The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1916-11-11

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son, north of Farwell, was blown up
by dynamite I'm cook stove. Mrs.
Ferguson was slightly injured.
| COldwater.-IIolland Holmes. TWEEN
ty-six. was instantly killed when his
automobile skidded and upset He
leaves n widow and two children.
PetOskey.-n a fight near the brew
cry Martin Blouse wqs killed when his
head was crushed with heavy chair
| leg. John and Archie Sciallen, his
companions, are in Jail charged with
| murder
Bay City.-Chris Sale left his au-
tomobile standing in front of Il Salz-
burg store, and when he came out 1t
was gone. The next day the machine
was found wrecked in n ditch near the
Saginaw county line.
Cadillac.-Fully 5000 bushels of 20
tatoes were dug by Cadillac merchants
and professional men who went into
the fields and aided farmers who were
late in harvesting crops. Many bust
ness places closed while clerks made
tubers fly.
Jackson. - Malcolm Mcdowell of
public by Sheriff Davis. admits that he
helped Dewitt Hcnning, prisoner in
Ann Arbor, escape, by smuggling saws
into the Jail, which Hennlng used to
break Jail.
Benton Harbor.-C. c. TIungerford,
seventy-tive years old. pioneer farm
er, was killed here when he was
thrown from the wagon in which he
and his daughter were driving wher
he attempted To drive between Two
automobiles and the team became
frightened and upset the wagon.
Ilillsdale.-When She put soft slack
coal in The range there was an OK
plosion and Mrs Esther Mowrcy Of
Short street was seriously injured. All
Of the flesh was burned off from her
face and arms. her hair was snged.
and her clothes burned off. Her son
had both hands badly burned in trying
to extinguish the fire In his mothers
clothing.
Battle Creek.-Dr. Ahram TolleS
Metcalf, former mayor of both Kala
mazoo and Battle Creek. is dead. Doc
To Metcalf was first prisoner" of the
Civil war. being arrested in New Or
leans, March 16, 1861, for treason
against the state of Louisiana" in
speaking against secession. He es-
capped and came north where he prac-
ticcd destistry.
Newberry. Clements. Il
woodsman. WAS burned to death in his
little shack east of this city. by fire
| which is thought 10 have started from
! pipes. The fire started while Clements
! and n companion. Sandy Kennedy.
slept. Kennedy escaped, but, was ur-
able 10 assist Clements, who was
covered Ivy Kennedy.
Eaton Rapids.--Threc armed mcn
attempted 10 hold up Andrew Sanford
of SprlngpOrt, who. with his wife was
| driving his touring car on IL country
! road three miles each of Eaton Rap
| ids. One of the bandits jumped CD
! The running board Of the car and or
| dcred Sanford to stop. but the latter
! put on more power and the Jerk threw
! The bandit OFT. He and his two com
! paIiions began firing ut Sanford's ma.
| chine. but all bullets went wild.
Detroit.-IIousing conditions and
rent charges in Detroit were charac-
terized ms rotten and unwarranted"
in printed survey az local conditions
made public by the Detroit board Of
commerce.. Steady demand for mod
est homes and flats caused property
owners Systematically to raise The
rent for all of their buildings, the re-
port declares. Three hundred families
have been living in tents because they
could not rent cheap dwellings. II is
! charged that rents have Increased
from 10 to 200 per cent in Detroit In
six months.
Grand Rapids.--ATrs. Joseph Bert.
ram was held up by Il highwayman in
front of her home. 1OiG Jackson street.
After refusing TO accompany the thief
! for walk. the whisked out revolver
and snatched her purse, which con-
tanned less than ST.
Port HurJn.--Edwin Il. Wheeler,
aged seventy.one, former Port Huron
business man, Is dead at the home Of
his son In Quincy, Mass. Mr.. Wheeler
was considered one OF the best long
timber scalers In the country. At one
time he was engaged I'm the lumber
business in Port Huron, Bay City and
East Tawas.
Detroit.--Three men said to have
been caught In the act Of robbing John
Boschbeitel We're arrested after Il
thrilling battle with three policemen on
Clinton street. The prisoners said
their names were Charles Thomas.
John Jackson and William Sawyer.
Three men attacked Boschbeitel while
he was walking on Clinton near Hast
ings street One robber struck him
on the head with blunt weapon.
Charlotte.-Three to four hundred
acres Of sugar beets around Chester
are worthless this season because help
could not be found to attend to them.
The sugar beet company attempted to