Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1901-07-18

commissioner GflSWoiu mas appOlnt-
ed Mrs. A. Whipple. of Jackson, n dep
uty factory Inspector under the new
law, which calls for one woman in this
capacity.
Jennie Hamment. aged 10, convicted
of attempting TO derail a Grand Rapids
* Indiana train Mt Kingsley, has been
sentenced to the Adrian school for girls
until she is 81.
Warden Chamberlain has increased
the reward to 500 for the capture Of
Charles Hewett, his coachman, who Il
few weeks since left the warden with
out permission.
Sheriff Hammond reports that the
Mason county Jail received 300 prison
ers during the past year, of which only
II were women The cost Of maintain
ing the jail was $500.
James Harrison, of Cadillac, was
found guilty of murder in the first de-
gree for the killing of Lester Baker
Harrison's son. James. who was held
as n participant in the crime, was ac-
quilted.
LeClair, the embeZzler, is a bigamist
as well. He has wife in Muskegon,
has confessed to having another in
Traverse City, and third claimant to
his affections has turned up In New
port Tenn.
Men on the main drive found por-
ton of the body of Il woman at Stur-
geon Falls, on the Menominee river.
The head, one arm and part of one leg
were missing. There are no means of
Identification.
Durand has a new system of water
works lying idle. The council is in II
deadlock and has not accepted the
system. The taxpayers fought with n
former council for five months when
it was letting the contract.
Two Adrian girls, Clara Storms and
Irene Hawley. went bathing in the
river, but while thus engaged some
thief stole their wardrobe, left on the
shore, and they had to go home ar
rayed in their bathing suits.
Henry w. Sova, who deserted the
United States army on May o last. was
arrested at Muskegon. Sova is 20
years old, and enlisted with the United
States regulars last March. He was
sent TO Fort Riley, Kas., where he de-
serted.
Muskegon has the distinction of hav-
Ing the only tin plate mill In Michigan.
1t is probably the most prominent in
dustry of the city. giving employment
to nearly 500 workmen most of whom
are skilled laborers, receiving excellent
wages.
VIM. Taylor. alias VIM Willis. col
ored, died ut the prison hospital of ty-
phoid fever Taylor was 80 years old.
o,t1 ~, A t.hn -
last TO serve two years for burglary
There are five ether cases of typhoid
fever ut the prison
1t is said the Tontine Surety Co, Of
Detroit. must have taken in between
$500, 600 and 100000 and has paid out
not over $4,000 that any trace can be
made Of. The company removed to
New Jersey and now Manager G. T..
Brown is in the Detroit jail.
The copper country Elks are going TO
Milwaukee and thereby hangs tale,
They have received from the Philadel-
phia mint one ton of bright new pen
MES which they will take with them,
each man having vowed TO pay for all
his purchases in the brewery city with
coppers while they last.
The marriage of Miss Clara Ayers
and Fred Gilliland, of Adrian.
which took place February 10.
1900. has Just been announced.
The bride is the youngest daughter of
y. j. Ayers. a travelling man. and the
groom is son of James Il. Gilliland,
head of the electrical works.
The postmaster-general has issued a
fraud order against j. Il. Batdorf &
Co, of Battle Greek. propretorS Of the
Magnetic Healing Institute" This Is
the concern which advertised that they
would send "A diagnosis of any disease
which the patient might have if he
would simply send them n lock of his
hair.
The Grand Lodge of Michigan Ma
sons is preparing for trip. The mem
bers of the lodge. with II few friends,
making n party of forty. will leave for
Hamilton, where they visit the Grand
Lodge of Canada. The party will re-
main in Hamilton until next Thursday,
when they will 30 to Toronto. and then
across Lake Ontario TO Buffalo. where
they Will take in the Pan-American eX-
position.
\. NJ. Palmer. civil engineer of the
southern division of the Illinois Cen
trail Railroad. was shot and instantly
killed in Andnd. Miss. by w. X. No
Ian. also an engineer of the same com
pany. employed under Palmer. The
two men, il Is said were rivals for the
hand of "A prominent young lady of
Jackson. Miss, and the tragedy is the
result of jealousy. Palmer was
Michigan man.
Mrs. Matte Carson, widow of the
I late Samuel Carson. of Galesburg,
claims her husband left no will what.
ever. Carson died June Z, his children
claiming he executed Il will May Ii,
the provisions of which followed the
statute, and seven days later executed
an instrument of trust to his son, as
signing four-ffths of the estate. or
about $4,000. to the children. 4 great
legal fight is now on.
\. w. Miles, Il farmer living near
Pinconning. committed suicide by
hanging Saturday morning. Three
weeks ago Miles visited the undertaken
in Bay City, purchased n coffin which
he had shipped to his home. He OK.
planned that he was suffering from
cancer of the throat and that his ply.
stefan declared he was liable 90 die M