The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1917-10-13
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bottled in the chemical laboratory o
the high school, injured A. ,Galliver. in
structor, 80 seriously he was taken t
the hospital.
Grand Rapids--Gottlieb Rouff, n
years old, was hit by an automobile
going slowly. and although picked VI
dead did not bear bruise. II II
believed he died OF heart disease.
Sault Ste. Marie-As a result Of a
cave-in at the Michigan Northern Pow
er Co. dam, street cars were tied up
several big industries were idle and
the Bingham avenue bridge closed
unable to operate because OF no
power.
| Bay City-Clarence Rabideaux, o.
year-old son OF Gideon Rabideaux, died
| from burns The little fellow was
left alone In the house while his moth
err went to store. He climbed to a
shelf and got some fireworks left over
from the Fourth.
Hillsdale Harry Kelvin Hillsdale
boy who enlisted in Canadian regi,
ment, Is one OF only few survivors
of the regiment in which he served,
according to letter received here.
The Is men nearest him were killed
by bomb. He was unhurt
Pontiac His head split open with a
Ratchet, the body of Theodore Radke,
20 years old. who lived alone a half
mile from. Troy Corners, in Troy town
ship, was found by officers hidden UNI
der a heap of blankets in his squalid
house. The man had evidently been
dead several days. Robbery is believed
to have been the motive for the muir
der.
| Ann Arbor-Professo Bradley NJ
| Thompson, SO years old. died at his
home in this city. Since 1883. Profess
sor Thompson had been Jay professor
of law in the law school OF the Uni
versity of Michigan. although since
June, 1912, he had been professor
emeritus. He was a member of the
first law class to be graduated from
the University of Michigan.
| Owosso Tuberculosis, which he
went west year ago to combat,
caused the death in sanitarium at
| Monroyia. Cal, OF Alvin NJ. Bentley,
| SO years old. known throughout the
state as several times a millionaire,
founder of the Owosso Manufacturing
company. a screen door manufacturing
| concern with branches at Philadelphia
and Benton, Ark, and director in sew
eral other industrial corporations.
Ishpeming Mrs. Sophia Anderson
was killed by train while chasing
COW off the tracks.
Ann Arbor-City firemen have mott
fed the local Red Cross chapter that
they will knit for soldiers.
Sault Ste. Marie Marian Miller. 5
years old, daughter of Mrs. Bedla Mil.
Ter, burned to death when she struck
a match while alone in shed.
Lansing--Fred l.. Keller, st SUI
perintendent of public instruction, says
all boards of education in cities OF more
than 5000 population must observe the
law passed during the last session OF
the legislature requiring the i-.roduc-
ton of optional courses in Iiitary
training There must be 20 tudents
to take the course to make the work
mandatory.
Petoskey The A. 3. kiss Lumber
Co. once one Of the largest numbering
concerns in this section of the state,
has sold its entire holdings in Ontona-
gon county, consisting OF 700 acres
of timber land logging camps and
equipment, including teams. This
company recently stopped operations
in the upper peninsula and is now
entirely out of tho logging game.
Marine City-While rowing across
Bell river to bring his daughter home.
II. c. Palmer of this city pitched for
ward in his craft. dead.
Chief-Anton Jesek, Z, fell from
tree on the school grounds here and
broken bo',cs peneu ated The skin and
he nearly bled to death.
East Tawas Another regiment of
engineers, to be known as the goth
Engineers (foresD regiment, is being
organized in the United States. Pick.
90 wooasmeu and sawm'li wcrkors
between Is and Al are sought. They
will be engaged in cutting timber be.
hind the lines, in France. Captains
and other officers will be selected from
men above 81 with practical expert
ence. They must pass physical ex-
animation. No men already drafted
can enlist
Iron Rivera young man of Iron
River probably has the distinction OF
making the first reinforced concrete
boat ever made This fact was brought
out when A. s. Tulloch. representing
the Universal Portland Cement Co..
arrived here and purchased of Walter
Dauzy a concrete boat which he made
three years ago, II is 16 feet 6 inches
| by feet inches, is operated by
gasoline engine and is capable Of max.
| ing 10 miles an hour II will be used
as a model i'm demonstrating for the
benefit of government experts what
concrete boats are capable OF accom-
plishing.
| Grayling an investigation Of
reports that refuse from a powder
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