The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1904-08-13
LOCAL ITEMS.


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Now for the luscious cherry.
''Lest you forget, I" Monday is the
time-limit for COW bells.
Rev. G. E. Odell, OF Skanee, was a
L'Anse visitor Wednesday.
Mr.. and Mrs. John McGrath, ol
Hancock, visited relatives in L'Anse
this week.
George Trudeau is having a base
ment placed under his building on
Main street.
William VanO Orden and j. H. Black,
OF Houghton, transacted business in
L'Anse Wednesday.
! Mrs. B. F. Jenkins. OF Chicago, is
visiting at the home of her mother,
Mrs. E. l.. Mason.
Miss Annabelle Chisholm, of Onto
nagon, was the guest OF Miss Rebecca
Campbell this week.
Donald Young is enjoying few
days visit at the home Of John H.
Mathes, west OF Baraga.
Now II someone will invent sub
stitute for the COW bleat all past
shortcomings in this regard will be
overlooked.
R. G. Bird, of Lansing, represen-
tative OF the census division depart
ment Of the state. paid an official visit
to L'Anse Wednesday.
Mrs. E. Scheurmann, who has been
visiting at the home Of her daughter,
Mrs. Geo. G. Jackman, for the past
Eve weeks, left for her home in Sagi-
nav Tuesday.
c. w. Barber, OF Chicago, T. Be-.
langer, A. Lampson, W. Goodreau
and A. Cotey, of L'Anse, comprised
a party of campers who this week
enjoyed an outing at Burned Plains.
The Uncle Josh Spruceby company
played to good-sized audience in
the Town Hall Tuesday evening. 1t
is Avery good comedy-drama, pre-
secting truthful and natural pic
ture OF rural life. "Uncle Josh" is
always welcome visitor in L'Anse.
Mrs. E. L. Mason, who had the
misfortune to fracture her right leg,
just above the ankle, about four
weeks ago, is getting along very
well, and will doubtless soon be able
to walk by the aid of crutches. She
has had rather hard siege OF it.
The members of L'Anse Hose
Company gave a street drill Wedues.
day evening. They appeared in their
new uniforms, presenting fine ap-
pearance. The boys have been drill
ing for a number of weeks, under
the direction Of w. L. Mason, and
they will certainly make creditable
showing at the 500 tournament.
The rain that fell Thursday night
was appreciated by the farmers in
this vicinity. The past month had
been unusually dry, and crops, more
especially potatoes on high ground,
had suffered considerably as result
of the light rainfall during July.
The rain OF this week thoroughly wet
the ground, and greatly benefited
vegetation.
Great preparations are being made
for the annual Indian camp.meeting
to be held at the camp grounds near
Pequaming for one week, beginning
Tuesday, August 23d. Each year
the meetings have been largely at
tended, and great interest shown,
but it is anticipated that the one this
season will surpass any heretofore
held.
John 7. Been has been engaged as
chief engineer at the Tamarack mine,
Houghton county, succeeding John
B. Watson, resigned. Since his
graduation from the Michigan Col
lege Of Mines in 1896, Mr.. Been has
been employed most OF the time in
Mexico. Mr.. Been is a son Of Capt.
Walfred Been, Of Skanee, at which
place he and his family have been
since their return from Mexico q
number Of months ago.
The management Of the Lake Su-
perior Produce and Cold Storage
. Co., and the Peninsula Wholesale
Grocery Co., OF Houghton, gave an
excursion and picnic TO their EN-
ployes last Sunday. The party,
numbering fifty-fve, came down on
the tug boat Rogers, and proceeded
to Meadow Brook Park, where boun-