The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1903-06-13
LOCAL ITEMS.

Fabian Deschaine has returned to
Ishpeming after three weeks visit
at his home here.
Cal. Hollinger has resigned as
manager Of the Eagle drug store at
Calumet.
Picnic parties and fishing jaunts
are all the rage among pleasure-seek-
ing folks lately.
Willie st. Onge returned Wednes-
day from the school for the deaf and
dumb at Flint, to spend his vacation.
Andrew Peterson, OF Skanee, was
q visitor in town Wednesday. Mr..
Peterson is one Of the prosperous
farmers of that township.
w. L. Mason has been engaged as
attorney for the village and town
Ship of L'Anse, which vacancies
were caused by the death OF Attor-
ney P. r. McKernan. -
A three days old daughter Of Mr..
and Mrs. Zotique NORM died on
Friday Of last week, burial taking
place in the Catholic cemetery Sun
day afternoon.
Jimmie Fitzpatrick, pupil of
the primary room, had the misfor-
tune to dislocate his right shoulder
Monday while playing on the school
grounds.
A party of Hancock men came
down Saturday last for couple of
days fishing. Among the number
were Thos Smith, Eugene Murphy
and L. Brce. They returned home
Tuesday, each with a fine catch of
trout.
Geo. DeGagne will leave next Mon
day night on the excursion to De-
troit. From that city Mr.. DeGagne
will 60 to Three Rivers, Quebec, to
visit relatives he has not seen for
eighteen years. He will return in
three weeks.
The basket ball girls picnic at
Arvon Saturday last was an enjoy
able occasion for the young people
who attended. Somebody said the
girls were going to wear their
bloomers, but they didn't. Mrs. H.
). Scifert chaperoned the party.
The average per cent of
sugar contained in beets grown
in Baraga county, according
to experiments for the year 1902 at
the state agricultural college. is 1873.
These percentages compare favor
ably with those of other upper pen
insula counties.
Captain Thomas Hoatson of Pewa-
bic street, Laurium, returned Sun
day from L'Anse where he spent
the past few days fishing. He was
at the Slate river and reports the
very best kind OF luck. He brought
back 20 pounds of the finest brook
trout ever seen in the city and says
he caught more than that number.
Calumet cor. Houghton Gazette.
Cards have been issued announcing
the coming marriage of Eleanor
Grace Nelson to Fred X. Guck on
June %, at o'clock, at the home of
the brides parents, in Calumet.
Mr.. Guck is a grandson of Mrs. G.
f. Beehler, of L'Anse, and is one of
Calumet's rising young business
men. Miss Nelson has for the past
two years been an instructor in
music in the Osceola schools.
According to the compulsory edu-
cation law, all children between the
ages OF eight and fifteen years OF
age must attend school at least
eight half days In each week, unless
prevented by illness or some other
unavoidable cause. The penalty for
violating this law for the first offense
is fine of not less than IS or more
than 500, while the second and
third offenses are more severe. In
case the parents or guardians OF o
child are unable to control it then It
is sent to the state school for incor-
rigibles.
The National Association OF dane
ing masters has decided that the
two-step should be tabooed. 1t is
declared that it was 'mongrel in
ven tion," and should be eliminated
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