The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1917-05-19
Michig a n
Happenings

This information was given out by
Major Vaughan.
Ann Arbor-When a telegram came
asking for 10 civil senior engineers
to report to Washington. ID. c., to pre-
pare army camps, 81 out of class OF
20 volunteered.
Port Huron-James Stewart C Co.,
New York concern building the
Grand Trunk shops here, has offered
the government 1000 construction en-
gineers subject to call.
Marquette-Twelve pounds of up
per peninsula potatoes have been ship
ped from here to Alaska by the ex.
pertinent stations at Chatham, near
here, in exchange for a small amount
OF Russian wheat, which will be
planted this year at the experimental
farm.
Owosso-The Michigan Central rail-
road has notified its section hands
that it will allow them to cultivate
the land on its right-of-way this sur
mer. The company will pillow and
otherwise prepare the land and the
men way use all they can and keep
the proceeds.
Hillsdale---The Hillsdale County
Sunday School association in conven-
ton here adopted resolutions urging
national prohibition as war meas
ure. A German flag. in a collection
OF $50 others at display in the cor
vention hall, was removed on request
Of several members.
Grand Haven-Circle News, publish
to-goodness family newspaper in tho
country. 1t circulates only among
the members OF the Wagner family, Of
which Charles B. Wagner and his
wife, both Of whom died a year ago,
were the heads. The circulation.
sworn, is co.
East Lansing-FarmeI who have
been purchasing smut cures for grains
have been warned by M. A. c. that
manufacturers have been selling at
50 a pint plain formaldehyde which
costs only $3.50 gallon. The differ
ence between SIC and $3.50 gallon
was for coloring matter, tar, OIL and
improved smell.
Flint-The sum OF 1872 was pledged
by the Central high school students as
a contribution to the Belgian Relief
commission.
Charlotte-David Crowley, said TO
be the only man from Vermontviiie
township to enlist. is now at Fort
Sam Houston, Tex.
Kalamazoo-The Kalamazoo Brew
ing Co. property, idle since this city
went dry In 1915, was sold to the
creamery company here.
Harbor Beach-A division OF home
guards with a roll of rs members has
been organized here and is drilling
under Sergt Anthony Derbin.
Big Rapids-About $50 young men
of the Ferris Institute have voted to
organize a system OF military train
ing. They will drill each night at
the music hall
Port Huron-Ferry traffic between
here and Sarnia has fallen off 40 per
cent since the new immigration law
became effective. The service may be
stopped altogether If business does
not improve.
Grand Rapids-When Carl Kunie.
"a years old, tore down small flag
from the wall of the Michigan free
employment bureau. he started a lot
of trouble for himself. Three men
who had witnessed the act, beat him
before the police arrived. Kunie said
he intended to put the flag in his cap
to show his patriotism but after he
had been. examined by District United
Attorney Walker he was held pending
an investigation.
Flint-To save her son from posi-
BILE CONSUMPTION, according to officers
at the local recruiting station, Flint
woman induced her husband to leave
home. placing her dependent upon the
son for support The husband left, but
went Immediately to offer his services
in place of the youth, who he says
has broad yellow streak" The
father, 40 years old, was ineligible,
but left his address saying he would
be ready when the call came. Il hope
the kid gets drafted, anyway" was
his parting remark. ut might make
q man of him yet"
Detroit-Detroit will solve the food
problem by sale of produce from
10000 Michigan farms in 50 counties
direct to the consumers, IL plan pre-.
scented to Mayor Marx by the Michigan
state grange Is put into effect Rep
resentatives of the grange laid before
the mayor a plan to conduct public
market in Detroit, without profit to
the grange, and asked only for build
ings for the storage and sale or
produce. which would include garden,
stuff. poultry, butter. eggs, and all
other farm products. Grange repre-
sentatives declared that such a mar
ket would mean more profit for pru-
ducers and saving for the public
of IL cents on the dollar.
Pontiac--A hotel and seven cottages
at Windiate Park. on Windiate Lake,
were destroyed by fire. None OF the
cottages was occupied. The loss IL
$4,000.
saginaw-Four Flint persons were
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