The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1914-12-12
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While binding our files this week,
we clipped the following interesting
notes from issues Of this week in years
gone by.
1894.
The Baraga County Herald, published
at Baraga for fifteen months, was dis
continued. G, e. Jackman. was then
editor and owner of the Sentinel also,
as well as owner Of the Herald.
Among the officers elected for the A.
o. U. w., we note the names Of H. j.
Seifert, Peter Clyne, Matt Hansen and
A. Menge, all citizens Of our county
yet.
The Married Peoples Whist Club held
its first meeting, Mrs. C. P. Blanken-
horn and l.. ]. Shepard making the
high scores.
The tug Pearl R. Campbell foundered
off Huron Island. the entire crew,
numbering seven men, meeting watery
grave.
Thomas Hazel was arrested by U. s.
officials, the charges against him being
that he represented himself to be a
timber trespass agent, and unless
certain homesteader paid him $100 he
would prosecute him.
1897.
Alex Martin, for three years propri-
etor Of the Mckinley hotel at Baraga,
leaves next week for Green Bay, where
he has leased a large hotel.
Jerry Real and John Mcintosh have
decided to cast their lot among the
gold seekers, and will leave early in
February for Alaska. They figure on
striking It rich.
1898.
The first Baraga County Farmers
Institute was held at the Town Hall in
Baraga. The meeting was called to
order by H. Wilcox; Martin Cosgrove
was chosen chairman, with Carl Creb-
assa as secretary.
1899.
]. B. Belanger, who has been lumber
ing at Otter River for Chas. Hebard &
Sons, returned this week, having cut
his left wrist quite badly.
doc" Merrifield is suffering from
an attack Of la grippe.
1900.
John Dahlberg. father Of A. w. Dahl
berg Of Baraga. passed away at Baraga,
of paralysis, aged 60 years.
The Town Hall at L'Anse was closed
to public entertainments, on accout of
an epedemis of smallpox.
1901.
Mrs. J. B. Smith, commander Of
Meadow Brook Hive, L. o. T. M. NJ,
since its organization seven years ago,
was pleasantly surprised by the MEM
bers, being presented with a dozen
teaspoons. one dozen dessert spoons
and jelly knife-all solid silver and
suitably engraved.
Rev, Fr, Hem was transferred from
Lake Linden to Sacred Heart church in
L'Anse. FIR. Hem is no stranger to
some of the members Of the parish, he
having been in charge here some years
ago.
Henry Johnston has sold the Skanee
stage line to j. Robert Lindahl Of
Skanee. He purchased it from Cord
johnson few months ago.
Two married men were noticed lott
ering near the hall where the Macca-
bees were holding their regular meet
ing Monday night, or early Tuesday
morning. 1t appears they became
anxious for the return Of their better
halves, who chad only been down to
the lodge"
Barney McCauley, pioneer resident
Of Keweenaw Bay, died this week.
He succumbed of typhiod pneumonia,
after an illness Of ten days.
1902.
Miss Josie Scholtz, formely Of l. 'Anse.
was united in marriage to Clarence
Hazen Of Milwaukee. at the home of
her sister, Mrs. Wick O'Connell. at
Houghton.
H. Nesbitt, returned to his home at
Sault Ste Marie this week, after visit
ing in Barags. y
1908.
Charles Rambaud has presented his
friends with cigars manufactured from
tobacco grown in his own garden. The
sssmokes" are Of excellent quality.
John Stickney, Of IshpeminR. haa
started the erection Of store build
Lex Herman.
The alues defeated the Reds q thu
Town Hall zto2. Rsbeeea Campbell,
| llabel Proctor, Flora Goltscb, Lulu
| Blanksnhorn and Rossnna Msnsrd com
possd ths Blues md Zoe Proctor,
rlorence CsmpbslI, eess5e MitehsIl'
| IU1oSida Be]aneer md Lull PyoctoR ~