The L'Anse sentinel., 1907-05-11
LOCAL ITEMS.


l.. B. Armstrong. of Milwaukee,
spent several days this week at the
home of Mr.. and Mrs. G. p Blank
enhorn.
Mr.. and Mrs. Wick O'Connell and
family. of Houghton, spent Sunday
last at the home Of Mrs. F. Goltsch.
Attorney Ira E. Randall of Hough-
ton, transacted business in town
Thursday.
John f Fitzpatrick, OF Ontonagon,
spent several days in town this
week.
Mrs. Charles H. Menge and daugh-
ter Gladys left Tuesday for an ex-
tended visit at the home OF Mrs.
Menge's parents in Owosso, Wis.
Among the attorneys present at
the May term of circuit court we're
M. III. Crocker and P. H. O'Brien,
Calumet.
The first boat to enter this port
for the season was the tug d. L.
Hebard, which tied up here for sew
'eral hours Wednesday.
Wednesday afternoon handsome
electric piano was installed in the
home OF Mr.. and Mrs. Joseph Boyer.
Fred Cbadevourne, of Grinuell Bros +,
superintended the work OF installa-
tiOn.
Born, TO Mr.. and Mrs. Herman
Steinbach, Sunday last. daughter.
Mr.. and Mrs. Joseph PelkIe re-
turned this week from Huron Bay
where they spent the winter, and
have opened their residence on Rail
road street.
The residence of w. r. Adams at
Ontonagon was destroyed by fire
late Monday night. The loss was
$4,000, partly covered by insurance.
Mr.. Adams is prosecuting attorney
of Ortonagon county. Tt was the
third time his place of dwelling has
burned.
The "Giri of the Streets" COM
pauy, which appeared at the Opera
House Thursday evening, drew a
large audience, and in spite of the
the fact that the company were un-
able to reach this village until the
evening train, gave creditable per-
formance.
S. Russell Smith, who fer several
weeks past has been in Mexico, in
specting some mining properties,
returned Thursday evening and was
a guest at the home of his parents
Mr.. and Mrs. j. B. Smith. of this
village Friday.
John Bird, an Indian, who for
the past twenty-five years has re-
sided at the M. E. Mission. died at
bis home Thursday morning at the
aye of II years. He was for two
years soldier in the civil war. The
funeral will be held today and inter
ment will take place in Pinery ceme-
terry.
Secretary August MeDge, was 10
receipt OF telegram Tuesday con.
veying the information that M. e.
Osborne, of Lansing, who was chosen
by the Board OF Education at their
last regular meeting as superintend.
ent of L'Anse schools, would be un-
able to accept the position. as he
had just signed contracts with
another board elsewhere only few
days previous to the receipt oi
L'Anse boards notice.
The National Pole Co. has been or.
ganized at Escanaba by stockholders
of the Pittsburg 4 Lake Superior
Iron Co., to separate from its iron
affair that portion OF its business
pertaining to the manufacture and
handling of cedar and forest pro.
duets. The Pittsburg IL Lake Su.
perior Iron company has grown tc
be the principal cedar supplying
company OF the United States. Its
business extends across the cont.
nent through Michigan, Wisconsin,
Minnesota, to Everett, Wash, on
the Pacific coast. J. T. Reilly, with
headquarters in st. Ignace, is the
representative OF the concern in this
part OF the upper peninsula, and
does considerable buying in its be-
half, In fact, business has expanded
under his energy 80 much that an
assistant inspector has been assigned
to him during THE, the busy period
OF inspection.