The L'Anse sentinel., 1915-12-18
Alichifan News
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Ypsilanti.-Fifty ministers attend.
Cd the meeting OF Ahe West Detroit
district ministerial conference at the
Methodist church. Dr. George Elliott
Of Mt. Clemens, one Of the most noted
speakers Of the Methodist church In
Michigan. addressed the meeting.
| Benton Harbor.-Judge Bridgman
sentenced Ashley Smith and Andrew
Jukick Of Buchanan to pay fines Of
S125 and 800 and SIS costs. respec-
lively. for having kept liquor unlaw-
fully. These are the first of nearly
score OF local option law violators to
have been arrested In Berrien county
since May 1 to escape Jail sentence.
Kalamaxoo.-February Is will be OBJ
served as Susan B. Anthony day
throughout Michigan, Mrs. 0. H. Clark.
president Of the Michigan Equal Suf-
frage association. announced here.
The day will be observed exactly as
was Elizabeth Cady Stanton day.
Reciprocity programs will be given in
every county speakers going from one
county to the other to give suffrage
addresses.
Lansing.-One thing which the for
est fire protection. meeting. to be
held here in January, under the au-
spices of the public domain commits
sion, will discuss is a uniform screen
for locomotive smokestacks. One of
the worst features of the forest fire
protection, according to the officials,
comes from locomotive stacks. Mich
igan railroads Will be asked to send
representatives.
Albion-Phi chapter of the Alpha
XII Delta sorority was installed here
with 16 charter members. Albion col
lese literary society was recently
granted charter. Grand officers in
charge of the installation were: Miss
Lena Baldwin of Elmira, N. Y, grand
president; Miss Polly Benton, editor
Of the Alpha Xi Delta, and Miss Ethel
Winterfleld of Iowa State university.
Columbus.--Miss Nellie Dilworth.
Daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. James ID.
Dillworth of Columbus, and niece Of
Daniel l.. Dilworth, president Of
the Detroit board of assessors, died
as the result of terrible burns infiict-
ed when kerosene lamp fell from a
table into her lap. Her mother and
a sister, were badly but not seriously
burned in trying to save her.
| lonia.-The Ionia County Pomona
grange elected the following officers:
Fred Eddy. Ionia, master; Ed Higbee.
Orleans, overseer: Walter Decker. Or
leans. secretary, and P. c. Freeman OF
Hastings delivered the annual address.
Other speakers were: u. P. Hull of
Diamondale. and Mrs. Dora Stockma.
lecturer, of the state grange. Char
lotte degree initiated II candidates
Albion.-Henry Montgomery Dear.
ing, the aged wreckcr Of the Albion
National bank, whose term at the
Leavenworth prison expires the day
before Christmas. will not willingly
return to Albion. Sheriff e. ]. NAL
lory has received letter from the
warden. in which that official stated
that Dearing had told him he would
fight ,extradition. Dearing will be
brought back on charge OF forgery.
Lrnsing.-Judge Collingwood denied
the Ingham county "wets'' petition for
mandamus ordering vote on local
option in April. The court held that
the ''wets" petitions were void be-
cause ten full days. exclusive OF days
Of posting and time of making of am
davits. did not elapse between the
two actions. as required by law. The
same situation exists in eight other
counties. except that dry" forces are
the petitioners.
Flint Within thirty-six hours after
they had been arrested for stealing an
automobile Ernest Hunt. Henry Scar
borough and Hubert Mills, believed to
be members OF gang Of auto thieves.
were given limit. sentences In Mar.
Quette pricon. The trio waived exam
ination in justice court, pleaded
guilty before Judge Stevens In circuit
court and were sentenced to serve
from two and a half to fve years
each.
Ann Arbor-Fire in the State Say-
ings bank put more than 1000 tele-
phones in this city out of commits.
sion when It melted eight cables. The
bank structure had recently been re-
built. Some boards had been left
near the furnace. These caught fire.
It is thought. The second and third
floors of the building are used by
the Michigan State Telephone COM
pany. which suffered the principal
loss. the damage to the building or
to the bank being slight
| fiuskegon. .--Marooned on small
island dock all night, breaking through
ice to reach the shore Of Muskegon
lake. remaining In Icy water for over
two hours before his cries attracted
passersby. John Clayton. carpenter.
narrowly escaped. death. Coroner
james F. Balbirnie and q physician
worked over him two hours before he
could be resuscitated. Clayter started
out late Saturday to recover row.
boat which had broken away from It's
moorings. and found himself ma
rooned after the boat had broken away
for the second time.
Monroe. Mayor Eugene Bets was