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The L'Anse sentinel., 1914-03-07
Items of Local Interest

Civil Engineer v. D. Simar, of
HoughtonS was in town last Saturday.
Thomas A. Cosgrove and w. H.Flatt
copper country visitors Monday.
Miss Mary Frenctte visited in Hough-
ton Monday. Q
The penny social last Friday evening
was success. Six hundred pennies
were taken in and the young people
thoroughly enjoyed themselves.
County Clerk Martin voetsch was in
Michigamme Monday.
Noise Deschaine was confined to his
room this week by illness.
j. E. Brennan left Monday for Chi
cago on business mission.
Nelson Crebassa was in Houghton
Monday attending the Portage Lake
Calumet hockey game.
Miss Rose McCauley, of Keweenaw
Bay, was a guest of Miss Laura Bren-
nan few days this week.
The road commissioners met Tues
day morning at the county clerks Of
flee. Only routine business was trans
acted and bills allowed.
Mrs. F. w. Knepple spent Tuesday
in Houghton.
Mrs. C. F. Whiteshield suffered an
attack of lagrippe the first of the
week.
Mrs. Albright Krolick, who has been
quite ill the past two weeks, is now
convalescing.
Dorothy, three year old daughter of
Mr.. and Mrs. Krolick. was taken to
Lake Superior hospital at Laurium
Tuesday to undergo an operation. DR..
Won Zellen accompanied the little pa
tient, who is in critical condition.
Mrs. Mary Creedon had the misfor-
tune to fall Tuesday afternoon and
sprained her right wrist.
Supt. F. A. Mellencamp has received
large gong bell, which will be used
exclusively fer fire drills at the school
house. Fire drills will be frequent, SO
that the children may get out quickly
in case of necessity.
The high school girls basketball
team played the Marquette team at
Marquette last night. The boys City
tenn plays the M. C. M. at Houghton
tonight.
Mrs. ]. P. Moran left Wednesday
for Laurium, where she entered hos
pital to receive treatment. Mr.. Moran
accompanied her.
M. v. Mullaly Of Marquette. with
the Michigan forestry department, was
in town Thursday on official business.
Services tomorrow in Sacred Heart
church as follows: High Mass at 10 a.
M, Catechism at p. m, Devotions al
n p. m. Low Mass at a. m.
At the M. E. church tomorrow
Sunday School at 1890 m. Evening
Services at p. m.
Andy Homier spent few days this
week in L'Anse. ~
Miss Beatrice Running returned
Tuesday from a two weeks visit in
Skanee.
DR.. C. F. Whiteshield states that he
will leave in April for Detroit, where
he will open Offices and continue in his
profession. Doc is good businessman
as well as good physician and sur.
geon, and we hate to see him leave.
The L'Anse sentinel., 1914-03-07
L'Anse Township Board Proceedings.
OFFICIAL.

