Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1901-12-26

To the Lansing Circuit Court on the
charge of entering a dwelling and at
tempting a felonious assault on a
| young girl.
Leo Arnold, 10 years old, was crush
| ed to death between the cars at Pow
ers Wednesday night He was brake
man in the employ of the Chicago e.
| Northwestern railroad.
Clerk G. G. Hopkins, of the Supreme
Court, has completed the docket for
| the January term, the smallest Janu-
airy docket In at least ten years, con-
tanning only 1872 cases.
Congressman Apln Is confident that
nothing will be done at this session OF
congress that will in any way injure
the beet growers and manufacturers Of
Michigan and other states.
The Great Britain Insurance corpor-
alton of London. England, Is the latest
| addition to Insurance Commissioner
Barry's list Of concerns not authorized
to do business in the state.
Albion farmers have decided to oper-
ate cooperative creamery and have
subscribed $500 of stock. Only one
share of stock has been sold to an in
dividual. The plant will cost $i,350.
The city of Ludington will have two
big conventions next summer. The
Christian EndeavOrers will be there
from July % to July -, and the Ep-
worth League from July 81 to Aug. ).
Sheriff Brewster from Pontiac ar
rested James Taylor at Sault Ste. Ma
RTE for alleged Ngamy. Taylor, it is
charged. married Edith Macomber, OF
Caro-. and later Alice b. Leroy, of
Rochester
John NJ. Swift, Of Lapeer, con
demned to pay Horace Pettingill, trav-
cling man. $GS4 for an assault, goes to
jail rather than pay. Pettingill will
have to pay his board, $3.50 per week,
and keep him in nine months.
\ spasm of reform is sweeping over
Marquette and the mayor has issued
an ultimatum to saloon keepers stat
ing that they must close their places
of business promptly at II p. m. and
also that the slot machines must go.
The family of { o. Smith. of Green
vile. who were poisoned by something
they ate for breakfast Sunday morn
ing, are out of danger and will recov-
er. 1t is thought belladonna was used
in mistake of vanilla in fiayoring fried
cakes.
There is much concern at Grand
Haven over the condition OF the bar
at the mouth of the harbor. The wa
ter over the bar is said to be growing
shallower with every Storm and prom
Uses to delay the boats more or less all
winter.
One thousand dollars worth of roses
will be but one of the features of Il
swell social function to be given by
Mrs j. j.. Board. wife of the million
aire of Port Huron on the evening OF
Dec. 30. ut her handsome home on Pine
Grove avenue.
The trustees of Olivet college are
considering measures for increasing
the endowment fund of that institu
ton. One gift Of $4,000, one of $780,
600 and several of smaller sums have
been offered provided the remainder
Of 100000 is raised.
The whole city of Detroit was in the
extremes Of a water famine Friday
owing TO a bursted main. and factory,
hotel. school and housewife were in
distress. Even beer could not be
drawn owing to the lack of water 10
work the beer pumps.
land township, is without a mistress.
and Hill charges Dan Hall with elop-
ing with his wife He says he traced
the couple TO Smiths Creek. where he
says they are living as man and wife.
He wants Hall arrested.
Edward Roman pleaded guilty in
Port Huron to charge of criminal as
sault on Mrs. Robbins. an aged lady
who, while walking along the railroad
track, was outraged by an unknown
man. Suspicion pointed to Roman, and
he was located at Plymouth.
Many of the miners at the local coal
mines live in Bay City. Last winter
private hack owners carted the miners
M and from the mines, charging 81
per month per man. This year the OPP
orators themselves furnished the rigs.
and charge only 81 per month.
The dairy barns of Scott II. Rora-
beck burned with its contents. 20 cows
and span of horses, belonging to the
Armstrong Music Co., of Lansing. J.
J. Wheeler's mail wagon and cutter,
and about 90 tons of hay. Loss 81, 1000;
$3.50 insurance. Tramps' work.
Secretary of State Warner believes
that he has saved the Michigan stock.
holders of the Michigan Savings &
Loan association of Detroit about
100000 by discovery which he made
while i'm Texas examining into the
assets of the concern located there.
Mrs. Frank Clifford. wife of an Au-
rellus farmer. left home few DAYS
ago and her whereabouts Is unknown.
She left a letter to her daughter in
which she avowed her intention of
leaving, and told the girl to keep on
with her school work until she heard
from her again.
Many Of the friends and nelghbors
OF Robert Smith, Of Linwood, who
killed his brother, Judd Smith. ten
years ago with a shotgun and received
n life sentence Mt Jackson. are conf
dent that the sentence will soon be
committed by the pardon board. and
Smith given his liberty.
The jury ministers. five in number.
who heard the evidence against Rev.
Il. ID. Ling. pastor of Memorial VI. Il.
church Of Port Huron, charged by Mrs.
Agnes Reid with improper conduct
found that the minister's guilt was nor
sufficiently shown to warrant his sus