Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1901-07-11

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Charles Carlson, a trackman for the
Muskegon Traction and Lighting Co.
had his right leg cut off just below the
knee while attempting to board a
street car
Dr. Howard Wing has been bound
over for trial on n charge of seduction
preferred by Pearl Vashinder. He was
captured in Illinois. He left Almont
last January.
Gov Bliss and staff and about 80 OF
his personal friends will visit the Pan
American on Michigan day. The gov
ernor has chartered the steamer Hol-
land for the trip.
The Lake Shore & Ishpeming Rail
road Company has paid taxes amount
ing to S6,590.57. to the state treasurer.
The Copper Range Railway Company
has paid S2,114.6l.
Sheriff Hammond reports that the
Mason county jail received 800 prison
ers during the past year. of which only
II were women. The cost Of maintain
ing the Jail was S3,320.
John ID. Gowell of Hesperia, put his
| 7-year-old son on TO new hay rake
TO haul him home. The horses ran
away, throwing the child against a
post and nearly killing him.
| The plant of the Quincy Canning
| Co., which is insolvent, has been sold,
under an order of the court. to Itch
| field parties who will remodel IL, and
| make a first-class creamery of 1t.
Harry Smith. Of Saginaw, whose
| bride of Il week killed herself at Chi
cago because it was alleged he wanted
! her to lead Il life of shame. has been
sent TO the workhouse for 81 days.
The new beacon lighthouse on
| Muskegon lake was burned to the
waters edge Saturday night 1t is
thought the new machinery failed to
work properly and caused the fire.
About ten men employed by the Sag.
! inaw City Gas Co. are on strike for
| shorter hours. They have been work
ing ten hours per day for 81 30 The
company will try and fill their places.
Gen. Alger, ut Carlsbad, says the
| beef controversy had nothing 10 do
with his retirement from the cabinet.
| He added: My book, to he published
in September, will show the whole MAJ.
ter mp"
Game Warden Morse reports that
during June his department investiga-
ted 1GS complaints. There were 81
arrests and so convictions. with
acquittal and dismssals, cases be-
ing still pending.
There are two drug stores located in
HeSperia, and the president of the vii
lage has made complaint and the
druggists have been held for trial on a
hu # enI1ino, 1i1tIn,.., without E1iuU
! a druggists bond
The wrecking tug Fern of Algonac
sank at her mornings over the wreck
of the old Colorado on Eagle river reef
in the big blow Friday night. She was
| discovered Sunday afternoon. 1t is
supposed that her crew OF five Were
drowned while asleep in their berths.
Henry Lyinger, the tramp who was
held up and robbed by his companions
last week near st. Joseph, was found
dead by the railroad tracks at BarQda
1t is believed his companions killed
him because he squealed on them to
the sheriff.
Hon. Graham Pope, of Houghton.
announces that he has been compelled
to decline his appointment as a mem
Der of the state tax commission on the
grounds that he cannot arrange his
private affairs so as to accept He has
notified Gov. Bliss of his decision
The residence of Bert Wheaton. ut
Kingsley, was destroyed by fire Mon
day and an infant | year old cremated
The mother and father aud other chill
dren were absent The child was left
lying on couch. which was i'm a lower
room. that burned before help arrived.
Although the railroads of the state
| have until August l for the payment Of
their specific taxes, quite Il number
have already paid. The following rail
roads paid their taxes Monday: Chi
! cago & Northwestern. $4,000; Mineral
Range, S11,924; Hancock & Calumet
! SS.SSi; Manistee x Northeastern. S.
| 91S; Manistique e. Northwestern. So
934.
! Clarence Paxton, formerly of De.
/ trot, was arrested i'm Coloma. charged
with making threats against the lives
! of several people at Paw Paw lake and
! for carrying weapons with which TO
! carry out his declared intentions.
| Mental weakness, aggravated by alco-
! hol and jealousy of the landady at \
! lake resort. are responsible for the
! young mans downfall.
After making Il careful canvass of
| the northwest territory and preparing
conservative estimates upon the con
| ditioas found throughout the grain
| belt the traffic officials Of the st. paul
! the Northwestern. the Northern Pa
| cific. the Great Northern and the Rur-
| lington systems, are agreed that the
wheat crop of this region for 1901 will
break all previous records.
The earnings OF Michigan railroads
during the month of May were 1881
1303J. as compared with 3,3O3. 525 .35
for the corresponding month last year
| the increase for the month being S953.-
52S3S. For the five months ending
May 81 the total earnings were s16,-
059 22S.33. an increase of SGG4 .37og2
for the period. as compared with the
corresponding period of 1900
George Davenport, eX-alderman and
! eX-state senator, was killed by light
ming on his farm, n mile and n half
north Of Saginaw. Tuesday morning.
He arose during the storm TO close the
barn doors and was found dead N the
morning near the building. He was
I very prominent here, was 30 ypnrs oId