The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1904-09-03
LOCAL ITEMS.
Ella Brogan is seriously i'll.
Monday next will be Labor Day.

Monday next will be Labor Day.
L'Anse public schools will open
Tuesday next, Sept. 9th.
Olof Been, of Skanee, was visitor
in LAnse Monday and Tuesday.
The first killing" frost of the
season occurred Tuesday night.
Mrs. D. Levitan and daughter
Annie were visitors in Houghton
Tuesday.
Attorney d. H. Ball, Of Marquette,
transacted legal business in L'Anse
Tuesday.
Mr.. and Mrs. H. A. Guck, of
Houghton, spent Sunday at the
Beehler residence.
B. G. Hughes, representing The
Michigan Catholic, published in De-
troit, was in L'Anse Saturday last.
Mrs. D. J. Norton and daughter.
Miss Julia, of Ontonagon, were
guests of the Hebards, at Pequam-
ing, this week. ~
A raft OF 1900 poles, consigned to
the Worcester Cedar Co., arrived
from Bay City Wednesday morning,
having been forty eight hours on the
trip.
Mrs. Charles Hebard and daugh-
ters, who have been spending por-
tion of the summer at Pequaming,
left Tuesday for their home in Chest
nut Hill, Philadelphia.
Charles H. Menge completed the
work Friday afternoon of taking the
school census in L'Anse township.
The returns show $50 children OF
school age-between 5 and 20 years.
Mrs. ]. B Belanger, who had the
misfortune to fall one day last week,
causing several severe injuries, is
getting along very well, although it
will be some time before she will be
able to be out.
The duck season will open Octo-
Der 1st-not September lst, as has
been enormously stated-and any
one who goes out after the fowls
before that date will lay himself
liable to arrest and punishment. y
J. E Rose, representative OF the
United States census bureau, Of
Washington, d. c., was in L'Anse,
Baraga. Pequamipg and Skanee this
week, taking statistics OF manufact'
ures, as required by the govern
ment.
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Heughens,
of Houghton, assumed control of
the Thomas House Thursday morn
ing. Mr.. and Mrs. ]. r. Thomas,
the former proprietors, have re-
moved to their residence on Railroad
street, where they will enjoy we'll
earned rest.
The brook trout season closed at
midnight Wednesday. The open
season commenced May 1st, and
since that date large number OF
local sportsmen have had very good
luck catching the speckled beauties.
The streams hereabouts have been
pretty thoroughly depleted.
The D. S. S. & A. dock, in this
village, which has been in dilapi-
dated condition, since the fire, eight
years ago, is being repaired, and a
track will be built upon it. Charles
Hebard & Son, Of Pequaming, have
over 5000 cords of hemlock bark at
Point Abbey and Arvon ready for
shipment. The bark will be brought
To L'Anse on scows, and loaded on
cars at the dock. The work of re-
pairing the dock was begun Wednes-
day, and will be completed in few
days.
The fair held in the Town Hall, in
Pequaming, last Saturday and Mon
day evenings, was complete sue
cess. The attendance Saturday
evening was very large. A good
sized party came down from Hough-
ton on the tug Valerie, and the He
bards sent one Of their tug boats
and large scow to L'Anse for the
accommodation of all who desired to
attend the fair. The boats left this
village shortly after 7oclock, with
a good-sized party, returning at
about 11:30. 1t was beautiful
moonlight night, and the trip was
indeed pleasant one. The many
booths in the hall we're loaded with
useful and ornamental articles,
which found ready sale. Excellent
refreshments we're also served. 1t