The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1902-05-24
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Our Exchanges and
Condensed.
FIREMEN's TOURNAMENT.
The Event This Year Will Be the
Largest Gathering Ever Held
BY the Association.

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Preparations for the Upper Pen
insula Firemen S association tourna-
ment to be held in Negaunee on
August 9th, 18th and 10Th, are
still going on and judging from the
exertion OF the executive committee
it will be the largest and most
enthusiastic gathering ever held by
the association. 1t is certainly the
biggest sporting event that occurs
north of the straits and it is ex-
pected that at least twenty-five
thousand visitors will witness the
events of the three days. During a
recent trip to Chicago the amuse-
ment committee secured some great
attractions for the tournament,
many OF them being something new
for this peninsula. Any of them
will be worth going miles to see.
Jerry Palmer, the man who was
found in box car at Dollar Bay on
the evening of March 5th, nearly
frozen to death, died Monday at
ST. Joseph's hospital, Hancock.
Palmer had been in the car for a
week without bite to eat and suf-
fering terribly from exposure. His
feet were frozen so badly that they
had to be amputated. He got into
the car at Alpena during rain
storm. The car was partially
loaded with hay and he fell asleep.
During his nap, parties sealed the
car, and it was started for Dollar
Bay, requiring six days to make the
trip. The mother and father of the
unfortunate young man reside at
Alpena.
Another large ore dock will be
erected at Escanaba by the Chicago
& Northwestern company, work up
on the structure having been com
menced this week. A large amount
of heavy timbers have been un-
loaded. While the company S
officials at Escanaba refuse to give
any definite information on the SUBJ
ject, they do not deny that the dock
will be built at once, and ore in
authority goes so far as to state
that the proposed structure will be
the largest on the lakes without
exception.
Chas. NJ. Schwab, president OF the
United States Steel corporation,
was IN the iron country Of upper
Michigan this week on a tour of in
spection of the company's mines.
Mr.. Schwab was accompanied by
other officials and they made visits
at Negaunee, Ishpeming, Iron
Mountain, Ironwood, and other
cities. Schwab declared himself as
well pleased with the properties he
visited and said work would be
pushed with vigor.
Two hundred Italian laborers on
the Marquette 81 Southeastern rail.
road struck for an increase of wages
Monday. This was refused by the
management and the men were paid
off. The laborers demanded an in.
crease from $1.50 to s1.75 per day.
They started fofthe copper country
to seek employment.
The iron ore shipping docks along
the American side of the upper
lakes number %, divided among the
different ports as follows: Escana-
ba, A; Two Harbors, 5; Duluth, 3;
Ashland, 3; Marquette, 3; Superior,
2, and Gladstone, 2.
The city council of Sault Ste,
Marie took the first steps Monday
night to bond the city for 5000, ,0O(
to complete the water works and
build new sewers, etc.
e. Salo, the young man who
stabbed Officer Armstrong al
Houghton last fall, was taken t.
the branch prison at Marquette