The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1905-10-14
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is asking for bids for $500 in five
per cent bonds for improvement O.
water system. The bonds will bf
issued December LIST, FIVE for 81 ,0OC
each, and one for 81 800 The 81 600
bonds will mature one year, begin
ing December lst, 1905, and the one
for 81, 800, on December LIST. 1911.
Interest payable annually.
Efforts are being made to secure q
division Of Ontonsgon county. It is
proposed to form new county out
OF a portion OF territory that is now
embraced by the old county. On
tonagon county includes ], 800 square
miles, or more land than in the
state OF Rhode Island. In the
event OF division of the county
being affected at the next session
OF the Michigan legislature, it is
probable that the new county will
have its seat at Bruces Crossing,
Rev. S. Polkinghorn, Of Ishpem-
ing, is being mentioned as q likely
candidate to succeed Rev. c. M.
Thompson, as presiding elder Of
the Marquette district, whose ten
ure of Office expires at the close of
the present conference year. MIR.
Polkinghorn stands well in the dis
trict, and will no doubt be given
good support Another aspirant to
the position is Rev. William Coombe,
Of Negaunee, who is also recog-
nized divine, and has host of close
friends who would enjoy having this
distinction bestowed upon him.
A threatened advance in the price
Of coal from 500 to 81. so per ton in
Detroit is meeting with vigorous
protest from the inhabitants OF that
city. They have no real cause to
kick. Upper Peninsula people
would be happy If they could buy
coal even at the latter price. The
price was boosted above this notch
months ago, and will doubtless con-
tinue to soar upward at stated in
tervals at the pleasure OF the power
which control the supply. And
coal can be laid down at our docks
for as low price as it can in De-
troit.-Hancook Progress.
While on the road home from
Butte, Mont, this week, Sheriff
Beck, OF Houghton county, received
Q message to stop at Kepton and
bring in murderer Otto Lillqvist,
who stabbed a man at q lumber
camp about IL miles from henton
Sunday. The murdered man s name
was August Heinala. He and Lill-
qvist had been quarreling and Lill-
qvist drew knife, stabbing him
between the neck and the shoulder
a. the right side. An artery was
severed and the main bled 10 death
before he could received mstlcal at
tention. Lill1yist was examined
Friday. While 10 Butte, Sheriff
Beck was an eve witness to the ar
rest of Pat Grove, Of kidnapping
fame.
Mrs. Carrie A. Moscrip, formerly
postmistress at Watersmeet, was
taken to Iron wood last week We'd
nesday by Deputy Marshal E. d.
Mosher, and Postoffice Inspector
Falch, OF Marquette, and arraigned
before Belmont NAPLES, U. S. court
commissioner, on the charge OF
turning into the government an ex-
cessive cancellation OF stamps. Mrs
Moscrip waived examination and
was bound over to the term OF fed
eral court at Marquette, May next.
Oscar Beosseau, OF Amasa, also APP
peared before the commissioner, the
charge against HIM being retarding
the passage OF q. S. mails by assault
ing the carrier. He also waived ex-
animation and gave bonds for bis
appearance at Marquette next May.
Fire is seated in the storage pile
Of bituminous coal at the dock Of
James Pickands q Co., at the foot Of
Spring street, Marquette, and
large force OF men is employed in re-
moving the coal from portion Of
the pile and loading it into cars.
How long the fire has been smould.
ering. or the extent OF damage done,
can not be ascertained at this time
but smoke was discovered issuing
from the apex near the center of the
pile several days ago, and although
the men have removed more than q
thousand tons the main fire has not