The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1917-02-03
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representations are being circu-
lated asking for revision of the city
charter with a view to establishing II
commission form of government for
Lapeer.
Marshall.-The big paint shop of the
Michigan Central cur shops burned
here with loss of $1,000. The blaze
has started new agitation for mo-
tor fire apparatus.
Corunna.-While on the way to Du-
rand to attend the funeral of his niece,
Edwin Eveleth, seventy-two, u pioneer
resident of the vicinity of Corunna,
was stricken with heart disease. He
returned home where he died few
hours later
Ann Arbor.-Mrs. Jessie LignOn,
81 Alfred street, Detroit, died on II
Michigan Central train while en- route
to Chicago. Her body was found by
a conductor, shortly after the train
pulled out of Ypsilanti. 1t is believed
that death was caused by apoplexy.
Owosso.-The Estey Manufacturing
company of Owosso, which makes fur
niture, announced that March l the
company would pay dividend from
its net profits to Its employees as an
expression Of appreciation. A total
of $1,000 will be divided among 100
men.
Manistee.-Stumbling in the dark
hayloft of Ford's livery barn, Hans
Christian fell down n 15-foot feed
chute lsnding astride manger. a
bale of straw he was carrying on his
shoulders fell on top of him. Chris
tian was rushed to the hospital where
1t was announced that he will prob.
ably recover.
Monroe.-The Monroe road commits.
sion re-advertised the reletting of the
1877 miles of the Dixie highway be
tween Monroe and the Wayne county
line. Bids will be opened Wednesday
February II. Construction will be OF
concrete. The road is to be finished
in 1917. About $1,000 worth of WORK
has been done by the former contrac'
tor, whose contract was forfeited.
ng.-Representative John Y.
Martin of OwossO and former Senator
A. B. Cook of Shiawassee county have
recommended to Governor Sleeper thai
he parole Daniel Pierow, sentenced &c
Jackson prison for life last February
for crime against his own daughter
Pierow, former Shiawassee county
man. was sentenced from Ingham coun
ty. 1t Is said that he Is dying and his
relatives are eager to obtain his re
lease.
Muskegon. = Organization of the
Muskegon Heights Airplane company
which will manufacture super-air
plane for the United States postal serv
ice and the United States naval serv
ice, was completed here. Leading Mus
kegon Heights manufacturers are
| stockholders. The airplane Will he OF
| spread of ~ feet, with tall AZ
| feet long, and will be equipped with
| two 100-horse power motors. 1t vii,
have u carrying capacity of two tons
Lansing.-E. X. Warren, Three Oaks
millionaire, who owns large tracts OF
land in Berrien county, plans to sci
aside part of the land constituting
one of the best parks in the country FOL
! the perpetual use Of the state. II
| will be necessary to pass state law
| to bring this about. Thu land extends
for about twenty miles along the shore
of Lake Michigan.
Workmen excavating fol
the normal college administration
building found under the site of the
| old boiler house, which was RACED sew
eral years ago, 1900 gallons OF fue|
oil that had been forgotten when oil
| fuel was abandoned by the institution
/ about twenty years ago. There is some
I dispute as to whether the find belongs
to the state. the contractor or the
workmen who found It.
| Battle Creek. Local physicians are
! puzzled over the case of George H.
| Steel, an employee of laundry here,
who, though having two arms, is able
| to use only one. A week ago Steel
was as good with one arm MS with the
other. Early one morning something
| went wrong with belt In the ma
| chinery which necessitated his using
| one arm to excess that day to keep
things moving. When he got up mex,
morning that arm was helpless, and II
has remained that way ever since. liz
has been compelled TO resign his post
| Doctors say the arm Is dead.
Mt. Clemens.-JOhn ii. Allerdyce
promoter of the Detroit, Armada &
Thumb railway, was in the city and
| promised that the construction of the
road would begin early in the spring
He stated that the necessary capital
had been secured to guarantee the
completion of the road as far as Ar
NADIA. The company asked for q
franchise In this city four years ago
but turned down the route offered by
| the council, and the line as surveyed
now will pass several miles to the west
Of this city, going straight south from
Armada to Fraser, crossing the Gratiot
road and the ID. u. II. Mt the Utics
junction, and entering Detroit on the
Mack road. Gasoline Is to be the mo
i've power.
Dearborn.-Henry Ford was elected