The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1915-11-13
MICHIGAN
BREVITIES


ter farmer, whose family of SIX. was
wiped out in q crossing accident last
week Sunday at Fraser, died at Mt.
Clemens hospital.
Ironwood. big Norrie," one Of the
most valuable mines on the Gogebic
range for many years. has been closed.
1t was opened In 1886 by the Metro
politan Mining company.
Kalamazoo.-News has been rs-
ceived here of the death of Rev. J.
A. Johnson. for ten years pastor of
the First Baptist church In this city.
A few years ago he moved to Brook
Ign. where he died.
Kalamazoo.-Because he is no long
er able to play ball, Walter Baker OF
this city seeks $4,000 damages from
the city. Baker was hurled to the
paving from his bicycle and his right
shoulder was broken.
Calumet.-The 1000 employees Of
the Copper Range Consolidated Min
ing company will receive bonus Of
ten per cent on their wages for No
vember and December. 1t was an
nounced.
Traverse City.-Frank Perry and Pc
ter Nelson, fishermen, narrowly es-
capped death when they were blown
out into East bay by heavy wind.
They were laying nets at East Head
when their small boat drifted away
and in attempting to get back they
broke an oar. Floyd Stiles and his
brother, farther down the bay. went
to their assistance in a fishing launch.
Corunna. Shiawassee county
"drys" are seeking legal means OF
preventing the sheriff from carrying
out an order Of Circuit Judge Miner to
the effect that liquor confiscated from
local option law violators may be CIV
en- the county poor farm. The dry"
attorney says the law prescribes that
liquor confiscated by the sheriff must
be destroyed.
Bay City-Four young women en-
ployed as teachers In the public school
Of Flint have been occupying two cot
tages on the Kawkawlin river over the
week-ends. One of the cottages
burned to the ground while, the two
occupants were visiting near by. The
second cottage caught fire and the
cracking of the flames awakened the
sleeping teachers, who fed in their
night clothing.
Cadillac.-A banquet which was to
have been held In the Swedish mission
church did not take place. When some
so young people. members of a church
society, entered the church banquet
hall they found the dead body of Mrs.
John Erickson, who had prepared the
food for them, on the floor. A physi-
clan was summoned and said the wom-
an had been dead for some minutes.
Heart disease is believed to have been
the cause.
Grand Rapids.-Salvator Amanti,
eight years old. died as the result Of
a wound received July 4. seven years
ago. The Amantis with a number OF
friends were celebrating the Amer
lean holiday when Salvatore older
brother. Dominic. discharged loaded
revolver. tae bullet struck the year
old baby as It lay cooling in its moth.
er's arms. Paralysis followed. and the
little fellow fingered along for seven
years, unable to move his lower limbs.
Flint.-Jewelry valued at $4,000 was
stolen from the residence Of George G.
Wilson. The robbery occurred while
the family was at dinner. The valu-
ables were secreted in jewel case
locked in dresser drawer. The most
valuable article taken was brooch
set with diamonds and valued at
$4,000. Several diamond rings in the
same drawer with the jewel case were
not stolen. The authorities held up
the news of the robbery. believing
they had a clue.
Battle Creek.--When Elmer La
plant, farmer residing at Verona,
applied at County Clerk Cady's Office
for marriage license. he forgot the
name of his bride-to-be. Nevertheless.
he got temporary license and was
married, after which he returned and
had the papers corrected. The confu-
sion relative to names was then ex-
planned. Mrs. Laplant had been mar
ried once before and her own maiden
name was different from that of her
mothers. as her mother had married
second time.
Marquette George e. Hamilton's
personally delivered plea to the
Michigan supreme court after be-
ing sentenced to Marquette prison for
attempting to kill Sheriff August Beck
of Houghton with an Internal machine,
has failed. After being sentenced to
prison, Hamilton secured writ OF
habeas corpus for himself. and later
went to the circuit court and the su-
preme court in an attempt to win a
new trial, after studying law In
prison. A dispatch from Lansing says
Hamilton was remanded to the custody
of the officers. which probably means
that he has lost his fight for liberty
and must serve out his indeterminate
sentence. which has life as maxi
mum.
Cadillac.-After having carried
piece OF steel IN inch long In his body
for five weeks without knowing II.
John Waite was operated on. He was
injured by flying steel when q large