The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1918-04-27
STATE NEWS
IN BRIEF

Grand Rapids-An ordinance propos.
ing physical tests for all persons in
the city who handle foodstuffs is ready
for presentation to the city commits
sion.
Flint-The council has instructed
he city attorney to start action against
the Consumers Power Co. to recover
a penalty because the proper standard
of gas has not been furnished.
Grand Rapids-The West Michigan
Better Farming show will be held here
April 1925, and the state dairy and
food department will back the pro-,
ject as a win the war measure.
Muskegon-The traction company,
operating without franchise as re-
suit OF the election. is considering in
creasing fares to six cents. The city
will fight any increase in the courts.
Detroit.-With two banners inscrib-
ed Michigan Navy Volunteers
Back Us With Liberty Bonds" about
200 men, all volunteers, left for Great
Lakes naval training station at Great
Lakes, III
Port Huron-B. s. Summers, county
food controller, and st. Clair county
grocers have reached an agreement
that consumers must furnish a sworn
statement OF monthly consumption OF
sugar before they will be cared for.
Flint.-Frederick Wilhelm Gustave
Ehlen, German army reservist. about
As years old, was taken from de.
partment Of justice operative here,
tarred and feathered, and returned to
the Genesee county jail by mob OF
citizens.
Ionia.-Mysteriou kilograms are be-
ing received in Ionia, asking for money
and purporting to come from lonia
soldiers. AS the boys whose names
are signed to the kilograms are sup
posed to De in France, federal officials
are conducting an investigation.
Bay City.-Hilbert Brenier, Is, and
Melvin Hart, IA, were taken to their
homes in Onaway after spending
night and day in the county Jail. The
boys had paid their way to Pinconning
and were In search Of work when
found by Deputy Mahoney. They had
set out to see the world.
Lansing.-Every township in the
United States is to have its honor roll
showing the names OF subscribers TO
the next Liberty loan, and each town.
ship exceeding its quota, will receive
a third Liberty loan honor flag, award
ed by the treasury department, accord
ing 10 information received by the war
preparedness board.
Owosso.-The choir of the Salems
Lutheran church here voted to discon-
tinue the use OF the German language
in its meetings. Recently the church
adopted the plan of having one service
in English every Sunday instead OF
monthly as in the past. The church
has the largest congregation OF any
German church in the county.
Monroe. Monroe county will estah-
lish sign boards along the Dixie high
way, setting forth the legal speed for
motor vehicles as fixed by the state
and also will send circular letters TO
automobile manufacturers warning
them that the law will be rigidly en-
forced In Monroe county as means
OF securing q better enforcement.
Camp Custer.-That the entire S5tn
division, made up of Michigan and
Wisconsin troops, will be out OF camp
by August 1, was the statement or one
OF the staff officers. The impression
gained was that the entire division
would be moved late in the summer 10
France. This does not mean, he SAID
that the camp would be vacant by that
time, as he expected the camp would
be filed up by selects.
Muskegop.-An Irish jury ousted
the Rev. Tony Oldenburger from the
parsonage Of the First Neder Deutch
church. The trouble started three
months ago when church officer
drove the pastor from the pulpit and
sent the congregation home. disap-
proving Cllsnburger's teachings. The
pastor refused to leave the parsonage.
Aside from the six Irishme'ls serving
on the Jury, all persons connected
with the case were Hollanders.
East Lansing-The white grub,
which destroyed more than $4,000 900
worth Of crops in Michigan, Illinois
and Wisconsin in 1915. is due to make
another call this season, according to
the department Of entomology Of the
Michigan Agricultural college. The de-
partment forecasts that the grub,
which becomes June bug when 1t
grows up, is likely to be unusually
troublesome in eastern and southwest
ern sections of the state.
Grand Rapids.-The annual report
OF the Grand Rapids & Indiana rail
road, presented at the annual meeting
OF the stockholders here, stated the
prospects for increased settling ri
northern and western Michigan dur
ing the coming year were better than
ever before. The report shows the
number Of settlers during the past
year was q decided Increase over tbs
previous period. It was shown beet
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