The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1902-03-29
LOCAL ITEMS.
Miss Desjardins, Of Marquette, is
visiting the Misses Murphy.

Miss Desjardins, Of Marquette, is
visiting the Misses Murphy.
John Lyons, Of Covington, trans
acted business in town this week.
H. w. Read, OF Escanaba, secre.
tary and treasurer OF the Pittsburg
q Lake Superior Iron Co., was 10
town the fore part Of the week.
Mrs. Glenn Hathaway, Of st.
Johns, Mich, arrived in town Tues.
day. to join her husband, who is con-
nected with the Hathaway Graphite
Manufacturing Co.
Miss Annabelle Chisholm has been
at Dollarville, Luce county, during
the past week, taking her sister
Effa's place in the school there dur
ing the illness of the latter.
A marriage license was issued by
the county clerk Saturday last to
Herman Henliaho and Miss Amalia
Nisula, of L'Anse township. Both
of the parties reside at the Summit.
Gerhard Westberg died at Pc
quaming Wednesday morning. He
was 55 years OF age and unmarried.
The cause of death was alcoholism.
THE funeral will be held this (Sat-
urday) afternoon, interment taking
place in Pequaming cemetery.
A Peoples caucus will be held
in the Town Hall, in this village,
Monday evening next, at 8 oclock,
for the purpose OF placing in
nomination candidates for town
ship offices. A Citizens caucus has
been calledTto meet at the Fire
Engine House the same evening and
at the same hour.
Rev. Irl r. Hicks in his forecasts
for April says upon the whole he
believes that April will prove nice
month for general outdoor work and
doubts if the rainfall for the month
will be all that is desired in many
sections of the middle west. During
the month we may look for spurts
of cold weather, but of very brief
duration.
The regular examination for
teachers certificates was held in
the Court House Thursday and Fri
day of this week. The examinations
were conducted by Commissioners OF
Schools Nj. j. McKanna. The ex-
amnations were very successful,
there being nine applicants alto
gether, five for third grade certiti-
Gates and four for the second.
John Frederickson. Of Skdnee,
who is over 80 years Of age, lies
very i'll at his home at that place.
The old gentleman is suffering
from senile gangrene in one OF his
lower limbs, and it was thought
that the leg would have to be
| amputated. If the patient does not
gain in strength this will not be
attempted, however, as he is so
weak an operation would surely re-
suit fatally. Mr.. Frederickson is
the father of Mrs. Oscar Zellen and
Mrs. Walfred Been, of Skanee.
Attorney P. R. McKernan and
Philip Voetsch, of L L'Anse, were in
Negaunee few hours last Friday,
having spent the day in the vicinity
of Humboldt, where they own valu
able mineral land. The property is
located near Clarksburg and is de
scribed as the "north half of north
east quarter of section 6, town AZ
range %. They have done consider
able exploring on the property and
! found iron ore of a fair quality
some of the ore assaying as follows
Iron metallic, 58.70; phosphorous
.26; silica, 800; manganese, 10. The,
have received several proposition,
for an option on the property with
in the past few weeks but are un
decided whether to lease or work i
themselves. They are satisfied a
to the value of their holdings. Ne
gaunee Herald.