A regular meeting of the township
board of the township of L'Anse held
in the clerks office in the Town Hall.
on Thursday evening, February 26th,
A. D. 1914. Present Supervisor An
drew johnson, Justice of the Peace
John Campbell and Clerk Octave Sea-
voy. Absent, VIM. s. Crebassa.
The minutes of the previous meeting
were approved as read.
On motion of Seavoy, supported by
Campbell, the following road repair
bills were allowed:
M. o. Seavoy, team work snow
plow, meals for men at Pc
quaming and plank. ........... II 42
d. P. Menard, cutting trees and
snow plowing ............,. 81 SO
Joseph Boyer, material for snow
plow.. ............ 80. :. 10 rs
Paul Almli, / day labor Peg. rd.. 90
Almli & Edwardsen. team work
Peg. road. ................. IL SO
Dan Denomme, com. work and
team work ................... IL 81
Herman Keranen, day team
work snow plow, Herman. ..... s 5.00
Chas. Lystila, day team work
snow plow, Herman. ......... 0C
Peter Juntunen, / day team wk.
snow plow, Herman. ......... 5 90
Joseph Hakaken. day labor
snow plow, Hermann. ...... 2 0O
Hemming Overmark, ! day labor
snow plow, Herman. ....... ! 90
Matt Hapala, I day labor snow
plow, Herman ..........,.... ] 0O
Arthur Nyman, day labor
snow plow, Herman. ......... 2 90
Willie Keranen, ! day labor snow
plow, Herman ................ i OC
John Nyman, day labor snow
plow, Herman ................ 2 0C
Ayes Johnson, Campbell and Seavov.
Nays-None.
On motion and support, the bond for
81, 0O0.00 of Nels Majhanna, Gust Kon-
ito and Erkki Kayramo ~ principals,
and Herman Keranen and Joseph Pek-
kla AZ sureties, be accepted.
Ayes-Johnson, Campbell and Sesvoy.
Nays-None.
On motion and support, H. G. Smith
was allowed the premium Of $50. 80 foi
insurance on machinery.
Ayes-Johnson, Campbell and Seavoy,
Nays None.
On motion and support, the following
bills were allowed.
The L'Anse sentinel., 1914-03-07
ng was the lineup:
Skanee Notes.

Supervisor August Paulson was
business visitor in L'Anse Tuesday.
Mrs. Oskar Karschney and Miss Mary
Melin spent Tuesday and Wednesday
as guests of Mr.. and Mrs. A. E. Run
ming at L'Anse.
Peter Holmstron and son, August,
returned Thursday from Marquette.
where Mr.. Holmstrom went for med
ical treatment.
The L'Anse sentinel., 1914-03-07
L'ANSE TOWNSHIP
ROLL OF HONOR.

/ Below we print list of students OF
the L'Anse township schools who have
been neither tardy nor absent for the
school month of February.
Mason School Hilfrid Elfman, Hell
enc Picard.
Herman School-Saime Kundio, Elmo
Nyman, Fanny Keranen, Vera Tikkan.
en-, Jennie Egloff, Lowell Preston. John
Egloff, Teckla Neimi.
McKernan School Robert and Mar
tha Egerer. Eliza and Martha Connor.
M. E. Mission School Oleve, Ada
and Clarence Tollefson.
PEQUAMING SCHOOL.
Observation-Disclosures and Martha
Thorsen.
First Grade-Mamie Anderson, AL
vern Dishnow, Agnes and Theodore
Soil, John Thorsen, Oliver Syverson.
Second Grade Lillian and Norman
Anderson, Earl Bergen, Hilda Harju,
Mamie Koppana.' Elizabeth Miilu. On.
ME Saari, Theresa Thorsen. Loina Kas-
amen.
Third Grade Bertha Anderson, Ray
Anderson, Martin Almli, Ethelyn Dish,
now, Willie Haanpa, Helmie Holso,
Oliver Thur, Alice Sawyer, Alger
Sawyer, Arthur Anderson, Hanna
Normie.
Fourth Grade Evelyn Thorsen. Arnt
Nilsen, Emerald Dishnow, Danfortt
Anderson.
Fifth Grade Beatrice Da'Oust,
Frederick Proctor, Esther Koppana.
Sixth Grade = Amanda Anderson,
Theodore Saari, Toiva Holso, Cleo Saw.
yer.
Seventh Grade Mary Jane Da' Gust,
Lauri Holso. as.
High School-Siiri Koppana.
p L'ANsE SCHOOL.
Kindergarten-Douglas and Leslie
Hartz, Ronald and Clarice Duguay,
Irene Deschaine, Sadie Chandler, Ag-
nes. Lucille and Louis Bernier.
First Grade Florence Sanregret,
Howard Sands, Viola Liberty, Karl
Menge, Margrete Chandler, john Dem
gen, Emma and Doris Bushey, Toney
Stone, Genevieve Marsh.
Second Grade Delore Boyer, Agnes
Chandler, Rael Chaput, Peter Demgen,
Stephen Granger, Gabriel Gamache,
Thiel Sands, Raymond Seavoy, Brygi-
dia johnson, Helena Johnson, Leona
Hartz, George Reece.
Third Grade-Leo Budreau, Marjorie
Davey, James Elliott, Victor Fournier,
Clarence NORM, Helen NORM, Lola
Menge, Ellis Menge, Stanley Ruth
strom, Walter Sanregret, Lloyd Sea-
voy, Eleanor Sands, Margaret Schlaak,
Mary Wurton. Mary Coskie.
Fourth Grade Ernest and Leonard
Bernier, Albert Boyer, Ivah Granger,
Henning Johnson, John Mcdonnell, AL
ice Pelkie, Mildred Sands, Marjorie ST.
cote, Elizabeth Trudeau, MadEe Whip
pie.
Fifth Grade-Alexander Boyer, Rose
Duchenno. Adelmer Ganson, Richard
Granger, Mary Jackson, Maud Kemp,
Evelyn Liberty. Ernest Moran, Clara
Sands. Joseph Sanregret, Albert Whip
pie. Orel Whipple.
Sixth Grade Cote, Mad
cline Clyne, Phoebe Jackson, Flora
johnson, Arnold Johnson, Eleanor
Knepple, Rose Peterson, Anna Patrick,
Kathleen Stack. Florence Sanregret,
Lena Tollefson.
Seventh Grade Albertino Duchen.
no, Mildred Granger. Francis Stack.
High School = Genevieve Stack,
Raishe Menge. Anna Sands, Margaret
Cote, Vera Carlson. Gladys Ford, Geo.
Egerer, Anna Stack, Carl Peterson,
Leonard Egerer, Rose Egerer, Dorothy
Elliott, Joseph Trudeau, Adeline Pa.
Uuette.
The L'Anse sentinel., 1914-03-07

