The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1915-03-20
STATE NEWS
in BRIEF


Latin-American trade situation before
the Association of Commerce. Assist
ant Secretary Of Commerce Edwin y.
Sweet. predicted . great future for
American trade In South America.
There IL no room for doubt that We
are going to have great trade with
South America" he said. Europe
will be unable to supply those coun-
tries with merchandise after the war.
The question Is whether or not our
manufacturers will see their chance
Trade follows investments. 30 our
financiers must invest in South Amer.
lea. as England and Germany did be-
fore they became established.
Detroit.-Horace 8. Burroughs.
aged twenty.nine. son of the late VIII
liam 8. Burroughs, inventor of an add
ing machine. died In q hospital from
self-infiicted wound. He was penni-
less and in frail health, friends said.
Several years ago, according to former
associates, he was worth more than
$250.000. Burroughs was found In
rooming house. A vein in his arm had
been cut and he was unconscious from
loss OF blood. Burroughs regained con-
seriousness at the hospital long enough
to make q statement. ~
Muskegon.-The biggest planting Of
trout fry in the history Of Muskegon
county, and one of the biggest single
paintings in the history of the state.
took place when 100000 trout fry from
the United States FISH hatchery at
East Paris, Mich, were planted In
country trout streams. The work was
done in a bowling blizzard, and the
30 local sportsmen who assisted were
forced to drive over almost impossible
roads. Despite the weather handicap
none of the cans were frozen.
Calumet-Fully 10000 Finnish mine
workmen from Baraga, Ontanagon,
Houghton and Keweenaw counties re-
sponded to the call Of the local Fin.
nish miners committee to attend the
mass meeting and parade In Calumet
on Sunday in protest against activ.
tiles Of labor agitators and so-called
red" Socialists. who are charged
with creating the impression among
plQyees are unreliable.
Kalamazoo.-Ernest Smith. "the
sparrow king" was held up and
robbed of 5000 he had made catch
ing sparrows. Smith was on his way
to make payment on an automobile
when two men asked him for match.
While he was searching his pockets
one of the thugs hit him with sand
bag and he fell to the walk uncon-
scious. The 5000 and the highwaymen
had disappeared when Smith recov-
cred.
Greenville-Fire starting In the fan
room of the Ranney Refrigerating conn.,
pany's plant A practically destroyed
the entire structure, among the largest
of its kind In the United States. caus-
Ing a loss of about $4,000. About
200 employees will be thrown out Of
work, the company planning. however.
to re-engage most of them by doubling
the shift at their plant The company
was engaged on big orders at the time
of the fire.
Ionia.-The mastering out of Com
pany e, M. N. G.. has raised the ques-
ton as to what 1t to become of Ionia's
fine state armory. Quartermaster Gen.
eral Rogers and Adjutant General Van
dercook served notice on Capt. Ray
Hogarth that he would be given 80
days to recruit the command to meet
the requirements Of the state.
Muskegon.-As the result Of drink
ing a mixture of beer and morphine
given him by his ten-year-old cousin.
Martin Joseph. the eleven-months-old
son Of Mr.. and Mrs. Joseph Huisenga.
died. The baby and his cousin were
playing alone in the kitchen when he
poured some beer into a glass con.
tanning several morphine pills.
Ludington.-Henry Rath, aged sew
enty, dropped dead at his home here.
william Rath, president of the Luding-
ton Board of Trade and vice-president
of the Ludington State bank, is a
brother. Fred, wealthy business man
Of Chicago. and James Of California
are also brothers.
Big Rapids.-Captain Ayers of the
Salvation Army was found guilty in
circuit court of criminal assault on
eighteen-year-old Miss Hazel B. Mar
tin of Lansing. The jury was out two
and one-half hours.
Jackson.-Jackson Is to have q
atatue of Lincoln to commemorate the
forming Of the Republican party. It
will be q duplicate Of the Lincoln
statue In Lincoln park, Chicago.
Grand Haven.-John Mahan, for
years q "squatter" on land between
the Grand Trunk and Michigan Gen.
trial property, has been removed by
ejectment proceedings.
Kalamazoo.--Practically all Of the
estate, valued at 100000. OF Hannah
Cornell. who died here recently. has
been left to the mission board of the
Presbyterian church.
Cadillac.-Senator Charles p. Town
send and Representative Patrick Kel-
ley will address the Wexford County
Republican club at the annual banquet
In April.
Weyauwega.-Mrs. G. M. Hayward,
who has been. matron of the