The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1902-02-15
LOCAL ITEMS.

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Rev. T. G. Thomas, of Odanah,
Wis, is visiting friends in town.
Wednesday was Ash Wednesday,
the beginning of the Lenten season.
Wednesday was the anniversary
Of the birth OF the great Abraham
Lincoln.
Mrs. w. K. Haviland, of Pequam-
ing, was the guest of Mrs. J. M.
Shank Wednesday.
Teams have not yet ventured to
cross the bay on the ice between
L'Anse AMI Baraga.
Mrs. L. J. Shepard and Mrs.
]. T. Reeder, of Calumet, visited
friends in town Tuesday and Wednes-
day.
Charles Trethewey, of South Lake
Linden. is visiting his uncle and
aunt, Mr.. and Mrs. Cord. Johnston,
for few days.
Attorney p. r. McKernan left
Monday night for the Pacific coast
on business trip. He expects to
be gone about two weeks.
A couple of "drunks" were up in
justice court Thursday. They we're
let off with the p p.yment OF costs,
each having a wife and family to
look after.
w. J. McKanna, who was a resi-
dent OF L 'Anse up to the time of
the fire in 1896, has engaged
in the hotel business at Green
land, Ontonagon county.
1t is said that panther was seen
a few days ago in the vicinity
of Silver river, about seven miles
east of L'Anse. 1t is a rare oc-
currence for any of these wild beasts
to be seen in this northern country
outside of circus menagerie.
At last Sunday mornings service
in Sacred Heart Catholic church,
there were read by the pastor the
lenten rules, prescribing what re-
Taxation of the usually strict rules
of fasting and abstinence, is
granted to Catholics.
It is stated that persons wishing
to experiment with the growing Of
sugar beets will be supplied with
seed by applying to Superintendent
Leo NJ. Geismar, who is in charge
of the experiment station at Chat
ham. The seed will be shipped from
Chatham at the expense of those de-
string it.
According to a dispatch, Post
master General Payne has made
new order about the appointment OF
fourth class postmasters that is
bringing down on him the wrath of
congressman. 1t is that as the term
of such postmasters is not limited to
any period, there must be no
changes so long as the incumbent is
rendering good service.
At the present outlook village
of no small account will soon be es-
tablished Oh Big Pay, between the
Yellow Dog and Salmon Trout riv-
ers. The location is about midway
between LAnse and Marquette, on
the south shore of LAX. Superior.
The Big Bay Lumber company, Of
which II. FL. Everard, of Kalamazoo,
is president, owns $1,000 acres OF
pine, hemlock and hardwood on Big
Bay, Marquette county, and is in
stalling a mill there. The company
will employ large force of men.
Already application has been made
and several houses and store are
in process of construction,
Chas. Hebard & Son, of Pequam-
ing, contemplate building a, large
saw mill near Thomasville, Ga, in
the near future. The firm has had a
representative there inspecting
the country thereabouts for the past
two months and the erection of the
mill is assured. The firm owns a
tract of about 300, 900 acres of tim
ber lands in that district and it is
likely that large amount of tim
Der will be cut this year or next.
Owing to the swamp nature of the
country the firm will be compelled
to get out its logs by rail and log
ging road seventy miles long will be
constructed. It is estimated that
the tract OF land owned by the
Michigan firm contains 800, 900, 900
feet OF cypress and 100000, 900 feet
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