The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1902-06-14
LOCAL ITEMS.
The story is truthful and old,
For ages has man mourned his lot,
When Il isn't too hot, it's too cold.
When It isn't too cold, it's too hot.

Mrs. E. L. Mason will leave for
Detroit Monday, where she expects
to reside.
Mrs. John O'Connor entertained
q number of young folks at her
residence Monday evening.
George Ruppe and Vic Herman,
Of Calumet, enjoyed days fishing
in this vicinity Tuesday.
A party of L'Anse young ladies
attended the graduating exercises
at Baraga Thursday evening. They
returned home on the late train.
The announcement is made that
the Detroit excursion win be run
oil rail this year. The small ad-
vance in the rate is amply Offset by
the gain in time and the saving in
meals and state room expenses on
the steamer.
A party of Calumet anglers came
down to L'Anse on the late train
Tuesday night, and proceeded i'm
mediately to one of the numerous
streams in this vicinity for day s
fishing. They returned to Calumet
Wednesday evening.
Capt. Chas. Lloyd, former
L'Anse boy, was in town this week.
He came in on the tug Geo. Rogers,
of which he is master. The craft
went to Pequaming, from where
she towed scow load of lumber to
Traverse Bay.
The tug J.W. Ward, Of Marquette,
brought in small raft of cedar
poles from Huron Bay Saturday
last. This week the poles were
taken out of the bay and piled in
the yards here to be inspected be-
fore shipment by rail.
The tug Duncan Robertson, of
Houghton, laid up at the dock here
Thursday night. The tug was wait
ing here for an immense piece of
white pine timber which was
towed from Houghton to be sawed at
Baraga. This particular piece Of
timber was of such size
that it could not be handled
in the mills at Portage Lake.
Last Sunday evening at the M. E.
church Childrens Day was OBJ
served. The usual program was
omitted, many other things crowd
ing out the preparation needful.
The church was prettily decorated
and the pastor gave an address
especially to boys and girls from
the text: "With all Thy Getting,
Get Understanding"
Today is the one hundred and
twenty-fifth anniversary of the day
when the Stars and Stripes were
first flung to the breeze. Gov. Bliss,
in proclamation recently issued,
designated June 18th as Flag Day,
and says there should be appropriate
exercises in every school of the two
peninsulas, and every child should
have for his own, flag; to be
treasured and revered through the
passing years.
Samuel Mckindles fished q barrel
of oil out of the bay Saturday after
noon last. Mr.. McKindles spied
an object floating in the water close
to shore, his curiosity leading to
Investigation. The barrel OF oil is
supposed to have been part of the
cargo Of the steamer Northerner,
which was burned at the
merchandise pier here nearly ten
years ago. The water in the
vicinity of the dock where the ruins
of the old steamer lay is always OF
an oily appearance. The steamer
was partly loaded with oil when she
burned.
The excursionists who went from
L'Anse Monday and Tuesday to the
Maccabee festivities at Marquette
returned last evening, many of them
staying over for day or two to
visit friends and enjoy the sights of
the Queen City. In the party
from L'Anse were included Mrs. j.
b. Smith, who represented Meadow
Brook Hive as delegate in the L. o.
T. M. conventions; Mrs. @. Johnston,
Mrs. II. ]. Seifert, Miss Elsie Nc.
Herman, Mrs. Louis Menard, Mrs.
Geo. Trudeau. o. II. Sengebusch
represented Fall River Tent in the
q eat camp convention.
Oae dollar soft and stiff bosom
oyershirts, mostly all sizes, at 49c.