The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1911-02-11
SATURDAY, FEB. Il, 1911.

Next Thursday the Board of Super
visors will meet in L'Anse and two inn
portant propositions will undoubtedly
be decided.
The first is the taking of four towns
from the township of L'Anse and add
ing the same to Covington. The second
will be the proposition of removing the
county seat from L'Anse to Baraga.
The people Of Covington want an out
let to Nestoria, which is perfectly fair
and proper. The only outlet which
they have now is practically impossible,
two miles in Baraga township beyond
the Sturgeon. River in the worst con-
dition one can imagine road to be.
This condition has been let go for long,
long time, thus depriving the settlers
Of Covington township access to any
market to either L'Anse or Baraga.
The township of L'Anse bonded it.
self, January 8, for SIS, 900 for the pur-
pose of building roads to give the people
of Covington township chance to get
to the Iron or Copper country with
their produce. L'Anse township is the
only township in the county that has
ever went into debt to such an extent
and for such a purpose. We have been
accused of being unfair in not allowing
Covington to take the townships.
Readers and voter, have you ever stop
ped to consider that there is no unfair
ness in what we have done? The people
of Covington have never asked for
road before, as far as we can ascertain.
Does not L'Anse show its willingness
to meet them more than halfway when
it almost unanimously votes to give
them the roads by bonding the town.
ship for the sum above stated. All
that Covington asked for the townships
for, was to get an outlet. Are we not
doing the square thing when we prom
Use the roads and have as much as got
ten the money for such purpose?
Why should we have to go to the ex-
IRENE of yellow journalism and dirty in
situations on such a question as this?
1t makes good reading for class of
people, we know, but does the intelli-
gent, .fair-minded person think that
such reading is beneficial to anyone?
We presume not. The only way we
can develop this county in any way
whatever is to pull together. Was
anything ever accomplished by persist
ent stabbing and knitting? We do not
intend to ever get down to casting in
situations of mean nature to anyone
of the people of this county any more
than we have to to justify ourselves and
try to put all questions in fair light
for all. We are of the opinion that the
average intelligent person knows his
business without being dictated to.
Now for the second question-In
Supervisor Schwalm's resolution for the
county seat. he agrees to donate the
south half of block II and the entire
block IL, Girard's subdivision, village of
Baraga, and agrees to furnish a suitable
building for court house purposes and
build sheriff's residence and sanitary
Jail, and equip the buildings with mod
ern conveniences, heat and ventilation.
Our readers will notice in this resolu-
ton that suitable building for court
house will be furnished. From this
one can see that the court house will
not be new building, or the resolution
would not have read as it does. Place
it in your mind that anything that was
intended to be built would be mentioned.
From this we must say that the court
house will not be a new building but
the abandoned high school building,
built in 1892, and vacant since last June.
They agree to heat and ventilate same,
but how about water? Do the taxpay-
ers of the county have to install a
water system Of their own? 1t is COM
mon knowledge that the water now used
in Baraga is not fit to drink and has
caused an epidemic of typhoid fever
which has ragged for some time. Do
the people Of this county want to make
the change and take the chances in
volved? We honestly believe that the
supervisors that go against the resolu-
ton are of fair mind and are looking
out for the best interests of the people
of the entire county, and not Of sep
arate section, when they take such
stand.
Do the people want to make the