The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1902-07-12
LOCAL ITEMS.
Attorney Skiff Sheldon was down
from Houghton Wednesd ay.

Moore, Saturday last, daughter.
Mayor James Russell, Of Mar
quette, editor Of the Daily Mining
4 Journal, visited L'Anse Wednesday.
Mrs. II. G. Guck came down from
Calumet Wednesday to attend the
wedding Of her sister, Miss Adeline
Beehler.
Miss Mollie O'Connor, of Mensm-
inee, is visiting at the home Of her
mother in this village for few
days.
Mrs. E. Scheurmann, of Saginaw,
arrived Sunday last to visit at the
home Of her daughter, Mrs. Geo. G.
Jacknan, for few weeks.
From present indications this
years blueberry crop will not be
large. The frost last month killed
many Of the blossoms.
Miss Hope Columbus and Miss
Lamont, Of Calumet, are visiting at
the home of Miss Columbus father,
.who resides about two miles east oi
the village.
Andrew Wahl, Sr., who is en-
ployed at Shelldrake, Mich,
by the Calumet & Hecla Co., in
getting out mining timber, is visit
ing for a few days at his home in
this village.
A large audience attended the
performance OF ''The Missouri Girl
at the Opera House Tuesday
evening. The play is of the
"old homestead" order, rendered
by fairly good company, and is
well spoken Of.
Dave Picket, the colored show
man, who makes periodical visits
to L'Anse, ran up against hard
proposition at the Atlantic mine
last week. The proceeds of the
house amounted to only $13 and the
sheriff was on hand to gobble that
up.
S. l.. Smith, OF Detroit, has been
in the copper country the past
week. He arrived at Houghton
Sunday and has been in that
vicinity looking after his various
interests. Mr.. Smith is principal
owner of the L'Anse townsite, and
one of the largest land owners in
the state OF Michigan.
Major W. X. Haviland, Of Pc
quaming, who underwent surgical
operation for appendicitis at ST.
Joseph's hospital, Hancock, Mon.
day OF last week, is getting along
nicely, and his recovery is now con
sidered certain. This is indeed
pleasing news and the majors
return home is anxiously awaited.
There was game of base ball at
Pequaming Sunday last between
mines from L'Anse and Pequaming
The score was 25 to in favor ol
L'Anse. The feature of the contest
was the immense amount .o
kicking" INDUCED in by the
players on both sides, No less thar
four persons acted as umpires al
different stages of the game.
Mining Gazette: "A great dea
OF work has been done in the wood.
above the town OF L'Anse, which
has been the shipping point fol
most of the wood taken out. Some
thing over 200 carloads of poles
were shipped from L'Anse durinf
the past season and there are nov
many thousand feet OF this timber
on the banks at L'Anse awaiting
shipment.
Capt. Mckenzie, OF the tug D. l..
Hebard, was injured at Pequaminl
Saturday morning last by falling
between two lumber piles at the
docks. The fall was over thirty
feet and as result Of his descen
the captain sustained severe in
juries. He was taken to st. Joseph I
hospital at Hancock on the tug
Hebard as quickly as possible
where it was found that two ribs
were broken, and he was other
wise badly bruised and shaker
up. Reports from the hospita
are to the effect that he Il
getting along very well. 1t was I
narrow escape and the. captain ma,
rest assured that he was born undel
lucky star.