The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1916-09-30
STATE NEWS

cidentally poured on him by his moth
er several days ago, John Lack, fifteen
month-old son of Mr.. and Mrs. Tony
at Mercy hospital.
| Coldwater.-Vern Davis, aged twen-
| ty-three, was Instantly killed near
| Bronson. Driving ut high rate OF
| speed on an almost perfect stone road
| the car struck soft sand ana over
| turned. His companion, Hub Wheel
er, escaped serious injury.
Manistee.-Mrs. Jane Gunsolly the
"good sister" Of the great fire of 1871
in which Manistee was reduced to
ashes, died at the age of seventy-three
years. At the time of the fire, Mrs.
Gunsollys home was converted into
hospital.
Jackson.-AS,out 30 survivors Of the
Seventeenth Michigan infantry, the
"Stone Wall Regiment" of Civil war
fame, held the thirty-seventh annual
Grand Rapids.-The body of man.
so badly decomposed that identified.
ton was impossible, was found float
ing in Grand River here. A scrap. of
paper bore the initials s. r. s.
Grand Rapids.-For the first time
In the history of the organization,
Grand Rapids will be the meeting
place of the Mount Vernon society OF
Michigan. The Grand Rapids men,
bers will arrange for the entertain
ment of the society ut its annual meet
ing, to take place in Grand Rapids Dc
| tOber 6.
| Grand Rapids.-The Grand Rapids
| Garden clubs work has been one OF
the most successful in the state, ac-
cording to +. G. Linderman, in charge
of the garden club work in the state,
and Robert Lorea of the Michigan
Agricultural college, who judged the
local school garden club exhibits.
About 400 school children entered in
the garden club contest.
Grand Rapids.-Secretary Newton
d. Baker of the war department is to
speak at the recreation congress that
is to be held in Grand Rapids Octo-
Der 90. Gen. Leonard A. Wood has
also agreed to address the congress.
He is expected to make clear the fact
that nine-tenths of modern military
training is such a general develop
ment OF physical efficiency as every
citizen should have.
Observation-Disclosures custom in
nugurated last year. the National AS
ISOLATION for the Prevention of Tuber-
culosis has fixed December 6 as Ma
tional Medical Examination day, when
physicians all over the United States
will be requested to examine patients
free of charge for tuberculosis. This
day, patterned after Michigan's annual
free examination day, of which two
have been held, will be part of the ma
tional tuberculosis week activities, De-
cember 3 to 10.
Grand Rapids.-C. o. Tyrrell, who
says he Is real estate dealer in Battle
Creek, wanted in Yorkville, for the al
,eged theft of about $500 worth of
brass and copper from the plant OF
the A. Price Cereal Food company and
in Kalamazoo for the alleged theft
of 100 bushels of wheat, which he Is
said to have admitted, was arrested
In Wyoming township at the plant Of
the Owen w. Thumb company by
Deputy Sheriff AL Matzen. He was
heavily armed.
Pontiac.-Mayor II. ]. Lounsbury IL
defendant in civil suit for $4,000
damages, started by Sam Allen, u junk
dealer. Clinton MCGEE, attorney for
Allen, said the suit Is based on an
incident revealed in justice court. May
or Lounsbury admitted, on the witness
hA hod Of
when the latter came to the city hall
to protest against his sons being
charged for license to assist In the
fathers junk business.
Owosso.--A. b. Cook Of Maple river,
president Of the Michigan Bean Grow
ers' association, has circulated paper
among bean jobbers of the county
by signing which they agreed not to
patronize in any way any dealer or
jobber who buys beans at n price low
er than the scale established last
week by the Michigan Bean Growers
association. The association fixed it's
price for beans for October delivery ut
So bushel with an advance every
month until it shall reach $3.50 by
January l.
Detroit.-Announcem of the as
signment of pastors of the Detroit con-
} ference of the Methodist Episcopal
church for 1916-1917, and the appoint
ment of q commission to administer
the $1,000,000 ministerial pension fund
were the features of the closing ses-
sion of the sixty-first annual gather
! ing. The commission will consist of
four ministers and four laymen and
the body will be known as the endow-
ment fund commission of the Detroit
conference. The members are Rev.
A. w. Stalker Ann Arbor; Rev. How
; ard Field and Rev. G. w. Baldwin of
Flint; Rev. G. b. Allen Of Detroit
A. L. Moore Of Pontiac; George s.
Sherrard of Port Huron; A. l.. Parker
and c. w. Leech of Detroit.
Saginaw.-An attempted Jail deliv.
cry was prevented by Sheriff Suther.
land, when unusual noises In the cell
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