The L'Anse sentinel., 1916-03-11
Michigan News
Tersely Told


booed In Flint. Sheriff Green has an
nounced.
Hillsdale. - Preliminary arrange
ments for county Y. M. @. A. conven-
ton have been made for February ~.
Port Huron.--An ordinance is be-
fore the city commission ordering
safety screens on the left side Of all
open street cars.
Ludington, Fifty-four retail mer-
chants Of this city were hosts OF the
farmers Of the county at their annual
institute.
Zeeland.--Alfred Long died at East
Rush from injuries received when
horse kicked him while he was curry
ing the animal.
Battle Creek.--Arille d. Ordway.
local architect. died at his home here.
He was born in Kittery. Me-. in 1850.
and came here in 1876.
Port Huron.-The police here placed
q ban on all punch boards. drawing
cards and similar gambling games
operated in the city.
be initiated into Battle Creek Home.
stead No. 3712, Brotherhood of Amer
ican Yeomen, at their quarterly ses'
sion in this city in March.
Bessemer.-Bessemer's city council
will consider petition at its next
meeting to provide special election
on the proposition Of commission
form of municipal government.
Jackson. entered the
Michigan Central depot at Parma and
stole q number of stamped envelopes
and a box which they supposed con-
tanned money, but which really had
little of value I'm 1t.
Grand Rapids.-Mrs John E. Peck.
wife of Grand Rapids leading drug
gist, Is dead in New York city at the
home of her daughter. Mrs. Arthur
Waite. The body will be brought here.
She was sixty-six years old.
Pontiac.-The annual banquet of tho
Pontiac board of commerce was held
in the armory, 25 members of the De-
troit board of commerce attending.
along with representatives from every
township in Oakland county.
Grand Rapids. The jury in the $50
600 damage suit of John Matheson
VS.. the receivers of the Pere Mar
quette and the Michigan United Trac-
tIon company, returned a verdict OF
$4,000 for the plaintiff against the sec
ond defendant.
Flint.-Stanislaw Ferret is on trial
In the circuit court here on charge
Of numbering Stanley Vancowsky, jan
nary 8. The mother of the dead man
took the stand and testified to her re-
lations with the accused. Ferrett will
raike plea of self defense.
Flint.-The Flint common council
directed Alderman Gordan and the
city engineer to buy property at the
corner Of Union and Harrison streets
for municipal market. They are
authorized to spend $4,000. Council
also rejected all bids OF $270,000 worth
of street paving to be done in 1916
and the city will do the work.
Bay City.-The report of Chief OF
Police George v. Davis on law en-
forcement in the city failed to placate
Alderman w. H. Tomlinson at the
meeting of the council, and he at
tempted to deprive the police COM
mittee of its authority by resolution
having the council take direct charge
OF the department. In this he failed.
Adrian.-There were several hats
Iv ctobt NJ tho annual tao oh aro IN,
stitute Of Lenawee county, held here
Tuesday, but there was no forceful
election, not even a word Of reproof.
DR.. Delos Fall of Albion reduced the
three Rs to two, saying that read
ing and writing, with enlarged defini-
tions, included the whole gamut os
education
White Hall-While ice boating on
White lake, Freeman Hill. Adrian
Stewart and Joseph Dubois went
through hole in the ice. This was
the second time the trio figured in
similar accident. Harold Gungutl, go.
ing through hole in tho ice while
skating, narrowly escaped death. being
kept in the water for almost half an
hour before rescued.
Lansing. Secretary Murray of the
utate beard of charities and correc-
tions, has gone to Roscommon to in
spect the remodeled Roscommon coun-
.ty Jail. In 1912 the board ordered the
county officers to stop using the Jail
owing tc It's insanitary condition. Re.
pairs have been made and the build
ing has to have the official approval
before It can be used.
= Grand Rapids.--A two-year course
for high school graduates In the
county normal schools IL to BIZ
given trial In Wisconsin as the re-
suit of favorable vote taken on the
proposition at a meeting of state nor
NAL principals held here. BY taking
this course high school graduates will
be allowed a bonus OF $40 month paid
by the state Additional increases arc
provided for after certain length OF
service. w. A. Clark Of Merrill waa
elected president and w. q Smith Of
Reedsburg secretary.
Hillsdale.--A petition has been nlod
in circuif court hare IN have an o1d