Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1901-10-31

donation of $4,000 to secure The
factory Of the National Printing x
Engraving Co.. from Chicago, resulted
In the carrying OF the plai.
Eugene Beaudette. of Lake Linden
J stands six feet tall weighs 900
| pounds, lifts 800 pounds with his little
finger and among other fcats raises a
dead weight Of 1,500 pounds with bis
teeth.
The barns on the farms OF John
VOORHEES, ana Thomas Jones. located
! on the Elizabeth lake road. three niles
west Of Pontiac burned "Wednesday,
4 together with their contents. Loss,
$500
Bob Leonard, the 12-ycar-old son OF
Ward Leonard. had his right leg shot
on at OEekama 10y his cousin. The
shooting was accidental. lie was
brought TO Manistce and his leg was
amputatcd.
Ignatus Erandt. charged with for.
gerry and burglary. has escaped from
the Algcr county jail. He locked the
turnkey in the corridor and got good
start before the officer could make
| himself heard.
Mrs. James Cassidy. of Lawton. has
located her missing husband on a farm
near Mishawaka Ind. There was u
stormy scene between Tie couple. The
officer who was with Mrs. Cassidy had
To restrain her
Judge Maync, of the Circuit Court,
has upheld the city's right to prevent
the Traverse City Gas Co. from laying
its mains in the principal streets. The
ordinance provides that the mains shall
he laid in alleys
State Senator 4. T.. Palmer. who re-
sides a short distance from Kalkaska.
was retilling his acetylene gas machine,
when the apparatus exploded ana he
was terribly burned about the head
and on both hands.
Ernest Fost. farmer. two miles
from Attica. took $50 and went to I'm
lay City. 1t is said he drank heavily
ana returned at late hour. He was
found dead in the morning, at his
home, his money gone.
Colby Ostrander aged 20 yeas was
found dead IL his home i'm Tekonsha
Friday morning. He lived alone hav-
Ing separated from his wife. 1t is he
licved To be n case Of suicide, and the
coroner will investigate
The mutilated body Of n man was
found between Battle Creek and Bed
ford station. on the Michigan Central
tracks, Thursday morning. Letters in
dictate that his name was Eugene {.
Dexter, OF Danvillc. III.
Fifteen Of the surviving supervisors
Of Oakland county wEo held office
from 1863 TO 1870 were given a ban
quet by former judge Of Probate Thos
l.. Patterson. Some Of tho guests were
more than SO years old.
Some oe the supervisors of ST Clair
county are opposed to making repairs
to the present court house and favor
the building Of new court house when
the lease of the present one, which has
60 years 70 run. expires.
As the result of fight ut dance
held at the home of Peter Poupard.
Wesley Duclo, Il member of a Monroe
tough gang. lies at the point of death
with wound in his head caused by
his being lit with an TX.
Alger county is literally a hunters
paradise this fail. Partridges are so
numerous that bags OF - and 30 are
y
ported rs vcry plentiful. Bears. too,
are unusually numerous.
Maud Boals, Of Bay City, was grant
eel divorce from Edward Boals We'd
ncsday aud Immediately took out IL
ccnse AMI was married Thursday to
Edward Rouse although Tie decree
was not fled until Friday.
While walking on the Michigan Cen
trail railroad track Wednesday. four
miles west Of Battle Creek. Eugene T.
Dexter. of Danville. ILL.,. was killed Ivy
the express coming east. He was
crushed to q shapelcss mass.
William Hodgyon has teen appoint
ed deputy game warden for Iron
county. There hrs been Il eat
slaughter Of deer in the county during
the past two months. because there
was no officer to make complaint.
Leonidas d. Dibble. who built the
Peninsular railway from Lansing TO
Chicago, Is dead at Battle Greek. The
road is now the Grand Trunk West.
crn. and Dibble WAS its president from
1850 to 1879. He was - years old.
Applcs-cvcn cider apples-arc so
high this fall in some parts of the
state that the farmers who have any
are letting their coInhuskers 90 nm
til later i'm order to secure the APPLES
before the alternating season Is over.
George Robinson (white). of Church
Ill. is II years old. Wednesday he was
married TO Miss Lottie Henderson. his
"coal-black lady" Miss Henderson
acknowledges TO 40 summers. but is
the poSsessor of property valued at
$4,000. The groom Is a laborer.
Three section mon were instantly
Killed by the Wabash fast mail going
west near Milan ut , o'clock Thursday
morning The men were ordered out
to drive some cattle off the track.
They wcrc returning on Il hand-car
when the fast mail struck them.
Difficulties IN securing the right Of
way for the new United Railway OK
tension. which has been surveyed from
Pennington via Novl TO Lansing. have
led TO now survey. which is row
in progress on route going 10 the
capital from Worthwhile via South
Lyon.
George I. Watson. charged with do.
frauding st. Joseph farmers of $1,000
worth of fruit by means OF worthless
checks. is I'm Jail In default of 81 Coz