Abner Crebassa, who is attending
the Detroit College Of Law at Detroit,
will graduate in June. Abner is first
vice president Of his class.
Miss Libbie McKenna, Of Moosejaw,
Saskatchewan, arrived in town the
first of the week.
The L'Anse sentinel., 1914-03-07

The case Of Napoleon Grotto vs. Dave
Kopponen for back wages was tried be-
fore q jury in Justice Campbell's
court Wednesday. The jury rendered
. verdict Of $ss. 60 and costs in favor Of
Mr.. Grotto. Attorney H. A. Brennan
represented Mr.. Grotto and Attorney
J. ]. 0'Connor defended Mr.. Koponen.
The L'Anse sentinel., 1914-03-07
Juniors Defeat PeqGamin9.

The Pequaming and L'Anse boys
teams met on the local rink last Sun
day, the game resulting in victory
for L'Anse by score Of z to 0.
The youngsters played a splendid
game and the spectators greatly en-
joyed the strife. The visitors put up a
stiff fight but were not speedy enough
for the home bows.
The L'Anse sentinel., 1914-03-07

hJSe SVn'Sohs SoA'PoSh oi'u oSo'oy.
Nays-None.
On motion and support the monthly
report of township clerk be accepted
and placed on file.
Ayes, all; nays. none.
A motion was made to adjourn until
Tuesday morning, March oath, A. D..
1914.
OCTAVE SEAvoY,
Township Clerk.
The L'Anse sentinel., 1914-03-07

S. d. Murphy, who is employed as
deputy sheriff at the Quincy Nine,
spent Tuesday in town visiting old
friends.
The L'Anse sentinel., 1914-03-07

VIM. S. Crebassa,2 bd. meetings. 90
John Campbell, bd. meetings. 80
J. H. Shuts, clerk account bk. II
VIM. s. Crebassa, / day inspect
ing roads ..................... 2 80
L'Anse Pharmacy, floor wax. s 75
Ayes-Johnson. Campbell and Seavoy.
The L'Anse sentinel., 1914-03-07

