The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1902-04-12
LOCAL ITEMS.


Olof w. Been was in from Skanee
this week.
E. w. Kellan, Of Marquette, was
in town Tuesday.
A. Bettes left Wednesday for
New York on q ten days business
trip.
Miss Catherine Thomas, who has
been seriously i'll for the past five
weeks, is now rapidly recovering.
Miss Mollie O'Connor arrived
from Menominee Saturday on q Wis
it to her home here. She returned
Wednesday.
Jos. Gauthier and Miss Name
McGrath, Of Dollar Bay, were in
town Monday in attendance at the
McGrath Collins wedding.
R. G. Williams and Geo. @. Jack
man left this Saturday morning
for few days trip to low
er Michigan, Chicago and other
points.
Mrs. G. w. Barber, who has been
visiting her parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
]. B. Belanger, in this village for
the past four weeks, returned to
her home in Chicago Monday.
A party was given at the resi-.
dence of Mrs. John O'Connor Mon
day evening in honor OF Miss Mollie
o Connor, who was home from Me-
nominee on visit The evening
was passed pleasantly by the young
people who were present.
A number OF copper country at
torneys were in town this week in
attendance at the April term OF cir
cult court. Among those pres
ent were L. N. Legris, Ira. A.
Randall, and J. J. Healy, of Hough-
ton; e. L. Stoue, OF Baraga, aud
c. F. Button, Marquette.
The annual statement OF the viii
lage treasurer for the fiscal year
ending Feb. 28, 1902, appears on page
eight of this issue of The SENTINEL.
The report was submitted to the
council at the annual meeting held
in March, but was not handed in for
publication until this week.
Joseph Thoney, of Beaufort mine
location, Spur township, was in
L'Anse this week attending the cir
cult court as juror. Mr. Thoney
will represent Spur township on
the Baraga county board Of super
visors during the coming year, hav-
ing been elected to that Office Mon
day.
D. J. Lewis, formerly agent at
the South Shore depot here, has
been elected clerk of Laird town
ship by vote of 81 to 81 over
Leonard Thompson, an older rest
dent of that place. d. Us many
friends in L'Anse are pleased to
learn of his increasing popularity.
Mr.. Lewis is station agent at Laird.
The postal authorities at Wash
ington, recognizing the liability of
postmasters to make mistakes in
getting letters in wrong boxes, have
fixed penalty OF 5000 on persons
taking mail out OF the
office other their own and
not returning it. The law
is to have people look at their mail
before taking it out OF the office and
if they should have mail other than
their own they should return it at
once. 1t also includes newspapers.
The excuse that it is the postmast-
er's fault "cuts no ice." If you have
been getting other peoples mail
you had better take warning or you
will get yourself into trouble.
Invitations have been received by
the many friends of William b.
Wallace, better known as BARLOW, :
who is now a second lieutenant in
the regular army of the United
States, to his marriage to Miss Es-
sic Lucille, daughter OF Mr.. and Mrs.
E. H. Ramm, OF New London. Wis.
The ceremony will be performed at
the home OF the>bride's parents on
the evening of Wednesday, April
%, and the young couple will be at
home to their relatives and friends
after May 20 at Fort Sheridan, Ill.
Mr.. Wallace is a former L'Anse boy
aud well known in military
circles throughout northern Michi.
gan. He served in Cuba and the
Philippines as volunteer, but now
has commission Ia the regular
army and has been detailed for duty