The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1909-01-30
LOCAL ITEMS.
H. J. Seifert transacted business in
Houghton Tuesday.

j. D. Farr, of Phillips, Wis, trans
acted business in L'Anse Thursday.
John Nyman. Of Herman. was among
the business visitors here Thursday.
C. Keough, of Hancock. called on
his cigar trade in L'Anse Thursday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Martin Voetsch were
Marquette visitors the first of the week.
F. w. Schwalm. Of Baraga, was
among the L'Anse visitors Thursday.
John J. E. johnson, Of Pequaming,
transacted business in L'Anse Friday.
Doty Shea, Of Hancock, was visitor
at the home of his parents here Mon
day.
John D. Thackery, of Kalamazoo,
was among the business visitors here
Thursday.
County Road Commissioner Simon
Denomie, of Assinins, transacted busi-
ness in L'Anse Friday.
A regular meeting of L'Anse town.
ship board was held Thursday. The of
fetal proceedings will appear in this
weeks issue.
Mr.. and Mrs. Edward DeLorie,. who
have been visiting relatives in Montreal
the past six weeks, passed through
L'Anse en- route to Pequaming Monday
evening.
Following a recent survey of the
woods made by Deputy Game Warden
Wilson, of Hancock, he makes report
to the effect there will be great abun-
dance of beaver, when the closed sea-
son for this animal has ended in Janu-
ary 80, 1910.
A caucus will be held this evening in
the Town Hall, for the purpose Of elect
ing delegates to represent this town
ship at the Republican county convent
ion to be held here on Saturday the 9Th
day of February.
The water of the bay is practically
open. The ice began to melt last week.
and Sunday considerable excitement
prevailed when an individual was sight
ed apparently on floating cake of ice,
in the direction of the head of the bay.
The fellow proved to be fisherman
and nothing further was thought of the
matter.
During the past week several car
loads of ice were shipped through
L'Anse en- route to the copper country
from Lake Michigamme, which are to
be stored in Calumet and utilized by
the South Shore railroad company in
their cars during the summer season.
Lake Michigamme ice is considered
among the best and purest and there
fore is sought after by the company.
The recent heavy and prolonged spell
of warm weather has badly hampered
logging operations in this vicinity. Re-
ports are given to the effect that con-
tractors operating in certain sections
are at a standstill. A few of the for
tunate ones who are located on high
grounds or had success in early con-
struction of roads are able to continue
hauling but are compelled to reduce the
size of loads to considerable degree.
Albert Grawbower, of Marquette,
was business visitor in L'Anse Satur-
day last While here he informed THE
SENTINEL that he is to leave Marquette,
soon and go to Manistique, where he is
to assume the Management Of large
retail house.
Two weeks from Monday, will oc-
cur the special election for the village
of L'Anse for the purpose of voting on
the mortgage bond question. Saturday
next the board of registation will sit,
for the purpose of registering the names
of those who are not, and as the quest
ion at hand is one of more than passing
notice it behooves every qualified elector
to keep the event in mind.
Hancock and Houghton were visited
last Friday evening by series of So
called air blasts. In the. recent cases
the vibrations were so severe as to shake
dishes and furniture. The first occurred
at 9:l5 o'clock and the second and
third at GIT and $50 respectively. At
1855 another occurred and the final
and most severe one at l o'clock Satur-
day morning. They are supposed to
have occurred in some of the old work
ing's of the Quincy mine.
Frank Pequette, who is located at
Sawyer, Minn., in the capecity of
pastor and missionary spent several
days at his old home in L'Anse. Mr..
Pequette states that he now has a
splendid parish, q comfortable little
church, and is progressing nicely in his
work. From L,Anse. and before return
ing to Sawyer, he went to Duluth.
where on Thursday evening he took the
Scotish Rite degree In masonry.