Referee, Roland Sanregret.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-12-14
GIRL WHO ASKED MOTHER
MURDER NOW A REPORTER

Aurora, Ill, Dec. 14.-Julia Flake,
the 15-year-old girl whose come over
and kill mamma letters were a sensa-
tional feature of John Higgins trial
for the murder of her mother, is a re-
porter now. She is ''one of the staff
which is getting out the Training
School Chat, a new monthly journal
published in the interests of the girls
at the state school for girls at Geneva.
First copies of the new publication are
now being distributed.
The following article was contribu-
ted by Julia:
Willard Cottage - Mrs. O'Connor
kindly gave us a new ~ictrola and we
enjoy it very much; we thank her for
it 4 stray kitten made meal of
Jennie Clark's pigeon. What shame,
when people love pigeons as well as
cats. Willard cottage was named for
Frances L. Willard. a temperance
leader. Everybody here is happy"
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-12-14
The War Today
BY ASSOCIATED PRESS.

Reverses for Turkey, at the hands OF
Russia on land and from England on
the sea. are chronicled in todays Of
fetal dispatches. Russia reports the
Turks repulsed and everywhere being
pursued. suffering heavy losses. The
British admiralty announces the old
Turkish battleship Messudieh, which
carried 500 men, destroyed by Brit
ish submarine.
Recent successes of Servians. partly
confirmed from Berlin, are said at
Nish to have been extended. II is as
serted the Austrians are being swept
out of the country. Field Marshal
Won Der Goltz. sent by Germany to
Constantinople to direct the Turkish
forces. is credited with a statement
that indicates that the war may drag
a long time. He said Germany is pre-
pared to carry on the war for years,
but is certain to triumph eventually.
Reports reaching Paris from Berne
state a son of German Chancellor
Won Bethmann Hollweg was seriously
injured at Piotrkow, Russian POLAND.
He was captured by Russians.
Dispatches from Petrograd assert
the Russians have definitely thrown
back the German column attempting
to strike Warsaw from the north, and
as a result the position of the Rus
SLAMS all along their front has been
improved. BERN, however, says
there has been no important changes
in the east.
An Amsterdam dispatch says a re-
port is current in Antwerp of mutiny
on the part of Bavarian troops garri-
soning the city. The Bavarian bar
racks are closed 70 outsiders.
A Berlin newspaper says hostile avia-
tors flew over the city of Frieburg in
the grand duchy of Baden the after
noon of Dec. IS, throwing bombs. Two
fell in a park among promenaders and
two girls were injured.
VI. Merunovitch. member Of the Po-
lish delegation in the Austrian parlla- !
ment. has caused to be published in |
a Polish newspaper at Lemberg re-
quest 10 Poles in court, diplomatic and !
government circles at Vienna. to exert
L, cir influence toward obtaining i'm
mediate conclusion of a separate peace |
agreement between Austria and Rus
sia. without reference to Germany.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-12-14
DENIES OUTRAGE
BY UNION MINERS
Secretary of Organization De-
fends Members Employed
in Colorado Fields.

Denver. Col, Dec. 1.-THE attitude
of the United Mine Workers of Amer
ica toward acts of violence done by
members of the organization was
probed today by the federal commits
sion on industrial relations. Replying
to questions, Secretary-Treasurer
Doyle of the Mine Workers, said: II
know of no member of the union COM
mitting violence as member of the
union" He said, in reply to further
questions. there was no investigation
of the moral character of applicants
for membership.
Then if l were u holdup man l
could enter the union?" inquired Com
missioner Weinstock.
"If you were such a man, and had
the evidence. you would enter the pen
ientiary, not the union" retorted
Doyle.
Two hundred union miners through
out the state have secured employ
ment since the strike was called off,
according to John Lawson of the Unit
ed Mine Workers.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-12-14
ROOSEVELT TO RENTER
FIELD AS MAGAZINE MAN

