The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1918-05-18

Battle Creek-The use OF cigarettes
| or tobacco in any form has been pro-
hibited at the Battle Creek sanitarium.
) Marshall-F. v. Frost, prominent
: Eckford township farmer. died of heart
} failure as he started 10 drive his auto
from Marshall to his home.
Camp Custer-The erection of a
downtown club house for soldiers was
authorized by the board of governors
, OF the war recreation board.
Mason-Fred Miller, of Dansville,
went to Owosso to attend the funeral
or a friend and dropped dead from
heart trouble few hours after reach
ing there.
Grand Rapids-The board of esti-
mates increased the pay of patrolmen
ana nremen rs cents day. They
also voted 100000 to cover increased
salaries of teachers. 4
East Lansing-A quick method for
cleansing seed potatoes of the germs
OF scab and black scurf has been found
and Will be sent free on application
to the experimental station, M. A. c..
Jackson-Oscar Raymond DIN, alias
Thomas c. LARSON. ard Samuel C..
Butler escaped from the prison by
secreting themselves in a box car
which was switched out of the prison
yards.
Observation-Disclosures of this region
were here for a three-day food con-
servation exposition learning con-
servation receipts and watching home
economics demonstrations by NJ. A. C.
experts.
Grand Rapids-Chas Veilley. %, was
drowned in a ditch near the outskirts
OF the city when an automobile oc-
cupied by Veilley. James Howard. 26,
and an unidentified man struck a
patch of gravel.
West Branch-AThe six-year-old sons
of Charles Morse and Guy Stark. of
Rose City, were bitten by dog later
found TO- have the rabies, and they
were rushed to the Pasteur institute
at Ann Arbor for treatment.
Lansing-By order of Federal Food
Administrator Prescott, the Montague
Rolling mill of Montague was closed
Tor one week. The proprietor of the
mill is charged with violating the fed.
eral food regulations by selling -four
without substitutes.
Detroit-Private Walter John Ward,
son OF Mr.. and Mrs. VIM. j. Ward, of
lO4 Missouri avenue, serving with the
u. - marinac
In action. Word received by his par
ents from Maj. Gen. Barnett came on
the first anniversary of his enlistment.
Birmingham-Leslie Gordon, IL, son
OF Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Gordon. of
Southfield avenue, was accidentally
shot in the face with revolver by
John Harris, IA, son of Mr.. and Mrs.
w. c. Harris of this place. Young
Gordon was taken to Harper hospital,
Detroit
Grand Rapids-Mayor Philo Fuller
has ordered the arrest of members
of the Liberty committee which paint
ed the homes Of alleged pro-Germans
here. The last four homes painted
were mistaken ones. Legal action
rather than mob rule was demanded
by the mayor in proclamation
Camp Custer-French officers at
Camp Custer will attend no more
dances. The members of the French
mission have been notified by their
government that, in view of the suffer-
ing of the people of France, it is felt
that officers of the army should re-
frain from taking part in such social |
functions.
Lansing-That great suffering is still |
to be found among the families OF en-
listed men from Michigan is shown by |
Miss Ruth Hurd, former teacher of do
nestle science in the Lansing public |
schools, now a state war board inves.
tigator The war board is supplying
food and funds in all such cases as
soon as they are found
Camp Custer-Private Alvin Slacho-
wicz, of Detroit. assigned to the 160th
depot brigade, has been acquitted of
refusing to have an operation for her.
MIA, which interfered with his duties
as /, soldier. The trial developed,
however, that the disorder did not In
terfere with his work and he was dis
He was restored to duty
with his company.
Sagipaw-The prosecuting attorney
has been asked to aid in having the
Of Helen Cramton, Is years
old, high school girl, to John Myers,
l6 years old, and Catherine Pavalski,
II years old, to Edwin Boose, IL years
old, annulled. The boys have left
fer Camp Merritt. N. j., with the field
artillery. The marriages were per-
formed by minister, who was told
the couples were of age.
Muskegon-Ground has been obtain
I'D. on the west shore of Muskegon
AXE for shipbuilding plant to be
erected by the Peninsular Shipbuild-
ing Corporation. II is stated by the
promoters that work on the buildings
and yard will be started soon. The
will start with a capital
stock Of 100000 and will float a $780,
300 bond issue. 1t is planned to have
the plant cOmpleted within four |