The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1914-03-14
STATE NEWS
In BRIEFA

old, played with matches while
his mother was visiting a neighbor,
set his clothing on fire and was burned
from his head to his knees. He died.
Manistee.-St. James hotel burned
with a loss OF $4,000. This is
the third fire In the building during
the last week Police arrested one
suspect, but he escaped by squirming
out of his sweater.
Bay City. : The grocery store
and residence of John Peterson
burned while the family were at
church. It's origin is unknown. 1t
spread throughout the entire building.
The loss is $4,000.
Menominee.-The explosion OF
steam gauge in a logging locomo
tive fatally burned Fireman John Ho.
gan, twenty-five years old, single, OF
Powers. Hogan remained until his
hands and face were cooked.
Newaygo. = Arthur d. Clink,
Pere Marquette telegraph opera
tor aged twenty-eight. was In
stantly killed by backing freight cars
when he recrossed the track after de.
livering dispatches to the engineer OF
a second freight.
Grand Rapids.--Governor Ferris
led the grand march at the M. N.
G. annual ball with Mrs. William F.
Mcknight. The arrangement was
rather odd. as the governor and Nc
Knight are known to be political
enemies.
st. Johns.-Mr. and Mrs. John
Kelly. prominent farmers living two
miles east of st. JohE=. will cele-
brate their golden wedding anniver.
sary March with family reunion.
They are the parents of ten children.
nearly all of whom will be home on
that day.
Holland. = Friends of Rev. X,
Van Goor were apprised Of his
death in Paterson. N. j., where he
was pastor OF the Second Christian
Reformed church. Rev. DR.. Van Goor
came to America % years ago and for
ten years was pastor of the Old Van
Raalte church in Holland.
II
the release of Earl Walker. col.
ored boy, who is serving a term
of four months in the Detroit house OF
correction for concealment of stolen
goods. The young man had but nine
days to serve when his mother died
in Cincinnati. The governor committed
the sentence to let the boy go to the
funeral.
Port ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS Kemp, sixty
years old, was killed by a Pere
Marquette switch engine at the
tunnel depot after being hurled
from his coal wagon as his team ran
away. AS the frightened horses crossed
the railroad tracks Kemp was thrown
to the ground in front of the engine.
He was dragged 60 feet, and was
picked up dead.
Three Rivers. The heavy gale.
which reached velocity OF so
miles an hour. did considerable dam
age in this vicnity, blowing down the
stacks at the city water works, which
fell on the roof of the boiler room and
crushed 1t in, causing considerable
damage to the building. The stack at
the Three Rivers Milling company
was also blown down, but without
damage to the building.
Saginaw.-Plans are being made
for the initiation of class of 70
by the local council. Knights of Cohm-
bus. 1t is expected hat at least 500
knights from neighboring cities viii
be present. Three degrees will be
given, the first by Saginaw team.
second by Bay City, and the third by
a team from Detroit. Rt Rev. John
Kelley of Ann Arbor will he the prin-
cipal speaker,
Kalamazoo.-"The high cost OF
living is as important to the
woman who lives in the country as to
the city woman" said Mrs. Dora Stick
There has been revolution in the
world of women during the last 20
years. The farmers wife can manage
her home and specialize in the raising
of chickens and make plenty of money
to buy her wants.
JdChSOH- lIH NunuFeuS eager tO
gaze upon him, Leo Costlow. who
IL charged with robBing passengers
on a Michigan Central train west
Of Jackson, January 20, was brought
into police court for examination. Mr.
and Mrs. p. Fl. Costlow. the aged par
ents. arrived in Jackson today and
were in court. Thomas Merritt, George
Scott. and Michael Reid, porter, and
Alexander M. Todd, passenger, were
the witnesses today. They identified
Costlow as the bandit.
Ionia.-The Jury in the case Of
Elizabeth Taylor VS.. James Da-
vern, Fred Holzey and F. A. Gould,
saloonkeepers of Lowell, and their
bondsmen, the Michigan Bonding &
Surety company. gave verdict in
favor Of Mrs. Taylor for $1,000 dam
ages. Benjamin Taylor, husband OF
the plaintiff, died in Lowell Jail.
April 1. 1t was charged he got liquor
In the Lowell saloons. Two other
cases brought by the mother and
daughter of Taylor may be settled.