The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1916-12-09
State
Happenings

Monroe.-Phillip Patsie, forty, en-
ployed at the France stone quarry, was
killed instantly when a car loaded
with stone ran over him. Warnings,
II Is said, were shouted to him. but
he did not hear. He is survived by
widow and three children.
Muskegon.-A veteran of the Civil
war, james Il. Mather. seventy-five
years old, dropped dead at his home
while talking to DR.. ]. II. Denslow, his
physician. For nearly quarter OF
century Mr.. Mather was engaged In
the abstract business at Joliet, Ill.
Grand Rapids.-James Appel, twen-
ty-fve years old, of Grand Haven. at
tempted suicide by poisoning at the
grave of Isaac Dehollander, his
nephew, who killed himself because
of love affair. Appel and eighteen
year-old Grace Dowen, the girl on
whose account Dehollander ended his
life, went to Washington Park ceme-
terry where Dehellander Is buried. Ap-
pei sent the girl home alone and took
poison.
scanaba.-Barbers would starve to
death If they depended upon the shay
ing of the crew of the freighter Rising
Sun, which unloaded q cargo or salt
here. The Rising Sun belongs to the
House of David, Benton Harbor. The
captain wears beard of beautiful vel
low, while the engineer Is bedecked
with heavy crop Of black WHISPERS.
Every member Of the crew wears
long, flowing beard. One of the rules
of the House of David Is that no man
shall cut off his whiskers.
Traverse City.-Oficers Of the Sec
ond battalion of naval reserves have
elected Lieut.. c. X. Farmer of Benton
lIarbor battalion commander to sue
coed Commander Il. Stephenson of Es-
canada, resigned. The Marquette divi-
sion was discontinued and Benton
Harbor was transferred from the First
battalion to replace it. The Grand
Rapids division will also be absorbed
into the Second battalion. The newly
organized Detroit division will be mus.
tered into the First battalion.
Detroit.-The dry campaign cost
Wayne county Prohibitionists $685.
SG6.S4. acorling to Richard III. Weber.
treasurer, when report was filed in the
county clerks office. There are still
S2,46S.20 in pledges to be collected,
and an outstanding debt of $2,593.45
to Banker & Martin, advertising agents,
while the cash now i'm bank amounts to
s56226. Any surplus money will be
turned over to the Anti-SalOon league.
The largest individual contribution
was given by S. s. Kresge, $1,000.
Mrs. Kresge comes next with $1,000.
| scanaba.-Thomas Davis, the fif-
| teen-year-ol l son of Joseph Davis of
Daggett, was instantly killed by the
discharge of his own gun while in
the woods near his home hunting deer
He and his mother had gone to the
woods and when they entered thick
wood the boy crossed windfall. The
trigger of his gun became caught in
the brush and the gun was discharged.
the entire contents of the shell en-
tered his body. The mother tried to
reach the home, quarter of a mile
away, carrying the body, but was I'M
able to do so before the boy died.
Marshall.-Mrs. Claude Towne of At
lantic City, N. j., motored here from
Jackson in closed taxi and ms the
Park school was dismissed she met her
little daughter and attempted to get
her into the taxi and take her to
Jackson. The girl broke away and
ran to st. Mary's academy. Her moth
err followed but did not enter the acad-
envy. The little girl then telephoned
to her aunt, Mrs. J. l.. Freed, witt,
whom she resides, and Sheriff Mallory
was notified. Mrs. Towne separated
from her husband in Atlantic City and
| the father secured the custody Of his
daughter and came here.
Albion.-At recent meeting Of the
electoral college of Albion college the
following officers were elected for tho
Athletic association: President, Prof.
Willard L. Atkins vice president, Miss
Lucille Ball, Albion; secretary, Joseph
Baldwin, Flint; treasurer, Leonard
| Writer'S, Grand Rapids. At the same
time the following were selected to
serve on the board of control for the
coming year: Alumni-Robert w.
Baldwin, George Il. Dean and AL ].
Wilder. enthusiastically Hunter,
Morley; Harold Riggs, Cass City; Err.
nest Hartman, Albion; Earle Ruther.
ford, Detroit, and Ian Patterson, Al.
bion.
Flint.-An attempt to rob the He'd
ley Savings bank was frustrated by
the GOODNESS and presence Of mind Of
f. Gleason, cashier. A stranger en-
tered the bank, stood before the CASH
Ter with gun leveled at his head, and
demanded the immediate surrender of
the banks savings deposits, together
with all cash on hand. Preparing to
comply with the Strangers demand,
Gleason is reported to have drawn his
revolver and forced the stranger to
back down. He made wild dash for
his liberty and made his escape In an
automobile standing In waiting in
front of the bank before the cashier
could cause his arrest.