The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1904-03-12
LOCAL ITEMS.
Village election March 14th.

We Dcen, Oi okance, was III IL huSe
Monday.
G. II. Worcester, of Chicago, was
in L'Anse this week.
Miss Tracy Menge is suffering
from severe attack of tonsilitis.
Mrs. H. N. Aldrich was confined
to her home by illness this week.
John Lyons was in from Coving-
ton the latter part of the week.
T. A. Merritt, of Duluth, is spend
ing a number of days in L'Anse.
Supt. G. A. Davis, of L'Anse
school, was at Calumet Wednesday.
d. Levitan returned Thursday
from a purchasing trip to Chicago.
Mr.. and Mrs. Homer Guck came
down from Houghton today to spend
Sunday at the Beehler residence.
r. J. Howes, treasurer OF Coving-
ton township, was in L'Anse Thurs
day, making his settlement with the
county treasurer.
The Y. NJ. G. A. indoor base ball
team, of Calumet, will play the
Pequaming team in the Town Hall,
in L'Anse, this evening.
Rev. H. N. Aldrich, who was
called to Saginaw Friday of last
week by the death Of friend, re-
turned home yesterday.
Owing to an extremely cold win
ter number of people have been
obliged to replenish their coal bins
during the past week. An extra
supply was also ordered for the
county buildings and schools.
John Mcdonnell, an employe in
The SENTINEL office for the past ten
years, is confined to his home by
sickness. During his absence his
position is filled by G. F. Tuttle, of
Chicago.
Mai. d. W. Manchester, of Cleve-
land, special inspector for the Indian
department, at Washington, D. c.,
was in L'Anse this week, making an
inspection of the affairs on the res
ervation.
A meeting of the Indians was held
in the Town Hall, in L'Anse, Satur-
day afternoon last, for the purpose
of determining upon the division Of
the next annual payment from the
government. The meeting was
largely attended by those residing
in various parts OF the county.
The examir alton of applicants for
teachers certificates was held in the
Court House, in L'Anse, Thursday
and Friday, under the supervision
of Miss Kate Curry and Miss Helen
O'Connor, in the absence of Prof.
M. J. McKanna, county school COM
missioner. The examination was
attended by about twelve appli-
cants.
The many friends OF Mrs. ]. G.
Turner, formerly of L'Anse, will
regret to learn OF the misfortune
which befell her at her home in
Houghton, Sunday last. She was
removing dish from the stove oven,
when she accidentally slipped and
fell, the hot contents from the dish
falling upon her face and hands,
causing severe burns.
The water pipe, leading to the
main pipe, in front OF the Senge-
busch block, on Broad street, be-
came frozen number of days ago,
and workmen are engaged in
locating the source Of the trouble.
The ground is frozen to depth of
nearly six feet. L'Anse has been
very fortunate during the exceed
ingly cold winter, regarding its
water system, as compared to many
other towns.
During the past week a test in
spelling has been carried on in the
grades of the High School The
test was on studied list OF fifty
words, and by grades. The result is
as follows: Twelfth, 97.lS; Eleventh,
91.8s; Tenth, 96.6s; Ninth, 1865.
There were seven pupils whose
average for the week. was 1905. The
test will be continued next week
and will be extended into the sixth,
seventh and eighth grades.
We have just received large line
of carpets. the most complete(aSsort-l