Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1902-08-14
STATE NEWS CONDENSED.

Mrs. Prof. John Phelan. OF Chicago.
formerly Miss Stella Bracket. OF Pc
toSkey, died at the latter place.
A Menominee concern has shipped
carload OF box shocks, the fourth
consignment Of the kind, to South
Africa.
Matte l.. Kcrshay, OF Pontiac, who
last October secured a divorce from
her husband on the ground OF cruelty
ana non-sllppOrt, was remarked to her
former husband. Thomas kershaw.
During severe electrical storm
Tuesday morning lightning struck a
tree on the farm of Charles Banning,
near Flushing. under which four cows
had taken refuge All of the animals
were instantly killed.
James Mccarthy was driving across
the Niles Il South Bend railroad track
with load OF rye. when a passing
train struck the wagon. The load fell
upon Mccarthy, who was seriously III
jured but will survive.
Farmer Holland. of South Milton,
Antrim county mixed barrel or paris
green to put on his potatoes, and left
L out doors all night. In the morn
ing he found six OF his cattle dead
from eating Of the poison.
August Vonbever. of Gladstone.
Belgian, will probably die from In
juries received last night in a drunken
free-for-all fight which followed n
barn raising. Clubs and knives were
used. Several Belgans are under ar
rest
Remarkable rainfals throughout
the state are shown by the records OF
Section Director Schneider of the
weather bureau. During July HOG
inches fell mt Owosso. and at Eloise,
Wayne county, the precipitation was
1867 inches.
Too much preServaline in the meat
they ate was what made those Lam
sing persons III who suffered after eat
Ing canned goods recently. Several
meat market men have admitted using
preServalne. hut they promise not to
do so any more.
The farmers on one Of the rural
routes out of Durand have been noti-
fed that II will be necessary for them
to make the roads better or lose the
daily mails. AS result the farmers
are hustling some, and better roads
viii be the result.
4. ]. