The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1913-02-22
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brigade. with the assistance of fire ap.
paratus from Monroe, succeeded in
checking the flames. The losers were:
Bartland Brothers, $500; G. Francis
CO, $500; @. Martin estate. $500;
William Francisco, $500; Hawley &
Gee, $1,000; Philip Fix, $1,5O0. A call
for help was sent to Monroe, and
through quick work of NJ G. Huston,
superintendent of the Detroit. Toledo
& Monroe line who was forced to
send to lockwood for cars to trans
port fire apparatus, the fire fighters
from Monroe arrived on the scene In
time to prevent further damage.(
Monroe. the. Republican coun-
ty convention the following dele
gates to the state convention at Lam
sing were chosen: ]. +. Wadsworth.
Charles l.. Edwards. John Wander
WORT, Linn Kirkland, V. C. Brewer.
Charles Angerer, Harry Bond, James
II. Todd, Alfred Gilday, s. w. Reeves,
Irving w. Knapp. C. w. Kemmerling.
l.. G.. Wadsworth, Bert Nickels. r. Il.
Waters, G. w. Peterson, James II. Car
roll, William G. Gutman, Clark Pick
ems, S. b. Pardon and A. b. Bragdon,
Jr. The delegation goes uninstructed.
Union City-A handful Of veter-
ans of Corbin post, No. IS, G. A..
r.. of this city, escorted the body OF
their former comrade, George Chaffee.
to Riverside cemetery, where he was
buried with military honors. Mr.. Chat
fee was killed by fast Michigan Cen
trail train at Battle Creek, while cross
ing the track. He was the oldest vet
eran in this locality, being ninety
years old. He was a bugler in Bat
terry ID, First Michigan Light artillery.
Saginaw.-The East Shore Good
Road association was organized
for the purpose of improving the high
way from Bay City to Alpena. Repre-
sentatives from Bay City, Arenac, los.
co. Altoona Alpena, Pressure Isle and
Cheboygan counties were present. 1t
Is planned to use funds OF the several
counties through which the road pass
es to do the work
Marquette.-V. V. Snyder. trap
per at Little Lake, Marquette
county, has refused $500 for the pelt
Of large gray fox he recently cap
tured. He is holding out for more
money. Snyder says there is black
fox in the vicinity, and he has set ex-
ira traps in the hope Of catching 1t
Their pelts are worth as much as ST.
500.
Menominie-An investigation was
started into an attempt made
to wreck passenger train No. 213 on
the Chicago & Northwestern railroad.
running between Milwaukee and Esca-
naba. just outside of Menominie. Two
cattle guards we're taken from a cross
ing and placed on the track, throwing
the engine from the track. No one
was hurt.
Port Huron.-Capt Cyrus II. Sim
clair of this city has announced
his candidacy for the office of United
States supervising inspector now held
by Capt C. II. Westcott of st. Clair.
Captain Sinclair was local inspector of
steam vessels in Chicago for a num-
Der of years and is well known among
marine men of the great lakes.
Owosso. When Mrs. Herman ID.
Haynes wife of an Owosso
blacksmith, returned from Lapeer,
where she had been attending her ia
TIERS funeral, she found her husband
dead in the bed He had evidently ex-
pired of heart trouble several hours
before her return.
Jackson-While waiting in the
office Of DIR. D. e. Robinson Henry
Martin. seventy years old, dropped
dead. Martin, who lived in a large
farm near St. Thomas, Ont, had been
spending the winter with his son.
Archie Martin. of this city. Heart
trouble was the cause of death.
Allegan.--N. w. Lewis, former
senator of this district, is dead.
He was born in Vermont In 1881. In
1856 he came to Michigan. He served
in the Civil war in Merrill's Horse In
dependent Cavalry volunteers. After
the war he located In Gauges town.
ship, becoming prominent fruit grow
er. His widow, two sons and one
daughter survive.
Pontiac.-George AFFORD. nifty
seven years old, employed as q
wood turner at the Searns Bending
works. was stricken with apoplexy
while at work and died within an
hour without regaining consciousness.
Benton Misunderstanding, with
out friends and unable to speak
the English language, Roman Smoluk,
Russian, attempted to end his life by
shooting himself In the head. He Is at
Mercy hospital.
Lansing.-He's found-the man who
refuses political ONCE. His name is
Louis e. Hewlett; he lives at Howell.
Governor Ferris rendered him n