The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1917-06-02
Michig a n
Happenings

june 10. Lay IL hCCubeu JOHNNY VIII
his brother, +. b. Lay, Jr., and Vic
tor Palmer OF embezzling funds Of
the defunct Michigan Buggy company.
Mt. Clemens Clement Furton, Of
Chesterfield township, A. years old. IL
dead OF blood poisoning. Several
weeks ago no pricked the palm OF his
hand with the point Of pair of scis-
sors, which developed blood poisoning.
terminating In death
Grand Rapids-Division Superinten-
dent ID. J. Hackett. OF the Michigan
Central railway, says that the pile OF
freight In the Grand Rapids storage
houses and railway yards. is caused
by war-scared public with every per-
son trying to ship goods for future
use.
Grand Haven-During a severe cleo
trical storm, lightning struck the res
idence of Simon Devries Of Ferrys-
burg. seriously damaging the house
and setting IL on fire. A bed in an
upper room which had been occupied
by Anna and Katherine LOlofs but a
few minutes before was hit by the
lightning bolt and destroyed.
- Saginaw-The circuit court, Judge
Guy M. Chester, ruled that the trus-
tees must rent the city auditorium to
the Society OF Patriots, an anti-Catho-
lie organization, for lectures by Ford
Hendrickson. OF Detroit. The court
reviewed manuscript OF the proposed
lecture and held il "undignifed," but
added it did not constitute immortality
within the meaning OF the law and
was not likely to cause breach OF
the peace.
Massed ice fields in the
sponsible for unusually cold weather
here, the weather bureau reported.
Lansing-W. X. Prudden. Lansing
member Of food preparedness board,
contracted for $4,000 bushels Of pota-
toes to be delivered next fall at 81
bushel.
Port Huron--A $50, 900 sub-station to
provide electrical power to the Rapid
Railway Co. will be completed here
by the Detroit Edison Co. in three
months.
Hesperia- Leon c. Raison, %
years old. knocked flatiron from
shelf while reaching for pan. The
iron hit her infant son in the head,
killing him.
Iron Mountain--While playing with
fire I'm yard, the 4-year-old daughter
of Mr.. and Mrs Frank Palluconi re-
ceived burns from which she died
few hours later
Manistee Mcdonald, son OF
Mr.. and Mrs. John Mcdonald, Of this
city, Is in a hospital at Leith, Scot
land. suffering from a wound received
in the Vimy battle.
Kalamazoo-S. S. Cummings, 81
years old, a pioneer of Richland town
ship, died at his home there. Mr..
Cummings had lived on the farm
where he died more than so years.
Battle Creek-Joseph MacDuffee, OF
jumped into small pond with the idea
of killing himself Neither the cut nor
the mudhoIe accomplished his purpose,
however.
Kalamazoo--Rossw Lee, 40 years
old, farmer of Marcellus, was shot
by Flynn Day, farm hand, who mis-
took him for woodchuck. Lee will
likely recover, but may lose the sight
of both eyes.
Alpena-Willard J. Wright. 25 years
old, and Raymond Jewell, % years old,
were killed when an automobile driven
by Wright plunged over an embank-
ment at Calcite and fell to the bottom
of lime quarry.
Otsego-As Carlton Able, Il years
old, placed q revolver in his pocket
after killing rattlesnake. the ham,
mer caught and the revolver was dis
charged. The bullet lodged In his
knee and he may be crippled for life.
Iron Mountain-Rahm C viii. jew
elers, have announced they will take
potatoes in payment for diamonds.
Escanaba-Delta county farmers
have refused to contract for the sale
of their 1917 crop, of potatoes at 81 a
bushel.
Coldwater-Batavia township has n
remarkable couple in point OF years.
Benjamin Sweet is 81 and his wife 81
years old.
Port Huron-A large smoke stack.
IT'S feet high. the largest in this VI
cinity, is being erected by the Morton
Salt company.
Jackson-George Mittleton, As years
old. employed on n farm 10 miles east
of this city. was killed when wagon
upset His neck was broken. He
came to Jackson county from Ply.
mouth
KalamaEoo-1An osteopath placed W.
D. Hall, a newspaper man, on a
stretching machine and increased his
height from five feet three and three
quarters inches to Ave feet four
inches. so he could pass physical
examination for the officers training
camp. He is now at Fort Sheridan.
Port Huron-August Helm, who for
20 years conducted hotel at Crosweli
ended his life by firing five bullets
into his body. He was saloonkeeper
In Detroit Is years ago.