The L'Anse sentinel., 1914-02-14
MICHIGAN
HAPPENINGS

He began his duties.
Lansing.-There are 1T cases OF
smallpox in Michigan at this time. &C
cording to reports received by Sec
retary Dixon Of the state board or
health.
Mt. Clemens.-The February term oi
the circuit court win open Monday.
One of the peculiar features OF tho
docket Is that no criminal cases will
come up for hearing.
Lansing.-During the month of Janu-
airy 27S fires were reported to the state
fire marshal's department. The total
Winship was $4,000.
! Michigan pensions grant.
ed; Laura A. Cobb, Bay City.
$12; Della Denison. Battle Creek. $12;
Effie NJ. Gary, Brooklyn, sl2; Mary j.
Oroninger. Grand Rapids, $12: Laura
Douglas, Oakley. $l2
| Ann .Arbor. - John Evans, 200
| pounds. ran amuck and is IN Jail.
after being elected from a saloon, at
| tempting to chew an ear off barber,
| and beating and biting Policeman
Kuhn.
Battle Creek.-Cleaning sidewalks
| proved fatal TO Charles Fairfield
of Flat Rock, who was visiting his sis
ter, Mrs. r. Il. Welch, this city He
services and interment took place
here.
Marion Marion experienced an.
other fire entailing losses of $4,000.
The places damaged were: Mrs. Mag
gle Courier. bakery, $1,000: George
Faulkner. bakery, $1,000; +. L. Grants
building, $1,000. and j. A. Johnson.
jewelry store. $1,000.
Niles. = William Rough. one OF
the wealthiest farmers of this vi
cinity, died. AS his widow stood look.
ing on the features OF her husband
she was stricken with heart failure,
and died instantly. The couple were
married Christmas day, 1854. and had
resided on the farm where they died
since 1855.
Kalamazoo. The first eugenics
baby has been born in Kalama.
zoo. Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Kress. Jr..
are the parents of the Sh.pound boy.
The couple we're married a year ago
by Rev. +. X. Godolphin OF Grace
church. Grand Rapids, almost immedi.
ately after he issued his edict that he
would not marry anyone unless a doc.
tors certificate could be produced. The
bride was formerly Miss Frances Oat.
ley Of Belmont.
Grand Rapids Married, divorced
married, divorced married, is the
matrimonial record of John A
Hayerstick, thirty-nine years old. OF
Akron. o., who obtained a license at
the county clerks office TO marry Mrs.
Bessie Hayerstick. thirty-ono, his first
wife, also of Akron. The two were
married some years ago. but were di-
vorced. Then Haverstick married an.
other woman. Recently he was di.
vorced. Then he married his first wife
again. and the two will march to the
Mendelssohn again.
Lansing.-Accordin to a report OF
the industrial accident board there
were 3052 accidents in the state
during the month OF January and 1,071
of these were severe enough for the
victims to be allowed compensation.
Twenty-six OF the accidents were IA
tai. nine persons being killed In iron
mines and Ave by the railroads. Four
hundred and sixty employers elected
to come under the liability law during
the month, making a total OF 1880
employers in the state now operating
under the act.
Stambaugh.-When a puff of thick
smoke, belched forth from hot
air register in st. Mary's Catholic
church at Gaastra, while mass was be.
ing celebrated by Rev. Father Steng.
lein, panic was only averted through
the coolness of the priest. Father
Stenglein halted the service and in
structed the congregation to leave and
await outside summons to re-enter.
His calmness reassured the parishion-
ers. They departed quietly. 1t was
found that an over-heated furnace had
ignited the woodwork. The priest and
several men found the seat of the fire
and it was soon extinguished. The
church was clearetd of smoke. the con-
gregation was recalled, and the cele-
bration of the mass proceeded.
Grand aplds.-Handicapp by tho
fact that the witnesses upon
whom he had planned to prove an ilibi
for him have refused to come here
from Chicago to his aid, Roy Black
burn, formerly a bar tender in the sa-
loon of Frank Sullivan. Sangamon and
Monroe streets, Chicago, who Is be-
ing tried here in the superior court
for murder, is making desperate
fight for his life. Blackburn Is ac-
cused of being one of two gunmen
who, on September IS. shot up and
robbed the Thompson jewelry store In
this city, killing three men and se-
curing $4,000 worth of diamonds. In
court he was pointed out as one OF
the two gunmen by Walter Grzeskow-
lax, who was in the jewelry store
when the gunmen entered.
Kankakee.--Results OF the recent
Visit OF Florence Sullivan, private Sec
retary to Governor Dunno. to the East
ern ulipoist Hospital for the Insane