The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1914-09-05
STATE OFFICERS
ARE REELECTED
BIENNIAL CONVENTION OF AN
GENT ORDER or HIBER-
A MANS ENDS.
SESSIONS HELD IN CALUMET
Patrick Murphy 10 Rs-chosen PresI'
dent Of the state Body--Detroit
10 Selected 40 tho 1916
Meeting Place.

Or0er OF HiDernl8nb ~ the unAl beo-
sion of the biennial convention in Cal
umet. The meeting closed with
banquet at which General Manager
James MacNaughton was the chief
speaker.
All state officers were reelected.
Patrick Murphy. OF Detroit, president;
Daniel Vaughan. Marquette. vice-pres-
ident; Eneas McCauley, Hancock, sec
rotary; Frank p. McQuillan. Jackson,
treasurer; p. 8. mclaughlin. Wyan.
dotte. medical examiner. end Rt. Rev.
]. s. Foley. Detroit, chaplain. Reso-
buttons Of coincidence were passed re-
garding the death of Pope Piux X, and
similar action was taken by the ladies'
auxiliary.
The Ancient Order of Hibernians
will wage great war against intern
perahee: DR.. ]. s. mclaughlin. med
ical examiner for the order, brought
attention to the increase OF intemper-
ance and urged more stringent regu-
lations regarding the admitting of new
members in order to help check the
evil.
The order in Michigan has made an
effective fight against the white plague
During the period since the 1914 con-
vention there were 113 deaths of HI
bernians IN Michigan and Of these
only IS were claimed by the dreaded
plague
During the last two years the order
In Michigan paid insurance claims
amounting to $111,500. The member
ship was increased by 5O2 and has now
reached the total Of $500 in this state.
State Third In Apple Crop.
An apple crop of ZIG, 100000 bushels
is forecast by the department of agri-
culture which bases its estimate on
It's latest reports. That is about 65.-
100000 bushels more than last year.
but 25,000,000 bushels less than in
1912. and about 100000 bushels less
than In 1911. The mean price to pro-
ducers in the three months of Heavy
marketing September, October and Mo-
vember. last year. was S55 cents
bushel; iii 1912 1t was 62.3 cents. and
in 1911 it was 69.7 cents.
Forecast of production by states Tin
thousands OF bushels) follows:
Maine. $500; New Hampshire, LOO;
Vermont, $500; Massachusetts, 5000;
Rhode Island, 800; Connecticut. 1900;
New York $4,000: New Jersey, 5000;
Pennsylvania, $4,000; Delaware, 400;
Maryland. $500; Virginia. 1890; West
Virginia, 10000; North Carolina, 1900;
South Carolina, 1000; Georgia, loo;
Ohio. 10000; Indiana, 1000; Illinois,
400; Michigan. 10000; Wisconsins
$500; Minnesota, 900; Iowa, $500;
Missouri, 11,700; South Dakota, 200;
Nebraska, 1900; Kansas 1900; Ken
lucky, 7,100; Tennessee, $500; Ala
bama, 1900; Mississippi, 400; Texas,
400; Oklahoma, 1900; Arkansas, 1900;
Montana, 900; Colorado. 4.400; New
Mexico, 900; Arizona, 100: Utah, 500;
Nevada, 200; Idaho, 1900; Washing
ton. 1900; Oregon, $500; California,
$500.
Push Agricultural Work.
The work In agriculture at the Gen.
trail State Normal school, Mt. Pleasant,
will be strengthened In many ways for
the coming year.
A part Of the 100000 building now
being erected will be used for this
work. There will be large laboratory
room devoted to work in soils. drain
age and fertilizers. The greenhouse
will be valuable addition to the work.
illustrating plant propagation, forcing.
handling of bulbs, etc. Plans are being
made to have the greenhouse In opera
ton for use in the fall term In the
course of landscape gardening, A
small typical farm chicken house win
be erected and q few birds OF the egg.
general purpose and meat breeds win
be kept to illustrate. practical meth
DDS Of handling poultry. The small or
chard started few years ago ID com
ing into bearing and affords an oppor-
tunity to illustrate pruning. spraying
and general care Of the orchard.
Next season farm orchard will be
rented and pruned and sprayed ac-
cording to modern ideas. Arrange
ments haye been made with the gov
eminent Indian school for cooperation
along agricultural lines. The boys spe-
cialixing in agriculture must spend =
portion of their time for teaching 1t
the Indian school in training the In
dian boys in agriculture.
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