The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1918-05-18
STATE NEWS
IN BRIEF

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ened to kill Henry Ford and his sor
Edsel, unless he was given $1,000 ha
been taken to Leavenworth prison I
serve a three-year sentence.
Jackson-Melvin G.. Youngs, q
years old, Blackman township farmer
was instantly killed when he Grow,
his horse and buggy up the track to
ward an approaching Lansing interur
ban car. The horse was also killed.
Mason-Two tractors, purchased
through the state war board by Ma
son county. farmers, were tempered
with before their delivery, according
| to b. Fisher, of Leslie, and Harry
Rheinhatd. of Ingham. the owners. Oil
tubes had been put out of commission.
Kalamazoo Unanimously rendering
their services in case they are needed
in France, 200 Spanish war veterans
from southern Michigan in convention
here celebrated the twentieth anniver-
sary OF their departure for the front
and demanded firing squad for dis
loyaltists.
Automatic publication of the
names of Albion's Immortal forty"
VINO would not subscribe to the war
fund has brought about an increase in
pledges The amount being paid
monthly now by the city is $l,9377o.
The board. at the beginning of the
campaign last November, aimed at
$1,000 month.
Marshall-The Michigan Central
railroad paid $4,000 to George How
ell, and $4,000 to Ford Mahoney, in
settlement of claims resulting from the
death Of Mrs. Howell and Mrs. Maho-
ney and her daughter, when they were
killed In a Camp Custer taxi at the
Kendall street crossing in Battle
Creek, December 20.
Grand Rapids-An appeal has been
made to members of the American
Protective league by officers of the
Kent county division not to- engage in
the operation of the Liberty league,
| body which has several times of late
homes and stores of residents whom
they alleged to be pro,German.
Albion-A miscarriage of mob rule
took place here when men drove into
Albion from the country and painted
red and yellow paint on the sidewalk
in front of the home of F. w. Kimmer,
man who is one of Albion's most
loyal patriots, veteran of the Civil
war, and giver to all funds here. The
men evidently made a mistake in the
house
Hudson-The local schools were
temporarily closed following the resig-
nation Of every teacher but one follow
ing action of the school board in. re-
Installing one of four boys who had
been ordered to make up work they
The other three boys were making up
their work, the fourth being shown ia
voritism by the board according to
the teachers.
Owosso-The war department has
advised relatives here of the death in
France, of Lieutenant Charles S.
Williamg, of the Flying corps. He was
killed in an aeroplane accident. Lieu
tenant Williams was graduate of the
University of Michigan engineering
department and prior to his enlistment
last spring, was employed in Detroit
He sailed for France in January. He
was the first Owosso, man to die in
France.
Crystal Falls-Ben Nelson, who has
been in Russia five years for a Chica-
go firm, has reached his old home here,
bringing a Russian wife, He was SEN
fenced to death before leaving Russia,
but escaped and left the country on Is
minutes notice, taking train which
carried refugees of all nationalities
as the Germans advanced. The party
crossed Siberia with armed guards on
top of the coaches holding off bolshe-
Wiki soldiers.
Camp Custer-Despite all the publ. |
city given to the discharge OF enemy
aliens from the national army, local |
boards in Michigan continue to send |
ter, even when these aliens ask exemp-
ton. Hundreds of them sent here |
in the last quota of the first draft were
aliens, and Al Of them were citizens
Of the two countries with which the
United States is now at war. Some of /
these Al men are willing to serve, but
make the provision that they will ac-
cept service only in this country.
Calumet-The Calumet & Hecla
mining Co. and ten subsidiary corpor-
ations have granted general increase
over the present minimum wages of
per cent, with increases running ND
TO rs per cent for some classes of I'M
foreground work. The contract system
remains in force, making even greater
possible. It is believed the
increases will help solve the present
labor shortage, which has seriously
affected copper output. Ten thousand,
five hundred men benefit from the in.
crease which became effective May 1.
Portland-In settling the estate of
John Adams, 92-year-old pioneer
Of Portland township, who died recent.
Iy, 1t was stated that the aged man
was a granddaughter OF John Adams,
one OF the signers Of the declaration