The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1917-01-20
MICHIGAN
BREVITIES

Big Rapids.-The winter term
opened at Ferris institute with an en-
rollment of more than LOO students.
Dowagiac.-George Knoll, seventy
for thirty years merchant In the vii
lage of Marcellus. Is dead, following q
stroke of apoplexy.
Coldwater.-The Branch county
board of supervisors ordered vote
next spring for bonding the county for
100000 for road building.
Sault Ste. Marie.-Dolph Miller of
Chippewa county brought one of the
Snest specimens of silver gray fox
here that has ever been seen In the
county.
Kalamazoo.-An autopsy showed a
blood clOt on the brain Of Louis Tar
Gale, whose charred body was found
In a Kalamazoo tenement, adding to
the mystery of his death.
Muskegon.-Bishop J. M. Gallagher
of the Grand Rapids diocese ~officiated
at the funeral Of Rev. Father Julian
Doucet, chaplain Of Mercy hospital
nGICs tWO SSOiC PiiCStS itohi
all parts Of western Michigan attended.
Grand Ledge.-The South Dandy
schoolhouse, seven miles from here,
was destroyed by fire, probably caused
by the furnace. The % children and
teacher, Eva JetsOn of Saranac, es-
capped. The building was valued ut ST..
600.
Ludington.-yigo, fourteen-year-eld
son Of j. w. Hanson, n Pere Marquette
employee, was instantly killed by the
accidental discharge of shotgun
which blew off his head. He had start.
ed to hunt sparrows and was found by
brother, fallen over stump.
Flint.-When they pleaded guilty In
circuit court to grand larceny, John
Thompson and John and Roy Cole, EN-
ployees of the Chevrolet Motor com
pany, were fined $50 and $50 costs
The men admitted having conducted q
systematic robbery of the auto plant.
Muskegon.-Sheriff Stauffer secured
a bloodhound to trail Muskegon's fire.
bug, after he had started the eleventh
incendiary fire in the city In little
more than month. Damage amount
ing to $1,000 was done at the ware
house Of the Muskegon Rag and Metal
Sault Ste. Marle.-A warrant was Is
sued in justice court for the arrest of
Dr. Thomas Whitmarsh, Detour physi.
clan, on charge of assault and bat
terry. William Oswald, who made the
complaint, says Whitmarsh struck him
following political row on the day
after the presidential election.
Lansing. that the con
fession made recently to Chief Of Po-
lice Cole by Chester White, seventeen
years old, to the Alex Somogyi murder
June 8, 1916, is false. Prosecuting At
torney Brown petitioned the probate
court to commit White to the home fol
the feeble-minded at Lapeer. Bert Nc
Dowell, seventeen years old, held will
White, was released.
Grand Rapids.-Suit for $500 has
been filed against Percy Peck by Dear
Victor c. Vaughan of the University
of Michigan for services In connection
with the case of DIR. Arthur w. Waite
who was convicted Of poisoning his
father-in-law, John T.. Peck. million
aire druggist. Dean Vaughan says HI
was promised $500 for making thu
analysis of Peck's stomach.
Port Huron.-Herman Vader, forty
one years old, shot and killed himself
at his home at Pearl Beach, just soutl
of Algonac, as Undersheriff Franl
Baker and Mrs. Vader entered the yart
of the Vader home. The officer had
warrant for Vader's arrest on charg
of assault and battery preferred b.
Mrs. vader. The couple had been hav
ing domestic trouble.
Manistee.-Mrs. Amanda Colder
Johnson, eighty-one years old. widow
ofLthe late Nels Johnson, scientist, as
tronomer and inventor, died at tn
home of her niece, Mrs. Harriet NJ.
Palmer, former wife of Calvin A. Pal
mer, former insurance commissioner
Mrs. Johnson came to Manistee in tn
early COS. She was a teacher of tn
public schools several years.
Lansing.-Claude Ingraham, thirty
one years old, was electrocuted here II
his own bathroom. Ingraham, VIII,
was paperhanger, spent the evening
trying TO locate and fix a leak In
pipe running to the bathtub. Abou
midnight he completed his job an,
touched switch to turn the electri
light off. The combination Of lea,
pipe and water completed circuit. II
called for help, but before his wifi
could reach him with others, he wa
dead.
Mount Clemens.-Joseph Wardle o
the Detroit Creamery company, is n
Washington sanitarium suffering fron
stab wounds inflicted by George Cur
tbs, an employee. The men had nj
argument over wages. Wardle dis
charged Curtis and then refused to pa
him, 1t is alleged. Curtis inflicted Sc,
eral deep wounds in Wardle's bac
and arms with knife and he may b
crippled for life. Curtis walked to tn
jail and gave himself up. He Is twer
ty-one years old and came here fror
Illinois.
Sandusky. - The case of Rober
Schonberger and Harry Finklestine q
Detroit, charged with arson. was di.
niesad In tho circrit court here IN fh