The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1902-02-08
LOCAL ITEMS.

August Menge will leave tomorrow
for Battle Greek to attend the an
nual session OF the Grand Lodge,
Ancient Order of United Workmen,
as representative OF L'Anse Lodge,
No. ia. He will be absent one
week.
The annual village election will
be held on Monday, March 10th.
From present indications it is not
expected there will be any great
rivalry until the township election
q month later.
A meeting of the board OF health
OF L'Anse township was Eeld last
Saturday afternoon for the purpose
OF allowing several bills incurred In
connection with the recent outbreak
OF contagious diseases at Pequam-
ing.
An American orator had promised
to make speech at Vermont, but
was unable to, reach the place, as
heavy rains had destroyed q section
Of the railroad. Accordingly he
wired: "Cannot come; wash out on
the line" The reply came: 'Come
anyway. Borrow a shirt"
Young Thiel Robinson, of Hough-
ton, who formerly resided in L'Anse
with his parents, has been released
from the detention hospital at
Houghton, where he was confined
for about four weeks on account OF
small pox. His parents are Mr.. and
Mrs. Duncan Robinson.
Wendelin Krisch, who has gained
q reputation as the champion wolf
slayer of the state, brought in Eve
moro scalps to claim the bounty OF
$15 on each, offered by the county.
This weeks trip to the county seat
fattens Mr.. Krisch's pocket-book to
the amount of $50, as in addition
to the bounty the market value
of each wolf hide is 50.
Two new locomotives for use on
the Mineral Range road in Hough-
ton county passed through L'Anse
Friday OF last week. The loco
motives compare in size with the
monsters that we're taken from the
old Huron Bay road year ago last
summer and which are now in use
on the Algomah Central road run
ming out of the 500.
The salary OF the court reporter
for this judicial circuit is 81, 500 per
annum, and of this amount Hough-
ton county will pay $2,350 this year,
the balance of $3.50 being appor-
toned between Raraga and Ke-
weenaw counties. This official s
salary is apportioned among the
thre. counties of the circuit accord
ing to the number of cases tried
during the past year.
The Lenten rules and regulations s
TO be observed in the Catholic
church will be read in Sacred Heart
church tomorrow by the pastor.
They have been sent to all the
Catholic clergy in the peninsula.
Lent begins next Wednesday, when
the season OF social gaiety will be
interrupted for forty days, and in
its place should follow a season OF
quiet and religious observance.
Mr.. and Mrs. I. Levitt and three
children, who have been visiting
at the home of Mr.. and Mrs. d.
Levitan for nearly two weeks,
left for their home at Phillips, Wis,
Thursday morning. Mr.. Levitt
is a brother of Mrs. Levitan.
During the time of their visit here,
Mr.. and Mrs. Levitt, accompanied
by Mr.. and Mrs. Levitan, visited at
the copper country twice, and the
former returned to their Wisconsin
home highly pleased with their
sojourn.
Increase in capital is the order OF
the day with Michigan corporations.
Notice OF the increase OF capital oi
the Detroit Graphite Co. from $685.
900 to 800, 900 was received by Sec
retary of State Warner at Lansing
Tuesday. This Detroit concern
owns about $50 acres of land in
Baraga county, all Of which is To-
Gated In L'Anse township, south OF
this village. 1t is on some Of these
lands that the compaEy's graphite
mines are located. The graphite is
shipped to Detroit, where it is
used in the manufacture OF paint,
the principal article of production
by the company.