The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1917-08-04
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Happenings

| Ann Arbor.-Professor and Mrs.
Patterson have received word that
their son, Robert r., who Is with an
American ambulance unit in France.
has been ordered to Salonih
| Battle Creek-A field Stone monu-
ment to commemorate the first rural
mail delivery In Michigan was dedicat-
ed Wednesday when the rural carriers
| of Michigan held their fifteenth an
nual convention.
| Muskegon. Farmers in the White
Lake fruit growing region say that
| indications point to record crops or
| plums, late cherries and apples, while
pears are certain to be failure. but
| peaches, thought to have been hard
hit some time ago. are coming
through In many localities far better
than was originally expected.
Mt. Clemens Thomas Normal
training school, OF Detroit, may be
transferred to Mt Clemens. The
prospective change is due to the
cramped quarters afforded the school
in Detroit The Park hotel property
which may be acquired, is situated on
the water front here. and includes
several acres of vacant land
Muskegon. Plans for the farewell
to be extended TO Company when
1t leaves here were completed at a
meeting of Muskegon's loyalty COM
mittee, headed by Mayor Amt Ellif-
son. The Grand Haven company, half
of the members of which are also
Muskegon men, will be included in
the farewell event in this city ii pos
sible.
Harbor Beach-Lewis II. Jones, Of
Detroit. has been unanimously nomi-
mated to succeed Henry u. Meier, OF
st. Louis whose term as director OF
the Harbor Point association expires
this summer Mr.. Cochrane Armour
succeeds David f. Henley; James b.
Forgan. president of the First National
bank OF Chicago, succeeds Ralph IL.
Rogan.
Eaton Rapids,-The potato crop
throughout this section will be re-
cord braker this season, both in acre
age and yield Almost all of the peo-
pie here are now getting their family
supply OF potatoes from their owl
gardens. The wet weather has BOOST
ed the growth of the tubers immense
ly, and the coming on of the homo
grown product has cut the potato
prices in two here.
PontiacA hospital in charge OF
one OF the orders of nursing sisters,
and high school that will compare
favorably with the big public high
school here are the improvements
planned by st. Vincent de Paul Cath
Ollie parish. OF Pontiac. according to
statements made by Rev. FIR. I. j.
Ryan, pastor of the church at the jubi-
lee celebration recently held, com,
memorating the payment of all debt
on the parish.
season will open here August II,
continuing throughout the week.
Cheboygan-Nearly 200 boys, most
ly from Detroit, are at their military
ership OF Charles w. Yeager, of the
Detroit University school.
Hillsdale-Programs have been is-
sued for the eighth annual camp meet
ing Of North Ohio conference, United
Brethren, which will be held at Roth
fuss Assembly park August 2o2l.
Lapeer.-Floy, 7.year-old daughter
of Melvin Edwards, narrowly escaped
death when horse her father was
trying TO catch, whirledHsndj kicked
the child's face breaking her cheek
bone.
Muskegon-Herman Langkawel. IS
years old, engaged in the fuel bust
ness in Muskegon for 40 years and a
resident Of western Michigan for half
a century, died at Mercy hospital af-
ter a short illness.
Kalamazoo. p Forbes of De-
troit, was appointed official tester Of
the Kalamazoo County Cow Testing
association. He succeeds J. NJ Maze,
Of East Lansing, who has resigned
the Office to enter the army.
Observation-Disclosures k1lburn, Earl
Murphy and Harvey Redland, s. IL and
10 years old respectively, who escaped
from the Chicago Boys summer resort
camp at Blue lake were found ex-
hausted from lack of food and sleep.
Traverse City-To give this city
publicity, travelling men who live here
will register in hotels throughout the
country as from Traverse City instead
of from the city the firms they repre-
sent are, 1t was decided at a meeting
Of the u. C. t. here.
Muskegon-Off OF Company G,
Thirty-second infantry, and Company
F, from Grand Haven, who have been
recruiting for nearby city units here,
announced that chances to join either
of these companies were no longer
open, both having been recruited to
full war strength. This city has fur
nished 104 men to these two COM
panies, all of them new enlistments,
In the last so days.
Petoskey-Eugene Friend, Petoskey
cigar store proprietor. and Peter Ras-