The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1912-12-07
MICHIGAN NEWS
TERSELY TOLD

Jamin ]. Heimes. twenty-seven years
old. OF Adrian, hanged himself
at the Michigan State hospital when
he escaped the attention of an attend
ant for ten minutes. Heimes was
walking along hallway when he hap
pened to notice the room Of another
patient empty. Seeing that no one
was watching him, he slipped into the
room and almost instantly tied the
towel around his neck and to the graf
ing on the window. then he jumped
from the sill. Found ten minutes
later, he was hurriedly cut down and
efforts made to revive him, but he had
apparently been dead three or four
minutes, state doctors.
Kalamazoo.-Reported to be starv-
| ing to death In a howell In Brady
township, officers found George
Herring. eighty-four years old. to be
possessed Of a good sized bank &C.
count. His hut, made of old boards.
branches and sod was found partly
hidden by a clump of brush. Although
living in squalor. he displayed bank
cooho Will Boou piLSu puidhSCo anu
told the officers he had all that he
needed. Neighbors in the vicinity sent
the report in to the sheriff that the
old man was starving.
Port Huron.-Aunty Meyers, who
boasts of some eighty years. and
mother Of Louis Meyers, the in
trepid diver. proved herself real
heroine when she rushed into barn
adjoining the warehouse Of the Robe
son Preserve company and brought
two horses, together with their har-
ness to safety. The warehouse had
caught fire and the flames soon spread
to the barn, but only Aunty Meyers
presence of mind saved the animals
from being cremated.
Marquette.-Cnught in the heavy
gale which swept Lake Superior,
the small coasting steamer South
shore, bound from the 500 to
Grand Marais, was driven ashore near
Point Au Sable Only the prompt
work of the life saving crew prevent
ed loss df life. Fourteen persons, four
of whom were passengers, were on
board. These were taken off in a pow
er boat. Grand Marais advices re-
port the Southshore practically total
loss.
Houghton-The exhibition OF the
work of the copper country artists
opened at the Houghton public
library will continue every afternoon
and night until December 8. There
are something more than 200 various
items in the exhibition and Is artists
are represented. The subjects shown
are In oil and water colors, both orig
inals and copies; portraits in oil, min
iatures, pastel and charcoal. crayon
and pen and ink drawings.
Big Rapids.-Charged with the
murder of p. H. Ackley, a Norton
township farmer. seventy years old.
Mrs. Lydia Van Tassel. seventy years
old and George Hunter, sixty-five
years old, were arrested at Carson
City. Mrs. Van Tassel was formerly
Ackley's housekeeper. The farmers
body, partly clad, was found last week
about mile from his home.
Kalamazoo.-Anna Mason, the
woman who was so badly burned
the night before she intended marry
ing Bert Chapman, is dead at Borgess.
hospital The woman inhaled flames,
which physicians claim caused pneu-
monia, and this, with the burns result
ed in her death. Her parents and
prospective husband, were at her bed
side constantly after the accident.
Lansing.-An epidemic OF small
pox has been discovered at Au-
Ores. small village in Arenac county.
Doctor Goodwin, health officer Of Bay
City, was sent to investigate, and he
4 reported % cases of the disease. But
few Of the patients had been vacci.
mated, and most of them were treated
several years ago. Doctor Dixon OF
the state board OF health, is investi-
eating In an effort to ascertain the
cause OF the many epidemics In the
state.
Kalamazoo. - 1t became known
that Very Rev. F. A. O'Brien Is
forming plans for the establishment
in this city of an institution to care
for foundlings. Father O'Brien de-
clares that the need OF such an insti.
tuition In this part of the state is APP
parent In the fact that large num-
Der of babes and little children are
left for others to care for every year,
the Catholic church finding homes for
many every year
observation-disclosures he thought all
of his friends had deserted him.
Louis K Arndts, unmarried, a To-
cal dealer, went to his place Of bust
ness, said good-by to his friend. Far
ley Morrey, whom he met In front Of
his store, placed a revolver to his
breast and shot himself. The bullet
entered his left lung and there is lit