The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1902-01-04
LOCAL ITEMS.
Write it 1902.

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days.
The county board Of supervisors
will hold meeting some time dur
ing the present month.
Mr.. and Mrs. Joseph Gauthiel
and children, Of Dollar Bay, visited
friends in town the past few days.
Miss May Richards. Of Marquette
was the guest Of Mr.. and Mrs. Fred
w. Hebard, at Pequaming, this
week.
Mra. Orville DePlanta and little
daughter. Of Petoskey, are visiting
Mrs. De Planta's 8 parents, MIR. and
Mrs. r. B. Reynolds.
VIM. K. Haviland, Jr., left for
Portland, Ore, Sunday night. He
had been called to his home at Pc.
quaming by the illness of his
mother.
L'Anse Camp, No. 1862, Modern
Woodmen of America, will install
newly-elected officers at regular
meeting to be held Tuesday evening,
January 14th.
Mr.. and Mrs. Owen Thomas and
children returned to their home at
Arcadian Mine, Houghton county,
Wednesday, after brief visit with
relatives in this village.
This evening will occur the in
stallation OF officers OF L'Anse
Lodge, No. AS, 100. F. A sump-
tious 'spread" has been arranged for
at the Thomas House. This ought
to insure large attendance OF the
members. All are urged to attend.
The blizzard which set in Wednes-
day night and continued all day
Thursday and Friday morning was
the most severe OF the season thus
far. 1t was general throughout the
upper peninsula, and was accompan-
led by moderate cold wave. The
wind reached o velocity OF about
thirty-five miles an hour.
The public schools resumed Thurs
day morning, with the exception OF
the one at Pequaming, On ac-
count of the prevalence of diph-
liberia in that town it was decided
to keep the school closed all
week, and they may be kept
closed for longer period.
A six morths' term has been COM
menced at the NJ. f. Mission, with
Miss Agnes Shields in charge.
There yet remains to be collected
in taxes in L'Anse township
about $4,000, in round numbers.
Something like $1,000 is all that
has been collected thus far, mostly
from resident property owners.
All the heavy taxpayers generally
hold off paying until shortly before
January 10th, when the four per
cent collection fee is added. Next
week will be busy times in the
township treasurer Office.
Miss Grace Harris, OF this village,
is the lucky young girl who won
the large handsome doll, the draw
ing for which took place Monday eve-
ming OF last week at shoe store in
Duluth. At the drawing the store
was crowded with children whose
parents had secured tickets on the
doll with the purchases made at the
store. The drawing was held under
the supervision of representatives
of the Duluth Herald and the News
Tribune, and little girl did the
drawing. The tenth ticket drawn
was the winner. 1t was No. 470.
The doll, which is life sized and
beautifully dressed, was expressed
to Miss Oracle, and she received 1t
on Christmas eve.
A confiagration was narrowly
averted at the residence OF Henry
Steinbach Sunday evening last.
While the older members OF the
household and one or two guests
were at supper, the small children
were in the parlor playing with
matches around the Christmas tree.
Suddenly one OF the lace curtains
caught fire. The screams OF the
children brought other members ol
the family to the scene, when the
curtain was quickly torn down and
the fire smothered, not, however,
until the curtain had been
entirely consumed. In the
excitement of the moment
some one seized o large pail Of fresh
milk and threw in over the flames
A aide from spoilinp the CARPET and