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

| Mrs. E. l.. Mason arrived from
Chicago Monday for few weeks
visit.
The little daughter Of Mr.. and
Mrs. J. Herlich is i'll with diph-
liberia.
| Attorney Ira A. Randall, Of
Houghton, spent few hours in
L'Anse Thursday.
E. T. Wheaton, the mill man, OF
Alston, Houghton county, was a
visitor in L'Anse Tuesday.
The annual death per 1000 popu-
lation in Baraga county is &C, and
for Houghton county IL.
Earl Edgerton, of Detroit, was in
L'Anse and Pequaming this week
visiting among friends and &C
quaint ntances. He left for Portage
Entry Thursday evening.
A valuable COW owned by August
Menge was found dead short
distance from town Saturday last.
A bullet hole Gthrough the animals s
neck showed how death resulted.
Whether the shot was accidental or
ortherwise is unknown. Within
the past few years this is the fifth
COW Mr.. Menge has lost from one
cause or another.
Hereafter teachers certificates OF
all grades will not contain the
standings by which the examina-
tion was passed. The amended form
of certificates has been adopted by
Superintendent of Public Instruc-
tion Fall. There has been no change
in the law on the subject, but it is
said that the old forms did not
comply with the school statutes.
Chairman Walter Fitch has called
the Republican senatorial conven-
tion to meet at Ishpeming on Aug.
18th. 1t is for the purpose of plac-
ing in nomination the candidate of
the party for state senator from
this, the Thirtyfrst district. There
will be thirty delegates entitled to
seats, as follows: Alger, 3; Baraga,
2; Dickinson, Z; Iron, 4, and Mar
quette, II.
As will be noticed in the official
call published elsewhere in this
paper the Republican representa-
tive convention for the newly
formed district OF Iron, will be held
in L'Anse on the afternoon Of
Tuesday, August 9Th. The district
is now composed of the counties of
Baraga, Iron, Keweenaw and On
tonagon. A candidate to represent
the district in the state legislature
will be placed in nomination.
A valuable little pony owned by
James Grace and used in travelling
back and forth between the village
and the Detroit company's graphite
mine about five miles south of town.
was SO badly crippled by a South
Shore train Friday morning that it
is likely the animal has been
rendered useless. 1t appears that
some person opened the gate to
the field where the horse was pas
turing, near the Taylor section
house, and the animal strayed onto
the railroad track with the above
result.
Rev. FIR. Albert LaPorte, a
brother of Alexander LaPorte, the
man who was killed at Angus
Campbell's logging camp at Huron
Bay Thursday of last week, arrived
at Houghton from Texas this week
to look after the effects of the
deceased man. 1t is said that the
remains, which were given inter-
ment at L'Anse Saturday last, will
be disinterred and shipped to
Canada for burial. 1t is not likely,
however, that the body will be ex-
humed during the present warm
weather.
Presiding Elder Rev. G. NJ.
Thompson, OF Marquette, occupied
the pulpit in the M. E. church
Sunday evening. After the service,
the sacrament of the Lord Supper
was administered and then followed
q meeting Of the trustees OF the
church, it being the fourth
quarterly conference. Rev. ]. M.
Shank, the faithful and popular
pastor for the past FIVE years,
was given a hearty invitation to
remain for another year, and all
join in hoping he will be permitted
to do so when appointments are
made at the annual conference this
fall.