The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1917-05-12
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Happenings

Jefferson Barracks. Mo. Roweli Is q
former Beloit college football and
baseball star.
Northumberland Bremen. wireless
operator OF Detroit. is organizing a
class at the Michigan State Normal
college here for the purpose OF train
ing men OF the institution for service
In war. ,
Romulus-W. w. Wilsey. OF R0mu'
lus, was one OF seven Americans. in
Guiding two Michigan men, who were
killed during the first day OF the bat
tie at Vimy ridge in the European
war Wilsey's parents and one broth;
er live here.
Mt. Clemens--Boys fishing in the
Clinton river brought the body OF
Amiel Bruneel to the surface. Bruneel
disappeared from the home OF his sis
ter. Mrs. Van Veversluys. Cass ave-
nue., March 81. and II Is supposed he
fell OF the Macomb street bridge.
which is In the course OF construc-
ton.
Houghton Timothy O'Shea. the old
est miner in the employ OF the Calu-
met a. Hecla Mining Co. and whose
81 years OF service beneath the sur.
face OF the earth since 1866 has made
him the best-known miner in Glover
land, Is dead after two weeks illness
developing from cold contracted
while going to church.
Adrian-A campaign to increase the
Red Cross membership In Lenawee
county is on.
Monroe Work OF grading the north.
ern portion OF the Dixie highway has
commenced near Oldport, six miles
north OF here.
Cadillac Ray f.. Bosticy. Wexford
county prosecuting attorney for three
years. left the Office in charge OF an
assistant and Joined the United States
cavalry as a private
Cadillac More than 100 high school
boys will receive credit in school work
for working on farms. High school
students in Manton will be released
one day week to work on gardens.
Holland Cupid played a conspic-
uous role at the home of Mr.. and Mrs.
William Kooyers, OF Crisp, when their
two daughters became brides and
their son became benedict in a
triple marriage ceremony.
Monroe Specifications for improve
ments OF 40 miles OF road under con-
tract, for which supervisors had allow
ed $1,000 mile. will be changed so
that the county can get state awards
which will allow $3,400 or $4,000 a
mile. The MonroeToledo road Is in
cluded.
Cadillac Charles Cane, 30, and his
nine-months old daughter. Dortha. sus-
tanned fractured legs in the same hour.
AS the father was being brought into
his home from a lumber yard. where
he fell. the child slipped from her
high chair to the floor, sustaining a
fractured hip.
Iron Mountain-The body OF an I'M
identified man with his throat cut. was
found in the woods near Ralph. a few
miles from here by Jose Sheperd.
who was engaged in taking up his
traps 1t is believed he committed
suicide. The body was tattooed from
head to foot.
Mason-Mr. and Mrs. G.. A. Davis
narrowly escaped death when the
steering gear on their auto broke and
ran them into the ditch. The machine
turned over and pinned them be-
meath IT, An NJ. U. r. car which was
passing. stopped apd the passengers
helped rescue the autoists.
Kalamazoo Michigan rs rapidly
awakening to the necessity OF more
and better roads. State Highway Com
missioner Frank F. Rogers told a
meeting OF the western district road
officials. in session here. Mr.. Rogers
stated that last year Michigan raised
approximately $11,750,000 for highway
purposes.
Grand Rapids-Mrs. w. P. Wolfe
died in her husbands arms in an in
terurban car in Kalamazoo. just as
she was ready to return to this city at.
ter visiting her daughter, Mrs. Thomas
McLennon. She apparently was feel.
Ing well when she boarded the car,
but was stricken with apoplexy a few
minutes later.
Hastings-Farmers who were exas.
perated because their low lands had
been flooded are blamed for the re-
moval Of the dam placed temporarily
across the Little Thornapple river, al
Carlton Center to raise the water high
enough to permit the passage up the
stream Of large dredge which wa.
digging ditch from the river tc
Bump lake. When the dam was bull,
the dredging crew heard OF the oppo
sition a guard was stationed to watci
1t. Nothing more being heard of oppo
sition the guard was relinquished ant
men with shovels began the work
which the swift current quickly com
pleted.
Pert Huron. B. Madill fell dead
while driving his automobile.
Lansing-Courses in Red Cross worl
have been adopted in all the norma
schools Of the state, as the result OF
resolution passed by the state boar,
Of education.
Lansing-Assurances have been re
ceived by the food preparedness com