The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1917-06-09
HAPPENINGS IN OUR
VILLAGE IN 1874,

The following items are clipped from
the Industrial Age. being printed in
that paper 43 years ago this week:
At special meeting Of the Board OF
Supervisors Of Houghton county, held
at the courthouse, in the village OF
Houghton, on Friday, May END, 1874,
petition of IL freeholders to form q
new township out of the following de-
scribed lands viz, town So north Of
range 20 west, towns 81, 81 and IS
north of range 80 west, towns 81, 81
and So north Of range 80 west, to be
called the township of Arvon was
granted and Walfred Been, John D..
Williams and John Thomas were APP
pointed to hold the first election in said
township of Arvon. The petition OF IL
freeholders to form new township
out of the following described lands
viz; town SO north of range 30 west,
towns AZ, 4S and 40 north of range 81
west, to be called the township Of
Spur, was granted and L. H. Cobb,
John McChrystal and James Award
were appointed to hold the first cleo
ton in said township of Spur. The
election of each of these townships
will be held on the 9th inst.
The following is the summer arrange
ment of passenger trains, for the M.
H. & o. Railroad, which commenced
on Monday, May 25th, 1874. Train No.
l has drawingroom and sleeping car at
tached, which goes directly through to
Chicago, Via. C. N. w. Railway, with
out change; also connects at this place
with the A iron passenger steamer
'Ivanhoe" for Houghton and Hancock
and all points in the copper region.
Train No. 3 connects at Negaunee with
train leaving Chicago at 8 P. M. for all
stations west to this point. Train No.
connects at Negaunee with c. &. N.
W. train from Chicago, with sleeping
car attached, running through to Mar
quette, and train No. a connects at
Negaunee with train for Chicago with
sleeping car attached. Connections are
also made at Marquette with the Union
steamboat company's line of boats and
with Wards line and also with Leopold
& Austrian's line of steamers.
The Wolverine fire company No is
to have new hose cart.
Smith & Co., have been receiving
more new goods the present week, and
prices put down to suit the times.
Mr.. Geo. F. Beehler, carpenter and
joiner, is building an addition to Mike
Citizen & Co.'S sigar mandatory.
John @. McKernan has fenced in the
rewery property, consisting of about
twelve lots, and has commenced farm
ing on it. He intends raising his own
nation small "skale."
Our Devil" went to several bust
ness houses, in town the other DAY, in
search of "strap oil, !" for the Gordon
Press. He, at last. "struck eil'' at
Guck Bros & Mead's drug store, where
they dealt him a plentiful supply. He
thinks the oil is not good for the Cor
don.
~ We learn that Capt, James Bendry
is to put up lime kiln Immediately.
1t is to be located on Sand point and
will be in operation very soon. Cap
tain Bendry, has made arrangements
for his limestone, which will be brought
from Kelly's Island. Lake Erie. A
cargo of stone will be here in about
two weeks. Good for Baraga. -
Mike Citizen G. Co., are building an
addition to their cigar factory, and
when completed will furnish employ
ment for about twenty hands. Their
cigars are becoming SO well known
throughout the whole Lake superior
country, that the increase in their sale
demands the increased facilities for the
manufacture Of the cigar.