The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1916-10-21
MICHIGAN
BREVITIES

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He leaves u widow, five daughters and
one son.
Cadiilac.-Bert Olson, twenty-one
years old, chased muskrat into
lake south of here and was drowned.
A younger brother, AlOnzo, was with
Bert. but because of the darkness, he
was unable to render aid.
Battle Creek.-Drinking fly poison
while his mother was out of the room
nearly proved fatal to William, son OF
Mr.. and Mrs. II. S. Vanstine. The
child, left on the couch, managed to
get hold OF liquid fly killer and
sucked the sweet substance designed
for flies. A physician saved his life.
Flint.-The county Jail is fiayed In
the report of the inspectors which con-
dennis the lack of accommodation for
sick or insane prisoners, the fact that
sections for male and female prisoners
are not segregated properly and that
more prisoners have to sleep on the
floor than in hunks.
Hartford.-Mrs. r. f. Glover was
killed and her husband probably fatal
~ injured when the automobile In
which they were returning TO Hart
ford tipped and threw them out. Mr..
Glover turned out Of the road TO pass
another car and the machine he was
driving struck deep sand and careened,
throwing the occupants ten feet.
l1illsdale.- that he want
ed to be elected president of the Unit
ed States so that he could stop the
war in Europe. Eli Cingia, Hungn-
rian of Detroit, was arrested. Two
doctors examined him to see IL he was
mentally unbalanced, and on the first
examination they failed to agree. The
foreigner is being detained.
Battle Creek.--NO inquest will be
held in connection with the death OF
Mrs. David Mayer, patient at the
talnitarlum, from 1tapidets La, who
drank carbolic acid. Her husband
and brother, who were with her when
she died, have informed the authori-
ties that she took carbollc acid in
their presence. Mrs Meyer was de-
spondent owing TO Illness.
Observation-Disclosures Il. j. MacKillican
and Joseph +. Cuddy have been in
Washington in an effort TO obtain the
Sl1 100000 government. armor plant
for Escanaba. They met members Of
the naval board and presented petit
ton signed by representatives of al
most every line of business In the up
per peninsula asking that the plant
be located there.
Lansing.-John :. Jeffries, twenty
one, assistant secretary of the Lansing
builders and Traders exchange, was
shot and instantly killed by the acci-
dental discharge of II gun while duck
hunting four miles south of Perry. As
yeffries and William Trickey, com
panion. dismounted from the formers
automobile. Trickey's gun trigger
caught on the car door and discharged
its full load into Jeffrles' side.
Unprecedented +. Zuhike, probate
jsdge of Lapeer county, died after Il
long illness of cancer. He was fifty
one years of age and leaves a widow
and six children. Nlrss Zuhlke was a
native of Berlin, German, coming 10
America at the age of 0twelve years.
He served as county treasurer for two
terms and had been probate judge for
the past four years. He was II NOM
ince on the Republican ticket for the
same office.
Pontiac.-The will OF Mrs. Mary g.
Parks. Il former Southfield township
resident, was set aside in the circuit
court. The heirs We're two sons, Ward
and Charles q. Parks. The brothers
paid no attention to their mothers
will, but divided the property, some
of which was later sold. The ques-
ton of the sons title to the property
was not raised until recently. The
| testimony of four witnesses was taken
| to show that Mrs. Parks was incOnl-
petpnt at the time she made the VIII.
Lapeer.--Frank Johnson, a former
| slave. seyenty-five years old, was
burned to death when the barn In
which he was sleeping was destroyed
| by fire. lie made his home with his
sous. one and half miles east and
| tire miles south of Lnpeer. They
| were building q new home and as 1t
was only partly completed the father
insisted ON sleeping in the barn. Al
| though illiterate Mr.. Johnson was an
authority ON religion and held meet
inss ON the street corners during the
| summer
Flint.--Neil ]. Berston, Sr., sixty
years old, was shot to death by an
| unidentified man In his real estate of.
fice I'm the north part Of the city and
robbed Of several hundred dollars Of
INSTRUMENT payments. The crime was
discovered some time after the shoot.
| Ing by John Goodenough, who went to
make payment and found the VIE
| tim sitting dead In chair bleeding
| from wound over the heart. All his
pockets were turned inside out and
some change was scattered over the
floor. A shell from an automatic re-
volver was found on the floor.
Grand Rnpids.-James Allen, sixty.
four years old, broke down under a
severe grilling and confessed, accord
ing to Sheriff Barry, that he murdered
| Mrs. Hannah st. John, sixty-seven