The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1905-07-08
LOCAL ITEMS.
Daniel Shea visited friends in
Hancock Tuesday.

L
called on L'Anse friends Thursday
w. G. Mannis, OF East Liverpool
Ohio. spent Friday .in calling or
rade in this vicinity.
Miss Agnes Hummel, Of Hough-
ton, was a guest at the Shea resi-
dence Tuesday.
Miss Mary Shea, of Ontonagon,
and Doty Shea. of Hancock, spent
the Fourth with their parents in
L'Anse.
Frank Casey, OF Escanaba, was in
town Thursday, on his way to Bren-
nan s camp, where he has been en-
gagged as cook.
Mr.. and Mrs J. B. Smith left Satur-
day last for Algonac, where they
will visit for few days. From there
they will go to\ Chicago on busi-
ness trip.
Joseph Theobold, of Marquette,
spent the Fourth in L'Anse. He
left Wednesday for Skanee, where
he will be in charge of the cook
camp for N. M. DeHaas.
The tug Rogers made short visit
at L'Anse Wednesday, having on
board Engineer Mothers two
daughters and their friend Miss
Fobar, of Milwaukee.
Drs. Main and Jones, and ]. ].
O'Conner who for the past
few days have been at the Slate
river fishing, returned Sunday even
ing, with fine catch of the speckled
beauties.
The Fourth was quietly observed
in this village. A goodly number of
people attended outside celebrations,
and aside from a liberal display Of
fireworks in the evening, there was
little attraction for our citizens.
The L LAnse base ball team went to
Trimountain the Fourth, where they
played very good game. The score
in the final was 13 to IA in favor Of
Trimountain, but the L'Anse boys
held them down in the first four inn
ings to one to nothing.
A party Of L'Anse people left
Thursday for Arvon for a weeks
outing. Among the number are
Mr.. and Mrs. Matt Hansen, Mr.. and
Mrs. H. ]. Seifert, Charles, Rose
and Lulu Blankenhorn, L. B. Arm
strong and family, and the Misses
Steinbach.
A large number of L'Anse people
attended the celebration at Hough-
ton the Fourth. There we're forty
two tickets sold on the morning Of
the Fourth for the special train, and
including those who went Monday
about one hundred and twenty-five
tickets are reported sold.
A game Of base ball will be played
this afternoon between the
Bachelors and Benedicts of L'Anse.
The line up of the teams will be
about as follows: Benedicts-G. A..
Davis, l.. Menard, E. Savoy, M.
Savoy, F. R. Morphy, L. B. Arm
strong. u. e. Brennan, Octave ST.
cote, Chas. Menge. Bachelors
]. G. Real, F. Menard, r. Savoy,
G.. Trudeau III. Brennan, L. Brennan,
]. ]. O'Connor, DR.. Main, DR.. Eel
len, H. Smith.
Frank Witte, Of the government
lighthouse crew, was the victim Of
a painful accident on July 4th. Mr.
Witte was engaged in setting of
some cannon crackers, and without
warning a large ten inch cracker dis
charged in his right hand, tearing
the flesh from his thumb and index
/ finger and badly burning the remain
der of his hand. He was at once
brought to main land, where the
wound was dressed, and shortly left
for his home in Detroit.
On Friday morning VIM. L. Mason
received letter from Miss Alice
Bennett, of Litch6eld, Conn, re-
questing him to procure for her an
agate Or other natural msmento OF
L'Anse and surrounding country.
No doubt many Of the. older citizens
OF L'Anse will Eremember Miss Ben
nett in her childhood days, being
recorded as the first white child born
Ia this place. Her birthplace was
at the old Mission house, which now
serves as the stable at the M. 4.
Mission. In reference to her quest,
Mr.. Mason will send an agate from
his choice collection, which has bssn
gathered along the shores OF Supe.