E. church.
Paper hangers and decorators from
the copper country have been at
work on the same for the past ten
days, and next week it is expected
painting will be done. There will
be no services until the work is en-
trely completed, which will likely
be some time next week, allowing
the resuming of regular services
Sunday, August oath.
There will be a meeting at the
Christian Endeavor rooms OF the
M. E. church on Friday evening,
August 22nd, to arrange for holding
the annual Sunday school picnic
this year. The exact date for hold.
! ing the picnic has not yet been de-
cided upon, but will be
selected at this meeting. 1t is re-
quested that all teachers, officers,
parents and the older members ol
the Sunday school classes be present
at the meeting.
According to the August report
issued from Lansing the condition
of potatoes like that of corn varies
much. In some counties the crop is
considerably better than the average
while in other localities it is cores.
pondingly poor. AS a result of the
wet weather in lower Michigan the
acreage will be shortened since
potatoes have been drowned out in
many places. The condition ol
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