The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1902-04-05
LOCAL ITEMS.

Election Monday next, April Eth.
Charles Johnson was in from
Skanee Thursday.
The public schools re-opened
Monday morning after weeks va
cation.
Mrs. G. P. Blankenhorn visited
friends at Houghton Tuesday and
Wednesday.
Dan Shea arrived in town from
Dollar Bay Saturday to spend few
days at the home of his parents.
The annual meeting Of the L 'Anse
township board was held Tuesday.
The official proceedings will be found
on another page.
Miss Rose Blankenhorn, who has
been visiting friends in Chicago and
Milwaukee for q few weeks, re-
turned home Sunday.
The Misses Exilda and Clarissa
LeDuc have returned from St.
Joseph's Academy ut Marquette on
q visit to their home here.
p. Brennan returned from Chi
cago Saturday lastD where he had
been for a number OF days purchas-
ing q stock OF goods for his store.
Station Agent w. E. Wright has
removed his family from Chassell.
He has secured rooms 10 the Row
land residence on Broad street.
Now is the time to clean up your
alleys and yards. Make them look
respectable, SO that strangers will
have favorable impression of the
town.
The Hebard mill at Pequaming
will start on Monday April 14th.
1t is proposed to work two shifts
from the beginning. Several RATS
OF logs were towed to the mill
during the past week.
Capt. G. T. Rosell, the lighthouse
keeper at Portage Entry, was
taken suddenly i'll Saturday
last, and Monday was said to
be in a critical condition. Capt.
Rosell's family resides at Skanee.
Cards have been issued announc-
ing the marriage of Dellima, daugh-
ter of Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Collins,
OF L'Anse, and Mr.. Samuel ]. Nc
Grath, OF Dollar Bay. The cere-
mony will be held in Sacred Heart
church in this village on Tuesday
morning, April 9Th, at $50 O'Clock.
A decision has been rendered by
the Marquette land Office in the
homestead contest case OF Jonn
Anderson vs.. Samuel Mastaw, in
volving forty acres of land in Bar
aga county. The opinion is in favor
of Anderson, the recommendation
being that the entry be cancelled.
A woman swindler has of late
been operating in neighboring
counties. She is young, of pleasing
appearance, and smooth talker.
Fancy work is her line, and upon
reaching a town the swindler ascer.
tains the women who are inclined
that way, and organizes class in
the art, collects what cash she can,
and then skips.
The board OF registration for L 'Anse
township was in session at Pequam.
ing precinct No.2, yesterday. For pre-.
cinct No. the board is in session
at the Town Hall, L'Anse, today. A
general registration in townships is
not required this year, it1being nee
essary only in the case of voters
or those who have moved into the
township since the last election.
An excellent program was rem
dered at the M. e. church last Sun
day evening. 1t was an Easter Mis-
sionery service entitled Goods cal
to America. There was specia
music by the choir. One of the
features of the service was flas
drill by the Sunday school children
who formed in a procession ana
marched into the church singing ;
hymn, This 0feature was well re
ceived by the congregation and visi
tors present. The church was nice
ly decorated with flowers.
Mrs. John Fountain died at4hei
late residence near Pequaming Tues
day afternoon, aged about 20 years
The old lady had been confined t,
her bed almost continually for ovel
year. She was afflicted with con
{ sumption, and is survived only b,
her husband. The funeral was hell
at the M. E. Mission church Thurs
day morning at 10 o'clock, the ser
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