New York, Dec. II. = theodore
Roosevelt has signed a three years
contract with the Metropolitan maga-
zine under which he will write for it
exclusively articles on political and
economic subjects. July 3 last Mr..
Roosevelt authorized the publication
of a letter announcing his retirement
from the Outlook, of which he had
been contributing editor.
As progressive leader he felt that 1t
was his duty to devote more of his
time to attacking the present admin
istration in Washington.
Just what will be the spirit and pol
fey of the articles which he will write
for the Metropolitan has not been an
nounced. He may continue TO write
on outdoor life or exploration for 9TH
er publications, but all his thought on
the political and social order is re-
served for the Metropolitan.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-12-14
American Mine Owner and
Companion Killed in So
nora by Natives.
ROBBERY HELD MOTIVE
Carranza Warns Firing Over
Line by United States
Troops Hostile Act.

Washington, d. c., Dec. 14.-Thom
as Francis and another American have
been killed in Sonora, Mexico, accord
ing to a report received by the state
department. Secretary Bryan has di
rected an investigation.
Douglas, Ariz., Dec. 1.-THE com,
panion of Thomas Francis, reported
killed in Sonora, was r. E. Dunn of
Pittsburgh, Pa. 1t is reported they
were robbed and killed by Mexican
outlaws last Wednesday while return
ing here from mine Francis had been
operating near Nacozari
Washington, D. c., Dec. 14-Car-
rama today formally advised the state
that any use of force by
American troops at Naco, Ariz., in
their efforts to keep Mexican bullets
from American soil, would be consid-
cred an act of hostility, however well
disposed the government may be-"
Americans Blamed.
This agrees with Carranaz's state
ment at Vera Cruz Saturday. Car
rama says he has again instructed his
commander at Sonora to avoid firing
that would endanger those across the
Americn border. He deplores that
have been killed or wound
ed and suggests these incidents were
due to the carelessness of Americans
or "imprudent curiosity"
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-12-14
FORPAY INCREASE
IN MAIL SERVICE
Postmaster General Recon-
mends S100 Raise for the
Clerks and Carriers.

Washington, D. c., Dec. 14.-The
postoffice appropriation bill, carrying
1926. 100000. was virtually completed
and ready for submission to the house
today. The question Of acquisition of
telegraph and telephone systems. rec
commended by Postmaster General
Burleson, would be left for further in
quiry under the bill.
The bill contains a number Of new
provisions, including abolishment of
the office of assistant postmaster; re-
grouping of all activities in f1rst-class
Offices So as. TO concentrate all super
visory authority in each office under
postmaster, and superintendents of
finance and mail, raising maximum bal
ances acceptable at postal banks from
$500 to $4,000, interest to be payable
only on deposits up to $1,000; increas-
ed pay for rural carriers; increase of
800 annually in the pay of postoffice
and railway mail clerks and letter car
riers until the maximum allowed by
law is reached.
The measure includes as rider the
railway mail pay bill, passed by the
house, and now pending in the senate,
to change the basis of pay from per
tonnage to car space used by mails
carried. One hundred million addi-
tional compensation would be given
railroads because of additional bur-
dens imposed by the parcel post.
The senate today passed an amend
ment to the war tax bill providing that
no penalties be imposed for failure to
make returns on or before Jan. l, 1915,
from Dec. 1, 1914. 1t now goes to the
house. The senate passed an emerg-
ency appropriation of s1,00O.0OO for
the foot and mouth disease
The legislative, executive and judi
cial appropriation bill, first of the big
supply measures, was reported to the
house today. The committee Topped
off nearly two million from estimates
submitted by the various departments,
cutting salary allowances all along the
line. The measure appropriates near
y thirty-nine million and provides for
more than sixteen thousand salaries
IF government employees.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-12-14
INCHES
SNOW IN 0SWEC0
New York Town Gets Heaviest
Fall of Eastern Storm-Cold
Wave Is Spreading.

