The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1902-01-11
LOCAL ITEMS.

Dr. IL. -. GloSon, OF heWeenaW
Bay, was in L'Anse Monday.
Miss Jessie Mitchell, of Houghton,
is visiting friends and relatives in
town.
Attorney w. A. Burritt, OF Han
cock, transacted business in town
Tuesday.
r. @. Williams returned Saturday
last from o weeks business trip to
Sault Ste. Marie.
A. L. Ely and Charles Overmeyer,
OF Laird, called on friends in town
Saturday last.
Sol. jacobson, of Dollar Bay, was
in L'Anse this week circulating
among old-time friends.
o. HI. Sengebusch was confioed to
his home by slight illness the
fore part of the week.
At the session of the circuit court
Monday four new citizens were
given their second papers.
Rev. J. M. Shank attended a meet
ing of the Methodist Episcopal
Preachers Association held at Calu.
met Monday.
Glenn Hathaway, nephew of R.
Hathaway, arrived from Grand
Rapids Saturday last, and has taken
a position in the graphite mill.
Mrs. John Sterk, of Hancock, who
has been visiting at the home OF Mr..
and Mrs. John Sterk in this village,
for two weeks, returned to her home
Wednesday.
Attorneys E. L. Stone, of Baraga,
Fl. A. Miller, of Calumet, Ira A..
Randall and L. N. Legris, OF Hough-
ton, were in town Monday in at
tendance at circuit court.
A meeting OF the county board OF
supervisors will be held at the Court
House in this village, Thursday,
January 10th. Those having bills
against the county must file them
with the clerk on or before the 18th.
Logging contractors are not salts
fed with the warm weather OF the
past week. 1t is difficult to keep
their ice roads in condition. There
is plenty OF snow in the woods, but
the weather has not been cold
enough to keep the roads in good
condition.
The public school at Pequaming
did not reopen after the holiday va
cation on account Of several cases
OF scarlet fever and diphtheria
which exist in that village. All pub
lie places where the diseases are
likely to spread have been closed for
a week or more by or
der of the health authorities. Church
services have also been discontinued
for the same reason.
Saturday evening last the mem
bers of the pioneer Peoples Pedro
Club" enjoyed themselves at the
residence of Mrs. Louis Menard.
Card playing was the amusement Of
the evening. A prize was offered to
the couple winning the largest nun.
Der of games, which strangely
enough, fell to the donors of the
prize, Mr.. and Mrs. Menard. Their
friends have been enjoying no end of
fun at them since, for their efforts
in keeping it in the family.
Tuesday morning at Z o'clock at
Sacred Heart church in this village,
two young people were united in the
bonds OF matrimony. The con-
tracing parties we're Miss Mel
vina Cotey, of L'Anse, and Octave
]. Bernier, of Houghton. The cere-
mony was performed by Rev. FIR.
Heynn. Miss Flora Cotey, sister
of the bride, and Edward Bernier,
brother of the groom, were brides
maid and groomsman respectively.
The newly welded couple will re-
side at Houghton, where Mr.. Ber-
nier has employment.
Through an amendment to the
tax law passed during the last ses-
sion of the legislature, it is unlaw-
full to cut or remove any. timber
from any land in the state after the
10th day OF January in any year,
until all taxes assessed against such
lands have been paid. Township
treasurers should see that no vio-
lationstof this law are allowed while
the tax rolls are in their hands.
After the returns Of the delinquent
taxes have been made to the county
treasurer that officer is empowered
to take the necessary steps to en-