The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1911-07-08
Hot Weather Kills
Three People.
Mrs. Monville, John r. Thomas and
jeremiah Arm Pass Away.

The exceedingly warm weather we
have been having lately is taking toll
of our Baraga county residents. We
are called upon this week to chronicle
three deaths due to the heat.
JOHN R. THOMAS.
John Richard Thomas, one of the
earliest settlers of .Arvon township and
a resident of L'Anse, died at the home
of Mr.. and Mrs. Oscar Zellen at Ska
nee. Mr.. Thomas had been guest of
Mr.. and Mrs. Zellen about two weeks
and was in the best of health until
he tainted Friday afternoon. Medical
assistance was procured but to no
avail.
Mr.. Thomas was born in Carnavon,
North Wales, in 1884 and came to Ver-
mont in 1867 to Mill Grandville. where
he resided until 1874, when he located
at Arvon. Being a slate maker. he fol-
lowed his trade until 1881, when he
to.k charge of boarding house at Pc
quaming. In 1890 he took possession
of the new Lloyd House at L'Anse,
running same until it was destroyed by
fire May 9th, 1896. He then opened
the Thomas Hotel, retiring from bus
mess few years ago.
Since the death of his wife four
years ago, Mr.. Thomas has spent most
of his time with his children and rela-
tives. He is survived by two daugh-
ters, Mrs. Jane Jones of Oshkosh,
Wis. and Mrs. Sarah Halsey Of Clarks-
town, Wash. and one son, Owen Thom-
as of Baltic.
The funeral was held Monday after
noon from home of deceased. L'Anse
Lodge No. 445, l. o. o. F. attended
the obsequies of their brother. Rev.
Merrill officiated. interment of Mr..
Thomas being in the family lot beside
his wife, son and daughter.
The pail bearers were Ben Brink,
Ditlof Anderson, Arthur B. Gail, Aug
ust Menge, Joseph Wolf and Christian
Almli.
MRS. CAROLINE MoNvILLE.
Mrs. Caroline Monville, aged seven
ty-three, was found dead at her home
in Keweenaw Bay Monday at noon by
her husband, who was returning to
dinner. The woman was alone in the
house, and death seems to have come
several hours before her body was dis
covered. She was leaning over the
kitchen table when her husband en-
tered and found her.
Louis Monville. the husband, has
been thrice bereft of wife, Mrs. Car
oline Monville being his third bride. A
number of children survive. The body
was taken to Dollar Bay Wednesday
morning to the home of sister, funer-
al being held Thursday afternoon at 2
o'clock with services at the Swedish
Lutheran church at Dollar Bay. In
terment took place at Forest Hill Gem
etery, Houghton.
JEREMIAH Arm.
jeremiah Arm, aged seventy-three
years, died suddenly last Saturday ev-
ening at his home at Arnheim, which
village he founded fifteen years ago.
Mr.. Arm was in perfectly good health
until in the evening when he COM
planned of dizzy spells ard pains in his
head. In the evening he took wheel
barrow and went to an clubhouse used
to store ice. While wheeling a large
cake to the dwelling, neighbor across
the fence inquired as to the state of
his health. Mr.. Arm said that he felt
very dizzy and Immediately sat down
on the walk. The neighbor, fearing
something had happened, ran to his as
sistance, but when he arrived he found
Mr.. Arm dead. The body was taken to
Houghton Sunday and placed in the
Krellwitz morgue on Huron street,
where it was made ready for burial.
jeremiah Arm was of Pennsylvania
Dutch extraction and born in the east.
He was q railroad contractor by pro.
fession and followed this employment
nearly all his life. twenty-five years
ago he went to the Copper Country
from Ohio and was employed to striI
the Portage Entry quarries, taking thu
over-burden of Of the stone. AfteI
that he settled at Arnheim. village
Planned after him. Here he located or
. farm and started quarry which b,
worked for many years.
He 10 survived by wife and one sis
ter, Mrs. Cartwright of Toledo. Ohio
The funeral took place in Toledo. Serv