The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1917-12-22
Michig a n
Happenings

Grand napids.--Mrs. Ida Kellogg. 30
years old, Of McCords. is dead as the
result of burns received when a can
OF kerosene exploded In her hands.
She was attempting to start fire.
Pontiac farmers have dis
covered large quantities of beans IN
threshed stacks and several have
Refreshed their stacks. One recov-
cred IL bushels of beans and another
10. Uneven ripening. is said TO be the
cause.
Greenville.--Four hundred farmers
and potato buyers met here to discuss
systems OF potato grading, as recon-.
mended by the government. MANI
farmers, who say there is no market
for No. 2 potatoes, have started pc
ton asking for one-grade system.
Traverse City.-After wandering
through the snow all night clad onlv
in light clothing and slippers, Edward
Drew. alleged German spy, who es-
capped from the Traverse City state
hospital where he had been confined
temporarily. was captured IL miles
from here nearly frozen to death.
Menominee.- -Bernard 3-year-old son
OF Mr.. and Mrs. Rosario Benoit. OF
Marinette was burned to death while
sleeping. While the mother was out
Of the house an older brother set
broom afire by putting it in the stove
and carried it to the child's bed. The
bed was quickly ignited and when the
mother returned the child was so
badly burned that is was impossible
70 save its life.
Sault Ste. Marie.-Using blank
checks which he found in waste paper
while firing the Jail furnace, Joe Da-
Wis, convicted OF burglary. forged the
name of Sam c. Taylor, county clerk,
TO two checks totaling s260.9o. The
checks were made out to two Chicago
Arms and were enclosed In letters
which ordered jewelry and musical
instruments An attempt was made
to smuggle the letters out OF the jail
in the clothing of prisoner whose
sentence had Just ended.
Battle Creek-Rudolph Shaur and
Stanley Nemizka, two blacksmiths,
paid fines for attempting 10 carry
liquor into Camp Custer.
Kalamazoo.-Tieg'st OF alien
enemies in Kalamazoo viii begin Jan
uary /. according TO announcements
By federal officials here There a-e
Austrians and Buizariars working il
the paper and steel mills z this city.
Marshall.-Howard CQlrz-. 90 years
old. was instantly killed TEs. al il
;erurbsn car struck as sz-ozoei-e at
Ceresco. six miles %est C1lTe- was
for y years rural Ess.i ears a. c.
resco. His xiio- and tszs1-er sur-
Vye
Kalainzzoo.- Rz.2A Br1aks II, mem
Der o, TIE crew o. ~ Antilles. The
Americas transport iorpedoed October
II b. the Germans and who vas
mo1-1ed for dead b. his parents IL
tk.s city. has returned home On fur
lorzh
Lansinz-Frank J. Champs, farm
er living north OF East Lansing. and
Roy Wilmwdr;h. were instantly killed
by a Grand Trunk passenger train
near Trowbridse. when they were uE
able 10 stop the automobile in which
they were riding.
Muskegon enlistment OF Rey
mold T. Jacobson. l9 years old. as
cook in the signal corps az the local
recruiting Office. made four of his farn-
lily now in service Two OF Jacobson's
brothers are now in France, while an.
other is in training.
Port Huron-Three guards who
we're detailed to project the water
works plant here were found asleep
by Chief OF Police Chambers. The Of
fcer fired a revolver near the men,
but they continued to sfumber. The
men were discharged.
ST. Johns.-Lewis Ailvater WAS
horsewhipped by a company OF masked
men near his home. five miles east OF
this city, for alleged pro-German state
ments. The men drove to his house In
automobiles and after whipping him.
compelled him to salute the flag. All
water has two sons in the army, one
at Camp Custer, the other at Waco.
Benton Harbor.-Mrs. Gerald Handy
narrowly escaped serious injury when
her husband. driving their automobile,
was stricken with apoplexy. Mrs
Handy noticed the car veering off the
road and set the brake finding Mr..
Handy unconscious in his seat. He
died three hours later. Mr.. and Mrs.
Handy we're on their way to the hos.
pital to see their son, who had lost his
arm in an accident few days ago.
Richmond.-Wallace Soungs. a
Memphis stock buyer and shipper. suf-
fcred compound fracture OF his
right leg when his rig overturned as
he was making quick turn in puf.
suing cattle
Muskegon.-E Waldorf, separ-
ated from his wife for several weeks.
visited her, having with him when he
came, q vial Of carbolic acid. a revolt
yer, box OF shells and butcher
knife. Officers arrested him.