The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1916-06-10
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Newaygo county has announced him,
self as candidate for the Republican
nomination for Judge Of probate.
Paw Paw.-This village has received
an announcement from the post Office
department that beginning June ]
there will be mail delivery here.
Benton Harbor.-A pioneer OF 81
years residence. Sylvester Warner,
aged seventy-one, for years a leading
contractor. has succumbed after long
illness.
Marshall - The Christian church
property. at one time the most valu.
able in Marshall, was sold to j. l..
Freed for $1,100. The church has
been closed for several years.
Ionia.-Mrs. Delos Ransom OF Shiloh,
sixty-nine years old, a resident OF this
vicinity for many eyars, committed SUI
icide by drinking poison. She leaves
her husband.
Grand Rapids. = william Bentley
sixty years old, of Belmont, injured in
a runaway here Saturday. is dead from
fracture of the skull and internal in.
juries.
Representative ]. NJ
Haviland of Columbus has taken UT
with the Grand Trunk railroad officials
the matter of having the train which
leaves Port Huron for Detroit at p
m. stop at Columbus.
Ann Arbor.-Bonds for 100000 for
the Improvement of the local schools
have been asked by the board of edu
cation and the electors will vote on
the proposition at special election
June 8.
Ann Arbor-Charles Blashfield, a
motorman on the d. ]. & c., suffered
painful injuries here in attempting to
throw a switch. The mechanism
grounded and the current scorched his
arm half way to the elbow.
Monroe.-A man giving his name as
Charles Pease, forty.eight, laborer.
East Douglass, Mass, fell off a north.
bound Michigan Central freight train
here and had both legs cut off below
the knee.
Ann Arbor-Frederick Schroeder,
five-year-old son of Mrs. F. s. Schroe-
ter Of this city, was severely injured
by falling into an open storm sewer.
He suffered internal injuries, but will
recover.
Port Huron.-John Mcdonald was
arrested on charge of conspiring to
commit arson. II is alleged that Nc
Donald offered Mrs. Esther Leonard
to set fire to her house for SIS, SO
that she could collect the insurance.
Mrs. Leonard informed the police.
Kalamazoo.-Constru OF two
big paper mill additions is under way
In this city. The Kalamazoo Paper
company is erecting a 100000 coating
plant and the Riverview Coated Paper
company is erecting a 100000 paper
mill.
Kalamazoo.--All efforts on the part
of Mayor James B. Balch to bring to
an end the deadlock which exists in
the council over the selection OF a
public utilities commission have failed
and the city is still without the COM
mission voted for last spring.
Ludington. - The Scottville-Cus
Fruit association has been organized.
Fruit growers OF Custer and Amber
townships are enrolled. The officers
are as follows: President, Floyd
jerks; secretary. S. e. Roger; treas
urer, Albert Harter. Headquarters
will be at Scottville.
Grand Rapids.-Dora Genne. fifteen
years old, was dazed by lightning
which struck the Genne residence dur
ing storm here. She quickly recov-
cred. The house caught fire and the
damage amounted to about $500. An
other bolt struck transformer at the
plant OF the Grand Rapids Show Case
company.
Grand Rapids.-The traffic, tariffs
and claims departments of the Michi-
gan Railway company will be moved
from Kalamazoo to Grand Rapids and
General Traffic Manager Frank w.
Brown will make this his headquarters
June /, when Charles A. Floyd will
retire as superintendent of the north
western division.
berculosis clinics to be held through
out Washtenaw county this week will
take place. here Tuesday under the
auspices of the state board of health.
Doctor De Kleine, DIR. w. v. Vaughan,
Jr., of Detroit, and DR.. John w. Plant,
together with eight nurses and num-
Der OF assistants. arrived here.
Three Rivers.-This is the season of
sheep shearing In st. Joseph county.
The record so far is held by the farm
of Charles Hagenbuch, In Fabius town
ship. southwest of the city. The fleece
taken from one sheep--a Rambouillet
weighed SO pounds.
Mason.-Tim Williams. alias Tim
Murphy, who pleaded not guilty when
arraigned in circuit court charged
with burglary. breaking and entering,
and assault with intent to do great
bodily harm, has changed his plea to
guilty and has been sentenced by
Judge Collingwood to from two to
twenty years in jackson prison. with
two recommended.
Battle Creek.-Battle Creek Rotari-
ans may accept an invitation extend