The L'Anse sentinel., 1913-09-13
STATENEWS

IL days ago while on nshing trip,
was found by the same party OF
searchers that had devoted all their
waiting hours to that task since the
accident
Norway.-While blasting In the
Aragon mine. OF which he was a
shift boss. John Sutherland, formerly
chief OF police here. was instantly
killed. He was trying to light fuse.
one of the fourteen he had ready. when
one of them went on.
Potteryille. - Russell. the eleven
year-old son OF Charles Root. is
dead from the effects OF being injured
by a Grand Trunk train here when the
hired man, Ed Rowley, and the horse
were killed instantly. Russell lost both
feet and was otherwise mangled.
Owosso. Charles jenkins. forty
years old, Is In crippled condL
ton with his arms so badly burned
that he may lose both. While he was
working in the plant OF the Con-
sumers' Power company lightning
struck wire. which he was holding
Monroe.-George Kutitch, forty-fve
years old, an Australian section
hand, was struck by south
bound Pere Marquette freight train at
Steiner, six miles northwest OF here.
and killed. One leg was severed and
both eyes knocked out. II is believed
Kutitch had been drinking and wan
dered on the tracks and fell asleep
Lansing Two jokers have been dis
covered In the laws OF 1913. One per-
tains to a spark arrester for threshing
engines In which wood is used for
fuel, but says nothing about those In
which coal is used The other refers
TO proper" fire extinguishers. but
makes no mention of who shall be the
judge of the fitness of the extinguish-
er.
Pontiac.--Veteran OF the Twenty.
second Michigan infantry. which
concluded It's annual reunion in
Rochester, decided to hold the forty
eighth reunion In Pontiac in 1914
The officers elected are: President. ID
j. Hammond. Pontiac; vice-president,
Newton Babcock. Pontiac; secretary
and treasurer. Capt. ]. ii. Woodman,
Detroit. Ninety-three out OF one hun
dred registered members attended the
reunion.
Frankfort. = During the season
just closed Frankfort fruit men
sold $4,000 crates of red raspberries,
at an average price OF $1.50 per crate
Atal 80
marketed berries, it Is estimated that
fully 10000 crates rotted on the bush
es because of lack of help to pick
them, causing q loss OF $4,000. Fruit
men are now busily engaged In har-
vesting the early peach and apple crop
Hundreds OF barrels of apples are be-
ing shipped to Chicago every day
Grand Rapids.-Considerab mys-
terry is attached to the death OF
Harry Dcud, twenty-six years old
of this city, who was killed by a
freight train in Dorr, village 10 miles
south of here. On leaving his apart
ment here he said he was going to
Allegan to get his mother His body
was found lying on the Lake Shore
tracks. near the depot in Dorr. He
had considerable money when he left.
ST. Johns. = MIRA Bertha IA
Vries celebrated her ninety-fourth
birthday anniversary at tho home OF
her son, Henry De Vries In this city.
She has lived in the county many
years and Is the grandmother OF eight
children and the greatgrandmothe
of seven. She speaks two language,
and is we'll read. Besides reading
she spends much of her time working
in the garden and knitting. She was
born in Holland.
West Branch.-During n lull In
severe electric STERN here James
Adams went into his garden to pick
cucumbers. He had filled a basket
and was about to start for the house
when he was struck by lightning and
instantly killed. His wife, who accom-
panied him, was only a few feet dis
tant, but was not injured. Adams
was about thirty-five years OF age and
is survived by the widow and two
young children.
Detroit.-At Conner's Creek, near
Detroit, an interurban car. crowd
ed with passengers, crashed into an
jumped the track. snapped
a telephone pole and plowed its way
into the bank at the side OF the road
$50 feet from the crossing. Seventeen
persons were injured, two probably IA
tally. Charles Littlewood. who was
alone in the automobile. was badly
crushed. Mira. Rachel Slverman.
Mount Clemens. is the other gravely
injured person.
Morrice--The conference OF the
Lansing presbytery will be held
in Morrice September s.9. Rev. NJ
Grigeby will preside. The following
topics will be discussed: THE Prob
lem OF the Country Church." Rev.
Frank Armstrong; The Challenge Of
Changing Conditions" Rev. George E.
Barnes; "The Presnt Day View OF
Young Men on the Question of Enter
ing the Ministry" Rev. w. 8. Potter:
The Temperance Problem in Michi-
gam" Rev. w. S. Waltman. and "The
World In Chicago" Rev. C. e. Huffer.
Monroe.-Fire threatened the cold