The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1904-02-06
LOCAL ITEMS.


Tuesday.
d. Levitan was at Skanee Tuesday
and Wednesday.
Hon. o. w. Robinson, of Cbassell,
was L'Anse visitor Wednesday.
Miss Aurelia Murphy visited
friends in Calumet Saturday last.
A regular meeting of the village
council was held Thursday evening.
Benz. Brink, OF Pequaming, was
in L'Anse Monday. in attendance
at meeting OF the school board.
Joseph Poyer, of Lake Linden,
has taken the position OF black
smith in Octave Sicotte's shop.
Wednesday was the feast Of ST..
Blaise, celebrated in the Catholic
churches by the blessing Of throats.
D. Lavigne, the well known
liveryman and coal dealer of Cham
pion, spent a few hours in L'Anse
Monday.
A meeting OF the L'Anse school
board was held Monday afternoon.
The official proceedings will be pub
lished next week.
Dellor Menard arrived homo from
Oshkosh, Wis, Thursday, having
completed q course in commercial
studies at the Williams Business
college.
Thomas Tracy, of Marquette, was
in town the fore part Of the week.
He visited the Taylor mine explor-
ations south of L'Anse, returning
to Marquette Thursday.
Henry Corrigan, Arthur Williams
and Russell Smith came down from
Calumet Saturday with the Osceola
indoor baseball team, remaining in
L'Anse over Sunday to visit friends. !
A card party will be given in the
Town Hall next Wednesday evening
by the young girls Of Sacred Heart
church parish, the proceeds to be
appropriated for the benefit of the
church. Refreshments will be
served.
John Harry, foreman OF Chas.
Hebard 4 Sons lumber camp at
Skanee, left Thursday afternoon for
Norway, Europe, to visit a sick
brother, whom he has not seen for
many years. Mr.. Harry expects to
be absent at least two months.
The sleeping car service on the
Northwestern and ST. Paul trains,
passing through L'Anse to and
from the copper country over the
D., S. S. Il A. road will end at Ne
gaunee and Champion after today.
Passengers bound for the copper
sountry will be obliged to discon-
tinue their berths at the above
named points and for passengers
east bound it will begin at those
points.
Tuesday, Feb. I'd, was Candlemas
day, an occasion of special services
in the Catholic churches. 1t is also
the day when, according to tradi-
tion the ground hog, or as some say,
the bear, 'emerges from his winter
hibernation and looks eagerly about
for his shadow. II the weather is
fair enough for it 10 be visible, he
retires again into his hole and goes
to sleep again for six weeks longer,
but should the animal fail to get a
glimpse of his reflection he remains
out, and the worst Of the winter is
considered over. The hog GER
tainly saw his shadow Tuesday! and
il tradition is correct, we may ex-
pect more zero weather
Thomas Curtis, OF the NJ. f.
Mission, was arrested Monday upon
complaint OF Andrew Curtis, a
cousin, the charge being assault
and battery. 1t appears that last
Saturday evening both of the
parties we're In town, Andrew
starting for home first, When a
short distance from town he was
overtaken by Thomas Curtis, who
at once assaulted him, inflicting a
number OF severe wounds upon his
head. In justice court Monday
Thomas pleaded not guilty, and
in default of bail was remanded TO
the county Jail to await trial, set
for Wednesday morning. At that
time Thomas changed his plea to
guilty, and was sentenced to pay
fine OF $35 and costs OF prosecution,
or in default OF the payment there.