The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1918-04-13


organized 81 Red Cross school auxilia'
ries in his county with membership
of 1900.
Standish.-Milk producers OF Arenac
and Bay counties have organized with
membership of over 80. They VIE
demand better prices than are no"
being paid by the local milk plant.
Saginaw.%-John NJ. List. a resident
OF Frankenmuth since 1876, one year
after the founding of the village, has
again been unanimously nominated as
clerk, an Office he has held for the past
as years.
| Muskegon-Lying unconscious fur
over an hour under the very heels VI
the mule which had kicked him In the
head, e. w. Henry was found by his
son, James; who happened to go out
to the barn.
Perry-At an auction sale on the
farm OF Mrs. Hiram Peck, Is bushels
OF seed corn two years old sold for
$201.50. or over $11 per bushel. A
saucer containing so kernels was
shown and every kernel had germina-
ted.
Greenville-One thousand enthusiast
tic farmers attended meeting of the
Cleaners here. Stock was subscribed
to establish shipping stations at prin
cipal towns in Montcalm county. Far
mers here have been much wrought
up over potato grading.
Detroit-Detroit's third Liberty loan
campaign will begin Monday, April 8.
1t will be formally opened with an ad-
dress by Secretary of the Navy Dan
iels to the bond statesmen at theii
noon luncheon in the auditorium OF
the Board of Commerce.
East Lansing Caution in planting
spring wheat-a crop being doomed In
many parts of the state this season
is being recommended to farmers by
the department Of farm crops OF the
Michigan Agricultural college. In most
sections of the state, the department
AYERS, this crop does not as ruI.
give lucrative yields.
Oscoda-An important exchange of
state and federal lands will be made
soon by which Michigan will get the
federal forest reserve in Iosco county.
Reforestation will be continued by the
state. The deal involves $4,000 acres.
The state exchanges lands in Iosco
and Oscoda counties north of the Au
Sable river for lands south of that
| stream. ~.
Camp Custer,-Charles White, OF
Chicago, noted lightweight boxer, who
has been division boxing instructor at
Camp Custer, was summarily dis
missed by Joseph Raycroft, of Wash
| ington. The dismissal comes. it is
said as a result of friction between
White and Floyd A. Rowe. camp athle-
tic director. which has been brewing
| for month
East Lansing-Forty thousand acres
of Michigan land were reclaimed last
year, this figure comparing favorably
with the great reclamation projects of
the west There, however, water is
brought to the land, while in Micni-
gan the land is drained of water 1t is
estimated that the tile used in this
work in the state last year would reach
2,SS7 miles if placed end to end.
Traverse City-Farmers of the
Grand Traverse region are organizing
to develop all the available acreage
for the growth Of sugar beets and are
negotiating for the establishment of a
refinery in this city. There is much
land available this year that formerly
was used for potatoes. With the food.
ed potato markets last year, growers
are now looking for a substitute crop
for the coming season.
Lansing.-Michigan farmers that
want proved seed corn at S. bushel
had better make that demand known
promptly. The committee of elevator
men appointed by the governor de
cided to let options on 10000 bushels
lapse. The state has purchased &c..
900 bushels. w. I. Biles, of Saginaw,
committee chairman, did not want the
state to get overloaded with seed corn.
He said additional supplies could be
purchased later at higher prices, IL
necessary.
Lansing. license OF Z. Chapple
Co., operating a -four mill and elevator
at Bedding, has been revoked for three
weeks, by Geo. A. Prescott, state food
administrator. ii. l.. Ousterhout was
called here to answer charges that the
mill sold -four without substitutes.
sold wheat for chicken feed and took
higher prices than the government
has fixed. The announcement that the
license had been revoked was made
Immediately after the close Of the
conference.
Detroit.-John Des Champs. cadet
aviator, the third Detroit flyer In the
service of the United States to lose
his life within week, died at Wichita
Falls, Tex, as the result OF internal
injuries suffered when his airplane
fell several hundred feet at Call field.
The other two men we're killed over
seas. Lieut.. George o. Middleditch
died In an accident at training
camp in England and Captain Philips
Collins was killed in an air duel with
a German flyer.
CamD Custer-Army medical ofYicsra