The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1915-07-24
MICHIGAN
BREVITIES

depot at Gregory.
Holland. - Mrs. Anna Boss, age,
ninety years, died of heart disease
She was born in the Netherlands an,
had lived in this vicinity for nearl,
sixty years.
Metamora.-At the school meeting
Mrs. Mont Wickham was elected
trustee. the first woman ever elected
on the board In this township. and the
second In the county.
Grand Rapids.-The Junior high
schools. which have been tried Out
here along similar lines to institutions
OF the same nature In Detroit, have
been found success, according to
Jesse b. Davis, principal of the Grand
Rapids Central high school.
Battle Creek.-The committal of
Gath Harbaugh. twenty-six years old.
to the Kalamazoo state hospital is the
resoul Of football. according to the
parents. Mr.. and Mrs. M. Harbaugh Of
this city. Gath was playing in an am
ateur game five years ago, when he
suffered head injuries that eventu.
SAAy VOL uiLu lib reason. Z \
Jackson.-H. r. Gilbert of Albion,
was elected president of the First
Michigan infantry at the forty-first
annual reunion held in jackson today.
Jackson being selected as the
next meeting place. Other officers
elected were: First vice-president, G.
H. Manley. Jackson: second vice-pres-
ldent. Martin Preston. Detroit: secre.
tary-treasurer. H. T. Gillet, Albion;
chaplain. T. F. Rushton. Manchester.
Battle Creek-Hersei Fairchilds,
seventeen years old, of Charlotte,
confessed to two out of seven bur.
glaries charged against him, according
to Chief of Police Harrington. Fair
childs admitted that he robbed the
kieckner flour store and the Arbor tea
shop, but he denied FIVE other similar
crimes. Fairchilds. with a male com.
panion and two girls, was riding in
an auto when arrested.
Kalamazoo.-Thirteen runaway Chi.
cago boys were landed in jail here.
The crowd was led by John Murphy.
thirteen, who made his escape from
the city jail a week ago. Murphy told
his friends what an easy place Kala.
mazoo was to work. and urged them |
to come here. Alighting from a freight |
train, the youngsters bolted into a
restaurant and ordered meals for
which they refused to pay.
Ludington.-The Custer Fruit Grow.
ers' association is perfecting plans
for cooperation in marketing their
farm and orchard products. The Off.
GERS are: President. e. p. Ream; vice
A. Harter: secretary and
treasurer. H. Roger. The associa-
ion has proposed selling plan which
VIII be operative in time to take care
u the peach, pear. plum and apple
,rops.
Grand Rapids.-George Riddell, may
'r of Grand Rapids. committed sui
ide at his home. according to cor
'ner's verdict. Mrs. Riddell. who had
risen first and was In another part
u the house. heard two shots In the
She ran back and found
er husband on the bed with a large
'ound In his throat Death resulted
few minutes. Mayor RiddeIl was
bout forty-five years old. and had
we'd here rs years.
Battle Creek. = Believing that II
'ould again be set on fire and that
ther property might be endangered,
ne sanitarium officials started the
of the famous RED Onion"
Washington avenue. situated d.
'ctly opposite the strictly vegetarian :,
initarium, the RED Onion" served !,
eat menus so near that the dieting :,
itients could smell the odors. Fl. !,
lily the sanitarium bought the prop q
ty. Recently the deserted cafe has :,
,ice been set afire. !,
services at his :.
te home. city and county officials. =
torneys and friends of tho late judge :,
isner accompanied his remains to p
,ntiac where burial took place -
nong the judges In attendance were =,
8. Kendrick of Saginaw circuit \.
urt. and 8. s. Miner q. Shiawassee ~
cult court. Attorneys we're present ~
I'm all over the state. The services
re conducted by Rev. DR.. C. A.
ppincott Of South Bend, Ind, and :,
" DR.. H. d. Borley. pastor OF the ~ ~
st Presbyterian church OF Flint.
cheboygan.-A hurry-up call was re ~
we'd by Sheriff Clute from Cal Camp, %
]. manager Of the Alton stone quar-. 90
8. employing many Italians, asking W
It he bring posse of armed men ~
wn to quell riot at the quarrics "a
make arrests of the leaders. Some su
the rioters. Campbell said, were ~
'nding outside. threatening ana 50
ming those who continued to work vi
thin. Sheriff Clute took Deputies WI
burn. Berry and Dagowin. The TO
uble at AftoL started with strike IN
higher wages. When the sherif's
rty arrived half of the men returned
work and the other half quieted
wn. Sheriff Clute and Deputy Bar nc
remained on guard at the quasries on
night. rel
Alpena. Michael Maio. aged twenty
rs. employed by the Hampton's
pire shows. was electrocuted while
was assisting taking down tent.
10 touched live wire and was 20
ed instantly. His death was wit ~
sed by hundreds who were watch W
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