The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1916-06-09
MICHIGAN NEWS
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VERNE State Readers.
News OF All Kinds Gathered From
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to All Glasses of Readers.
Ina Sims, aged 16, eldest of four
daughters, of Mr.. and Mrs. j. r. Sims,
was drowned in Lake Michigan at
South Haven.
Henry Allen, Of Eaton County,
is dead, aged so years. In the pioneer
days he conducted blacksmith shop
at Spicerville.
Fees are increased for many cours-
es at Michigan Agricultural college
because of the high cost of chemicals
and other materials.
The total number of students en-
rolled in the Michigan Agricultural
college is 1,543, according to the new
catalogue just issued.
Jas. Kever, living at Bessemer, SUI
perintendent Of the Ironwood and Bes-
semer Light company, dropped dead
at his home from heart failrue
The tuberculosis survey, which has
been carried on only in the lower pen
nsula, will be ira 'sferred to the up
per peninsula beginning June 10.
Herbert Green, Coldwater, was kill
ed when motorcycle on which he was
travelling TO Coldwater from Battle
Creek collided with an automobile.
While swimming at Stockbridge with
schoolmates, Raymond Ives, aged six
teen years, son of Luther Ives, was
drowned. The boys were diving from
a boat.
Mrs. Ed. Fortune, Ludington, daugh-
ter Of DR.. Edgar f. Atwood and Mrs.
Emma Atwood, deputy state comman-
der Of the Lady Maccabees, died at
her home.
John PARROT, aged 60, lifelong resi-
dent Of Mt. Clemens, died af.
ter an illness of six months. Mrs.
John Drephal, pioneer resident, diei
at her home.
Country ministers will confer at
Michigan Agricultural college July II.
p to consider problems Of rural lead
ership in connection with the college
summer school.
A breach Of promise case which
was brought against C. c. Woods.
of Danville, by Ida Van worse, of Ing
ham township, resulted in a verdict of
no cause Of action.
Torch Verbowe, aged 80, resident
or Ferrysburg, formerly Of Soopers-
vile, was run over by a Pere Mar
quette train and lost one arm. He
previously had lost the other arm.
Louis Schneider, who was killed In
Detroit, was one time in business in
Adrian with his brother, George, who
later moved to Detroit He was a
member of the Adrian lodge Of Elks.
An inventory that is just complet-
ed by the Jackson public library staff
discloses the fact that books on re
ligious subjects led in the number Of
volumes given out during the last
year.
H. G. Pegg, one Of the most promi
nent business men of Morenci, died
of paralysis. He commenced business
at Morenci nearly fifty years ago and
has always been leader politically
and socially.
The funeral of Ferris Hall, victim of
the double drowning, was one of the
largest funerals held at Eaton Rapids
in a long time. The high school, in
Guiding faculty and students, attend
ed in a body.
Lightning struck school at Smooth
Creek, near Gladwin, and caused it to
be destroyed by fire. A second fire
there within a few hours destroyed the
floral hall at the fair grounds. The
loss on this building is placed at about
$1,000
Louis Werstein, Battle Creek, shot
his friend w. Skinner, a young haber-
hasher, through the head, as the at
ter stepped off a train, then he went
home and killed his wife and then
himself. Jealousy is supposed to have
been the cause of the shooting
When a search of the house for
belongings of the late Mrs. Julia
Stevens and Mrs. Hannah Bowen, Of
Hover, was made by the administra-
tor, he found $5,4S5 in currency, a
bank check for s1,s75, and United
States bonds to the value Of $4,000.
| MdTSudll MI d6BdiI, d6Cu 80, Ouo
| Of the oldest residents of Aremac
county and northern Michigan, died
at his home at Sterling, late May q
night. He was the father of Mrs. J
E. Glasure, the wife Of Sheriff Gla-
sure, and leaves a widow and several
children.
Entertainment is being planned fol
the Michigan State Bar association
which will meet in Battle Creek June
80 and July 1. Floyd Mechem, former
University of Michigan professor, now
of the University of Chicago, will be
one of the speakers. He is a native
of Battle Creek.
During a thunderstorm at Cal.
umet, little Eleanore, the five-year-olt
daughter of Charles Bedard, was kill
ed by lightning when the house was
struck. Her mother was knocked
down, but five other children in tn,
same room were not hurt. Thre,
harms were struck and burned.