The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1910-04-02
State Capitol and Political Notes.

Lansing Mich, March 81, The re-
publican Lincoln club of Traverse City
pulled off their annual feast and as an
additional attraction had the three CUB
ernatorial candidates present.
Archie Mitchie and T. Fertaw of st.
Clair county have been arrested by the
state department, charged with selling
in this state four fine specimens of
wild white swans which the depart
ment captured last week. The men
claim the birds were shot in Canadian
waters.
Amos Musselman has opened his cam
paign headquarters in Grand Rapids
and completes the list. This year the
candidates have their headquarters in
their home towns.
N. j. Whelan of Holland is in the
city and is now taking active charge of
the campaign for Patrick H. Kelley.
A great deal of encouragement for the
lieutenant governor is coming by mail
from various sections of the state.
The pure food department is still
using the drag net to good effect and
severel more farmers have been round
ed up for selling diluted milk. The in
spectors are working in several local
tiles.
Although the prestige that Franz
Kuhn will have for the nomination of
attorney general by serving several
months, some of the other candidates
refuse to withdraw and not give way
to the logical candidate for the place.
James O'Keefe of Saginaw and Grant
Fellows are to be in for the big show.
Rep. Cramton of the Warner-Cram-
ton liquor act, was in the city last week
looking over the political situation.
1t is reported that Rep. d. G. F.
Warner of Benzie is to have opposition
for reelection. Mr.. Warner was consider
ed leader, although it was his first
term in the house.
Rep. w. H. Schantz of Barry county
is to be candidate for fourth term.
Au opinion has been furnished the
secretary of state by Attorney Gen.
eral Bird to the effect that wireless te-
egraph companies may be admitted to
do business in Michigan under the gen.
eral act for the incorporation of wire
telegraph companies. The question
arose over the application of the United
Wireless company of Chicago for ad-
mission to this state.
An increase of Ia took place during
the month Of January at the Michigan
school for the deaf, located at Flint,
over the previous months attendance.
At the end of the month there was a
total of 295.
TheMichigan Employment Institution,
located at Saginaw, gained six in en-
rollment during January, there being
SO at the institution at the end of the
month.
A portion of the room formerly used
as military museum is to be made in
to offices, being necessary to facilitate
work and the room is not now needed
with the flags being removed to the ro-
tunia.
What is considered victory for the
railroad commission has been given by
the supreme court in upholding the au-
thority of the commission to fix excess
baggage rates. The case was instituted
by the five leading railroads of the
state and they attacked the constitu-
tiona'ity of the law giving the commits
sion power to fix rates.
Robert A. Campbell, cashier of the
the treasury, has been selected by
State Banking Commissioner thinner
man to be bank examiner in place OF
Jas. Van Keuren, resigned.
|, December was vacation month fol-
the Michigan School for the blind,
located in this city, and but IL pupils
! were there during the month, but al
J the end of January the total had reach
ed 1882 males and 81 females.
, There was falling off Of two in the
, total attendance at the Soldiers Home,
located in Grand Rapids, during Janu-
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