The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1913-07-26
WOLVERINE
NEWS BREVITIES

tertainment OF 1900 delegates to the
twenty-first national convention OF the
Walther league. July 90 to "a. when
representatives of 125 societies. dis
tributed all over the country will
gather in Detroit. Devotions will
be held at the opening service Sunday
at Trinity German Evangelical Lu-
theran church, Gratoit avenue and RI
ward street. shortly after two o'clock
Sunday afternoon. Monday the bust
ness sessions will be held and ques-
lions OF Importance to the organiza-
ton discussed. Mayor Marx will de-
liver an address OF welcome.
Saginaw.--The eighth annual con-
vention OF the Michigan Retail
jewelers. association opened with an
address Of welcome by Mayor A. w.
Tausend and response by Robert l..
weighing, president of the Detroit Jew
elers' Board of Trade. Interesting re-
ports were presented by the officers,
and President Hugh Connolly, Detroit.
delivered his annual address. The
delegates went for a car ride and in
the evening there was a public inspec-
ton of the costly exhibits valued at
thousands of dollars.
lonia.-F. j. Haney, an lonia
grocer. locked himself in the bath
room and turned on the gas. The
family sent for the sheriff, who gained
entrance with a ladder and found Hea-
ney on the floor, unconscious. A doc
tor revived him. Heaney said he did
not want to live. Financial troubles
are supposed to have caused his de-
spondency. He came here year ago
from Vaudeville and bought the Elem
ing grocery. Fire in the basement of
the store damaged the stock.
Ffint.-Two pioneers OF Flint
died. William S. Pierson. who had
lived in this county ever since he
was born in Mt. Morris township in
1841, dropped dead in a buggy while
out with his son. Mrs Mary Andrews
died ut the home of her son. James.
She was ninety-two years old. and
had lived here II years.
Muskegon.-With a bullet lodged
In the center of his liver, where
doctors dare not remove 1t, Theodore
Cjeisky, a Hungarian, was released
from Hackley hospital after one OF
the most surprising recoveries in the
history of the institution When
Cjeisky was brought to the hospital
four weeks ago after being shot by
John Stepoin. physicians said he had
no chance to recover. An operation
was performed in an effort to remove
the bullet, but the doctors decided 1t
would be fatal to cut open the organ.
Petoskey.-Unexpecte giving in
to the demands of the striking
G. r. & T. switchmen, the company
gave them two and one-half cents
day more than was asked and tho
men who walked out returned to work.
The men asked for $3.50 but will get
S1.921a a day.
Flint.-Thomas w. Linfoot. one
Of the few survivors OF the IA
nous Charge of the Light Brigade"
at Balaklava during the Crimean war
died here of old age. He was born in
England In 1882 and served seven
years in the British army He came
here from Germany seven years ago.
Lansing Commissioner
John T. Winship has appointed
Frederick Grogan OF Dearborn
as assistant actuary In the insur-
ance department. Fred w. Hext OF
Grand Rapids has been appointed ac-
tuariaf clerk. while A. T.. Maynard OF
Clare and Charles l.. Walker OF Grand
Rapids have been selected as inspec-
tors In the fire marshal's department.
Bay City--At a meeting OF church
people. called BY the Young Wom-
ems Christian association, 1t was
decided to appeal to Governor Ferris
to have the segregated district OF Bay
City wiped out This action follows
tho decInation of Mayor Hire and
the police commission of the council
to abolish the social evil The meet
Ing was presided over ny Rev George
Elliott, pastor OF the First Methodist
church. Rev. Victor Brown, Doctor
Elliott, Miss May l.. Baker and Mrs.
q. u. Jennison were named as n com
mittee to take the matter up with the
governor
Jackson. --Darwood Il. Gillespie,
thirty years old. city lineman.
was killed on top an electric
light pole while his wife sat In an au-
tomobilo beneath. helpless witness
to the tragedy. Gillespie had been
summoned Il adjust some wire trou-
BILE by the board OF public works, for
whom he works. and had just reached
the top OF the pole when flash OF
blue flames shot from his body. the
shock tossing him over the wires
where II hung until the arrival Of the
IRE department.
AlDena Two hullefs were nred