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

w. L. Mason, OF Detroit, arrived
in L'Anse Wednesday.
Attorney L. N. Legris, Of Hough-
ton, was in town Tuesday.
Mrs. Sarah Wallace, Of Houghton,
is visiting friends in L'Anse.
Mr.. and Mrs. William Noon, OF
Marquette, were guests of Mr.. and
Mrs. J. R. Thomas Saturday and
Sunday.
Miss Agnes Shields returned
from the copper country Saturday
last, where she spent several weeks
visiting relatives.
J. G. Hansen and family, of Mass
City, visited friends in L'Anse
Monday. MIR. Hansen was formerly
agent at the d., S. S. & A. depot
in this village.
The pension law has been amend
ed so that the marriage Of soldiers s
widow is no longer bar to secure
a pension. This will be q matter OF
interest over the entire country.
Louis Menard, the liveryman,
closed deal Wednesday for the
purchase OF the large lbrick block
in this village formerly owned by
the late Malcolm Wallace. 1t is
good piece Of property.
Sheriff Girard had the Court
House grounds improved in appear
ance this week by having
the grass cut. The sheriff
says he harvested enough hay from
the grounds to just about fill the
stocking of his pet canary bird.
A carload of Lake rSuperior
graphite was shipped to Detroit
Friday of last week by R. r.
Williams, who is getting out 1000
tons OF this mineral for the Detroit
Graphite company. This is the
second carload shipped during the
month OF July.
An ice cream social and bazaar,
for the benefit of the Catholic
church az Pequaming, will be held
in the Town Hall at that place
Saturday and Monday evenings,
August 9th and 18th. In order to
accommodate the men on each shift
at the mills it is necessary that the
entertainment be held on one
evening of each week, as above
stated. There will be many articles
of handiwork, both useful and
ornamental, on sale, and drawings
for several special articles will take
place. Ice cream, cake, ETC., will be
served. The ladies in charge OF the
affair extend cordial invitation to
the people of L'Anse to attend and
help increase the proceeds.
"Dick" Wolf and Joe O'Connor
had an exciting experience with
one of Liveryman Menard's horses
Monday. The animal is one recent
ly purchased by Mr.. Menard and is
inclined to be frisky. The young
men were driving along Lake street
and when nearly opposite j. b.
Belanger's residence the horse be-
came frightened at something aad
started off on lively run. In
turning the corner up Broad stree
the buggy was upset and dragged
for a couple of hundred feet until
the animal became entangled in the
harness and could not proceed
further. The young men we're un-
injured, having separated them
selves from the buggy before the
upset. Four or FIVE dollars worth
of repairs were necessary for the
buggy. Next time the aforesaid
young men go driving it might
be to their interest to take along a
little boy to ''handle the ribbons. "
What was considered to have
been the finest collection of brook
trout caught in Baraga county
since the opening of the present
season was landed by @. p.
Blankenhorn and son Charlie Tues.
day. The mess was caught at the
head of L'Anse bay, which by the
way is Mr.. Blankenhorn favorito
fishing grounds, and where many
OF his greatest catches have beer
made. The aggregate weight o
the mess was eighteen pounds, the
largest one in the bunch tipping
the scales at exactly three and
three-quarter pounds. Six OF the
"beauties were of nearly equa
weight, the smallest weighing ne
less than two and one-half pounds
To Charles junior belongs the credit
~ landing two of the hiO fellows