September 12, 1884

The St. Ignace News

A rather sad circumstance happened on Wednesday at Kemp’s ware house. It seems that the wife and nine-year-old son of Edward Chambers, light keeper at Round Island, were quite sick and Mr. Chambers had sent for his daughter at Mackinac to come and help take care of them. The young lady arrived on the Van Raalte Thursday evening only to meet her father, who was on his way to Mackinac to bury the boy, who had died after his sister had been sent for. This was the first intimation she had of his death. The coffin was opened in the ware house to give her an opportunity of seeing. She went on to the Island Thursday to take care of her mother and Mr. Chambers proceeded on his sad errand to Mackinac. - Chippewa County News

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Grand opening of the St. Ignace Roller Skating Rink, at Lennon & Harrold’s Hall, to morrow evening, Saturday, September 13th. The event of the evening will be the appearance of Prof. C. H. Smith and Miss Minnie Rochelle, of New York, in a fancy bycicle exhibition. These people are well known throughout the country as the most skillful of bycicle performers - performing the most difficult feats - such as riding on one foot, standing, riding on each other’s shoulders, turning somersaults on the bycicle and hundreds of other feats too numerous to mention.

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“Last Saturday evening the City of Cleveland took a woman down in charge of an officer from St. Ignace to be placed in the house of correction. She was locked up in a state room but made noise enough to let everybody know she was there.” - Cheboygan Tribune. The foregoing refers to the notorious Jessie Willetts.

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Of the hunting party who went up the line last week, M. F. Stellwagen was the only one who had any luck, he having killed a fine deer. The others didn’t see anything to shoot. Mr. S. arrived home Wednesday evening, feeling quite elated over his success.

••• Officer Reagon arrived home from Detroit on Wednesday morn- ing, after placing Jessie Willetts in the house of correction.

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T. I. Everett and W. H. Wiley were at the Cheneaux hunting yesterday. They killed two hawks and one duck.

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Alex Rankin, injured by being thrown from a velocipede on Tuesday, was quite sick during last night, but is resting quite easy to-day. His injuries will be a source of annoyance to him for some time, though not at all serious.

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During Wednesday night, while the Maud Sammons was tied up at the dock at Marquette Island, a black bear came aboard and walked all over her deck. None of the crew dared to interview the intruder, as they were not armed.

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Chambers Bros. have commenced to put up the building in which they intend to freeze fresh fish.

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Any person desiring full particulars of the Maud Sammons bear story should call on Eddy Cater at J. J. Nunn’s crockery store.

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Died - In this city, Wednesday, 10th inst., Romana Armelia, twin daughter of Joseph and Katherina Anne Covyeau, aged 10 weeks. The funeral took place yesterday forenoon.

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A severe rain, hail, lightning and thunder storm passed over the city last Tuesday night, doing slight damage to property in the second and third wards.

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At least three men on the average jury are bound to disagree with the rest just to show that they’ve got minds of their own but there is no disagreement among the women as to the merits of Dr. Pierce’s “Favorite Prescription.” They are unanimous in pronouncing it the best remedy in the world for all those chronic diseases, weaknesses and complaints peculiar to their sex. It transforms the pale, haggard, dispirited woman, into one of sparkling health, and the ringing laugh again “reigns supreme” in the happy household.

90 YEARS AGO

September 11, 1919

The St Ignace Enterprise

The date for the Children’s fall fair under the direction of the ladies of the Civic league has been fixed for Saturday, September 27. This will be the second fair under the auspices of the ladies, the first being held two years ago. It was a wonderful success and plans were then made for annual exhibits. However, last year was so taken up with Red Cross work and other war activities that the ladies could not find time to devote to arranging for the fair and it was held open for another year.

Juveniles of both sexes have been talking about it for some time and making arrangements for their exhibits. All the children making boni fide entries of their own handiwork, and all must be the work of those making the entries, will receive a treat in addition to the cash prizes awarded the winners.

