The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1918-06-08

Grand Rapids.-Mrs. Minnie Shroe-
der, 81, committed suicide at her home
here by inhaling gas. Her body was
found by daughter, who thought she
had oversight. Dependency caused
the suicide.
Hastings.-Dr M. Alice Heney. OF
this city, the only woman physician In
Barry county. has been appointed city
health officer by Mayor Fox. The APP
pointment was unanimously confirmed
by the council.
Grand Rapids.-Grand Rapids furni-
ture factory workers will contribute
$4,000 to the Red Cross through a
plan adopted at a meeting May IL OF
manufacturers. Each employe Will
give SO, while employers will dupli-
cate each subscription.
Muskegon-The building Of big
home for aged people of Holland des-
cent is the object Of a mass meeting
of members of the 10 Reformed Chris
tian Reformed and Nederduitsche
churches of Muskegon and Muskegon
Heights, Monday evening, June 8.
Ann Arbor.-Prof. C. T. Johnston,
director of Camp Davis, an engineer
ing camp at Douglas lake, believes
that only SO students from the Uni
versity Of Michigan will attend the
camp this summer. The camp usually
is visited by 100 students annually.
Albion-In order to make their ele-
| nj 20 tho
owners of the Cooperative Farmers
elevator will bridge Kalamazoo river
and connect with a roadway to the
city market place. The company also
is spending $4,000 on a bean eleva-
| tor.
Hart.-,One Of the largest real estate
| deals ever negotiated In Oceana coun-
ty was closed when Charles Il. Horrie
sold the Horrie farm, comprising 2Si
acres, to r. r.. Huston and Herbert
Schulenberg of Dayton, O., for $780,
600. The farm is one mile and half
north of Hart.
Bay City.-Orvin Blackburne, 10
years old, of Flint, was sentenced to
Is months at Leavenworth In federal
court for stealing mail pouch. Earl
Chapman, also Of Flint, must serve
four months in the Detroit house OF
correction for trying to evade the
draft.
Pontiac. The 6-year-old daughter OF
Attorney and Mrs. e. p. .Howarth, Jr.,
of Royal Oak, was probably fatally
burned when natural gas in the hot
water pipes at the Howarth home ex.
ploded as the girl turned on faucet.
4 The blast blew out the windows In
the bath room and in other rooms Ia
the house.
oldest residents of Macomb county,
has brought suit against his three
nieces, .Retta Names. Alice Frost and
Eta Rowley, demanding return Of
property estimated at $4,000. which
he asserts he turned over to them on
the understanding he would be cared
for the rest of his life,
Lansing.-The food administration
has sent out a warning to corn, barley
and oats millers and to wholesale and
retail dealers in the products. that at
the present prices of these grains,
cornmea! and oatmeal should be sell
ing at least 20 per cent below the
price OF wheat -four and that corn -four
and barley -four should be selling at
least 10 per cent below wheat flour.
Saginaw-W. X. Prudden state fuel
administrator, has been called on by
the Michigan miners to grant the 10
cents a ton increase allowed Novem-
Der last by the operators. The resolu-
ton, which brings to Mr.. Prudden's at
tention the demands of the men, SCI
May 80 as the limit of time to meet
their demands, and unless the increase
is given referendum will be taken TO
ascertain the sentiment of the men
for statewide strike.
Lansing.-Corporatio assessed In
Michigan under the ad valorem system
OF taxation, including railroads, ex.
phone companies, will pay $5,071 ,329.-
80 in taxes this year as compared to
$4,628,72 last year. The assessed
valuation Of these companies last year
was placed at 1911 ,451 500, as COM
pared to s277,453, 400 this year, the
rate of taxation being $1S.2s this year
as compared to '$1705 last year.
Port housekeeping into an open
hatchway Captain r. C. Patterson, of
Buffalo, N. Y, acting as first mate of
the steamer Mauch Chunk, sustained
injuries which caused his death on
Lake Huron, few miles off Harbor
Beach. Patterson's skull was frac-
tured and he died within an hour
after the accident. The boat turned
back for Port Huron, with the hope
that medical aid might save Patter-
sons life, but he died before port
could be reached.
Lansing--Professor C. H. Van Tyne,
Of Ann Arbor, has been reappointed
member of the Michigan historical
commission by Governor Sleeper. The
governor also appointed DR.. R. A.
Glezen, OF Kalamazoo. member OF
the board of registration and exami.
nation in osteopathy, succeeding DR..