The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1915-11-20
WOLVERINE.
News BreYifieS

Grand Rapids. "A man named
Claude or Clarence Fisher. residence
not known. fell from a Pere Marquette
freight train at Sunlleld and was
ground to death.
Kalamaxoo.-John d. Grant. Kala.
mazoo patient in the State hospital.
escaped and officers have not been able
to locate him.
Coldwater. - The laundry at the
state public school was destroyed by
fire. The loss Is estimated at $4,000
to $4,000. Cause OF the fire is un-
known.
Kalamazoo were circu-
lated among pupils of the public
schools asking that one hour each
week be given over to Bible reading.
The ministerial alliance is back OF the
movement.
Muskegon.--As he raised his head
to get up. an unidentified man who
had been lying beside the interurban
tracks at Fruitport was struck and
instantly killed by a Grand Rapids.
Grand Haven and Muskegon car.
Cadillac.--Onl 40 licenses to hunt
deer have been issued in Wexford
county this year as compared with "a
in 1914. 1874 In 1913 and 600 In 1907.
Among hunters going this year are
L. w. Pringle, seventy-eight. who has
made the trip 40 times, and John Bell.
who has gone for 20 consecutive years.
Hillsdale.-Word was received from
the state tax commission to the eff
feet that the protest Of Supervisor
Clarence Lamphere of Woodbridge
against the recent tar levy on that
township has been withdrawn and the
board Of supervisors will be allowed
to complete their roll.
Port Huron.-The state board of ex-
aminers of optometry, at q session in
this city, have elected Peter Scholler
of Hancock president, and Ernest
Elmer of Muskegon secretary and
treasurer. The next meeting will be
held at Grand Rapids in March.
Hillsdale. students of the high
school who live on farms have formed
. junior agricultural club. Kenneth
Osterhout was elected president: Mu-
riel Payne, secretary-treasurer; ex-
ecutive committee: Ereld Brown.
Anna Carter and r. A. Turner. The
club will meet once month.
Ionia.--John Van Horn Of Portland
and Henry Myers of Orleans were
both in the Civil war and members Of
Company q, Twenty-seventh Michi-
gan. They encountered one another
on the street and discovered that,
though living in nearby towns, they
had not seen or heard of each other
in 81 years.
East OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES has
been made by R. ]. Baldwin of the
M. A. c. extension department Of the
following schools in agriculture to be
held in the state: Texas Township
Farmers club, Kalamazoo county, De-
cember 6-10; Benzonia, November 90
December 3; Shelby, December 1924;
Caledonia. December 2731; Convis.
Calhoun county, December 1917.
Cheboygan.-There are fewer deer
hunters licenses sought thus far this
season than in many years past. Six
teen have been issued to Mackinaw
City hunters and q like number of
Wolverine parties. with about twenty
in this city Mrs. George w. Ritten-
house has taken out one and will
accompany her husband to the upper
peninsula.
Pontiac.-The r. d. Baker company
of Detroit was awarded the contract
for the four miles of road between
here and birmingham yet to be COM
pleted for $4,000. The road will be
ready July 1. Edwin s. George gave
the county his check for $14,541,
pledged by him for the completion of
the auto road between Birmingham
and Royal Oaks.
Jacksonville parsonage Of the Bap-
list church OF Brooklyn. near here.
was destroyed by fire. A daughter of
the minister. Rev. Mr.. Hayes. was
overcome by smoke and was rescued
with difficulty by her father. The FIRE
originated, 1t is believed, In an over
heated furnace pipe. The house was
insured, but the contents are COM
plete loss.
Calumet.-Two cases Of pellagra
have been reported by copper country
health authorities. the latest when the
afiiicted person died in Hancock City.
Il is believed the disease was brought
into the copper country by immi-
grants. probably from italy. where It
10 reported commonly among the lower
classes. There IL no scare over the
disease in this district. as there is in
some parts OF southern Michigan. and
its spread IL not anticipated.
Muskegon.- The Rev. =. j. Tanis.
pastor OF the Broadway Christian Re-
formed church, Grand Rapids. was
called to the pastorate Of the First
Christian Reformed church. Muske-
gon. The local church ID the third
largest in the Christian Reformed de-
nomination, having 1900 members.
The Third Christian Reformed church,
Muskegon. extended call to the Rev.
J. L. Van Tielen Of Lamont. Mich. to
Ill the vacancy.