Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1899-11-16
THIS AND THAT.
News From Here aud There Condensed
For Our Readers.

For Our Readers.
The insurance on Mrs. A. j. Ions
berry's house recently burned at Or
leans was adjusted at 5000. Insurance
carried by company represented by w.
+. Sandell.
All members OF Good Will Hive No.
$50 l.. o. Il. M. are requested to be pres
ent Nov. "A. A special Review held for a
school of instruction on general work
Conducted by the Great Lady Com
mander Meeting called at 8 o'clock
a. m.
Dwight Sheldon attorney, has secured
a divorce for Agnes Darwin from her
husband, Norman Darwin. Darwin, it
will be remembered was arrested few
months ago for assault, with intent to
shoot her and he is now serving time
at Ionia.
Game Warden Morse sent DR.. q. r..
Long, superintendent of the Ionia
asylum fine batch OF 66 patrridges one
day last week. They were seized in
Midland county by the game warden s
having been illegally ship
ped. Such seized stuff is sent to the
state charitable institutions.
1t is stated that the Preferred Bank
ers Life Insurance Co. of Detroit has
been closed up so far as determination
OF the amount to be returned to policy
holders is concerned. 1t is also stated
that checks will be sent out as soon as
possible and all policies asked to be
returned. The pro rata amount to be
realized on each is not given.
Smallpox now exists in ten localities
in the state in mild form, but cold
weather will render the disease more
dangerous. The state board of health
has issued warning, calling for
created care in quarantining the dis.
ease, and asking citizens to cooperate
with the health authorities in giving
notice of any suspicious cases.
The Grand Ledge Independent isn't
going to trust its best subscriber more
than year after this. That's right.
Its best subscriber doesn't want even a
year and lot of dead beats will be
elimnated-no good to anybody. The
antitrust sentiment is quite popular
just now, and now that the trusts are
advancing paper, ink and everything
the publisher uses, it would be an ex-
cellcnt idea for those who would not
end life in the poor house TO go into the
antitrust business along with Bro.
Westland.
Nearly every paper in the state has
had an item to the effect that Dewey
has finally been captured-he has
married "a Washington lady. The
Portland Observer says the capture
was on the other hand-simply a con-
tinuation of the success which made
Dewey famous; for besides being but 40
years OF age and handsome, the present
Mrs. Dewey has all kinds OF money,
and she could have captured almost
anybody any old time. And the n
Dewey has just had house in Wash
ington given him by his admirers, and
they are to reside there. Admiral
George has no flies on him either in
affairs of war or love.
Sheriff Moon brought Otis S. Rich
ards a longtime resident of Clarksville
who was arrested in Milwaukee to
Ionia. Richards, prepossessing look
ing fellow, IL years OF age, abandoned
his wife and child who lived in Clarks-
Vile, and embezzled 81 200 from his
father-in-law, for whom he conducted a
general store in the same town. Three
weeks ago Richards disappeared from
his home In company with Mrs. Mary
Russell of Grand Rapids, and he was
stopping with her at Grand avenue
and Seventh street when found, II
develops that the couple went to Mil
waukee from Michigan. Richards OBJ
tanned employment az a book agent
Failing to make success at this, he
hired out as street laborer TOR q
week. The runaway couple were dis
covered through letter written by
the woman to her relatives in Grand
Rapids, and the clew was followed ~
by Sheriff Moon.
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