The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1914-02-28
STATE NEWS
I'm BRIEF

Lansing. Drake says
that 472 accidents were reported
to the Industrial accident board during
the first two weeks of February.
Eleven fatalities were reported.
Adrian.-Dr. G. d. Gibson. resi-
dent of the Adrian Commerce club.
had narrow escape from serious in
jury when carbolic acid spattered
over his face, while he was pouring
1t into fistula in horses neck.
Battle Creek.-Crawling under the
gates OF the Michigan Central when
train was approaching nearly cost
the life of William Conroy, eighty-one
years old, who was struck and cut
about the head.
Battle Creek.-"Fire water" for an
Indian, and generosity on the, part
of Joe Carpenter. local resident.
resulted in the arrest of Carpenter.
Carpenter took the gloves and watch
Of deaf and dumb Indian. Joe
Walker. and bought whisky for him.
Observation-Disclosures to have lain
under the G., r. & I. railroad
trestle. near the freight house. here
for two days and nights. the frozen
body OF John c. Anderson, 247 Wash
ington avenue, a painter, was found
by railroad employees. He had evil
IDENTIFY frozen to death.
Houghton.-Judge Flanagan sen
fenced James Cooper, Arthur Davis,
William Groff and Edwin Polk.
inghorne. convicted of manslaughter
In the Seeberville case, to Marquette
prison, recommending a maximum Of
Is years for the first three and IL for
the last, because of the jury's recon-
Jackson.-Word has been re-
ceived here that ROLAND Simons, If
teen years old, of Jackson, won first
prizes in single and ten-ear exhibits
at the National Corn show, Dallas,
Tex, while Miss Thelma knight,
son county, won first prize on the ten
ear and second on the single-ear ex-
hibit OF yellow dent corn.
Owosso.-An Anti-saloon and Law
Enforcement league of Shiawassee
county, new organization consist
ing OF members of the Shiawassee
Welfare association, will file articles
OF incorporation this week. The step
is taken to supply funds for local op-
ton law enforcement and to constitute
each member a private detective work
- under the secretary.
Ann Arbor.-The lifeless body OF
Mrs. Emma Burns, seventylve.
year-old widow, was found In her
home at Dexter by neighbors who
were alarmed at not having seen her
for several days, and with the aid of
Deputy Sheriff Wyman. forced an en-
she had been dead 4S hours. Her body
was frozen stiff. Heart failure was
the cause of death. ~
Battle Creek.-Franklin II. Read
Of Richland aged seventy-nine. WHO
died, was one of the men who
helped John d. Rockefeller by lending
him money years ago. He was proud
Of the fact. Mr.. Rockefeller repaid
what he borrowed, but never be.
slowed any reward. The incident hap
pened when Mr.. Read was in Cleve-
land bank. In those days Rockefeller
had difficulty keeping his bank ac-
count up to three figures.
Grand Rapids.-Fire believed to
have been caused by an overhead.
ed furnace destroyed the Alpine
Avenue Christian Reformed church.
William Jousma. fireman, suffered a
broken leg when the hose cart on
which he was riding slowed into
telegraph pole to avoid colliding with
a milk wagon, and he was thrown )un-
der the wheels. The church, which
was built ten years ago at cost Of
$4,000, was destroyed.
Pontiac.-Pontiao~ council. Knights
OF Columbus, will hold one of the
largest meetings February Is that
has ever been held since the or
ganization was instituted. The occa-
sion will be comforting of the first de-
lgree and also the entertainment Of
several prominent knights in this sec
tion, among whom will be State Depu-
ty Thomas A. Lawler of Lansing. Wis
itors will be present from Detroit,
Ann Arbor. Mt Clemens. Lansing and
Owosso.
Flint.-More than twenty persons
narrowly escaped death when the
Chimovitz building was destroyed
by fire. Solomon Chimovitz, twenty
years old. rushed through the build
ing and aroused the occupants. who
barely had time to leave the building
before the walls collapsed. The fire
department worked under great
handicap as the mercury stood at 20
below zero, and the water froze al
most as soon as 1t struck the build
ings. Street car service was at stand
still all morning on Industrial avenue
because the tracks were covered with
several inches of Ice, as a result of the
Chimovitz fire. and hundreds OF fac
tory men experienced dif1culty In get
ting to their work.
Battle Creek.-The Battle Creek
sanitarium placed an order for q
$4,000 supply Of radium to be added
to the supply already In use. This
will be obtained from Joachimsthal.
Auatria The sanitarium has found