The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1913-09-27
MICHIGAN
BREVITIES

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convicted of attempted burglary mere
He was caught after breaking win
| dow in the second story OF the BOOK
Walter Hardware company August o.
| Battle Creek-It was stated mere
that the members OF the Michigan
| Methodist conference would not en-
terrain a petition to remove the ban on
dancing, card playing and theater go
! ing by their young people.
| Petoskey Fifteen days In jail
looked better to Isaac Hershey
than parting with SO and costs when
he was convicted In police court OF
wife beating. Hershey took this means
| of getting even" with his wife. be
| said.
Calumet Moilanem, thirty
| years old, believed to be the
largest man in the world. died In hos
pital at Hancock, after an illness OF a
few DAYS. He was seven feet eight
inches tall, and at one time travelled
with a circus. He became tired OF that
life and engaged in farming.
Alpena.--A Chicago tourist walked
into the Alpena National bank
and W. Fl. Johnson. president OF the
bank. recognized Z. H. Rexford. the
bugler of his company, battery A. Ill
nois state troops. who was with him
at vicksburg. They had not met in 40
years.
Battle Greek The seventy-eighth
annual district conference of tho
Methodist church opened here with
an attendance Of nearly 400 pastors.
Examinations for ordination were held
and were taken by large class. The
standings will not be announced for
several days.
Kalamazoo. William Conner, who
was convicted OF forging check
on Mrs. A. B. Connable, wife OF
the mayor, is accused OF a plot 10 eff
feet q Jail delivery here. He wrote to
friends in Indiana asking them to bring
him several saws. The letter, by acct.
dent, fell into the hands OF the off,
GERS
Charlotte. Three hundred sat
down to n banquet in honor Of the
burning of 1900 mortgage that has
hung over the new Methodist church
of this city for many years. Among
the speakers were: Rev Il. j. Slee.
the pastor: Rev. w W Slice. the pas
tors brother, from Portland Judge
Clement Smith, and John G.. ketchum
of Hastings.
Port Huron Archie Syenor Of
Sarnia, fireman on the steamer
Stephen C. Hall, was killed at Blind
river when boiler flue blew out, ac
cording TO word received here. Svenor
was Twenty-Five years old and leaves
widow and five children The boat
Is owned and sailed By Captain Horn
of Saginaw The body has arrived
here for interment.
/ Port Huron.-Charles Larden was
sentenced TO enc month In jail.
He was a Waterman on the steam
or Hamiltonian. and was found guilty
OF the larceny OF case of whisky
from the hold OF the vessel while It
was, lying at the Point Edward dock
three weeks ago. 1t was necessary to
hold the case over until the vessel re-
turned from an up-lake trip, so the cap
tain could testify
Benton Harbor. Franklin Fausch.
Alfred Emerson and Joseph Brack-
EFT, three high school boys. were
fined $40 each for hazing Harrison
Beach a Dowagiac high school boy.
on the streets here.e Using Il caustic
preparation the local boys burned tho
letters "B. H." on their victims right
cheek and then put another "B" of al
most living fire on his hand On his
return home his parents sought war
rants for the local boys.
St Joseph.-A two-woek search
for the body in Lake Michigan
was ended when Sheriff Franz found
c, w. McLain, Kansas travelling
man, alive and well In Holland. 1t
was thought he had lost his life while
bathing
Marshall Claude Wix-
son and Brakeman Arthur Bur
lingame of the Allegan division of
the Michigan Central, were arraigned
here before Justice COPYRIGHT charged
with burglary and pleaded not guilty.
They were released on $1,000 bail.
Pontiac.-William Stevens. L farm
er. and his son, both living near
here, were slightly burned when they
led several horses from four barns
that were destroyed by fire. Sparks
from an engine are believed to have
caused the blaze
Jackson.--Gibbs White. sixteen
years old. OF Parma, was shot
by the police in the act OF committing
burglary at the Darling grocery.
Clayton Berry, who was with White,
escaped but was later captured. White
was shot through the right elbow and
knocked to the ground by the force OF
the bullet Questioned at the station.
White admitted that he, In company
with other boys. had committed a
large number OF robberies in Jackson
that have puzzled the police.
Grand Rapids.-Irving Woodwork.
former sheriff of Kent county.
Is In Butterworth hospital In
dangerous condition as the result OF
collision between street car and
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