Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1895-08-29
THURSDAY. AUG. 90, 1896.

THURSDAY, AUG. 80, 1895.
Justice has been dealt out To the
murderer OF Detective Geo w. Powers
of Grand Rapids in that speedy and
summary manner which should meet
the approval of every citizen. Mr.
Powers was shot down Thursday night
while attempting TO make an arrest OF
a supposed train robber in II passenger
coach on the G.. II. * |. road at the ID.
& M. junction. The desperate shot
him in the face at short range and he
and his pal made their escape. Powers
fell mortally wounded and died in a
few hours. Saturday afternoon Jas.
A. Smalley appeared in McBain, a
small town twelve miles from Cadillac,
where his wife lived and was at once
suspected by an eX-deputy sheriff who
knew him, as being one of the robbers
and murderer. At night the house was
surrounded and Smalley, resisting ar
rest, was shot down. He was positively
identified Us one OF the train robbers
and the man who shot Powers. His
timely taking off will save many thous-
and dollars expense and rid the world
of daring desperate.
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A petition has been circulated and
now has eighty signatures, which will
be presented at the next meeting of the
city council, asking them TO appoint or
call special election for the purpose
of action upon the charter matter, so
vote on the same is a certainty. The
prepondrence of public opinion seems
TO be to retain our present charter, al
though of course the new one is not
without its friends. We would advise
every tax payer to look it up for him
self previous to the election. City At
torney Roosevelt has received the
following letter:
ROCKVILLE Conn, Aug. -, 90.
GEO S. ROOSEVELT, ESQ,
Dear Sir:-I am very glad to see your article
on the Blanket charter as IT Is called, for the
city OF Bedding.
Think the charter If il were adopted, would
give Bedding "A hard blow and feel that there
very little chance of being adopted. Please
accept congratulations.
Yours truly,
A n. BELDING.
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Michigan youngsters have got to be
educated whether they want to be or
no. 1t is no longer optional with them,
but is obligatory upon them. The law
says so and the law will have to be
obeyed. Under it the parents will
have little to say about the schooling
OF their children. The truant officer,
whose appointment is obligatory upon
the school board, is obliged TO arrest
all children between the ages of seven
and sixteen years who do not attend
school and take them before IA justice
of the peace who is obliged to fine them
not less than s. or more than $50, or
Imprisonment ranging from two TO
sixty days. The attendance at school
shall also be consecutive and where
sickness is urged as an excuse the
school board may send "a physician to
ascertain the truth by examination.
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This week three men, a bulldog and
wagon, were peddling wringers, rugs,
clocks and other ''fixins" in this village
and refused to pay license for doing
the same. The manager of the concern
Lewis Sutton, who claims to live in
Grand Rapids, was arrested under the
village ordinance and, yesterday, was
convicted. He was sentenced to pay IA
fine of so and costs and in default of
payment OF fine was to be imprisoned
in the county Jail for five days He
went to jail and promises to make
things lively for the village in the
course of few days. He claims that
he is protected by the interstate com
merce law.-Saranac Local.
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Miss Marie Belliss, who taught the
Kimball District school last year, en-
tered the Agricultural college Monday
morning and will graduate from that
institution in two years. BY taking
time by the lore-lock, Miss Belliss OBJ
tanned school close to the college
against many other applications, and
will teach the winter term there while
keeping up her studies at the same
time. For exercise aud recreation she
will put in two hours day working
among flowers. Lyons Herald. Miss
Belliss was former resident here and
graduate of our schools.
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The profits Of the furniture factory
at the Ionia state house of correction
for the year ending June 80, 1895, were
s25. 96663 In view Of the fact that
under the previous administration the
factory lost money the present man
agement is quite proud of these figures,
which we are permitted to take from
the annual report of the warden, Otis
Fuller. to the board Of control, through
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