The L'Anse sentinel., 1905-11-11
LOCAL ITEMS.

James Jackson, ,Jr., is driving tb,
delivery wagon for ]. B. Smith fol
a few days.
]. N. Clements was in towr
Thursday, purchasing horses to bt
used at his camp near Skanee.
Mr.. and Mrs. j. B. Smith left
Saturday last for ten days trip t.
Chicago, Detroit and other lower
Michigan points.
Messrs Robert Grant and William
Bawden, of Houghton, began the
work OF laying out the pole lines for
the electric light system Thursday
| Marriage licenses were issued this
week to Lewis Lowery and Julis
Formaz, Of Covington, and Bernt
Olsen, OF Pequaming, and Roslin
Turner, L'Anse.
Messrs ]. A. Smith, Charles
Fisher, and William Chatham, of
Trimountain, were 10 town Wednes-
day on their way to the Skanee
happy hunting grounds.
W. A. Rideout has had, for the
past week "a force OF men engaged in
hauling supplies and equipment for
his camp which he will open next
week on the Silver river.
A gang Of men have been engaged
for the past few days repacking and
otherwise putting the village water
hydrants in condition to withstand
the severe frosts of the winter.
Mr.. and Mrs. Gordon Johnston
left Friday afternoon for Marquette,
where they will visit friends
before proceeding to Tampa, Florida,
where they contemplate spending
the winter.
Rev. FIR. Frank Kennedy, Of
Ypsilanti, who is a guest at the home
OF Mr.. and Mrs. p. c. Murphy, will
sing High Mass at Sacred Heart
church tomorrow morning at 10
o'clock.
Martin Messner, of Atlantic, ar
rived in L'Anse Monday with car
load OF fine draft horses, which he
purchased in Wisconsin, and is ex-
hibiting on our streets to prospec-
tive buyers. About half dozen
of them were taken to Houghton, to
be examined by the board of fire
commissioners, who contemplate the
purchase of new team to be used
on the fire engine.
The section crew OF the South
Shore railroad has been engaged for
the past few days in clearing up the
debris along their tracks in the
vicinity OF the Worcester and Lake.
Superior and Pittsburg companys
pole and tie yards, which has ac-
cumulated during the busy shipping
season. 1t makes-a a decided improv.
ment in the appearance of that
portion of the village.
An item of interest to those in
terested in basket ball will be found
in the following: ''Ed Scallon has
been chosen as manager OF the Col
lege of Mines basket. ball team, and
H. E. Jackman will be the captain. ;"
Mr.. Jackman will be remembered as
having visited relatives in L'Anse
during the past summer, and has
the distinction Of being well posted
in athletics.
There are times when on officer Of
the law is called upon to perform
duties which are anything but pleas
ant, as was the case Saturday last,
when it became necessary to place
under arrest, one Mary Mayotte, Of
the Catholic Mission, for intoxica--
tion. Had it not been for the assist
ance OF dray, the officer would ha, Q
had serious task in landing her in
Jail, as she was somewhat reluctant
about going. She was arranged
before justice Monday, given fine
and costs, and Strict warning to
leave the village within an hour.
While engaged in loading hay up
ona wagon at Campbell & Morrison g
camp, at Huron Bay, Tuesda' /,
William Hugbens had the misfor-
tune to break his right ankle, by
stepping on the edge of a plank lay
ing near the wagon, which turned
upen n its edge quickly, striking his
Ileg In such o manner as to cause q
compound fracture Of the ankle
joint The injured member is so
badly swollen that it will be several
days before the fracture can be re-
doood