The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1906-10-06
LOCAL ITEMS.

Richard Howes, OF Covington,
called on friends here Thursday.
L. B. Armstrong, OF Milwaukee,
was a L'Anse visitor Wednesday.
P. Brennan returned Mond ay
day from ten days visit in Detroit.
Mrs. M. Voetsch and Miss Anna
Murphy were at Houghton Thurs
day.
Mr.. and Mrs. G. B. Ulr ich, of
Hancock, are spending a few days
in L'Anse.
Richard Roberts, of Covington
spent few hours in L L'Anse Thurs
day.
A regular meeting of the county
board OF supervisors will be held
Monday next.
Miss Alice Reynolds and brother
Byron spent few days in the cop
per country last week.
Miss Mabel Proctor returned
Sunday last from several days visit
with friends in Houghton.
In this issue will be found the
call for the meetings OF the board
of registration and election.
Mrs. August Menge returned the
fore part OF the week from several
days visit with friends in Hough-
ton.
Mr.. and Mrs. J. B. Smith and son
Harris went to Houghton Thursday,
where they were present at the
Turner McGrath wedding.
Andrew Wahl, who has charge OF
the numbering operations at Shell
drake, Mich, for the Calumet &
Hecla Mining Co. arrived in L'Anse
Wednesday. Mr.. Wahl will return
to Sheldrake the first of next week.
W. ]. Derthick, advance agent for
the Denver Express Co., was in
town the fore part of the week bill
ing his attraction which will appear
at the Opera House, Tuesday even
ing, Oct. 9th. This is the same
company which played what
Women Will Do, here last spring.
The company is good one aud will
doubtless haye a full house.
For the past week L'Anse has
been rather lively due to the fact
that number of lumber contrac-
tors were bringing in laborers,
preparatory to opening camps for
the winter. 1t is understood that
higher wages are being paid for
this class of labor this year than
ever before, and Notwithstanding
this fact, men are at premium.
In recent letter from Corporal
T. q. Belanger, OF the United
States army, he states that for the
past three months his regiment has
been doing camp duty at Fort
Riley, and since June 18th they have
marched oyer an area Of eight hun
dred miles. The regiment arrived
at its quarters in Fort Leaven-
worth, Kansas, Oct. 1st, and is 10
the pink of condition should it
be called into actual service.
~ Edward Johnston, of Houghton,
visited friends in .L'Anse several
days this week. Saturday last Mr..
Johnston sold his dairy business in
Houghton, including forty-eighty
fine cows. Mr.. Johnston formerly
resided in L'Anse, where be was
also engaged in the dairy business,
removing to Houghton about eleven
years ago. He has been in the dairy
business for twenty two years, and
believes that he is entitled to a well
earned rest.
An accident which resulted in a
broken leg for Miss Martha Johnson
and a badly demolished load OF
freight and express, occurred last
Saturday afternoon on Front street.
The Skanee stage had started on its
return trip with a rather bulky load
and had stopped at the residence OF
Mrs. E. L. Mason to take Miss
Johnson as q passenger. AS
the driver was about to get into the
stage, one OF the hosses became
frightened and before he could gain
control over the team, it turned
quickly, upsetting the load aud
throwing the young lady to the
ground. Upon investigation it was
found she had received compound
fracture OF the right leg. The
team was caught before it bad run