The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1916-01-15
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the jury in the $4,000 breach OF
promise suit of Edith Clark against
Joseph A. Parren returned a verdict
in favor of Miss Clark for $4,000.
Jackson.--It was announced that
Jackson prison would shortly begin
the manufacture OF plug and smoking
tobacco. socks and cloth for the use
| OF inmates OF the institution.
| Ludington.--Mrs Peter Conley, aged
ninety-one, died at Saginaw. She was
for thirty years resident Of Mason
county and was buried here beside
her husband.
Battle Creek--A fire a day for the
first three days of 1916 and all of them
incendiary, in the opinion of the fire
department officials. is Battle Creeks
record for the new year.
Grand Haven.-Mrs. Chris Jaeger,
sixty-eight, recluse, was found dead
in a little shack. her body frozen. Rats
had gnawed her face. The body had
| laid about week.
| Saginaw.-The number of fire
alarms in 1915 was 81 less than in
| 1914; the loss sustained. according to
the report issued by Fire Chief Robert
Hudson, was $127.064. as compared
with $225,316 year ago.
Muskegon.-More than one-fourth
OF the deaths recorded in Muskegon
in the past year, according to figures
just compiled by City Recorder Tell
man, were those of children three
years Of age or under. OF 418 deaths
in this city 1872 were of infants.
Kalamazoo.-Reports submitted to
the board of supervisors showed that
it cost Kalamazoo $14.137 to run the
sheriff's office during the last year.
Kalamazoo gave shelter to 3,17S
tramps in IL months and had Ut pris-
oners in jail.
Hillsdale.- George r. Hamblin has
no longer faith in the saying that to-
marry on st Valentines day means
luck ever after. Justice Weaver gave
him divorce from May Hamblin.
who, he said, refused to prepare his
meals or darn his socks.
Hillsdale.-There were 479 we'd
dings in Hillsdale county during the
! past year, the records of the county
clerk show. This is II less than in
1914. There were 81 divorces during
the year. Two hundred of the couples
married were from within the county.
Escanaba.-A most unusual exhibit
is being shown at the Delta poultry
show here. in four-legged chicken.
perfectly proportional and in full use.
All four legs are normal in size and
strength and can be used with equal
facility.
Bay City.-Charles Raby, seventy
three. of Hampton township. died
after a long illness. He had lived in
Bay county since 1862. He is survived
by three sons and a daughter, Capt
James ]. Raby of the United States
navy. Joseph ]. Raby of Bay City,
Israel Raby of Hampton and Mrs.
John Gregory of Bay City.
Jackson.-Fred Meske. who shot
and killed his brother-in-law, AL. Har-
ris, when the latter forced an en-
trance into the home of his wife.
from whom he had been separated.
was released from custody by the JUS
tice of the peace at Leslie, where the
shooting occurred. A coroner's jury
absolved Meske.
Jackson.-In an effort to lower the
death rate from grippe in jackson,
Health officer c. G. Parnall issued q
bulletin OF advice to ward off the cpl
demic. There are also large mum
Der of cases of pneumonia in the city
and several deaths have already re
suited. G. G. Case, q pioneer resident
and business man of this city, died
of pneumonia.
Port Huron.-The vets won the 10
cal option election at Sarnia by a ma
jority of SO. 1t was necessary for the
dry element to get a three-fifths ma
jority. The present election, how
ever, was closer than two years ago
and indicated that the dry forces are
gaining strength. The proposition to
have hydro power for Sarnia was car
ried by big majority.
Port Huron.-The delegates to the
federation meeting of the high school
houses of representatives awarded
the oratorical contest to be held In
June to Muskegon and Ann Arbor.
New houses will be opened at Green
vile, Flint, Detroit, Northwestern.
Norway. Mt. Clemens and Kalamazoo
high schools. The annual banquet was
held.
Monroe.--At q drill meeting o,
Company X, Michigan National
Guard, at the armory, /. 8. Harring-
ton, former captain of the company.
presented Sergeant Dale Stevens with
q handsome gold badge for having at.
tanned the highest score at the Brest
rife range. north Of here. during the
season. The badge is to be retained
until next year, but Is to remain per-
manently in the possession Of the
member winning the highest score for
three successive years.
Houghton.-Raul Deau, six years
old, son OF Manager e. j. Deau of the
Houghton Western Union office. died.
| While coasting down hill he ran into
. telephone pole and ruptured an in
testine. Houghton b built on steep