The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1917-10-20
MiChig a n
Happenings

FetOSkey-DeSplte the war, 3oV,VoV
will be spent on good roads in thii
county this fall.
Charlotte-Nearly so veterans at
tended the forty-fourth annual reunion
of the Sixth Michigan infantry and
heavy artillery.
Coldwater-Charles II. Clark, OF
Hillsdale, while crossing the railroad
a mile west of Quincy in his automo-
bile was struck by train and instant.
ly killed. The body was brought here
| by the train. He was contractor
building roads in Branch county.
| Adrian-Benjamin F.. Graves, former
member Of the state legislature and a
prominent figure in local politics, died
at his home here. He was a particip.
ant in the first charter contest of this
| city and was prominent in Michigan
G. A. r., activities. He was a captain
in the Civil war.
Standsh--At the coroner's inquest
into the cause of the death of Miss
Lucy Billings during an auto ride Sep
TENDER Fl, the jury returned yer.
dict that she came to her death from
| jumping from the car while 1t was &c.
ing rs to 80 miles an hour, exonerat.
ing Barney Popoloski and Tom Lamo.
ria for the accident.
Flnt-Night classes in telegraphy,
primarily for the benefit of selected
men, who have not yet been summon
| ed to camp or men who are subject to
| call, have been opened at Central high
! school. High school students, who
| have made specially of telegraphy,
| are the instructors. The local boards
and war bureau will cooperate with
the school officials.
| Mt Clemens-Walter E. Lees, one
OF the instructors at Selfridge field,
does his wife's marketing while on his
daily flights about southeastern Mich
igan. One day Lees landed on the
a village about 20 miles from this
city. He bought dozen fresh eggs,
carried them safely back to the flying
field and landed without cracking one.
| . SlUCh NUIVpiUS dSSO-
citation has been organized here.
| Port Huron-An optional course in
military training and course in food
economy are two new features voted
for public schools by the board Of
education.
Muskegon-To aid in the disposal OF
$1,600,0O0 worth of Liberty loan bonds
of the second issue in Muskegon coun.
| ty Postmaster B. G.. Oosterbaan re-
ceived permission to send war bond
| letters free in the mails.
Detroit-Four business places and q
| two-family dwelling house were de-
stroyed by an explosion caused by
bombs or gasoline in the heart of the
| Italian district. Almost an entire
| block at Monroe avenue and Russell
| street was damaged.
Grand Rapids-To improve the
grade of potatoes, work for the elimi-
| nation of waste and prevent illegti-
mate speculation, 70 state potato ship
pers formed the Michigan Potato Ship
| pers' association at the suggestion Of
| Food Administrator Hoover.
CDecatur-Th celery industry here
is suffering big loss in the midst Of
bumper crop, because OF inability
of shippers to get enough crates in
which to ship their product. The crate
company here has put all available
men to work and Is still far behind in
its orders.
Port Huron-A patriotic fund, Of
which $4,000 was given by Miss Bina
M. West, supreme commander. as the
nucleus, was started by the Womens
Benefit association for soldiers invalid
ed home from France, and who are rel.
atives of members Of the order. More
than $4,000 was raised at the meeting.
Muskegon-Thel first actual charge
OF desertion placed against a member
of Muskegon county's draft quota, has
been filed In the case of Eric Glob-
bisch, of this city, who was arrested
by federal agent, for the local board.
Globbisch did not report when notified
by the local board to appear among
those who had been drawn to go to
Camp Custer.
Alma-Alma college has adopted a
rule to the effect that no students will
be allowed to continue work who ca
not pass with honor grades. The OBJ
ject is to eliminate mental slackers.
The faculty believes that unless a per.
son can render unusual mental service,
his time can be placed to better al.
vantage in military or industrial pur
suits during the war.
Hillsdale-Lemuel Gibbs and II. N.
Turrell, both more than 80 years old.
lifelong friends, died day apart.
Cadillac-Donald Young. two years
old, died from burns suffered when he
pulled a pan Of hot water over Oh
himself
Monroe-At a meeting of the city
commission Mayor Graessly was auth
orized to purchase 10 to rs cars Of coal
at the best rates he could obtain. He
will get the coal direct from the mines
and sell It in small lots to Monroe citi-
zens.