The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1913-01-11
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Indian fisherman, twenty-five years
old, shot and killed his father. John
Shalafoe. sixty-five. in saloon at Ke-
weenaw. The young Indian, who had
quarreled with the bartender over a
money matter. went to his fishing
caHp and secured Mauser rife, tell
ing his mother he intended to kill the
bartender and his father or anyone
else who tried to prevent 1t. When he
entered the saloon with the rifle. the
bartender dropped behind the bar. The
young Indian advanced toward the end
OF the bar and his father. who was so
feet away. shouted to him and came
forward to demonstrate. Before the
old Indian had advanced ten feet the
son leveled the rifle at him and shot
him through the head. killing him In
stantly. The bartender arose from be-
hind the bar and hurled a bottle at
young Shalafoe, striking him on the
head and stunning him. The bartend-
er and two other occupants Of the sa-
loon then ran out. Shalafoe recovered
from the blow and made his way into
the woods, where he was taken by a
sheriff's posse.
Ann Arbor.-An unidentified man
about forty years old was instant
ly killed here by Michigan Central
train. The man was neatly and fairly
well dressed and was walking On the
track about forty rods east of the over
head bridge on Fuller street when the
train swooped down upon him. He was
Of medium height and probably
weighed 140 pounds. His right eye
was gone and on his left arm were
tattooed the letters "P. H." On the
underclothing was stamped the word
Paul" The dead man was German
and partly finished letter found in
his pocket was evidently being written
to brother-in-law. whom ho ad-
dressed as Dear Fritz"
Coldwater-The body Of Miss
Grace Goodnow, who committed
suicide In Galesburg, ILL.,, was brought
to Coldwater and taken to the home Of
w. E. Goodnow Miss Goodnow had
been ward Of the state public school
and was placed in the home Of Mr..
and Mrs. Goodnow in the winter Of
1891 by w. H. Wieand, then superin-
tendent of the school, and lived there
over 20 years. Nothing is known OF
her parents or other relatives, and for
years she had tried to learn some
thing Of them. She was twenty-four
years old.
South Haven.-Matt Stoeffer. an
aged hermit. occupying hut on
the outskirts of Hartford, was found
dead Of hunger and cold. with $40 in
gold in his pocket and considerable
money hidden about the bedroom
where he died. A half-starved dog
stood guard over the body, fighting
mice, which had disfigured the face of
the corpse, when searchers entered
the shack. Stoeffer had been dead
week He had no relatives here and
little is known of him.
Kalamazoo.-Deputy Sheriff Pat
rick Burns brought back to Kala-
mazoo Charles Williams, alias C. l..
West. one of the men claimed by OFF,
GERS to have floated numerous bogus
checks in this, country recently. Will
liams was caught in Battle Creek on
information furnished by Kalamazoo
officers. 1t is said he has reaped a
harvest by cashing bogus checks on
stores and saloons. officers are look
ing for others who have been working
the same game.
Lansing-It was officially an
nounced that Governor-elect Ferris
had rendered the position OF labor com.
missioner to Attorney Archie Mccall
OF Ithaca. Mccall was defeated for
congress in tie Eleventh district by
F. o. Lindquist Of Greenville. Mccall
and Ferris live in the same congress
sional district and are warm personal
friends. Perry Powers is the present
commissioner and his term expires
July 1.
Kalamazoo.-Not only will coun-
ty prisoners be made to work on
the roads next summer. but some of
them will have to raise the potatoes
and other vegetables for the road
gangs. Chairman w. H. Bryant Of the
road commission. announced that
early next spring he would put gang
of men to work on the farm that was
recently purchased for permanent
road camp. In the winter the men
will be employed making tile.
Benton.-Herman Bertog. eighteen
years old. residing south Of here.
lies in dying condition at Mercy
hospital. Bertog is suffering from