The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1915-05-08
! MICHIGAN
BREVITIES


Ypsilanti.-Willia Schultz was
held to the circuit court on . charge
of stealing rig valued at $40 from
John Engel.
Albion.--Mrs. Charles A. Lewis. six
ty-two. who lived her entire life In
this section of Michigan, il dead at
her home near Albion.
Grand Rapids. Frederick Krekel.
aged eighty-three years. Oldest shoe
merchant in Michigan. died at his
home here.
Flint.-The annual report of Chief
Edward H. Price of the fire depart
ment shows that Flint's fire loss dur
ing 1914 was $49,696.
Saginaw. a. Albert Fisher and
Charles Rosenbluh. alleged to have
confessed to burglaries In Saginaw.
pleaded not guilty in circuit court.
Charlotte. Carmelo. who
shot at his section boss. the bullet
passing through the formers cap, was
given from FIVE to ten. years at Ionia
by Judge Curtis.
Eaton Rapids.-Prospects in this
section of the state we're never better
at this season for bumper fruit crop.
Peach and plum trees are loaded to
the limit with bloom.
Jackson.-Seven registered nurses
refused to attend q city contagious
case. fearing that they would not re-
ceive their pay. A student nurse was
secured.
Eaton Rapids.-Springport township
will build more miles of state reward
road this season than any other town
ship in southern Michigan. Eighteen
miles already have been planned.
Grand Rapids.-Daniel Hanley of
Kalamazoo has been named deputy
United States marshal. He will sue
coed Edward J. Robinson OF South
Haven.
Calumet. = Harry Northey. aged
seventy-three years, pioneer miner Of
Keweenaw county and wholesale
merchant of Ontonagon and Hough-
ton, died at Houghton.
Bessemer.-Therese Costelette. thir-
teen years old. stepped on an embank-
ment at the Black river. It gave way
meath her weight and she was swept
downstream and lost.
Mayville.--Mr. and Mrs. Hugh VIII
liams of Mayville have celebrated
their fifty-fifth wedding anniversary.
Mr.. Williams is seventy-nine years
old. and his wife seventy-six.
Traverse City.-The Grand Traverse
district convention Of ministers and
laymen was held at the Central Meth
odist Episcopal church. The evening
meeting was addressed by Bishop VIII
liam Burt of Buffalo.
Lansing Insurance Com
missioner herbert p. Orr has resigned
to become secretary OF the Columbian
National Fire Insurance company Of
Detroit. His successor has not been
appointed.
Kalamazoo.-The Office of license
collector was abolished and the work
turned over to the city treasurer. This
action was done owing to the cut In
the city's budget because OF the loss
of the $4,000 saloon tax.
Benton notwithstanding to their
statement filed with the county clerk.
the liquor men of Berrien in the recent
local option campaign spent $l2,1OO.
The statement of the unsuccessful
drys shows they spent $5.277.
Grand Rapids. While on his way to
the Union station to take train for
Kalamazoo, Jefferson g. Dowd. aged
eighty, a retired business man and
civil war veteran. was stricken with
heart disease in a street car. He died
soon after.
Flint.-Jumping from second-story
window at his home. P. H. Lee pro-
cured a ladder and rescued his wife
and baby from the burning building
The flames barred their way to the
stairs. The building burned to the
ground.
Battle Creek.-The liquor interests
spent $12.267.34 on their recent cam
paign, according to their report filed
with the county clerk. The drys spent
$4.411.50 and won my a majority of
500 Every saloon in Calhoun county
contributed.
Cheboygan.--The Cheboygan coun.
ty supervisors elected Frank Ford OF
Ellis township chairman for the third
successive year. Luke Cross Of Alo-
ha was returned to the board after
an absence OF % years. Cheboygan
city Is represented by Frank Ban.
croft, Ernest st. John, Joseph Cas-
well. w. B. seamark and Perry J.
Ritter.
Grand Rapids.-An attempt to burn
the Bishop furniture store was pre-
vented by the police and william
Lutz. alleged incendiary. Jailed. Luts
was arrested. say the police. 40 he
was leaving the furniture store Find
ing the grating Of the outside door
filed through. the of7icer Investigated
and discovered blaze rapidly eating
its way along the inner wall. He
stamped out the IRE. Luts IL said to
Be . discharged employee Of the fur
niture store.
Cheboygan.-Theodore White. aged
fifteen years, SON of Joe White. the
Bois Blanc Island mall carrier. who
last winter lost his life on an Ice
noe. caught his right hand IN ma
chinery at the Sand Bay Lumber com.