The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1918-02-09
MiChig a n
Happenings

the Colonial, one OF the largest hotels
and bath houses in the city, closed its
doors and will not reopen until spring.
Kalamazoo-The Beckwith Stove &
Range Co., OF Dowagiac, has been
awarded $4,000 for infringement of
patent by the Malleable Iron Range
Co., OF Beaver Dam, Wis.
Detroit-Allan l.. Benson, former
Detroit newspaper man and Socialist
candidate for president in a speech
here, urged government ownership of
coal yards as a means Of eliminating
the future possibility of fuel short
age, such as grips the country today,
Chelsea-Thirty cars of onions and
1,400 bushels of apples were burned
or frozen when the warehouse OF H.
s. Hughes was destroyed by fire. The
heaviest loss of provisions occurred in
the warehouse of J. F. Elder, adjoin-
ing. which was badly water soaked.
The estimated loss is $4,000 and in
surance $4,000.
Ann Arbor-Prevented by police
from giving q public lecture here. EN-.
ma Goldman, anarchist, delivered her
lecture in private home. She said
that she desired to be deported to
Russia that she might aid anarchism
there. She will begin serving her two
year term for opposing the draft law
soon.
Midland-The Dow Chemical Co. Of
this city closed its plant in compliance
with orders of National Fuel Admin
istrator Garfield. The 1000 employees,
however, were not made idle by the
temporary suspension of the factory.
They were set to work building houses
and cutting wood and we're paid their
regular salaries.
Bay City-The three-year-old son of
Percy Dixon received burns In fire
which Quilted the Dixon home. Mr..
Dixon narrowly escaped suffocation
and was painfully burned In attempt
ing to rescue the child, and Miss
Schaefer, the maid, was also seriously
burned. The little fellow was rescued
by firemen who found him in a clothes
press, where he had wandered in try
ing to get out.
Traverse City-Eighty per cent Of
the farmers in this country are without
seed corn, according to reports made
here.
Lansnig-E. A. Bowd, local archi-
tect, is drawing plans for the new
Office building addition to the state
capitol.
East Lansing Michigan Hol-
stein-Friesian association auctioned off
35 head of cattle at meeting here.
The price averaged 1927.
Gobleville- Wesley Heron, IS, who
is said to have been the first white
child born in this section Of Michigan,
Is dead at his home here.
Houghton--Otto Hekkinen of South
Range hanged himself to the cell door
In the village jail at South Range. He
had asked to be allowed to sleep there
during the night.
Grand Rapids-Fred c. Haynes, To-
cal inventor, announces he has invent
ed an airplane which can be sent into.
the clouds without an aviator and drop
1900 pounds of bombs. 4
Pontiac-Private Charles Uuger.
brought from France to testify II the
Livingston murder trial, received 1857
as expense money for his stay Of three
months here awaiting the trial.
Port william Doyle, 49,
lineman, is dead as the result Of burns
su stained when 1000 volts of electrici
ty passed through his body while he
was working at the top Of pole.
Sandusky-Albert Winters, Sanilac
county jail prisoner, believed to be
demented, set fire to the jail in three
different places. The blaze was die
covered before great damage had beer
done.
Ontonagon-Joe Tichman was killed
and Otto Miller seriously injured
when they were struck by falling
tree at the Todd Lumber Co. plant
near Korelock. Both men were lum-
Der jacks.
Bad Axe-Local business men have
ended all credit business.
Charlotte-Alderman Price J. vii
son has a plan to turn Charlotte into
a sugar bush this spring. With 5000
of the finest naples out of doors he
plans to have every tree tapped by an
expert, collect the syrup with the fire
teams, boil the sap at the water works
and sell the product at cost to local
people.
Saginaw-The building occupied by
The Hubbel Auto Sales company, and
the Electric Supply company. was de-.
stroyed by fire, together with the larg.
or part of the contents, including near.
ly SO automobiles, many new and 9th.
ers in storage or being repaired. The
loss to the Hubbel company is placed
at $4,000, the Electric Supply com.
pany $4,000 and on the building, own
ed by c. X. Eddy & Sons and Wickes
Brothers, $4,000, with partial insur.
ance on all. The origin of the fire is a
mystery.