The L'Anse sentinel., 1917-09-08
STATE NEWS
IN BRIEF

Grand Rapids-Dr. Charles A. Row,
dentist at White Cloud, has filed suit
for $4,000 damages against the Pere
Marquette railroad, claiming personal
injury In an accident at Englishville
last December.
Petoskey-Mrs. f. II. Bingham and
son. Murray. of Detroit, were serious
ly injured in an auto wreck near Char
levoix. The mother has serious in
ternal injuries. Their auto struck a
road repair outfit.
Flint--Guy Green, factory employe.
who took job on the farm to help
out temporary shortage of farm help,
lost two fingers when he was cleaning
the knives OF moving machine and
the horses started
Traverse City-A complete soaking,
inside and out, failed to drown Paddy
Larkin. Intoxicated, he pumped in the
Boardman river, then hid. for fear OF
arrest, and watch 100 men drag
the river for his body.
Marshall.-Frank Mahrl reports the
largest yield of wheat raised In south
ern Michigan in years. He got AIS
bushels from nine acres and sold 1t
In Tekonsha for $2.02 a bushel. II
was OF the Elarado variety.
Traverse City-What is to be the
t.ggest gathering of Odd Fellows that
ever took place In this part OF the
state. will be the first annual picnic
and outing of an organization OF the
orders in Grand Traverse. Leelanau,
Antrim, Benzie, Kalkaska, Charlevoix
| and Wexford counties Labor day at
Elk Rapids. On the program will be
speeches by Grand lodge and encamp.
ment officers.
Bay City-William II. Sickle, SO
years old, is dead as result of In
juries he received when he was run
down by an automobile driven by AL
fred Anderson. of Kawkawlin. Sickle.
who was on bicycle became confus-
ed and ran in the path of the machine.
He was retired farmer and formerly
a prominent horseman. He was also
deputy sheriff. Anderson was exon
Grated from blame.
Port Haron-The Michigan Bean
company has announced II will start
construction of huge warehouse and
office building here at once.
Traverse City-Only men accepted
for national army service will com.
prise ball team here to play SINH
lar outfit from Mancelona Labor Day.
Jackson--William Fahnestock, from
Allegan county, on sentence of five
years for bigamy. met instant death
at the prison when he fell from a
scaffolding 35 feet high.
Sandusky-Threshers have raised
rates three cents for handling oats
and barley, four cents for wheat and
rye, five cents for peas and buck
wheat and eight cents for beans.
Port Huron.--Miss Grace Bozo, 10
years old, is the first woman truck
driver here. She Is driving for the
Morton Salt Co. The heaviest pack
age she will have to handle weighs
$50 pounds,
Bay City-Alexander Bukowski, 20
years old, whose automobile turned
over when he was returning to his
home in Merritt township after being
accepted for the new army, died from
Injuries without recovering conscious.
ness
Bay City-Oliver Bukowski, %
years old, was fatally injured when
his auto going at high rate of speed
struck a rut and turned over twice
in the ditch on Tuscola road. five
miles south Of here. He was caught
beneath the wreck and was uncon-
scious when farmers dug him out.
Bukowski had been called for the
army and was returning home after
having his exemption claim denied by
the board. He Is a son of Jacob Bu-
kowski well known Merritt township
farmer.
Bay City-All unmuzzled dogs at
large here and in Essexville will be
shot.
Traverse City-Fifty insane patients
have been transferred to the state
hospital here from Kalamazoo where
the hospital Is overcrowded.
Saginaw-A movement has been
launched here to give a big demon.
stration and farewell for the GIL young
men who will form this county's first
quota for the draft army.
st. Louis-Real estate men have
purchased old houses and barns on
farms near here and have been NOV.
ing them into the city with traction
engines to relieve the housing situa.
tion here.
Alma-Dale, 5-year-old son of Mr.
and Mrs. Claude Wiley, four miles
west of here, was instantly killed in
a runaway accident He was thrown
beneath the wagon wheels and his
skull was crushed
Battle Creek-Four serious automo
bile accidents within As hours caused
Mayor G. e. Wilson to appoint 2 new
| officers to corral speeders. Drivers OF
quartermasters cars for Camp Custer
were notified they would not be ex
empted.
| Lexington-Mrs. Martha Henry has
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