Charlevoix county herald. (East Jordan, Mich.) 189?-1953, 1914-02-14

| Detroit - More than 20 mayors
and representatives OF Canadian and
American cities met at Windsor TO
formulate plans for pushing the pro-
posed "Great Lakes to Montreal" wa
terway. No formal recommendations
are expected to be made.
Sault Ste. Marie 800 p. Z. Finne-
gan, a gram dealer under indictment
mere for the alleged sale of fraudulent
copper stocks, Is under arrest in Des
MONIES, Iowa, according TO intOrma-
ton received by local officials. Fin
negan is also wanted at Marquette.
Lowell -- Word has been received
here of the death of Charles McCarty
IN Los Angeles, Cal. lie was formerly
a Lowell business man and went west
about four years ago for his health.
he was IN the grocery business here
until ms health tailed. He leaves sew
en- children. The BODY Will be brought
mere for burial.
Traverse City - At q meeting Of
the executive committee OF the vest
Michigan Pike association it was de-
cided TO hold the annual meeting Ia
Muskegon February p, when Otncers
viii be elected and an itinerary tor the
annual trip over the route arranged
Detroit - Deputy Sheriff j. J. Nc
hugh OF Mackinac county, turnkey OF
the 1t. lgnace jail, doesn't approve of
The methods of city criminals, Nc
Hugh was held up ana robbed of $50
in uroaO daylight by two thugs mere.
Carleton - George Evans, So years
old was struck ana killed by Pere
Marquette train within 50 rods OF his
home.
Jackson - Mrs. Ernest L. Clark
was given verdict Of $4,000 by
Jury ~ circuit court for the death OF
ncr husband, who was killed in col
lision on the M. L. T., near North Con-
cord May last
Battle Creek - Although lack
ing confirmation from officials Vi the
Grand Trunk, the report lis given out
here that construction OF car shops,
succeeding those recently destroyed at
Port Huron, Will begin here this sum-
mer, the sum OF $4,000 GOO 70 be ex-
pended for the shops and new round
house adjoining the present shops.
Houghton -- The board of control
OF the Michigan College OF Mines yes-
terday voted 10 change name OF the
chemistry building to Koenig hall, IN
honor OF the late DR.. q. a, KOenig,
Tor 20 years professor Of chemistry
At the same time lite-Size portrait
OF the rate doctor 10y ms daughter,
Mrs. Nietzhe of Philadelphia, Pa, was
unveiled in koeng hall.
lonia 49, Judge Barton sentenced
Cn0bb Palmer, guilty Of suhonation
OF ieriury, TO / TO 10 years IN the
Michigan refOrmatOry. Floyd Harger,
found guilty OF burglarizing the depot
at Lake Odessa, was given six months
to 10 years.
Port Huron-Chief of Police Cham
bers has gone To LudingtOn 10 bring
Arthur Duftield back to this city. Dut-
field is charged with stealing $40
from his grandmother, Mrs. julia
Hoffman. The money was secreted IN
a trunk,
Detroit -- John &. Sutherland, q
railroad switchmaI, under arrest for
an attack upon his wife, was shot and
killed by Marshall Osborn of River
Rouge, a suburb, when he attempted
to escape while the officer was taking
him TO jail.
Elint-Thomas Glass, who lived on
the same farm in Clayton township
for % years, is dead of complication
of diseases. He was born in England
n years ago.
Flint-Ploying on the floor Of her
parents home on East Tenth street
yesterday, Janette Bird, 2-year-Old
daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. Thomas
Bird, picked up box of poison tab
lets and swallowed one of them. The
baby died soon afterward.