The L'Anse sentinel., 1905-08-05
LOCAL ITEMS.


Scherotte, Monday, a son, ts
Miss Brown, OF Lake Linden, is
the guest OF Mrs. ]. B. Smith.
Joseph Cohl, of Baraga, was a
business visitor in town Wednesday.
r. P. Bronson, Of Ishpeming,
transacted business in LAnse
Tuesday. !.
Mrs. d. Pennock and daughter,
Carrie, returned Wednesday even ing
from Odanah, Wis.
Marriage licenses were issued this
week to Robert Price and Miss Clara
Golback, both of Baraga.
Mr.. and Mrs. J. H. Mclean re-
turned Tuesday from weeks visit
with relatives in St. Ignace.
Miss Flora Goltsch returned Fri
day from Marquette, where she had
been attending the Normal school.
Workmen are busily engaged in
overhauling the heating plant
at the sheriff's residence and jail
Henry E. Holiday has returned
to his home in Odanah, Wis, after
two months visit at the home Of
his mother, in this village.
Messrs G. T. Ragedale, ]. A.
Keith, J. H. Lewis and j. E. Lewis,
of DeKalb, H., are spending few
days in this vicinity, fishing.
Mrs. M. Coutoure and daughter,
Bessie, of Tower, Mimi, are visiting
atthe home of Mrs. Coutoure s son, p.
w. Lightfoot, at the NJ. E. Mission.
While engaged in angling for
speckled trout Sunday last, from
the Bay Shore bridge, Alexander
Crowley landed one which tipped
the scales at exactly four pounds.
Supervisors August Gilman, of
Arvon, Fred w. Schwalm, of Bara,
ga, p. F. Tracy, of Coyington, and
S. T. McKereher, of Spur, were in
town Tuesday, in attendance at a
meeting of the county board.
Mr.. and Mrs. George A. Davis,
returned Tuesday from two weeks
visit in Olivet and other lower
Michigan points. They were ac-
companied home by Mr.. Davis
mother, OF Olivet, who will visit
here for two weeks.
The County Clerk has received
from the secretary OF state the
Baraga county apportionment of the
Michigan manuals for distribution
among county and township'officers.
The book is the most complete and
comprehensive volume of its kind
ever issued from the secretary of.
states Office, the new system Of
maps and railways and congression-
al, judicial and legislative districts
being a decided improvement over
the old maps in other editions Of the
manual. The book this year con-
tains s52 pages.
The ban which the postoffice de-
partment has put on the circulation
of lottery advertising includes quilt
raffles and similar schemes Offering
prizes, dependent on lots or chance
including guessing or estimating
contests for prizes, either for private
gain or in the aid of charitable, ed
ucational or religious objects, and
it also includes the endless chain
nuisance. A newspaper containing
an advertisement of quilt drawing
or anything of that nature is by this
ruling barred from circulation, hence
such notices cannot be accepted by
papers hereafter on pain of having
the entire issue held up in the post
office.
The children OF St. Ignatius
church, Houghton, enjoyed delight
full excursion to Keweenaw Bay,
Wednesday. Stops were made at
Pequaming and Baraga, and it had
been planned to visit L'Anse also,
but as there is no suitable landing
here, that feature had to be aban-
doned. Thus far this summer sew
eral boat excursions have
been desirous OF coming to L'Anse,
but owing to the same reason, could
not do so. It is sad state Of affairs
that our town is. thus handicapped,
and it is hoped that the difficulty
may soon be remedied. L'Anse is
afflicted in way far more unfortu-
nate than not having dock, de.
pot, or any other needed improve
ments, by few shiftless creatures
who sit around and growl, and