The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1913-04-05

'' '""h"Sti mere OF the POSTAL Iele
graph company. has received tele,
gram from Dallas. Oregon. stating
that William Lapont. OF Bay City. was
killed at Ruth. New. and that his body
Is being held there awaiting word
from relatives. II is believed the
mans correct surname Is Lapolnt. but
Mr. Hughes has been unable 10 locate
anybody IN Bay City who knows him.
| HASTINGS - Mayor Osborn has
caused several hundred posters to
DC scattered over the town asking for
contributions for the sufferers in the
floods. and citizens and farmers are
responding literally. Manager Pal
mer OF a local nickel theater will do.
nate the receipts OF his show this
evening for the fund The regular adj
mission price will be doubled and
tickets VIII be sold by citizens.
BAY cITY-The jury which was
sitting in the case OF DIR. G. A. Traha-
gen against Alexander Laverty re-
turned verdict I'm favor OF the
plaintiff for 1926. Or. Trafalgar op-
Grated on Laverty's son for appendi-
cltis. The father declined TO pay the
Dill on the ground that hs and his
wife are separated and that the son
resides with the mother.
GRAND RAPIDS - Michigan's
Deputy state Food Inspector William
Miekle has started crusade against
local merchants who are selling col
ored oleomargarine as butter. He
has served 200 notices. many OF which
have been ignored The first dealer
has been arrested, falling to properly
post his oleomargarine sign Mickie
promises many arrests.
PONTIAC - James Mcclure has
been arrested in this city on an as
sault charge preferred by n. w.
ONeil, proprietor of a secondhand
store on East Pike street O'NeIl
says Mcclure is the man who beat
him following O'Neil's refusal TO Nip
a coin TO see whether Mcclure paid
80 cents for a % cent tool or got It
for nothing.
HASTINGS - Michigan State Rail-
road Commissioner C. l.. GLASGOW
OF Nashville. and Former State Sena-
tor w. w. Potter Of Hastings were
speakers at the annual banquet OF the |
Knights OF Pythias here. Glasgow
lauding the purposes OF the order and
Potter relating its history. The
banquet was followed by dancing.
STURGiS-While he was going to
his place OF work, George Taylor,
night Waterman at the Freeland Tank
factory, was taken suddenly III and
stopped in at home TO rest. A doc
tor was summoned. but he died two
minutes later. II is thought he died
of some kind OF poison
PORT HURoN-Alexande Schnei.
der. German, who was lodg.
ed in the jail here by the immigra-
ton officials. committed suicide by
hanging himself with his shirt from n
bar Of the window in his cell. IL Is
thought that the man was insane. An
inquest will be held.
HASTINGS - Dudley W. Welburn,
who is aged about twenty-one years,
who has been employed in local
laundry, has been arrested by Sheriff
and is being held for of.
flcers in Crown Point, Ind. The
charge against welburn is unknown
here.
IRoNWooD - John Anderson, of
this place. committed suicide by cut
ting his throat with razor. lie was
a widower and is survived by seven
small children. the oldest being only
fourteen. Worry over the death OF his
wife caused the suicide.
CHARLOTTE - Warren McClintic.
'or a number OF years a well known
resident of this. county and the past
hree years resident of this city, !,
dropped dead while transacting bust
less In local bank His widow and
wo daughters survive.
BEssEMER Official notice has
ust been received here that the
tate tax commission viii again re.
lew the various assessments OF
iogebic county. the coming May. In
ime for making up the rolls for the
nsuing year.
EScANABA - While he was
ttempting to board moving train =
andrew Johnson. lumberman, fell be-
cath the wheels and both legs were
mputated above the ankles. He
les in a critical condition in a local :
ospltal