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


through the caboose.
Saginaw.--Citizens have raised a
fund OF $4,000 with which Liberty
bonds have been purchased, as me
mortal to Don McGee. the local avia
tor, who was drowned in Lake St.
Clair two months ago. Interest from
the fund will send one student TO school
each year.
Jackson. Eickler, Calhoun
county convict, was shot five times by
B. H. Hunter, guard, when he at
tempted to escape with two other In
mates over the east wall OF the state
prison. Neither OF the other men were
shot, as they gave up the attempt
when discovered.
ST. Clair.--Joseph Bearge, II years
old, was drowned in Belle river, and
Eden Rose, Ia years old, had a narrow
escape, when both boys broke through
the ice while skating. Charles Van
Buskirk tossed a rope to the Rose boy
and pulled him to shore. Beargeon's
body was recovered.
Cadillac.-The first drowning OF th1
season occurred here when Elyin DO
Diary, -, was the victim OF tragedS
ON Lake Cadillac. Bodary, with sD
others was riding on an ice boat whe:,
they passed over the current that flows
through the lake to the outlet. The
ice here was thin and broke throwing
all into the water. Efforts were made
by the rest TO rescue the Bodary boy
he went under the ice. The ice else
where OH the lake was three inches
| thick.
| Muskegon.--A local dairy gave sos
Thanksgiving Offering.
Sault Ste Every teacher IN
| the city schools who is getting less
than $50 month will get Christmas
bonus Of s25.
Detroit.-The street ca company
has abrogated the agreement. made
with the city few years ago and Is
now charging 8 cents ride.
| Fenton. Elmer Helm, l6 years ole,
broke through thin ice While skating
on the mill pond. He was student
in the Fenton school. His body was
recovered.
| Petoskey.--Ii A. Fillron, OF Ness
| City, was shot through the hip while
hunting near Rubicon, by a hunter
who failed to answer his call for help.
He was brought TO Petoskey hospital
In serious condition. The accident
occurred in the woods 10 miles from q
road.
Mt. Pleasant.--Way Painter, Blanch-
ard farmer for whom searching par
ties were looking in the woods OF the
upper peninsula for nearly two weeks,
was found IL miles from his original
camp. Painter disappeared while on a
deer hunting expedition near New
berry.
| Dowagiac-Shoe cost $50 pair N
Russia, according to letter just ra-
ceived here by Peter Machkowsh from
his parents, who live on a farm Two
miles from Moscow. Rye is So for 80
pounds and wheat 81 for the same
amount. Though revolutions have been
raging in Moscow. they say that two
miles away they have not been both.
cred.
Keeler,--Otis Adams, IA. son OF Mr..
and Mrs. William Adams OF this place,
was eSonerated by a coroner's jury
from all blame in connection with the
shooting of his sister, Ella Williams,
IL. The lad killed his sister while the
two were playing in bedroom n
their home with shotgun. The lad
told the coroner's jury that the gun
was empty when he found it. He said
he slipped shell into the barrel and
that the gun was later accidentally dis
\ charged.
Muskegon.- Jay Moriarty was lost
IN the sinking of the American steamer
Actaeon.
Muskegon.-The municipal fish
market has sold two and one-half tons
of fish in two weeks.
Birch Run.-Smith d. Palmer. 10
years old, was killed by delayed ex-
plosion of dynamite when he stopped
over to see why II had not been ig-
nited.
Adrian.--While decorating her home
in Addison for her wedding, Alva Ills
bro, q years old, was taken on a
charge of burning a barn on the
Charles Renner farm. Tracks in the
snow led to the girls home. She dem
les the charge.
Lansing.--Incendiary fires and fires
from unknown cause doubled during
October in Michigan, according to the
report Of State Fire Marshal Fills.
worth. No less than seventy-four
fires were reported as of incendiary
origin or of origin 'inascertainable"
The loss from these fires was $190,21C
considerably more than one-half of the
total fire loss of the month, which was
$288.316. The total number OF Ores
reported was 273.
| Jackson.-This city is now selling
fish at municipal market.
Pontiac. - Americas DEVELOPMENT
after the war hinges on the strength
che Is able to throw into the world
conflict, declared William Jennings
Bryan in a public address.