The Odanah star. [volume] (Odanah, Ashland Co., Wis.) 1912-1916, 1913-06-27
NEWS


east of Ludington. The relatives of
the boy say they know Of no motive
for the act. An uncle went to do the
chores on the farm. In lane not far
from the house he found the body of
the boy, with a discharged gun lying
near by. The youth had tied his hand,
kerchief to the trigger of the gun,
hitched the handkerchief to post,
pressed the muzzle of the gun to his
body and exploded the cartridge.
Grand Rapids. - Arrested on his
SEVENTEEN birthday, Walter Duston,
former resident Of Bedford,
and an inmate of the Michigan
Soldiers home, is in Jail here, held
without bail, charged with the mys-
terious murder Of George Sander, a
pawnbroker, January Ia last. Dus-
ton is accused by Mrs. Luella Mayo,
woman with whom he has been ia
miliar. Following a quarrel, she told
the alleged secret of the crime to
Sheriff O'Donnell and Prosecutor
Phelps, who took Duston into custody.
Marshall. - While ditchers were
at work on a drain in Burling'
ton township they discovered what is
believed to be tooth, five inches
square, of prehistoric animal known
as dinosaur The tooth is evidently
a back tooth as the top of 1t is cor
rugated. The dinosaur, which is sup
posed to have inhabited North Amer
lea about $4,000 years ago, was rep
tile Is feet long, with head and neck
Is feet long The tooth was found in
what is known as a glacial fill"
Ann Arbor.-L. L. Renwick OF
Detroit has resigned as head of the
organ department of the university
school of music; Miss Maud Habgerg
of the piano department has resigned
to become head of the piano depart
ment of the Frances Schiner academy
at Mt Carroll, ILL.,, and Mrs. Lulu Ged-
des goes to Adrian as supervisor of
public school music. Earl Moore of
Lansing is to be elected head of the
organ department.
Marshall-An all-night search, g.,
broken automobile and three hun
cry officers is the history of the
attempt of Branch county Off
GERS to capture four chicken thieves
who made away from a farm near Gil
rard with a wagon loaded with chick
ems.
Pontiac = Sheriff Oliver arrested
Ned Taylor, charged with horse
stealing at Goodrich. He was ta
ken at Royal Oak, where he had en-
deavored to sell horse to Frank Par
menter Of the Royal Ook hotel. The
sheriff believes the man is one of @
gang who robbed the post Office al
OrtOnville.
West Branch.-John Sermyer was
found dead in bed at the Hanson
house from strychnine believed to
have been taken with suicidal intent.
Sermyer had been separated from his
wife for about year and went to her
home to effect reconciliation. He
met with a decided refusal, it is said,
and this is believed to have caused
him to take his life.
Grand Rapids.-Death claimed two
Michigan Soldiers home veterans
William r. Ashercraft sixty-seven
years old, member of Company A,
Sixth Michigan heavy artillery, adj
mitted one year ago from Hills
dale, and William j. Hunt, seventy
years old, died at Galesburg while ON
furlough. He had resided at the home
10 years and was member Of the
First Michigan infantry.
Bay City.-Frank X King, fifty
five years old, for many years
porter at the old Frazer house, was
found dead at his home with a bullet
wound in his head King brooded over
the loss of his wife, who died two
months ago. He told his friends that
he was tired of living.
Kalamazoo am glad my boy
Is dead. 1t relieves me of all the
worry that has been on my mind"
said Mrs. William Tompkins when in
formed that her son, Andrew Temp
kins, had killed himself when pursued
by posse of officers in Illinois.
Grayling Prospects for large
apple and fruitA crop in this coun-
ty are good. The late frosts have done
very little damage, probably owing to
the high altitude here The Ward ap-
pie orchard, the second largest in the
United States, located In this county,
1t is estimated, will yield from $1,000
to 10000 barrels this season.,
Petoskey.-There is no danger
at present from forest fires In EN-
met county. The fire which menaced
Epsilon last week has burned itself
out, and the blaze near Clarion was
extinguisheG,
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