The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1917-09-29
Michiga n
Happenings

ular ordination service OF the eighty
second annual Michigan Methodist
Episcopal conference here.
Saginaw-Prof. Philip Huber head
of the west side school. educator in
Michigan for 20 years. although he
received his education In Germany.
said that Spanish should supplant Ger
man In the elementary grades here.
Bay City-During heavy fog a
Pere Marquette freight train extra.
crashed headon into miners train.
southbound at the What Cheer switch,
short distance south OF Bay City.
injurlng 80 passengers on the miners
train,
Adrian-Three robbers killed Mrs.
Fred Layman, fatally wounded her
husband a farmer on the Ohio line.
and tried to escape with 800 they
had In their home. They attacked
Layman with clubs and then shot him
in the back. He recovered sufficient
ly to crawl to a neighbours house.
Lansing Game Commissioned John
Baird directs the attention OF duck
hunters to clause in the new law
which is now in effect For the first
time in the history of the state the
law specifies the number bf decoys
that can be used This feature OF the
law is applicable chiefly 20 ST. Clair
Flats hunting and to the marshy re-
gious nearby frequented by Detroit
hunters. Under the new law only 80
decoys can be used in space of 1000
yards.
Ann Arbor-Lieut G.. c, Mullen. U
s. A.. has beer detailed mere as pro-
fessor in military science and tactics.
His work begins with the opening Of
| college. Oct 2. Something that will
go far towards persuading students to
| elect the course will be the fact that
the government will furnish uniforms.
These are to DE worn all the time.
unless the student chooses otherwise.
They will be of fine quality, and will
answer for all purposes. This alone
will make the matter or college
course somewhat less OF a drain upon
iathar.
Bay City--John II. wilkins. 81 years
old, pioneer and former mayor OF Bay
City. is dead.
Mt. Clemens.-The Michigan Asso.
citation OF City Clerks met here Thurs
day and Friday, September 20 and Il.
The convention was postponed from
August because of the volume OF work
performed by the clerks in the army
call.
Pontiac--One hundred Christmas
cheer bags, containing about a dozen
small presents apiece for soldiers In
France. we're shipped by the Wednes'
day Sewing club. Later a bag will be
| sent to every Pontiac soldier In Am.
erican camps.
Detroit. Ashley. two years
old. died in the Receiving hospital as
the result OF burns she suffered when
the Ashley home caught fire. Mrs. Geo.
Ashley and the little girl we're taking
an afternoon nap when the chimney
fell, setting fire to the house. Mrs.
Ashley did not wake until the flames
began tapping the bed She picked
up the baby, whose clothes were burn
ing and rushed from the room. a
policemen caught her and extinguisa-
ed the fire In the baby's clothing.
Saginaw-w. j. Orr. president of
the Michigan Bean Jobbers' associa-
ton and chairman OF the National
Bean Supply committee, announced at
| a meeting of the Thumb Bean associa.
ton he had filed a protest against the
government price Of $735 a bushel for
Michigan beans. He had previously
recommended $3.50. He declared the
would ultimately become the prices
| for the civilian population and allies.
At the planting season Mr.. Orr guar
anteed farmers SIS busheI
Flint.-George II. Names. OF this
city, will pay 800 to the first Ameri.
can enlisted man capturing German
soldier. The money has been sent to
John X. Sague. appraiser OF the port
OF New York. This offer was made
after the rumor of the kaiser's decree
became public offering 800 marks and
three months leave to the first Ger
man capturing an American. Names
Is the local socialist writer whose
look OH the war declaring Germany
would win led to an investigation.
When America declared war he made
public protestations of his patriotism.
Pontiac. l.. Coe, former
treasurer OF Commerce township. was
brought to the county Jail on a war
rant charging embezzlement OF ST..
019.25 from April 1915, to May 1917.
Coe was elected township clerk last
spring, but resigned shortly after. The
alleged deficit VAS discovered by the
new treasurer, Elmer Clark. and an
audit was ordered by the supervisor
and the Maryland Fidelity company.
Goes bondsman. II is alleged that
| Coe, who Is a prosperous farmer.
appropriated money paid in taxes and
then forced the books to balance so
they appeared correct when turned
over to the new treasurer,
| Pontiac--willis c. Ward. land own,
| err OF Orchard Lake has agreed to pro-