The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1913-02-01
NEWS OF
MICHIGAN

LanslnS.-Marl Murray, secretary
of the state board of corrections
and charities. has prepared fig
ures showing the increase of insanity
In Michigan during the last IL years.
The population in the various asylums
in the state on June 80. 1901, was as
follows: Kalamazoo. 1.437; Pontiac.
LOGS; Traverse City. 1887; Newber-
ry. 1877; Ionia, 263; Wayne county,
461. At the end Of the fiscal year.
June 80. 1912. the number OF inmates
was as follows: Kalamazoo, 2.015;
Pontiac. 1894; Traverse City. 1898:
Newberry. $50; Ionia. 439; Wayne.
674. The total increase In the .popu-
lation of the state during IL years was
only 1,S47. but the increase in the
population of the hospitals was 4.131.
Mt. Clemens. Engineer George
Butler OF Battle Creek and the
Grand Trunk corporation were blamed
by the coroner's jury In verdict re-
turned here for the wreck at New
Haven last week In which the engineer
and fireman of a Grand Trunk passen-
ger train were killed. Prosecutor
Hummrich stated that he would take no
steps to prosecute Engineer Butler
| or Grand Trunk officials. Fireman Elk
ington, who disappeared after the
wreck, was found at his home In De-
| troit, and was here as witness. He
substantiated the testimony OF Engi-
neer Butler that the switch was not
in working order and that the engine
was in poor condition.
Croswell.-Jay b. Cook, who was
arrested for Sanilac county OFF,
Gals by the police at Pontiac on a
charge Of practicing medicine illegal
ly and who was serving 60-day jail
sentence at Sandusky, made his get
away. Sheriff Dumphy is now search
Ing for him. He posed as a Quaker
doctor. 1t is alleged, and is said to
have claimed Detroit as his home. He
had served only % days.
Grand Rapids. = At the annual
meeting of the West Michigan
State Fair association here the follow
ing officers were elected: President,
Joseph H. Brewer, Grand Rapids;
vice-presidents, C. J. Munroe, South
Haven George T. Kendall, Grand Rap
ids; Frank Vinegar, Grand Rapids; j.
Stanley Morton, Benton Harbor; treas
urer, George G.. Whtworth,' Grand
Rapids; secretary, no election.
Lansing.-Liquor legislation again
came to the front, this time In
the shape OF a bill to prohibit retail
saloonkeepers from extending credit
for liquor to small purchasers. The
bill was introduced by Representative
Francis Burke of Wayne. His idea is
that refusal to extend credit will not
only prevent much drunkenness, but
will save thousands of men from run
ming into debt after they have become
Intoxicated
Marshall. When Charles Clapp,
John Young and Howard Wallace,
all OF Battle Creek, appeared, their
parents made strenuous efforts to
save them from the Industrial
school. The boys had robbed freight
car In Battle Creek and skipped to De-
trolt, where they were captured. But
Judge Porter committed them all to
the Industrial school.
Pontiac. Mrs. Hattie Brayman
was arraigned before Justice Stock
well on charge of assault with
intent to murder Her husband, Enos
Brayman, accuses her of breaking into
his boarding house and trying to chic
reform him while he was asleep.
Bay City.-Joe Pawlawski, eigh-
teen years old, was arrested on
charge of burglarizing postal sub
station In the south end of the city.
Pawlawski Is paroled convict from
South Bend. Ind.
Grand Rapids = Arthur Terrell
and Joseph Van Deriel, the last
of the gang OF eight youthful burglars
who confessed their robberies, were
sentenced to Ionia. They drew three
years each.
i Monroe.-Burglars visited the sta
tionery store of Frank Mitchell
and the dry goods store OF George
Kirschner. The former establishment
was entered through chute used for
waste paper, and small amount Of
money was taken, from the TILL A rear
door was forced at the Kirschner store
and number of fountain pens and
other small articles were taken.
Port Huron.-Two freight cars
we're derailed, baggage coach
was caved In and the cab covering of
an engine was demolished when pas
senger train No. 6 OF the Grand Trunk
railway sideswiped freight train In
the local yards. No one was injured.
Although some OF the passengers were
thrown from their seats, none was
hurt. The tracks were temporarily
blocked and 1t was not until several
hours that the line was open to traffic.