The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1914-05-09
Wolverine News
Breviiies


Tuscola. win vote May 16 ON q Ques-
ton of bonding for $4,000 for good
roads.
Carsonville.-Tom Harvey. sixty
eight years old, dropped dead. He
was q prosperous farmer living two
miles east OF this place.
Marlette.-In spite of bean crop
failures in the last three years local
elevator men say that the usual acre
age will be planted this year
Marshall.-Ffre destroyed house
and two barns on the Albert Fesenden
farm. in Fredonia township. along
with five horses and 20 head OF live
stock. The loss Is $4,000.
Jackson.-Cassius M. jerks. former
member OF the legislature from this
city and for four years Judge Of the
police court. died from gangrene. He
was sixty-five years old.
Escanaba.-Joe Parent. the 500
bandit who has terrorized this Sec
ton for ten days. was captured by
Sheriff Curran while trying to board a
train at Nestoria. town so miles north
OF here. His pal escaped in the dark
ness. but Is sure to be captured soon.
Bad Axe-Upon awakening. Charles
F1eckinger of Elkton found he had
slept with corpse. Returning
late from work the. night before
and suppoeing his wife was asleep
he did not disturb her. but in the
morning found her dead In the same
position she was In the night before.
Cass City.-village President Hays
has made the following appointments:
Health officer, DR.. M. M. Wickware:
street commissioner and marshal.
David Hutchinson; attorney, J. d.
BROKER.
vassar.-Eber Auround. sixteen
years old, and his cousin. Charles
Wilson. also sixteen, were brought
back here by Deputy Sheriff Burgess
after they had run away from home
and been captured at Otter Lake.
Albion.--Dr. Clarence w. Greene OF
Albion college has asked Epworth
leagues OF the state to observe May 1
as "Epworth day." by holding exer-
cises the proceeds OF which are to go
toward building a $4,000 addition to
Albion college.
Maypole exercises to be held at Al
bion college next month is to be Miss
Bernardine Smith daughter of Mr..
and Mrs Gardner Smith of Marengo.
She Is one OF the most attractive girls
In the college.
Fenwick.-Fire which started In q
poolroom did more than thirty-five
thousand dollars damage to the busi-
ness section here. The Congregation
al church, post Office and seven small
stores were burned. The village had
no fire protection. The devastated
area included an entire block.
Grand Rapids.-Going to the Brown
piggery in Paris township to take Jo-
seph Mayer. aged fifty-four years. to
the detention hospital. Deputy Sheriffs
| Nelson A. Barnes and Jack Stouten
| found their man hanging to rafter
in an old barn. He had been dead
for several minutes.
misunderstanding of State Mar
tindale has received a letter from
woman In Bay county in which
she insists that she Is entitled to a
state reward for raising pair OF
twins. The officials are still trying
to find out what law or what appro-
priation( she is talking about.
Clio.-Four buildings of the plant
or the M. z. Smith basket fac
tory here we're destroyed by fire
which started from litter in the boiler
room. The loss is between 1000 and
$4,000 and 30 men and women are
temporarily out of work. The mill,
which manufactures baskets from the
logs, was opened for the summer last
Monday. The plant will be rebuilt.
Battle Creek.-Louis e. Wagner. i've
years old. son Of Mr.. and Mrs.
Louis @. Wagner Of this city. IL
in q serious condition at the Battle
Greek sanitarium with what appears
to be strychnine poisoning: He was
taken with commissions while at school,
It Is thought that q strychnine tablet
was mixed with some white candy
| winch ne DOuBnt. LII. n. w. r. MhItfIv
his physician. announced he would
live.
Bay City.-Secretary Burtless Of the
state tax commission addressed the
supervisors on taxation. dealing
especially with the method to
pursue where supervisors have found
errors In the assessments made last
year by the commission and the as
sessment of mineral rights. The coal
rights were assessed In Bay county
for the FIRST time laet year and It de-
veloped that there was clash OF
opinion between the auditor general
and the assessing officers az to the
method of assessment IF there In
any doubt In your minds a. to the ex,
act ownership of the COAL" said Mr.
Burtless. ''sssess II all to the owner
of the land. It win be up TO him to
mako an adjustment with the lease
holder II there 10 one"
Jackson.-William d. Wilson. serv-
| tur aO tn 40 y0arn In Jacknon