The L'Anse sentinel., 1918-04-06

trained nurse from Lockwood hospitat
this city, who lost two brothers In tho
war, is going to France to do war nurs-
ing.
Port Huron-Zeigel YAK, OF st.
Clair. is 80 years old and still hale and
hearty. He is leader of five genera
tions, his great-greatgrandson being
months old.
| Port Huron--The Morton 'SaiJ COM
pany has adopted a unique plan for
swelling the Red Cross fund. Every
Office employe deposits cert in bag
every time a cuss word is used.
Lansing to the fast chat the
next Liberty bond drive will start
April s. the committee i9 charge Of
the registration of women OF the state
has decided to defer the registration
until April q.
Lansing-As the result OF the cancel
ing of all calls for men to be specially
inducted into the army, no select may
now voluntarily enlist in the service
according to Col John S. Bersey, ad
jutantgeneral.
st. Ignace-Party leaders in st. is-
mace recently agreed that that city
might well be saved the cost Of a city
election this spring. There being no
opposition the present officers will
hold over until another election.
! East Lansing. hundred and
twenty-five OF the Michigan Agricult-
ural colleges 725 enlisted men have
already reached France. But one
death has been reported, that of w,
X. Johnson, ~, who was lost on tho
Tuscania.
Sault Ste. Marie.-One hours pay
per week from every man, woman
and child in Chippewa county will be
deducted and placed in the county's
war chest, just as soon as the war
preparedness plans adopted here can
be put into effect.
Detroit-Systematic raids are being
made on the mails received and dis
patched at the Detroit postoffice in a
campaign to rid the mails of the Illicit
traffic in intoxicating liquors. Several
hundred gallons of liquor and alco-
hol have been confiscated.
Lansing William Bowman, OF
Gould City, Mackinaw county, who
shot robin last montp to convince
his peighbors that he mad seen one,
song bird protected by law and the
village justice taxed him $3.50.
Calumet.-John Lints. SO years old
OF Plato. Ontonagon county, killed his
horse and then himself, declaring he
could not bear being called pro-
German by his neighbors. Lintz said
he was loyal to America, but could
not stand the insults OF his neighbors.
Bay City-Henry Mulders, employ
ed with the Industrial works, started
an elevator and then attempted 20
jump aboard. He was caught between
crushing his skull and killing him In
stantly. He was SO years old and
leaves a widow and five children.
Port Huron-When John May. farm
er. completes serving 20-day sent
ence he may be interned for the dura.
tion OF the war. May was lately ar.
raigned and three witnesses testified
that he had said Wilson and the
American people will be kissing the
kaiser's foot before the year is over"
Observation-Disclosures county is still
the banner county of the state on tax
returns. The county treasurer Of Liv-
ingston county turned in ais complete
return for the 1917 ta1 as. showing
the receipts and the delinquencies
with the description Of the delinquent
properties. This is the first county
to furnish complete return.
Standish.--C. II. Friedenburg, Mich:.
gan Central operator at Roscommon,
north Of here, was almost instantly
killed while hunting. Friedenburg
had asked companion for a match.
AS he lowered his gun from his should.
er to take the match the stock struck
the trigger OF his friends gun, the
load passing through his left breast.
Traverse City-Installation of four
potato dehydration plants In Michigan
is being considered by the federal gov
ernment. Whether they are built will
depend upon the success OF an expert
ment now being made by a similar
plant at Elba, N. Y, with Michigan
potatoes, preparing them for canning
and for the manufacture Of potato
-four.
Sault Ste. Marie-Racing with his
little sister to the grocery. 12-year-old
Henry Riley slipped on the ice at the
edge of cister at the home OF his
father, Jacob Riley of Sugar Island,
and was drowned. The girl peered
over the edge and saw Henry strug-
Cling in the water. She threw him q
rope which was attached to the bucket
and he attempted to climb out, but
fell back exhausted.
Lansing.-Michigan fs.ners may
exchange wheat for enough -four to
last them until the next harvest with
out taking substitutes, as q result OF
a new ruling received BY the state food
administrator. The farmer must make
a statement that he has enough sub
| stitutes at home to cover the amount