The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1916-12-23
MICHIGAN
BREVITIES

shot himself In the left side. He ~ In
Il very critical condition.
| Ann Arbor.--Carl CoehlaT sixty
years old, tried to break the windows
OF a local bank, to get lodging for the
winter. He was so chagrined that he
wept when the justice gave him only
30 days.
| Monroe.-William Harmes, thirty
two years old, unmarried, for the last
seven years teacher In st. Johns pa
rochial school at Adrian, died here at
the home of his parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
William Harness.
| st. Joseph.-IIarry Fields, negro,
years at Jackson prison, with courts
recommendation of fifteen years
| Fields last September attempted the
life of his foreman, d. NJ. Marshall.
Lansing.-In an effort to aid In the
movement to stamp out tuberculosis In
Michigan, the city health department
of Flint is utilizing the vacant spaces
In the lobby Of the city hall by display
Ing a permanent tuberculosis exhibit.
Eaton Rapids.-George b. Ellsworth,
sixty-seven, a resident of this COM
munity all his life, Is dead at the home
of his sister, Mrs. Peter Malarney. He
leaves three sons and daughter. He
was well-known among Michigan
blooded stock breeders.
Lansing. Lansing's Federated
| al, hn Rnh
against the high cost of living. Com
mittees have been appointed by Mrs.
l.. w. Carr, president of the federated
clubs, to investigate conditions here
and report. Mayor Reuter- has prom
lsed them his support and co-Opera-
ton.
| Ann Arbor.-John Schmidt, presi-
dent Of the board IF public works, died
at his home here. He has been In poor
health for some time and confined to
the house for a month Mr.. Schmidt
was born here April Z, 1852, and lived
here till he had grown to manhood,
| when he went to Council Bluffs, la.
He returned to Ann Arbor 20 years ago
and remained here ever since.
Flint.-Fire of undetermined origin
at Clio destroyed the Michigan railway
interurban station, the printing Office
of the Clio Messenger, a basber shop
and restaurant, with loss of $4,000.
The Flint fire department, called short
iy after the fire broke out, saved the
business section Of the town, including
n To oil tar Of Co ri
Ing company, from being wiped out.
acknowledgements Ferris held in
terviews with a number of convicts at
Jackson prison. 1t Is not expected that
he will again visit the prison before
the expiration Of his term. II Is ex-
pected that several Christmas presents
In the form of paroles will be given
to long-term men. Who these men will
be Is not intimated at this time.
Marquette.-After two days Of argu-
ment in the action brought by the
Northern Michigan Water company,
owners Of the Escanaba water works.
seeking to secure a permanent injunc-
Ton restraining Escanaba from bond
Ing to erect municipal water works,
Judge r. G. Flanagan ordered recess
In the case until January on the
ground that neither side had estab-
lished basis upon which decision
could be rendered. The next hearing
will be held in Escanaba in January.
Jackson.-John Z. Baker was held
up at the point Of revolver and
robbed In his meat market by two men,
The thieves getting $40 In cash and a
check for $40 frons the register. Mr..
Baker was in his market with a boy
when the two men entered and pur-
chased q small quantity of meat. AS
soon as they received the meat they
pulled revolvers and commanded Ba.
ker to throw up his hands. They
backed him into the icebox and robbed
the till and escaped.
Bay City.-John Donovan, chairman
of the board of estimates, told the
council that an overdraft Of nearly
$4,000 for public works contracts
would not be paid by the city, except
Ing small portion for necessary sew
ers, with the sanction of the board. Mr..
Donovan told the council that 1t had
deliberately exceeded its authority In
going beyond the budget, regular
practice, and 1t had to be stopped. Mr.,
Donovan intimated that the aldermen,
as individuals, might be held for the
money by the creditors.
Port Huron.-The city commission
accepted $17,5OO from the Fidelity and
Deposit company of Maryland as set
Element of Its suit against the bonding
company In connection with the de-
fault of the Cuyahoga Contracting
company Of Cleveland, o. The Cuya-
hoga company was awarded the con-
tract to construct the drainage canal
from Lake Huron to Black river, but
after two years work defauted and
sued the city to break its cohtrses, al
leging that the city had misrepresented
conditions and had also changed the
contract. The city won.s
Flint.-"Be careful, Tom," said Pa
trolman Frank Moore to Flagman
Thomas Barry at the Hamilton avenue
crossing Of the Pere Marquette rail-
road, as he passed the latter. "You bet