The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1912-12-28
MICHIGAN NEWS
TERSELY TOLD

Lansing.-The travelling men OF
the state want more pay. accord
ing to local members Of the
Knights OF the Grip. The latter or
ganization. which includes a large per-
centage of the commercial travellers
of the state. holds its state convention
next week. A scale of salaries has
been prepared by some OF the mem
bers and the same will be put up to
the convention for approval or rejec-
ton. The drummers say that their
salaries have practically stood still for
Is years. although the high cost OF liv-
ing has forced up the pay In every
other line of employment. The drum
mers say that the high cost OF living
has affected them more than any 9TH
er wage earners.
jackson. Paul Lockwood, nine
year-old son Of Vert Lockwood.
a farmer living near Michigan Center.
was drowned. The drowning occurred
near the Michigan Center dam In
about ten feet Of water. The boy and
another lad had been examining some
traps which they had set about the
lake and were crossing on the Ice
when young Lockwood broke through.
The accident occurred about five
o'clock and 1t was several hours be-
fore the body was recovered.
Kalamazoo.-Saved from death In
machine at the Bryant Paper
company's mill. Frank Cooper Sc
cured a license to wed Dora Harris
and the man who saved him, Leon Nc
Gaughey, will act as best man at the
wedding. Cooper Is only twenty-six
years old and his bride Is forty-six.
The romance started In the paper mill.
He declared that his narrow escape
from death did not have anything to
do with his plans to get married as he
had intended to wed anyway.
misunderstanding Dixon Of the
state board of health Is very much
opposed to the practice OF many
mothers who seek to have their chill
dren contract whooping cough 30 as
to have It over early in life. He says
whooping cough is more dangerous
than diphtheria. because Of the after
effects. Over 10000 children die an
nually of the disease in the United
States. All health officers are being
ordered to placard houses where the
disease Is found.
Owosso.-Vernon L. Fulmer. clerk
in Collins drug store, who plead
ed guilty to selling whisky to q
man who was later arrested for ped
ding 1t about the streets. was fined
500 by Judge Miner and supple
mentary Jail sentence was suspended.
The Judge stated that although he was
satisfied Fulmer had sold whisky more
than once, his subordinate position
and other extenuating circumstances
were taken into consideration.
Petoskey.-Not content with hav-
ing them serve 25 consecutive
years. the ladies comprising the Home
Benevolent society here have reflect
ed Mrs. Anna Kirkland, Mrs. H. O..
Rose and Mrs. l.. M. Rowan as presi-
dent, vicepresident and treasurer re-
spectively of the association. Mrs.
Kirkland and Mrs. Rowan founded the
fees ever since that time. Mrs. 8.
Darling. one Of the original officers.
died last winter, causing the first va
cancy for many years.
Hillsdale.-Mrs. Martha Barker is
dead as result of asphyxiation
by coal gas, after lingering over
two weeks. She was found at her
home, where she lives alone, by neigh
bors who broke into the house, near
ly dead from escaping gas. She re-
vived and 1t was thought that she
would recover, but because of her ad-
vanced age. seventy years. she could
not survive the shock.
Lansing.-The state highway de-
partment has received word from
the counties Of st. Clair, SAM
lac, Allegan and Ingham to the effect
that they are to vote on the county
road system at the coming election.
The department is sending letters to
all county officials urging them to
adopt the system. Forty-five counties
are now under the county system.
Charlotte.-John Reese, who forged
a check for $50 on the firm Of
Gillette e. Lee OF Detroit township.
and passed 1t on Grand Ledge bank.
was sentenced to three to fourteen
years at Ionia. and David Ellsworth,
the youth who robbed the A. e. Con-
ley grocery here several days aso. re-
ceived sentence of from one to If
teen years at Ionia-
Alpena.-A man whose identity
is unknown, is supposed to have
been burned to death In the fire
that destroyed the barn on the James
Johnson farm. four miles west of this
city. The man was seen to enter the
barn shortly before midnight, before
the fire started. The men fighting the
fire heard cries for helm. but were