The L'Anse sentinel., 1915-10-30
MICHIGAN
BREVITIES

Lapeer.-Rev.. q. 70. Jeeeups AoT
three years pastor of the First bsp-
tist church of this city. has resigned
to accept charge in Toledo.
Coldwater. county farmers
win harvest this season the smallest
potato crop in many years. Blight
and rot are responsible.
Standish. township. Are
mac county, will vote on good ROADS
Saturday. November q. to raise $so'-
900, for good roads in that township.
Dimondale.-The body OF Deios
Holly. who died at the home OF his
daughter In Grand Rapids. was
brought here for burial.
Grand Rapids.--Mrs. Frank Barker
was rescued from drowning IN tne
Muskegon river at Newaygo by ner
husband and Fred Meyera. She fell In
while fishing. She may not live.
Hillsdale.-Hillsdale friends have re-
ceived word that Frank Van Blarcum.
a former resident of this city. was
killed in falling from tive-story no
tel building in Sandusky. ..
Grand Rapids. - Paris township,
Kent county, will be the hrst rurai
community in the United States to es-
tablish the schools savings system
The system will reach more than o0o.
Bay City.-Fumes from gasoline
engine plus weak heart were respon-
sible for the sudden death OF Louis
Proulx of Augres, proprietor OF the
opera house. He was sixty-two years
old.
Saginaw.-Henry Freedman was
prevented from committing suicide
by promptness on the part OF the
police who found him hanging in his
cell. He was taken by the police Just
as he was about to swallow a bottle
of carbolic acid.
Yale, Mich.-John Fueslein. aged
forty-five years. Greenwood township
farmer, was killed when he was caught
in the belt of threshing machine.
His back was broken and he lived but
son. Henry.
Grand Rapids.-At meeting OF the
board OF police and fire commission
ers II was decided that the city shall
build its own fire apparatus in the
future. combination hose wagon
has just been completed in the mu-
nicipal shops at a saving of more than
$1,000.
Flint-Raymond ]. Lake, thirty
nine, of Montrose. was killed by
Pere Marquette train at Newark.
Mich. His mangled body was found
alongside the tracks by a section
hand. Lake left Montrose Thursday
to look for work. He leaves Wild
owed mother and young daughter.
His wife is dead.
Hillsdale.-Dr. A. z. Nichols OF
Pittsford was elected county sanitary
live stock agent and Frank E. Hall
was elected janitor of the county
buildings by the board Of supervisors.
Horace Eldred of Allen was elected
township agent for INDECENT soldiers;
William Mercer of Somerset, mem
ber of the board of county canvasse-s
in place Of Stephen A. Doty, resigned.
Grand Rapids.-Judge c.. w. Ses-
sions discharged the case against Da-
vid Goldman Of Chicago. charged with
violation of the Mann act. Goldman
married the only witness against him.
thus preventing her from testifSing.
Leonard M. Courtier. postmaster at
Moorestown. Missaukee county. plead
ed guilty to cnbezzling small sum
from the postal funds. Sentence was
deferred.
Ann Arbor.-The literary faculty of
the University of Michigan suspended
Harold Shank, '18, OF Flint, for one
semester for his part in the disturb
ance at the Majestic theater. Shank
was one of two students arrested The
student council, after investigating
the part both Shank and Carothers,
'1S engineer, took in the disturbance.
recommended to their faculties that
both be suspended. The engineering
faculty has not yet acted.
Manistee.-Fear of the outcome OF
his trial for the murder OF his wife,
Mary, is believed the reason why
George Poliski. aged thirty-two years.
hanged himself In his cell at the court
house. A bed sheet folded to furnish
strength enough to hold his body was
used. Poliskis act writes the last
chapter in the little melodrama which
had its climax on the night Of Sep
tember 27, in his shack 13 miles east
of East lake, when Mrs. Mary Poliski
was shot as she stood at her stove
preparing supper.
Battle Creek.-The Postmasters' a.
sociation Of Michigan was organized
by $50 postmasters of the state in
conference here. Constitution and By.
i, laws were adopted. The offcers will
include Q president. three vice.presi-
dents. secretary. treasurer and ex.
ecutiye committee OF seven, to be
elected. Postmasters Of frst. second
and third-class post ofiices are eligible
to membership. Charles q. Lown,.
postmaster at Saginaw. chairman Of
the executive committee. 10 the popu-
lar choice for president with Post.
masters Austin Of Battle Greek, and
Miller Of Bay City two probable vice
presidents.
Caseville.-Dr. Henry johnson, sew.
enty-four years old, eldest son OF for.