The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1913-03-22
NEWS OF
MICHIGAN

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typhoid fever. A report OF the
number OF deaths caused by this dis
ease In the cities of Michigan during
1912 has Just been made public by DIR.
r. l.. Dixon, secretary of the state
board OF health. The figures show
that Ia Port Huron the number OF
deaths was 81 and in Marquette IS,
and In both of these cities the water
supply has been found to be impure.
In Adrian and Ypsilanti not death
resulted during the year from typhoid.
Other cities were afflicted as follows:
Bay City. 20; Alpena, 8; Wyandotte.
g.; Ludington. s.; Pontiac, 8; Grand
Rapids, 40: Saginaw. 10; Flint. IL;
Lansing, 6; Jackson. 6; Kalamazoo,
g. Battle Creek, 6.
Port Huronx-Martin Mooney, aged
thirty-eight, was burned from head
to ankle. and John Pletzker, aged
thirty-one was seriously burned
about the head when an oil
forge exploded in the steel car depart
ment OF the block |. shops. They at
tempted to thaw out the machine.
which had become chilled during the
night. The oil vaporized and exploded
In their faces. There was hardly
spot on Moneys body which was not
frightfully burned. His clothes were
burned entirely away from his body,
and he was taken to the hospital
Pletzker escaped much OF the flames.
but his condition Is regarded as criti-
cal.
Bay City-President Joseph Smith
OF this city has been reelected
president OF the United Mine
Workers of America, district No. "a,
comprising Michigan, over Harry FL
lott of Saginaw. vice-president OF the
organization. 1t was the closest cleo
ton in the history of the mine workers
, in this state. Frank O'Donnell Of this
, city was elected vice-president and
George Clements of Saginaw was re-
elected secretary-treasurer.
;, Traverse City. - The 1913 road
= building campaign for the north
a ern half of the western Michigan re-
q two days meeting in this city March
|. Is and a. The gathering is called by
a the state highway department and is
to be a roundup for the road builders
l., of nine counties.
e Hastings = Fred Baker, formerly
Q OF Nashville. and proprietor of the
a Michigan Stores company was
3 found guilty of embezzlement. Baker
d claims he lost patrons money playing
8 the races.
t Kalamazoo. Kalamazoo county
t fruit growers have decided tc
i grade all fruit they sell, and also en-
t deavor to do away with so many mid
q dlemen handling their product Secre-
i tary Charles r. Basset. of Fennville
1 who is secretary of the Michigan Hor-
I ticulture society, in an address to the
I fruit growers declared that some
q times as many as ten middlemen ham
v die the fruit before 1t reaches the con-
Q sumner. He declared this is the place
where the grower loses his profit.
Grand apids.-Because Mrs. Grace
= Weber had refused to allow her
; husband. w. w. Weber, whom
+ she was suing fer divorce to see
I his two children. Weber went to the
I house Of Rawson Green. where she
: was employed and shot and killed her.
Y four bullets entering her body. Web
!. Der was soon afterwards taken Into
custody. He left his wife seven
months ago. Recently she began d.
vorce proceedings
Jackson.-Henry Won Orman, pro.
prietor of the Otsego hotel, plead.
r ed guilty in circuit court TO a
: charge Of violating the pure food law.
. 1t being alleged that oleomargarine
: was used in the hotel dining room and
4 that the necessary notice was not
posted. The court assessed fine of
: $50 and costs with an alternative of
\ not more than six months imprisen-
8 ment in the county Jail.
: Bay City.-The will OF Worthy
l.. Churchill disposing of an es-
tdIc vi Sl,VUU,UUU, was aumltteu u
probate by Probate Judge Annelse.
A bond OF 100000 was required from
executors named in the will, II. M.
Gillett. Eugene Fifield and w. f.
Holmes.
Alpena.-Rev. George Englemann
" pastor of the First German-Ameri
can Baptist church for the last
five years. has resigned. and will leave
Alpena about April for Bay City.
! where he will accept the pastorate or
. a new church, Just being constructed
Hastings-Mrs. Sophia Hitchcock,
pioneer resident OF Hastings, Is
. dead in the county hospital at
the age OF ninety-nine years. She
became helpless five years ago and
was taken to the hospital son
William, survives.
| n-ouI Dontaa -Hanrua Wright