The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1914-11-14
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ell. who was fatally burned when her
dress caught IRE from some jack-o'-
lanterns. Mr.. Bennett formerly owned
hardware store here.
East Lansing. --According to, Prof
J. o. Linton. OF the Michigan
Agricultural college department Of
poultry husbandry. the European war
Is not affecting the market for eggs In
this country to any great extent. but
the demand for poultry Is lighter. Pre-
vious to the war much dressed poul
try was shipped to Europe.
Battle Creek.--Gov. Woodbridge N.
Ferris, the highest national Ben
Hur official. Supreme Chief r. H.
Givard. CrawfordSville, Ind, and the
State Manager Merritt w. voris. De-
troit, will be here November II to at
tend the annual Ben Hur initiation.
Jackson. Lansing. Marshall. Albion
and Kalamazoo will be represented.
Ann Arbor.--Robert Easten. forty
seven years old. Is held In the
county Jail on suspicion Of having
cut open and robbed registered mail
pouch at Manchester. Easten Is al
legged to have stolen the pouch. Post
office Inspector Thomas Wall, who has
been working on the case. had an
interview with Easten and left I'M
mediately afterward for Detroit to In
vestigate the matter further. "a
Saginaw.-George Barvalock. TWEEN
| ty-eight years old. of st. Louis,
Mich, died from injuries received
when he was caught beneath
Michigan Central construction en-
gino and his legs manyled near the
knees. Surgeons took Barvalock into
the operating room to amputate his
legs, telling him 1t was his only chance
to live, but he refused to let the sur.
geons amputate.
Paw Paw.-Edward Crippen was
convicted of assault with intent
to murder Crippen shot his wife.
May Crippen. with a revolver. then
cut her throat with pocket knife at
Mentha. The woman was severely
wounded. but recovered. The defense
was temporary insanity. The parties
had separated last January and the
wife had been In correspondence with
a Kalamazoo man. causing jealousy
on the part OF the husband. Sentence
has been deferred.
Escanaba.-Flour and water mixed
into q paste kept the family OF
a North Town Austrian alive for prac-
tically week after the head OF the
house lost his job. The story was re-
vealed in the arrest of the father; hS
was charged with stealing the bag Of
-four that provided the only food for
the family. He declared he had asked
for credit and when refused returned
during the night and took 25-pound
bag Neighbors now are caring for
the family.
Lapeer.-Strangers giving their
names as Frank Ingersoll and Bob
Gambler OF Flint are under arrest
on a charge of having attacked and
beaten aged Mark Halpin here. Hal
pin Is in a serious condition and may
die from his wounds. He alleges the
men attacked him while asleep in the
ofice OF livery barn and tried to rob
him. threatening to cut his throat.
Traverse City.--Charles Erskine
thirty-seven years old. was killed
instantly when returning home from
Buckley with three companions
Mr.. Erskine was sitting on the edge
Of a wagon box when the side broke
and he fell, the rear wheel passing
over his skull The men had been at
tending a Ladies' Aid society dinner
in Buckley. Mr.. Erskine was tenant
on the farm of Ezra Bennett. He is
survived by a wife and three small
children.
. Battle Creek.-An ant can move {
mountain. II given time. and {
beaver can change the course OF q
stream, but It remains for Battle
Creek rat to stop huge electric ele
, vator. This took place when q RAJ
, Jumped on the safety device Of tn,
, Ward building elevator. brought thu
car to sudden stop between the third
: aud fourth floors and frightened
Jack" Strohm, elevator boy. ant
Jack" Steinel out OF seven years
/ growth. The two managed to opel
, the third-foor door, then jumped.
! Traverse City.-The semiannus
meeting of the Northwestern Mich
; igan Bankers club was held an
l members were addressed by w.
Edens Of Chicago upon The Grou
, System Of Banks and How It BENEFIT
) Members" At the request of the Mich
, igan Bankers association the questio
J. Of forming this region into grou
4 was taken up and acted upon. the clu
! indorsing the idea This distric
( ~hich consists c. ten counties, will b
0 known In the future a. group No.
0 and Is the first group in the state I
. perfect an organization. Oflcers cleo
0 ed for the new groups are: Presiden
v Leon =. Titus. Traverse City; vic
]. president, J. r. Hofstettsr. Frankfort
: OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES. =. p. Allen. Ira
o erse City.
Midland. Roy, twelve-year-old "a
! | OF Mr.. Florence Furtney Of "a
city. was struck BY an auto a
!. % badly injured that he died. The 4
: Jumped on drAy directly n front I
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