The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1902-09-20
LOCAL ITEMS.

George Iruueau was qulte sict
the fore part of the week.
Miss Maggie Kelsey of Keweenaw
Bay, visited friends In town Friday
A coon with a guitar and har
monicon struck town Thursday and
amused the boys with plantation
selections.
Mrs. ]. w. Bowen, of Marquette,
arrived Saturday last for a few
days visit with Mrs. John
r. Thomas.
Several unsightly piles of bark
left on vacant lots from the peelinR
of cedar poles last spring, were
raked up and burned this week.
A special meeting of the village
council was held Tuesday evening.
The purpose Of the meeting was to
provide for the repair Of the fire
engine.
There will be a special meeting
of L'Anse Hose company at the
Fire Hall next Monday evening at
8 o'clock. A full attendance of fire.
men is requested.
Some of the lumber operators OF
the upper peninsula are having a
hard time to secure the number OF
men they want for their camps.
Wages at present range from $35 to
$40 a month.
Rev. John M. Shank, pastor of the
M. E. church, left Monday evening
for Saginaw to attend the annual
session of the Detroit conference,
which began Wednesday to con-
tinue until next Monday evening.
A play will be given by home
talent in this village about October
10th, for the benefit of the Catholic
church. The title Of the play is
"Hearts and Diamonds. Re-
hearsals are now being held.
Miss Emma Finck, who has been
visiting Mrs. G. p. Blankenhorn
for several weeks, left for her home
in Milwaukee Saturday last. She
was accompanied by Mr.. Blanken-
horn, who will visit relatives in
that city for few days.
The partridge season opens Oct.
1st and closes Nov. Both. The game
is said to be plentiful this year and
the number of birds which will be
bagged by local hunters is expected
to be large. Shooting irons" are
already being cleaned up and placed
in shape.
Guy Selden has been seriously i'll
during the past week. His illness
is due to strain, which he received
while at work a few days ago, and
which has confined him to his bed
since. 1t may be necessary to have
an operation performed, if the
patient gains strength.
In the election notices published
in last weeks SENTINEL there ap-
peared the Office of school commits
sioner among the county officers to
be voted for at the Ielection this
fall. This is an error. The Office
of county school commissioner is
filed at the spring election.
r. r. Williams has suspended
operations at the graphite pit until
snow flies, when the product can be
transported to the railroad al
less expense than in the summer.
Stripping is completed and all there
is to do now is to shovel the graphite
on sleighs. 1t is haul of -four
miles to the railroad.
James Allen, the veteran ice man
of Hancock, died from paralysis
Saturday morning last. Mr.. Aller
was resident of L'Anse about 6
quarter of century ago, when the
town was first started, being land
lord Of hotel known as the Linder
House, afterwards the Lloyd, fol
one season. Mr.. Allen was 61 year.
of age.
Secretary of State Warner has
sent out notices to the sheriffs o
eighty-three counties in the state
that there are two amendments t.
the state constitution to be votet
on at the election this fall. One o
these is to authorize the legislator,
to provide for indeterminate sen
tences of criminals, according t,
penal systems in vogue in some o
the states, and the other proposet
change is to abolish the provision
that newspapers Of the state ma!
receive $15 for publishing the law
| of anv session of the leuislature.