The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1913-05-03
Brief News Notes
- Of the Michigan -
Upper Peninsula

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be nullified by permitting the use OF
small meshed nets and the catching
of immature fish, and at present a
general revision OF the state fish laws,
preceded by thorough investigation
by competent and informed legislators
are advocated by Marquette fishermen.
They are opposing bill now before
Michigan legislature, which calls for
an increase OF $25 over that OF last
year in the license fee for fishing tugs
making The fee $50. This bill provides
I decrease in the size of mesh of pound
nets to two inches and a change In
the method of measuring the size of
The mesh in gill nets,
Escanaba.--Th ore shipping season
! for the year 1913 opened with a rush
at the port of Escanaba. Eleven YES
sells were at the docks taking on car
| goes, thus giving to the shipping sea-
son the busiest Inauguration in years.
Vesselmen and authorities on ore con-
sumption figure that 50,OO0,O00 tons
| of ore will be moved from the mines
OF the upper lake district this season.
! The demand for ore handled through
the local docks is expected to outstrip
considerably the amount handled last
season, when new record was set
for the port.
Marquette.--Onen natural resource II.
Upper Michigan that has never been
i developed is peat. There are many
thousands OF acres of this species of
turf, with particularly large areas in
Marquette and Dickinson counties.
Other fuel has been SO easy to obtain
that the utilization of the peat has
never been undertaken. Lately some
attention has been attracted to the
commercial possibilities Of the turf de-
posits There are extensive beds in
Marquette county in which the peat Is
eight feet or more in thickness.
Escanaba .--Escanaba can have but
"a saloons for the coming year. At
present there are II saloons in the
city, but during the past year three
liquor dealers have died and the num-
Der to be allowed under the state law
for the coming year, will be reduced
by the number who relinquished their
licenses by death. TO allow even "A
saloons in the city for the coming
year all of the dealers now engaged
IN business for the coming year must
make application Cor a renewal Of
their licenses whether or not they in
tend to remain in business. Under
the law when dealer does not make
application for new license his ac-
ton is considered as a voluntary sur
render and the number of saloons in
q city or township is reduced each
year by the number who do not apply
for renewal.
Observation-Disclosures Johnson. an
old miner, was buried in cave-in
at the Colby mine and there is no
hope for his life. Several fellow min
ers barely escaped rushing for the
shaft.
Escanaba.-B. J. Goodman, an Ish-
peming lumberman. is in Escanaba
and he says that logs were still be-
ing hauled on sleighs in the district
about lshpeming on April 16, late
snowfall making the roads fine. This
is month later than the logging sea-
son usually closes in that district.
Escanaba.-Albert Olson, a car re-
pairer employed by the Northwestern
road for nearly 80 years, met instant
death at Wilson yesterday morning
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pied over upon him. Mr.. Olson was
under the car and had set jacks to
raise the load back to the rails, when
one OF the jacks suddenly gave way.
Marquette. - According to James
Russell, warden at the Marquette
prison, who has returned from bus
mess trip to Lansing, l.. L. Wright
of Ironwood, state superintendent of
public instruction, is being strongly
doomed at the state capitol as the
next republican candidate for cover
nor.
enominee.-Kenneth l. Sawyer,
Menominee, county engineer for the
last six years, has received notice
from State Highway Commissioner
Rogers of his appointment to the post
of inspector of roads and bridges for
the state. Mr.. Sawyer will sever his
connections with Menominee county at
once and move to Lansing to make his
home.
enominee.-Members Of the Cath
Ollie Order of Foresters have already
begun plans for the entertaining the
members OF the order who will be
attracted to Menominee to attend the
biennial state convention of the or
der to be held June 10 and IL.
Bessemer.-After weeks trial Vic.
tor Westerberg obtained verdict in
circuit court for $17,500 against the
Montreal Mining company. for person
al injury In mine west of Hurley.
Westerberg was drilling in q drift