The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1902-11-29
LOCAL ITEMS.

and Friday visiting Houghtor
friends.
Miss Briget McGrath has returned
from visit with her brother al
Hancock.
Miss Tessie Vaughan, OF Baraga
was the guest of the Misses Proctor
this week.
Mr.. and Mrs. Glenn Hathaway
were down from Pequaming tt
spend a few days this week.
Ice formed on nearby creeks and
ponds Thursday night sufficiently
safe to allow small boys little
skating.
Miss Elizabeth McRae, Of Dollar
Bay, is visiting at the home OF bel
grand parents, Mr.. aud Mrs. ]. Q,
McKernan.
Russell Smith arrived Wednesday
from the Mesabi range in Minneso-
ia, for brief visit with relatives
in L'Anse and Houghton.
The public schools closed Wednes.
day afternoon for the Thanksgiving
holiday. No sessions were held
Friday. They will reopen Monday.
Jos. Deschaine, son of Thomas
Deschaine, of this village, who is
employed in L. w. Atkins store at
Ishpeming, spent Thanksgiving in
L'Anse.
K. p. Schultz, agent at the South
Shore depot, has removed his family
from the Rowland residence to the
one formerly occupied by Jos.
Gauthier.
Alfred Peterson and family, oi
Skanee, spent Thursday with friends
in L'Anse. Mr.. Peterson is one OF
Stances most prosperous aud well.
to-do farmers.
Miss Selma Menge was home from
Hancock to spend Thanksgiving.
Miss Sarah Trathen, of Hancock
was also u guest at the Menge resi-
dence Thursday.
Earl Edgerton and daughter
Annie left for Detroit Tuesday.
They were accompanied by Miss
Nancy Crebassa, who will spend the
winter at Mr.. Edgerton's home in
that city.
Mrs. B. Hid and daughter, Mrs
White, spent Thanksgiving al
Baraga. A family reunion was
held at the home of Mr.. and Mrs
John II. Hid, at which dinner was
served for about twenty-five.
The Big Bay Lumber company
composed of lower Michigan men
has big holdings of valuable timber
in the vicinity of Lake 'Indepen
dehce. A village and plant have
been built at Big Bay, at cost O
S75, 900, but no work has been done
The village is located about thirty
miles northeast of L 'Anse.
Rev. b. F. Lewis, of the Meth
odist Episcopal church, will de
liver a sermon tomorrow
evening for the especial benefit
OF the business men. Rev. Levi!
desires to see all the business mer
present. The pastor is well quail
fed to speak entertainingly upor
this subject, as at one time he wal
a commercial traveller and has Lac
various other experiences in th'
business world. Everybody i
given a welcome and earnest in
vitation to attend.
The Thanksgiving supper givel
at the M. E. Mission school hous
Thursday evening by the Indial
people OF that place, was grea
success financially and otherwise
The net proceeds were $29. 30, whic
is for the benefit of the pastor
Less than a month ago simila
social was held at the Mission
when the sum OF s24. 80 was realized
: Altogether the Indians OF tn
Mission have raised the magnificen
sum OF 800 for their pastor sine
the annual conference in SeI
,, tember.
3 The dance given 10 the Tow
e Hall Wednesday evening was yer
: largely attended by local peopl
, and many from Baraga and tt
copper country. Nearly fort
!. tickets were sold and all enjoye
: themselves thoroughly. Dancin
l was continued until about 3 g. n
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