The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1918-06-08
STATE NEWS
IN BRIEF

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Ann Arbor-Prof. Otto CHASER OF the
zoology department of the University
OF Michigan, has resigned to accept
the chair Of zoology at Amherst col
lege.
Monroe.-Geo. Palencher, farmer
residing near Flat Rock. was arrested
by Deputy Sheriff Sparkling, charged
with a serious offense against 10
year-old girl.
Cheboygan.-The Walkers point
coastguard station Is to have telephone
connection with Cheboygan this sea-
son. A submarine cable is being laid
between the station and Lighthouse
point on the main land.
Albion.-Maj. r. ]. Bennett OF the
Canadian army, who was given per-
mission last fall to come to Albion
college and take charge OF the mill
tary training, has completed his work
and will now go into active service.
Port Huron.-The Port Huron draft
board is receiving many requests for
passports from young men OF other
cities desiring to enter Canada. 1t IL
necessary to have permission of the
draft board in their home cities be-
fore passports can be issued.
Cadillac Sheriff Christoffersen and
Deputy Paquette discovered cache
OF "a barrels of bottled beer belonging
to number of Toledo parties, which
was slowed in club house on Slagle
creek. The officers spent nearly day
pulling off the caps of 1900 pints and
pouring the brew into the creek.
Traverse City.-New legislation to
do away with the dog nuisance was
advocated by the Northwestern Mich
igan Bankers association recently in
convention here, in view of the CON-
ing of great sheep interests. The dog
law enacted last year by legislature
was branded a failure to cope with
new conditions.
Lansing-John B. Matthews, secre-
tary of the board of state auditors and
one of the best known men in state
official circles, died at his home Sun
day morning. Death was due prim-
arily to heart trouble, brought on by
cold contracted several days ago
while trout fishing in the northern
part of the state.
Traverse City-Martha Rice, IS, of
Bingham. has been missing from home
for two months. Following a quarrel
with her sweetheart, she came to-
Traverse City and told her friends
they would never see her again. She
then disappeared. 1t is thought she
may have attempted to cross Carp
lake on the thin ice and was drowned.
Detroit-Detroit and Michigan rats
will have an opportunity to eat wheat
flour even II you do have to serve war
bread on your own table. David E.
Heineman. food administrator, grant
ed permission to a manufacturer to
use 100 pounds of wheat -four a week
for rat food-but as ii is a poisoned
food there will be no cause for jeal-
ousy.
Saginaw-Jerome T. Van Auken,
who was killed at the aviation field
at Wichita Falls, Tex, Saturday morn
ing, was the son OF Mrs. Florence ].
Van Auken of this city, being one OF
three sons enlisted in the service OF
the United States. Van Auken was
about % years old and native OF
Saginaw, having attended both high
schools here.
Houghton.-The jury investigating
the death OF Mrs. Absolom Harry,
whose body was found a week ago
after she had been missing for four
months, returned a verdict that death
came from a broken leg and exposure.
This virtually exonerates the husband,
wealthy farmer and land owner, now
in jail charged with her murder He
has been admitted to $4,000 bail.
/ Ann Arbor-John c. Brown, % years
old, OF Erie, Pa, junior literary stu
dent in the University Of Michigan,
was drowned in Huron river Sunday.
After the recovery Of Browns body
friends worked over him with a pull
moter for an hour without any sue
cess. II was found Brown had been
tangled about his feet and legs, hold
ing him powerless.
Ypsilanti-Fire of unknown origin
destroyed the large barn and dwelling
house on the Hammond farm, two
miles south Of Ypsilanti, owned by
George Slaughter, OF Detroit. End &C.
cupied by Miles Oliver. A large guam
tity OF hay and grain, and most Of the
household goods Of Oliver were de-
stroyed. The loss is estimated at
$4,000. The barn was 200 feet long,
one Of the largest in this part of the
state.
Benton Harbor.-The Anderson Eng
lish case. heard in circuit court at
cost t. the county of 5000, was COM
pleted, the Jury returning a verdict OF
cents damage against d. English.
proprietor of the Harbor lunch room
here Attorney Anderson, OF Detroit.
representing the West Publishing COM
pany. sued EngSsh for $1,000 for
malicious persecution. the case being
the outcome OF the arrest of Anderson
on the charge of larceny, following an
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