The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1906-07-28
LOCAL ITEMS.

Louis Menard was at Houghton
Tuesday.
Born, to Mr.. and Mrs. James
Grace, Tuesday, a daughter.
E. O. Best, Of Minneapolis, was q
business visitor in L'Anse Tue sday.
Mrs. Joseph McKindles and child
rem visited friends in Houghton this
week.
Miss Grace Harris, of Houghton,
is guest at the home Of Mr.. and
Mrs. ]. B. Smith.
Miss Hazel Harris, of Port Huron,
is visiting at the home Of Mr.. and
Mrs. W. L. Mason.
Miss Rosanna Menard returned
Sunday last from an extended visit
with friends in the copper country.
G.. A. Davis returned Wednesday
from Ann Arbor, where he had been
attending summer session at the
University.
Miss Maggie Cadotte and John ].
Bennett, both of the M. E. Mission,
were united in marriage at the M.
E. parsonage, July ed. the cere-
mony being performed by Rev.
Horace N. Aldrich.
A number of L'Anse and Baraga
people took advantage OF the return
trip on the excursion Sunday after
noon, to spend the evening in the
copper country. Nearly all returned
home on the late train.
Mrs. Geo. G. Jackman and dangh-
and son left Friday for Saginaw,
where they will visit Mrs. Jackman S
parents for several week. They
we're accompanied by Mrs. Jack
man s sister, Miss Edith Scheurman,
who has been visiting in L'Anse for
the past month.
We would respectfully call the at
tention of our readers to the display
cad" on page eight, in which will be
found some inte resting items for
prospective purchasers. Mr.. Levi
tan's midsummer clearance sales
are always productive of good re-
suits to purchasers.
The members OF Company g.,
Houghton Light Infantry came from
Houghton Sunday last, arriving
here by boat at 3 O'Clock 10 the
morning. The boys pitched their
tents on the vacant lots between
Main and Front streets, and early
in the day engaged in drill practice.
The soldiers returned to Houghton
by boat Sunday afternoon.
The excursion given under the
auspices of the Ancient Order OF
Hibernians, of Hancock, to this
place Sunday last was largely at
tended and everything passed off
in fine order. Music was furnished
by the Tamarack band and added
greatly to the days enjoyment. The
base ball game between the Frank
Inns and Atlantics was lively and
interesting and resulted in victory
for the latter team by score OF 6
to 3.
Monday afternoon pretty lawn
party was given &t the O'Connor
residence in honor Of Miss Frances
Dillon, OF Houghton. Among the
little guests from out-of-town who
were present were the Misses Mary
and Margaret Dillon and Hazel
Haas, of Houghton, Miss Helen
Pinet, and Miss Helen Mcmahon, OF
Baraga and Master Jack Norton, OF
Ontonagon, Music and games were
the features of the affair. Dainty
refreshments were served during
the afternoon.
According to a report compiled
by H, H. ,Ryerse, of st. Ignace,
chief fire warden of the state, the
forest fires which ragged last May
destroyed property 10 Michigan to
the value OF 1864, ,357, with the loss
in Dickinson county not yet esti-
mated. Upper peninsula losses are
reported as follows: Alger county,
SO: Baraga, $1,000; Delta, $50, 400;
Gogebic, $500; Iron, $1,000; Kewee-
nav, 800: Luce, $101, $50 iMackinac,
$215; Marquette, al, ,755, Menomi.
nee, $67, 200; Ontonagon. $685.;
Schoolcraft, $3l5. There were four
fires in. Chippewa county, but no es-
Inmates OF damage done is given. In
Presque Isle county, In the upper
tier OF lower Michigan counties,
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