The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1909-12-04
State Capitol
News Briefs.



Fred M. Warner and party returned to
the states and are now enjoying trip
through the west and expect to return
to Lansing about December 5th.
The contract has been signed between
the state military board and Nichols &
Aseltine for the erection of the new
armory in Bay City, which is to cost
$50, 900, aside from the site and buildings
State Game Warden Pierce received
an application for permit to ship deer
out of the state, signed by CharlesK Knick,
of Greenville, Ohio, who accidently shot
and killed Deputy Sheriff A. E. Robbins,
while hunting near Marquette. The
application has been mailed 80 that
Knick's friends may ship the deer.
Auditor General o. B. Fuller has dis
covered that he will not have to wait
for legislative authority to cancel the
old mortgages fed with the state in
early years as security for depositors
by banks doing business in this state.
A joint resolution passed in 1871 has
been unearthed which directs the audi
tor general to cancel these mortgages,
but for some reason the work has never
been done. AS fast as possible Mr..
Fuller will clear the records Of these
old papers.
Game Warden Pierce states that, ac-
cording to report received from the
northern part of the state, $500, 600
trout eggs were taken near Beaver Is
land November 13. One boat lifted 180
quarts of eggs and 5000 trout in one
day, which is considered record catch.
The open season for whitefish and trout
is now closed, and no more can be taken
until December 16. Spawn fishing also
closed at the same time. The season
has been very successful one.
Two Ottawa Indians visited Lansing
from Cheboygan county to appeal to the
great father" for protection from a
band of bad Indians residing in their
neighborhood. However they were
dressed in, American garb and lacked
war paint and other Indian embellish-
meuts.
I'VE shah ask the next legislature to
pass an act providing that all school dis
tricts which have surplus Of primary
money on hand at the close of the year,
shall not shue in the next appointment'
said L. l.. Wright state superintendent
of public instruction I'VE do NOT
want to see any of the primsry school
fund Diverted to any other purpose than
paying teachers' salaries, but there
must be same wav to check this an
nual piling up of money which cannot
be used for any purpose. in districts
which draw more than they can expend.
Announcements of the reunion of the
Iron-con delegates to be held in thi.
city December 8 were sent ont last
week by the committee in charge. The
The business session win begin at 2
|,o'clockand will be held in the representa-
tive hall and in the evening banquet
will be enjoyed. Manuals of the con.
I'vention are being prepared by Mrs Mary
&c. Spencer, state librarian. and will bt
ready for distribution at ahe time ant
will make very handsome souvenirs
The cost oftthe reunion will be ST. 5b, &C
cerding to the announcement sent out
The monthly report for October Of
the Michigan Asylum for the insane
located at Kalamazoo. shows asmsll in
crease in the ATTENDANCE over the pre-
vious monthA, which had s8S patient.
on fhe books rs compared TO 1,890
Many changes took place daring the
month, 81 new persons being admitted
to that institution, Is others readmitaec
for various causes, IL were dismissed
on trial or probation, 8 were absent FOL
other reasons and a total Of 10 deaths
took place during the month. At this
institution at the end of October them
were 97e males ani916 femalescpnfi
Nearly 16O battle flags, comprising
those carried by Michigan soldiers dur
ing the war of 81 and '98, are now In
the air-tight steel cAses in the rofalnds
of the capitol, and the sight is one
werth going long ways to see. II
these. flags could but speak, they would
have some wssderfuland thrilling stories
to tell. Many Of the 6AGs have seen
bard service asd are torn end tattered
from service cd bullets. md some are
q such bad shape that they could not
Be unfhneled. bst are held about the
hag stan. The entire rotunda, next Ia
the wall. = takes up BY thk esIlsction.
| Besides hnndsome eases of steel and
| giaes, With the s1ate seal on H. glass,
each nag occupies = brass standard, on
the front Of which y ; plats telling the
| number Of TIE regimept which carried
It. Electric lights are - placed that :
close inspection can be nGde, and . rail
| protects the inspectors from getting
! against the glass eases.