The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1917-04-07
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Happenings

road tracks here.
Muskegon-The Pere Marquette
has begun work to replace the To-
pound rails between here and Pent-
water with the 90-pound type.
Traverse City--Canning factories
are offering $3.50 to 81 per hundred
pounds for cherries and orchardists
anticipate an unusually profitable
year.
Escanaba-Bonds for $4,000 for the
construction OF the new manual train
ing addition to the Escanaba high
school. were sold by the board Of ed
ucation to Chicago bank at prem.
ium of $500.
Pontiac-Mrs. A. ID. Jones. 65 years
old. former chief of police of this
city, died suddenly Of paralysis. Mr..
Boyle had resided in Jackson for
about 40 years, about 28 years Of that
time being spent on the police force.
Muskegon-To protest against the
wholesale slaughter OF dogs in Muske-
gon county as the result OF the quar-
antine established by w. X. Harper,
secretary Of the state livestock sani-
tary commission. "a mass meeting was
held.
Muskegon This county will receive
the biggest consignment of brook trout
ever allowed II by the state hatchery.
The streams TO be planted at that
time are the Cleveland. MOSQUITO,
Green, Norris. Silver, Duck. Little
Bear, Little Black and Cedar creeks.
East Lansing The first two floors
of the new Olds Hall of Engineering
at the Michigan Agricultural college
will be completed by the beginning
of the spring term of college and plans
are being made now for the removal
Of part of the engineering department
from the agricultural building where
1t has been housed since the fire
which destroyed the entire group of
engineering buildings last spring.
Mt. Clemens received
here from Washington are to the ef-
feet that the government will take
over the aviation field promoted by
Henry b. JOY, of Detroit, near this
city. The entire action depends upon
the passage by congress OF the army
and nav. appropriations. A new
boulevard sill Immediately be opened
from this city to the field. This ac-
ton was decided upon blythe town
ship board of Harrison, which con-
demned the right-of-way.
Caro- -Tuscola county Is to have an
agricultural expert.
Hillsdale-A United States navy
recruiting Office has been opened here.
Marine City-In birdhouse build
ing contest conducted in the local
schools 100 houses were construct
ed by students
Saginaw A branch of the Red
Cross society, which will have 5000
members. is being organized here.
Charlotte-With cucumbers selling
at 81 bushel. IL is anticipated that
the acreage for this product will be
increased 80 per cent this year,
Port Huron--The water front OF
this city presents busy scene. Sew
eral vessels are being fitted out for
the opening of navigation, which is
expected about April 20. Mariners
are leaving for various ports
Port Huron Fire. thought TO have
been started by gasoline engine
caused loss OF $4,000 on the farm
of A. +. Stevenson, chairman OF the
Democratic state central committee. a
few miles west OF this city.
Cadillac-In an effort to discover
the value as soil builders Of lupne
and serradelia. the agricultural de-
partment at Washington. ID. G.. has
decided to found an, experimental sta
ton on sandy soil near Cadillac.
Midland--John Pastoral. an en-
ploye of the Dow Chemical company.
OF Midland, was drowned when he
went through the ice while crossing
the Tittabawassee river. He was
stringing wires across the river and
was carrying a heavy load Of wire
when the ice broke.
Adrian Military ardor conquered
the sense Of Pearl Hines. 17-year-old
Adrian boy. He wanted $40 from
the keeper of local junk shop that
he might go to Detroit and enlist in
the navy and when the man refused
to make the loan, Hines hit him on
the head with a baseball bat The
man will live. but Hines can't join
the navy until after he is released
from jail.
Grand Rapids-Wandering away
from his home Lewis Noble. four
years old, fell Off the food wall at the
foot of Myrtle street, Is feet into the
waters of the Grand river and was
drowned. Mr.. and Mrs. J. Noble, par
ents OF the little fellow were prepar-
ing a celebration for John, their
eight.year-old sons birthday. Lewis
was overlooked in the excitement and
toddled of.
Holland-This city VIII have a bird
and birdhouse exhibition In April.
Prizes will be awarded.
Flint.--The value of Flint's fixed
and realizable property Feb. % was
$2.777,751.42. according to the annual