Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1901-08-01

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Standish has been selected as the
! place for holding the Republican con.
| gressional convention for the tenth dis
| trlct called by Gov. Bliss for Oct. Is
next.
The commissioner OF insurance
warns the people of Michigan against
the Michigan Indemnity Society of De-
troit, whose certificate was revoked in
| May.
Freeman Gunnell, foreman of the
Grand Rapids Electric Light & Power
Co.. touched live wire Tuesday and
was so severely shocked that he soon
died.
Bay county has several insane pa
tients awaiting admission TO the asy-
lum at Pontiac. and officials there be-
lieve they are being Disseminated
against.
Certain Chicago promoters are try
ing TO form a 500, 900. 600 combination
of paint manufacturers. and Detroit
concerns have been invited to join in
the deal
Sanford NJ. Green, for years judge
OF various circuits in Michigan and at
one time a member of the state SUI
preme Court, is seriously i'll at his
home in Bay City.
John Russell. Of Grand Haven, was
knocked senseless in a quarrel with
James Lillibridge, tied by the hands
and hung up to meat hook. Russell
will probably die.
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.
Julius George. who jumped the
Helen mine at Michipicoten, is serving
GO days i'm the Canada 500 Jail for tres
pass. He was brought down from
Michipicoten Thursday.
Twenty cases of smallpox were re-
ported to the state board of health
from Eggleston township, Emmett
county. where the disease had been
diagnosed as chickenpoX.
Gilbert w. Phillips. of jacksonville,
was killed in Grand Rapids by the
Pere Marquette 11:15 train which he
was trying to board Ills right arm
was cut off and his chest crushed.
Capt. James Davidson confirms the
statement recently sent out from
Cleveland that he will erect large
steel shipbuilding plant and drydock
AZ some point on the lower lakes TO be
selected later.
No tidings have been had of George
Hathaway. the letter carrier who dis
appeared from his home in Detroit a
week ago last Wednesday. His wife
still believes that her husband has met
with foul play.
Naval officials ut Washington say
Americans in Venezuela are not men
aced. Had a situation existed which
was dangerous to American interests,
the Mayfower would not have left
Venezuelan waters
Harbor Springs Indians voted for the
Democratic candidate for mayor be
cause the Republicans offered to put
an electric light in their village. They
didn't want to be seen at night when
they are sometimes ''squibby."
Leander WILLIAMSON. of Cassopolis,
was on top of the Majestic building,
Detroit. when the observatory was
closed for the night, and ne bad 10
stay in the rain until morning, as his
calls for relief were unheard.
Fred L. Francles, of Stockbridge. who
served nearly two years in the I'D Z.
S. volunteers and who returned from
the Philippines about four weeks ago.
has enlisted in the 18th L. 5. cavalry
and starts for san Francisco to-day.
Dr. T.. l.. COnger. pastor of the Ben
ton Harhor Universalist church. pub
lished an advertisement in both even
Ing papers Saturday. urging men TO at
tend his church in shirtwaists. He is
brother OF United States Minister
Conger.
Clayton Busby. of Hastings. a page
during the last two sessions of the
legislature has the program used by
Gov. Pingree at his final blowout Tie
margin is covered with the notes made
by the governor for his speech-the
last he ever made.
According to Secretary of State
Warmers report the state Is support
ing 6.563 paupers The amount ex-
pended was S1.044.04S50. Total value
of poor farms $1.324.76S7S Pauper
labor is valued ait $3.50. The aver
age cost of maintenance for the year
was SG1.1S.
\ Menominoe laborer heard tough
, looking gang rchearSing the details
! OF an intended burglary and notified
! the police. The officers swooped down
/ on the gang and bagged them all. With
/ them was found lot of burglar tools.
/ dynamite sticks fuse and n complete
/ safe-brcakng outfit.
The entire plant of the Jackson Pulp
I Co.. located north OF the prison. was
/ destroyed by fire Thursday. entailng
( loss of $4,000. upon which there was
only $4,000 Insurance. II was with
/ difficulty that 120000 cords of bass
wood for pulp-making in the y".' ,d-
{ iacent the mill were saved
Agents for n number OF larce coal
mining companies in the west are In
4 Tennessee procurinc negroes 20 work
in the western mines which arc said
! to he very short handed. The first mar
~ Of SO negroes went to McAlliSter.
l. y.
ON account Of timber lanl frauds