The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1917-09-15
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Happenings

trusch, of Detroit, who were washed
off the breakwater, have been reeov-
cred.
Farmington-Tw Detroit men.
Mike Stanslowski, 35 years. old, and
Alec Ostrowsh, 80 years old, were
killed when an automobile they were
driving skidded from the road and
crashed into a ditch.
| Sault Ste. Marie-Clara Walters
chickens wandered into pea field
near here, and Alexander Patrick, 8
years old, shot and wounded Clara
with a rife when she went with her
dog to drive the chickens home.
Detroit-Edwin A. Gorenfio, 80 years
old, was almost instantly killed, and
| John Koenig, of the Peter Koenig Coal
| company, was seriously injured when
| their automobile upset in a ditch near
Petersburg, short distance from Mon
roe.
New Era-Canning operations, with
bumper yields in peaches, plums and
apples in this part of the state, are
now being conducted here OF bigger
scale than ever before, with scores OF
men and women coming to this town
from neighboring places to aid in the
work.
Port Huron-The body of Miss
Maude Hotson, 26 years old, daughter
of DR.. Hotson, of Park HILL Ont, was
found in the st. Clair river. She was
with the family at Port Frank, 20 miles
south of Sarnia, when she was swept
out into Lake Huron in a canoe. The
craft was found seven miles out in
the lake.
Grand Haven-WillIam Beattie OF
this city is among those on the Cana
dian casualty list. H was poisoned
by German gas.
Kalamazoo Southern Kalamazoo
and Van Buren, counties have asked
Superintendent Verberg, of the Michi-
gan Employment bureau, to furnish
pickers for fruit which will be lost
unless help can be obtained.
Flint-Plenty' of soft coal to meet
the needs OF Flint consumers is being
mined within the city limits. After
five years of preparation, the What
Cheer Mining company has completed
concrete shaft and Is taking out
bituminous coal of good quality in suf-
ficient quantities to fill all its orders
and take care of large retail trade
with the surplus.
Rochester-Ernest Roy Johnson. 70
years old, who enlisted in the army
at Wisconsin and was detailed to
training camp, was found beside the
| railroad track at M. c. Junction, one
mile south of Rochester, by the train
crew of a freight Johnson was on
his way home from the army. He had
either fallen off or was trying to get
| ON the train when he was Injured.
Battle Creek-Local mothers receiv-
ed word that Battle Creeks ambu-
lance unit at Allentown, Pa, would
soon move to France. The local Red
| Cross chapter telegraphed orders to
equip the boys with warm coats as sug-
gested by Lieutenant A. c. McCurdy.
| There are nearly 100 local boys In the
company, Marquette furnishing the re-
mainder, with few from other Michi-
| gan towns.
Detroit-Buried in sandslide while
playing in a large pile, Maurice Wag-
ner, 8 years old, was almost dead
when extricated. He died on the way
to Receiving hospital. With another
boy, Maurice was digging in pile Of
sand which had been dumped on the
United Fuel company's docks. Sud
denly, the pile started to move and
young Wagner was caught fast while
his companion escaped. The latters
screams brought workmen to the
scene, and the little victim was dug
out
Bay City-Several thousand people
attended the opening Of the local
$500, 900 plant of the Wilson Body COM
pany.
Port Huron-7The war department
has offered to equip local schools with
telegraph outfits IL the subject will
be taught at night. The board OF ed
ucation favors the project.
Hillsdale-A gift of $4,000 from
Lewis Emery, Jr., of Bradford, Pa.
has been received by Hillsdale col
lege. The gift is in honor OF Mrs.
Emery, whom her husband met when
she was student here.
Iron Mountain-A telegram was re-
ceived here by Peter Johnson that
his son George had been killed in bat
tie in France. He enlisted in the
British artillery in Canada month
after the European war began.
Hastings-With the biggest parade
ever held in Barry county, residents
of the county will honor the departure
on September 10 of the men drafted
for the national army. The parade
will consist Of the home guard CON-
panies of Hastings and Nashville, the
clergy of the county, the Spanish
American and Civil war veterans, all
fraternal and civic organizations and
long line of citizens.
Traverse City-Milk producers in
creased the Wholesale price to 50 .
hundred pounds.
Port Huron-A new ferry dock and
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