The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1916-08-05
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Grand Rapids.-Charles Dalga,
aged eighteen years, Is the hero Of
Grand Rapids. After the smoke had
cleared away from the Ashton build
ins which was destroyed, entailing a
loss of about 100000, stories Of Dali
gas heroism began to leak out. AL
though flames were shooting up the
elevator shaft, Dalga stuck to his post
until he had carried fifty persons to
safety. He did not stop running the
lift until the flames caused the cables
to part. The safety device saved
Dalga from being dropped into the
basement when the flames were roar
ing In the shaft. He climbed to the
fifth floor window and was rescued by
firemen.
Gaylord.-No trace has yet been
found Of the thief who stole all the
gold and platinum from the office Of
DIR. w. #. Hiusen, a local dentist. A
dental Office In Boyne City was robbed
In the same manner few nights ago.
Indications point to gang of thieves
working the dental offices Of the north
ern part of the state.
Lansing.-Gov. Woodbridge N. Fer
ris, the first Democrat to occupy the
executive Office in nearly a quarter
of century, will retire from active
participation in Michigan politics at
the end of the year, as he sent a tele-
gram to Chairman Stevenson Of the
Democratic state central committee
positively declining to accept the
nomination for third term.
Owosso.-The badly-mangled body of
John Miller, twenty-eight years old
and single, an Ann ArbOr railroad
brakeman, with headquarters here, was
found at Durand, after he had been
missed, when freight train he was
on reached Owosso. 1t Is thought that
Miller missed his train and fell under
the wheels in trying to catch train
following. His father, John l.. Miller,
lives at Port Austin.
Lapeer.-Stephen q. Pinkerton has
been appointed an examiner Of the
state tax commission and is now in
Detroit. He was appointed by Gov
ernor Ferris to succeed G. w. Car
penter Of this city, who resigned.
Jackson.-William LAGRANGE, q
convict employed as driver of one of
the prison farm teams, met death at
the Blackstone street crossing Of the
Michigan Central railroad, when a
hayrack, upon which he was riding,
was struck by fast passenger train
from the West. LAGRANGE came to
prison from Port Huron, May 20,
1915, on sentence of from two to
five years for larceny.
Calumet.-James Pryor, head Of the
Pryor Lumber company, Houghton,
and four companions, including Mrs.
Pryor and their two children, were
drowned in Portage lake when their
motor boat hit submerged log. The
boat sank almost instantly and there
was no time to get out life preservers.
The infant child of Mrs. G. Il. West
colt was the fifth to die. Mrs. West
colt chung to wreckage until rescued.
Muskegon.-Three candidates, all of
them over sixty years Of age and hav-
building for almost score of years
past, have entered the lists for the Re
publican nomination for state senator
Of Muskegon and Ottawa counties. X.
]. Macdonald, formerly high chief
ranger Of the state Order of Foresters
trant. lie was soon followed by Peter
w. Losby, former justice In the Lake
side district. The last entry in the
race Is T.. w. Kniskern, former circuit
court commissioner and also lawyer.
MISUNDERSTANDING that resorters
are communicating the waters of
MuskegOn county inland lakes by de-
posting their garbage in them, DIR.
]. II. Cramer. county health officer
has issued orders prohibiting the prac-
tice.
Harbor Springs.-Because small
stone was thrown by an automobile
tire through the window of her de-
partment store, Mrs. Segal has asked
the council to pay for the damage
The machine was driven by John NJ
Wright.
Petoskey.-Homer B. Hubert, A. NJ,
T.. r. G. s., for 20 years employed by
tie Korean government as personal
adviser to the emperor of Korea, has
come to Petoskey for season, and is
lecturing before the seventh annual
missionary conference at Bay View.
Flint.-Johnny McKenna, eleven,
saved the life of his brother, Harvey,
aged six, at the cost Of part of his left
foot. The boys had been swimming
and were returning home along rail-
road track when a passenger train
bore down upon Harvey unnoticed
Johnny showed his brother from the
track, but stumbled as he did so. His
foot was caught under the wheels and
part of 1t had to be amputated.
Lansing.-The decision Of the Kent
circuit court wherein Alfred Giddings,
a Kent county farmer, was awarded
six cents damages against Theodore
Rogalewski for alleged trespass of his
property was affirmed by the supreme
court. Rogalewski crossed Giddings'
land in order to fish In Giddlngs'
lake.
Flint.-With only one dissenting