The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1913-06-14
NEWS OF
MICHIGAN


assembled here for the thirtieth
annual convention of the Women's
Foreign Missionary society OF the
Methodist church of the Grand Trav-
erse district. Mrs. James Saigon OF
Petoskey gave the address OF well
come to which Mrs. w. ]. Coates OF
Traverse City responded. Mrs. w. II.
White of Boyne City gave the presi-
dents address and Rev. w. f. Ken
drick Of Traverse City discussed the
'Layman's Missionary Movement"
Missions" was the topic of Rev. NJ.
w. Duffey of Boyne City.
Petoskey. - The following officers
were elected by the Woman's For
eign Missionary society at the
Methodist church. Of the Grand Ira.
verse district in annual session here:
President, Mrs. w. II. White, Boyne
City; vice-presidents. Mrs. +. ii.
Clapp, Manistee Mrs. Louis Grosen
baugh, Petoskey, and Mrs. l.. b. Car
penter, Pellston; recording secretary.
Mrs. w. j. Coates, Traverse City:
corresponding secretary. Mrs. Il. c.
Rust. Pellston: treasurer Mrs. II. M.
Coldron. Bellaire; superintendent OF
young peoples and children's work,
Miss Mary Freiberg. Manistee.
Grand Rapids. - The Grand Rap
ids Association OF Commerce ap-
pointed a committee TO take up with
the United States engineers the ques-
ton Of the city cooperating with the
government In food protection for
Grand Rapids. 1t Is believed that q
channel 400 feet wide and 20 feet
deep would be the solution Of the
food question. and would cost little
over $3,000.000. the city paying $1,000
900 and the government the rest.
This would give a deep water for
navigation and be a step towards a
canal from Saginaw to Lake Mich
i9an.
Lansing. Rev Charles Christensen.
| for several years pastor of the Frank
line Avenue Presbyterian church. has
resigned his pulpit and will 20 to Cali
fornia To become the proprietor Of a
ranch near San Francisco.
st. Johns.-Peter Signs, twenty-sev-
en-. Il farm hand. is held at the county
JAIL charged with the killing of VIII
liam Kipp, forty. of Lansing Accord.
| ing to the prosecutor, he has confess
ed. Kip owns a farm two miles
south Of this city and came from Lans-
ing 10 look M the place. Signs. who
works on the farm adjoining, was at
the house on the Kipp farm when Kipp
arrived. 1t is alleged they quarreled
and Signs hit Kipp over the head with
hoe. breaking the handle and killing
Kipp almost instantly.
Kalamazoo. - Notwithstanding the
fact that the school district has
decided to condemn the property
where the African Methodists are
building a new church. additional
workmen were put on the job and the
negroes are rushing the new building
as fast as possible. They hope 10
have the structure completed within
a month. The school district will
probably start court proceedings with
In the next week
Lansing. - The body of man
thought by the police, to be Verne
NJ. White Of Owosso, was found
floating in Grand river by workmen.
1t is believed from letters found in
the pockets Of White that he was TAX
ing money to son In Battle Creek
suffering from tuberculosis with
which to take the Friedman cure.
Owosso dispatches state that White
had $500 when he left for Lansing
last Saturday.
Kalamazoo. - Horace f.. Ralston,
former city official and prominent
church worker, and DIR. Zell Bald
win, owner of health resort.
must appear in court and answer to "a
charge OF breaking the health ordi-
| nance. The two are alleged to have
kept refuse boxes that we're not pro-
| tected
Kalamazoo.-Advices were received
here that Fire Chief Charles Rus
| sell of Kalamazoo had been elect.
ed president Of the Michigan
Firemen's association. which is hold
Ing its annual convention in Cheboy-
gan. He was vice-president OF the as
ISOLATION last year
Bay City.--Burglars got more
than $1,000 worth OF loot from
Bay county country store. s. Frierd-
ringer of Linwood and William s. Ste
Wig OF Kawkawlin are the losers. the
former store being relieved Of jewelry,
dry goods, groceries and horse and
rig, totaling $500. Stevig lost razors
and watches to the value OF $50.
Port Huron. When Mrs. Alex
Thompson tried to awaken her
husband she received no response and
upon investigation she found that no
was dead He had complained OF In
digestion during the day. He was one
OF Port Huron's we'll known residents.