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Mrs. Joseph Lajoice passed away at the family home on Cedar street, Sault Ste. Marie, Michigan, at 12 o’clock Saturday, September 6, after a long illness, at the age of 49 years. The remains arrived in this city Monday morning, the funeral taking place from the Catholic church the following day at 9 a.m., Rev. Father Mockler singing the requiem mass. The interment was in the Catholic cemetery.

The deceased was the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Derusha, pioneer residents and among the best known of the old Mackinac county families. She was born on Beaver Island October 2, 1871, and shortly after her birth came with her parents to Mackinac county, settling at Epoufette. As Rosa N. Derusha, she was united in marriage to Joseph Lajoice, September 17, 1891, and two years after the couple moved to St. Ignace, which continued as their home until August, 1918, when they moved to the Soo.

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Property loss of $172,858 was caused by forest fires in Michigan between June 2 and August 14, which burned over 17,864 acres of land in 33 counties and cost the state $20,334 to extinguish, according to a report submitted to the publicdomain commission recently.

Of all the fires, 126 were from unknown causes; railroads caused 86; incendiaries 26; clearing 73; smoking 17; campers 65; all other causes 86.

“Residents of the fire zones do not seem to think they have had a loss,” writes Mr. Pearson, “if they save their towns, especially in the upper peninsula.”

All but about one-twentieth of the fire-fighting is done by farmers and lumbermen, says Pearson, who points out that the lumberman saves his wood products, mostly decked logs or wood, and the farmer his buildings, leaving the second growth fires to be fought by such help as can be obtained.

“It is too bad,” comments Mr. Pearson, “that this condition prevails and that we have to lose so much second growth.”

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Messrs. Alex. Reid and D. M. Davis of Brocton, Pa., and J. M. Kraus of Pittsburgh, Pa., last week purchased the Pennsylvania Hotel at the Pennsylvania Landing, Les Cheneaux. The gentlemen were in the city with Ed. Fenlon of Hessel Friday, securing abstracts of the property and getting it insured. The Pennsylvania is one of the most popular hotels in the Snows resort region and The Enterprise understands that the new owners contemplate a number of improvements that will better appeal to pleasure seekers than ever. The new owners are all prominent business men of their respective communities, who have for some several years spent a portion of the summer season at the Snows.

A wagon loaded with coal and belonging to the Taylor livery went through the Great Lakes dock Monday. The wagon and coal were salvaged.

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Ward Quinn tells a hard luck story relative to his trip to the Soo Thursday, where he saw Jimmy Brady and others do their stunts in the fistic arena. Ward started for home with a light and joyous heart. A few miles north of Pickford he punctured a tire, fixed it, and went on for a short distance when he had another blowout, and went into Pickford on a flat tire. Here he purchased a new tire, and another rim, and again started for home and had hardly gotten under way when another tire went bang. Before arriving in St. Ignace at 5 a.m. he was forced to hang up three times for tire trouble and when he finally pulled up at the old home gate he was all in. “Toughest trip I ever took,” says Ward.

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One by one those of our boys who saw service overseas are returning home. The latest arrival is Eddie Tromblay, who was recently discharged from Camp Dix and reahed St. Ignace Monday morning. Of all the boys who have returned, Eddie seemed to be the happiest, that is he demonstrated it more than the others, and his many friends were glad to see him. This leaves Joe Cuppens and Wayne Boynton of the St. Ignace bunch still away. Cuppens is in the states and Boynton wrote that he would likely sail between the 1st and 5th of this month, so he should be now on the seas.

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All tariffs for the movement of ore to the Ford Dearborn plant from the north Michigan mines are being filled, the South Shore and Michigan Central having landed the big contract. The roads are awaiting word from Mr. Ford as to when to begin shipments and when this is received. It will require the services of both the Chief and the Ste. Marie to take care of the straits traffic besides additional trainmen.