The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1903-04-04
LOCAL ITEMS.

S. H. McGregor, OF Nesteria, was
in L'Anse Tuesday.
Tomorrow is Palm Sunday-one
more week until Easter.
Men have been leaving town this
week for the river drives.
Carl Crebassa, OF Keweenaw Bay,
was L'Anse visitor Wednesday.
Barnum & Bailey's circus will
visit the copper country the coming
summer.
The time for taking down stoves
and walloping the carpets is fast
approaching.
Owing to the rush of election
printing this week, we have had
but little time to devote to local
news.
Oscar Sansregrette removed his
family from Lake Linden to L'Anse
this week. He has rented rooms
in the Menard building.
A marriage license was issued by
the county clerk Monday, to John
A. Sundberg, of Baraga, and
Laura G. Peterson, OF Negaunee.
Before the legislature there is q
bill pending to require non residents
of Michigan who desire to fish in
this state to pay $40 for the privi-
lege. The bill is opposed by the
state game warden and the rail-
roads.
The question of raising a special
tax OF one thousand dollars for the
purpose of building Town Hall in
Covington township, this county,
will be submitted to the electors of
that township at the election Mon
day next.
The county board OF supervisors
was in session at the Court House
Wednesday, and the following mem
bers from out of town WIRE in at
tendance at the meeting. August
Gilman, Arvon township; Peter
Girard, Baraga; John Lyons, Cow
ington, and Joseph Thoney, Spur.
The ladies OF the NJ. E. church
will hold their annual fair and
fancy bazaar at the Town Hall on
Thursday evening, April 10th. A
large variety of articles will be
offered for sale. Supper will be
served from 6 o'clock until the
close OF the evenings festivities.
Henry Hendricks and James
Voakes, who were awaiting ex-
animation on the charge Of
burglarizing Robert Doyle's saloon
March 11th, and who broke out Of
the county Jail during the night Of
March 22d, were re. e.captured Sun
day. They waived examination
Tuesday, and in default of furnish
ing 81, 900 bail each, were committed
to Jail to await trial in the circuit
court, which convenes Monday next.
At meeting OF the delegates
from the several Modern Woodmen
lodges in Baraga county, held in
X. of p. hall Wednesday afternoon,
W. T. Menge, of L'Anse camp, No.
1852, was elected delegate to at
tend the state convention Of the
order at Owosso May 9th. Carl
Crebassa, of Keweenaw Bay, was
elected alternate delegate. The
five camps in the county were each
represented by delegate.
There we're nearly 40 voters in
attendance at the Peoples caucus
for L'Anse township, held 10 the
Town Hall Tuesday evening for the
nomination OF township officers.
Philip Veetsch acted as chairman
and w. T. Menge secretary. There
were contests for the offices OF
clerk, treasurer, highway commits.
sioner and member board Of educa-
tion. F.W. Foote was renominated
for supervisor by acclamation. The
balance OF the ticket as nominated
appears elsewhere in this issue.
The progressive game of basket
ball seems destined to call for as
much denunciation and criticism on
account of its roughness and
brutality as has its twin sport of
foot ball. When the scheme OF the
reformer was evolved it was hailed
as a model and fascinating game
that would offer none of the objec-
tions so frequently urged against
football, and its popularity grew
apace. In, fact it was deemed a
sport particularly adapted to the
use Of young women OF athletic
tendencies, and the practice Of the
game has become quite general
throughout the land. But it seems
there are plenty OF opportunities
for rough play even in a common
uame of basket ball Ask the