Washington. D. C.. Dec. II. - Cold
weather throughout the east is fore
cast for tonight and Tuesday. Through
the southern states. the great central
valleys and the lake region today tenn
perstures are tumbling. and in the
Mississippi valley and the north plains
the mercury is below zero. The heav-
lest snow fall was Is inches, at Os-
wego. y. Y.
Chicago. Ill. Dec. 14.-Charitable or
ganizations were swamped here today
with appeals for aid as a result of
cold wave which swept the grea:
lakes region last night. Temperature
dropped 81 degrees to zero in u hours
COLD
Ottumwa. Iowa, Dec. 14.-Thirteen
below zero.
Duluth. MINI, Dec. 14.-Seventeen
below zero
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-12-14
MRS" B. S. CABLE ERROR

Chicago. Ill. Dec. 14.-Excitement
was caused among Chicago's 400
when the published list of Casino
members contained the name OF Mrs" "
benjamin S. Cable. Up TO the time
of the publication of the list Benjamin
5. Cable had been considered one of
the really eligible bachelors of Chica-
20 society. According to the list
Mrs" Benjamin S. Cable was mem
Der and Benjamin 5. Cable himself
was not Friends got busy on the tel
ephone and made inquiries concern
ing the secret marriage" But sew
eraI Intimate friends OF Mr.. Cable
spoiled a good story by explaining
that the publication of a Mrs" Cable
was 4 typographical error.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-12-14
STAGE WORKERS ATTACH
GRAND OPERA RECEIPTS

Art and the opera got jolt in Dav-
export Saturday night when a stage
carpenter and property man attached
a part of the box Office receipts of the
New York Grand Opera company for
wages they claimed had not been paid.
James w. Devlin, property man, and
NJ. O'Brien, stage carpenter, were the
aggrieved employees. They stated they
had been employed to do their respect
lie lines of work by the opera COM
pany when it was in New York.
Devlin said he had entered the SER
vice of the company on Oct. 5, 1914,
after contract had been drawn, for
S35 per week. The opera company he
said owed him s23.32 for labor per
formed while in New York, and $SS.17
for labor since Nov. %, 1914. Added
to these amount he claimed $50 for
railroad fare and 50 cents advances,
making a total of s102.31.
O'Brien claimed a total of S151.34
for balances due him on his salary of
$40 per week. OF this amount $50 was
due him for services in New York,
Sept. 80 to Oct 8. and sS1.34 for SER
vices since Nov %, 1914, together
with $50 railroad fare. The attach
nfent was served by Sheriff Louis
Eckhardt The matter was settled Sat
urday
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-12-14
MICHIGAN COURT
RULING SUPREME
United States Tribunal Refuses
Interference in Rail Rate
Case Decisions.

Washington. ID. C., Dec. 14.-Federal
courts in Michigan cannot pass upon
state rate cases after the Michigan su-
preme court has once sustained the
rates. The United States supreme
court so held today and sustained the
Michigan railroad commissions order
reducing certain rates of the Detroit
and Mackinac Railway company.
Nonresident aliens may recover
damages under the federal employers
liza bility law for negligent killing OF
those supporting them. according TO a
decision of the supreme court.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-12-14
STAR BOARDER IN
BAD WITH WOMAN

Commissioner Archie Hart received
a long distance call this morning from
one Mrs. J. Peters. who runs the Du-
rant hotel at Durant, Iowa. asking the
local police to catch man named l..
Nichols. She stated that Nichols took
French leave at the hotel, leaving on
an early morning train with 81 of her
money in his possession. She des-
cribed him as wearing a dark suit and
a gray cap and said that his hair was
red.
She told Hart to catch the man, get
the 81 out of him and then release
him. Hart politely informed her that
the police department was not col
lection agency. and that in order TO
have him held here, she would have TO
swear out a warrant for his arrest.