The L'Anse sentinel., 1907-06-08
LOCAL ITEMS.

Pequaming, spent Sunday last in
L'Anse.
Fred. King purchased the Joseph
Cherette residence on Front street
this week.
Mrs. S. McKindles and Mrs. Joseph
McKindles spent Sunday last in
Houghton.
DR.. A. Richards, of Seymour, Wis,
who has been spending several days
10 L'Anse, left Tuesday for Hough-
ton.
A raft OF cedar poles amounting to
5000 in number arrived this week
from N. M. DeHaas for the c. H.
Worcester Co.
Earl Edgerton and wife, of Detroit,
arrived in L'Anse Wednesday and
are guests at the home OF Mr.. and
Mrs. w. S. Crebassa.
A raft of 1000 cedar poles and
5000 feet of fiat timber which was
cut by A. Gamache near Skanee last
winter arrived at the National Pole
Cos yards Saturday evening.
Guy O'Donnell, who has been en-
gagged at this point with his gasoline
launch left Tuesday for Houghton.
He has taken contract to tow logs
on the Silver River and will begin
the work next week.
Mrs. NJ. Gallivan. OF Crystal Falls,
arrived Wednesday to visit at the
home Of her daughter, Mrs. John
Cosgrove.
Mrs. E. L. Mason. who has been
spending the greater portion of the
winter 10 New York city, returned
to her home in this village Wednes-
day. She was met at Detroit by
Mrs. w. r. Mason, who accompanied
her the remainder of her trip.
A regular meeting of L'Anse Hose
Co. No. / was held in the Fire Hall,
Monday evening. 1t was uDani-
mously decided that the department
would attend the Firemen S Tourna-
ment at .Ontonagon in August. Peter
Sands, Jr., and Andrew Johnson
were chosen as delegates and Leo
2 Mckindles and Edward Seavoy as
alternates.
Tuesday afternoon the jury com
mission met at the Court House in
this village, for the purpose of draw
ing the annual petit jury list for
Baraga county. The law requires
that the list shall be drawn during
the month OF May each year, and
therefrom is drawn the quarterly
jury list each term OF circuit court.
The list comprises one hundred and
thirty-six names, twenty-four OF
which are drawn quarterly.
The bean-guessing contest which
has been in operation at p. Bren-
nan S store for the past two months,
came to a close Saturday evening
last. The successful prize winners
were Miss Mamie Goltsch. who won
the dining table and oak center table.
Mrs. Henry Fournier won the rock
ing chair. The total number of beans
contained within the jar were 1863.
Miss Goltsch's Guesses were 1855
and 1921 respectively. Mrs. Four
nier's guess was 1881.
A program announcing the man
ner in which the time will be spent
from June 2429 at the reunion oi
the Knights of Pythias, which will
be held in the copper country al
that time, has been received here
Judging from the general appear
ance it promises to be one Of the
greatest functions OF the season, ant
that Hancock Lodge is sparing nc
pains to give the visiting knights &
royal good time.
Persons who thoughtlessly expec
torate on the sidewalks would cease
the filthy practice II they did bu
realize the harm it works to human
ity. Even members OF their owl
family are quite apt 10 contrac
serious disease from sputum carried
about by the air or taken up b!
pedestrians clothes. 1t is an un
necessary, unhealthy habit, and ]
our citizens who make a practic,
OF it realized the harm that comes
tberefrom they would refrain from
doing So 1t Is against ethics o
good breeding and the younR sboult