The L'Anse sentinel., 1915-10-16
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Hillsdale. Bennett J. Jackson OF
Jonesyille. Oldest inhabitant OF that vii
lage. died there at the age OF ninety
five years. He was q native OF Eng.
land and came to Jonesville,in 1855.
jackson. ID Dependent because Of III
health. Mrs. Lena. Kremer, fifty-six.
slashed her wrist and then cut her
throat with q razor. She died soon aft
erwards.
Houghton. earthshock broke
windows, shook pictures on walls, dis
arranged china on shelves and did
other minor damage in the upper PEN
insula of Michigan.
Mason.-lngham county officers wilt
have to 60 without full pay because
there is only about $500 In the con.
tingent fund and the monthly salaries
aggregate about $700.
Hastings. J. Dawson. secre-
tary OF the Barry County Agricultural
society, announced that for the first
time in six years the society Is out OF
debt, as a result of the receipts of the
recent fair. The surplus is $77.26.
Alpena.-John r. Hanna, fifty-six.
committed suicide by cutting his
throat with razor. Dependency due
to III health was the cause. His widow.
one son and a daughter are in Atlin.
Alaska, and there is one daughter
here.
Elk Rapids.-Fire destroyed the
large barn Of George Hockridge In MIL
ton township near Kewadin. It Is sup
posed that the fire started from q
spark from steam engine used In
running corn shredder. The loss is
$1,000.
Farmington.-By q vote Of SO to 6
Pennington decided in favor of new
$4,000 high school building. Plans
have been prepared and the contracts
require that the building will be ready
for occupancy by February 1, 1915.
The building is so designed that addi-
tions may readily be built on to 1t.
Saginaw.-Guy Gaukeiler, thirty. q
lineman employed by the Michigan
State Telephone company, was electro
cuted while at work on pole carrying
electric wires with voltage of $500.
He seized two of the electric wires
and received the full current. Gau.
keller came here from Cadillac In June
He leaves a widow and two children.
Bad City.-An organization has
been formed for the erection OF
general hospital in Bay City. 4
campaign will be started to raise
$4,000 by popular subscription. Henry
b. Smith was elected President, Ho-
mer E. Buck. vice-president: David
Miller, treasurer, and A. H. Gansser,
secretary.
Grand Rapids.-A most unusual
sight was seen in Grand Rapids re-
Gently when Alice Teddy, the trained
bear owned by George Crapsey of Mer-
rill, passed through the city driving
an auto. The bear was as much uncol-
cerned as an experienced driver. s Q
was accompanied by Mr.. and Mrs.
Crapsey. This animal has travelled
all over the world with its owner.
Ypsilanti.-Fred Campbell, negro,
was arrested and araigned in justice
court on charge of pandering. He
asked for an examination and was held
under $4,000 bail. His wife says he
drove her to the streets by violence.
Later the officers ascertained that a
purse OF $40 had been raised by inter
ested parties and given to Mrs. Camp
bell, with instructions to leave the
city. She was found in Ann Arbor.
F1int.-After a search OF two years,
Daniel Whaley, farmer OF Vienna
township. who disappeared while Wis
iting in Bowling Green, O.. has been
found in Rome. Ga. An unsigned post.
card from Rome offered clue. Ed.
ward Whaley. son Of the aged man,
left at once for the South, and a mes
sage was received at Clio with the
announcement that he had been
found.
Port Huron.-Capt. H. Lawrence of
the barge Teutonia reports the rescue
OF young woman at the lower end Of
Belle Isle while the barge was on her
upbound trip. The young woman and
a male companion tried to catch tow
when their canoe overturned. The
yawlboat of the Teutonia was lowered
and the girl was rescued and placed
aboard a launch which took her to De-
troit. The young man was picked up
by another canoe. Their names were
not learned.
Greenville.--One death and three
cripples is the toll sf an epidemic OF
paralysis which has swept
small district north OF Greenville. and
health officers of all surrounding cities
and townships are using all their pow
ers to keep the dreaded disease from
their domains. The death OF the infant
SON Of Dexter Hubbs Of MontcaIm
township is the only fatality. while
two Of the Hubbs children are crippled.
probably for life. The third case I'M
der quarantine q that Of . young man
twenty-three years Of age. The au-
thorities do not believe the disease
wiz spread.
Muskegon.L AN aged mans losing
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