The L'Anse sentinel., 1916-02-19
Michigan News
Tersely Told


five years old, pioneer farmer OF
Frenchtown, is dead here.
st. Louis.-Frank G. Kneeiand OF
this city, real estate dealer and cap
italist, died at his home here.
Menominee.-The new Menominee
county infrmary has been completed
at the cost OF $4,000. Fifty-eight In
mates can be cared for.
Kalamazoo. - Kalamazoo's Lincoln
club banquet will be held March 2o'
according to President Alfred b. Con-
nable. Former United States Senator
Theodore Burton Of Ohio will speak.
Kalamazoo.-Leslie Hardy was SEN
fenced to Ionia prison for 1S months
for breaking his parole. The young
man was out on probation. He was ar
rested In police raid.
Brighton-Mrs Michael Rooney died
Of heart disease at the age of eighty
six years. Her nephew. James Il.
Walsh of Brighton township, discov-
cred her dead at her home. She was
resident of Brighton for Is years.
Pontiac.-A petition signed by ESQ
persons was presented to the city COM
mission asking that the city go back
to Central standard time. The town
clock runs on standard and the ofn-
cial city time Is eastern.
Adrian.-Statistic compiled by
local paper show that Lenawee county
spent 100000 onsroad Improvement in
1916. Sixty-six mileS of state road has
been constructed and 55 more Is IN
the course of construction.
Grand Rapids.--W. A. Greeson, su-
perintendent Of schools, has practical
assurance that the tenth anniversary
congress of the National Playground
and Recreation association will be held
In Grand Rapids.
Flint.-The board of education has
purchased four acres of land between
the boulevard and Stockdale street
for the new Fifth ward school. The
consideration is $1,000. Work will
be started at once.
Cadillac.-Stock Of the bankrupt
Louis Goldman store was sold at auc-
tion to John Glenan of Kalkaska. The
stock, which inventoried at $4,000.
sold for $500. Goldman's liabilities
are given as $4,000.
Rochester.-Miss Maggie Mason,
aged seventy-eight, one Of the most
prominent woman residents Of Roch'
ester, has died here. She had lived 40
years in Rochester, during much of the
time being active in Congregational
church affairs.
Grand Rapids. = Several hundred
members Of the Michigan Retail Monu-
ment Dealers association and mem.
bers of the national organization Nill
meet in convention here February %.
"a. H. B. Vandercook, Grand Rapids,
Is president.
Jackson.-William A. Hurd, sixty
seven. lifelong resident of Eaton Rap
ids, was found dead in his room at the
home of his son. He had shot himself
with revolver. He had been i'll and
respondent since the death of his
this prompted suicide.
Lansing.-Governor Ferris has ap-
pointed the following as delegates to
the sixth American Good Roads con-
gress. to be held in Pittsburgh Febru-
ary % to March 8: Frank Hamilton,
Traverse City; p. T. Colgrove. Hast
ings Edward N. Hines, Detroit; Prof.
John ]. Cox, Ann Arbor; Thornton A.
Green, Ontonagon; James r. Snody,
Onaway; William w. Connolly, Spring
Lake, and w. H. Loutit, Grand Haven.
misunderstanding to figures made
public by County Treasurer Gugle,
city treasurers since 1907 have re-
tanned state and county taxes after the
time limit set by law. This is true in
all but 1916. when City Treasurer
Jahnke paid $25O,0O0. January IL
There is some talk of grand Jury to
take over the investigation from the
supervisors committee. but many be-
lieve that as soon as the opinion is re-
ceived the investigation will proceed
harmoniously.
Calumet.-Calumeth has the deepest
vertical shaft of the Tamarack Mining
company. Calumet & Hecla has the
longest continuous shafts. Nos. 4, 6, z.
and 10, which are 5000 feet in length
but put down on the incline of the lode.
Tamarack No. shaft is $500 feet
deep. The MORO Velho mine, a gold
proposition in Brazil, Is the deepest
mine in the world, with q vertical
depth of 5,840 feet, but the deepest
shaft is but 1,940 feet deep, success
sive shafts going down on the lode in
the manner of steps.
misunderstanding to the cir
cult court calendar arranged by Prose-
cutting Attorney Frank F. Ford there
will be a number of important cases
tried this month. Victor L. Palmer,
former secretary of the Michigan
Buggy company. accused of embezzle-
ment; Harry Irvine, former municipal
court clerk. accused Of taking the
city's money, and DIR. Durton e. Man.
chester, who is held on q charge of
unprofessional conduct. are all to be
tried. There are also q number of
alleged local option yiolations.
Menominee.-- st. Peter. for
mer merchant Of Menominee. is dead