The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1916-09-23
STATE news

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ident and general manager of the Sag
NAV Table and Cabinet company. died
ut the summer home of his father-in-
law. Congressman Joseph w. Fordney.
at White lake, following a short ILL
ness. He was born In Saginaw 81
years ago, graduating from Arthur
Hill high school and then from the
University of Michigan. He was mar
ried to Miss Agnes Fordney, daughter
Of Congressman and Mrs. Fordney,
January 16, 1915.
kansing.-One hundred candidates
for admission to the practice of law
took the examination given by the
state board of law examiners. The
candidates include Sergt. Wilson
Brucker Of Saginaw. member of the
medical corps of the Thirty-third in
fantry. Brucker graduated from the
law department of the University Of
Michigan and about> the time he was
to receive his diploma he was called
into service with the National Guard.
| st. Joseph.-The Scottdale crossing,
\ five miles south Of here, where the
lives of five persons were saved when
girl drove her auto into a sand bank
to avoid an inter6rban car, was the
scene of another accident when M. J.
Martin of Plymouth, Ind, and his
wife and brother-in-law were thrown
from their machine when 1t was struck
by a car. Although badly cut by glass
and bruised none Of the party was
seriously injured. r&
Port Huron.AMrs. Ethel Mckinney.
bride of Merle c. Mckinney for AZ
days, alleged deserter from Company
| c, Thirty-third regiment, at Graylifis,
brought suit for divorce on the
grounds Of nonsupport. Mckinney
came to this city and, after marrying
the girl, did not return to camp, 1t Is
alleged, but made his home with his
brides relatives. She alleges that he
did not give her any Of his soldiers
pay.
Grand Rapids.-Clarence Chlebek,
eighteen years old. is dead here, after
nm Illness of four years, during which
ne suffered almost constant pain.
Since an accident experienced four
years ago, which resulted in disease
of the bones, Clarence had been con-
fined at st. Mary's hospitsl. In spite
of his long suffering he was known
among patients at the rospisnl as "the
little martyr"
Flint.-Two men were injured, one
probably fatally, while at work re-
modelling the front of store in the
downtown business district when q
portion of the front wall Of a adjoin-
ing sore collapsed, carrying down the
scafsoId on which they were working,
Charles Madison, fifty-seven years old.
Is in tho hospital with his back broken.
while Dell Boutell, fifty-seven, has a
broken leg.
Battle Creek.-The case of Leopold
Werstein, contesting the will of his
son, Louis. chief actor In Battle
Creeks recent tragedy, has been put
over to the November t>rm Of the cir
cult court. Werstein. who slew his
wife, VIII Fl. Skinner and himself.
left funds for Catholic hospital and
made numerous other requests. His
father contends he was mentally I'M
balanced.
Ann Arbor-The Iegless body Of
Guy Morgan, forty years old, was
found on the roadbed Of the spur line
Of the Ann Arbor railroad, near the
Argo dam. Local authorities believe
he was hit by freight train, which
was transferring freight from the
Michigan Central to the Ann Arbor
railroad. He leaves widow and five
children.
Grand Rapids.-The Association Of
Commerce, at the request of the De-
troit chamber Of commerce, named a
committee to consider the adoption Of
eastern standard time In Grand Rap
ids. with Detroit and Grand Rapids
both using eastern time II Is believed
that the remainder Of the state will
follow the lead of the two cities.
Grand Rapids.-Paul Mueller was
found guilty Of careless driving In
connection with the recent automobile
accident near Sparta, which resulted
in the death of Edward Moore Of Mus
kegon. The coroner's jury at Sparta
turned In the verdict after being out
short time.
Flint.-The formation Of the Civic
Building association with fully paid
up capital Of 100000 for the purpose
of providing relief from the local
shortage Of houses has been an
nounced. Local manufacturers and
business men are backing the project.
Cadillac.--Johh Cramer, Missaukee
farmer, was blasting out stumps with
dynamite. One stick failed to-explode
and Cramer werft forward to investi-
gate. Just as he reached the spot the
dynamite exploded, throwing Cramer 20
feet and terribly inJuring him.
Anthony Y. Seto, graduate Of the
Detroit College OF Law. is the first
Chinaman to take the bar examine
ton In Michigan. Seto was resident
Of the Hawaiian islands when all citi-
zens of Hawaii were made citizens OF
the United States.
ROscommon.--Lettie Fisher, aged
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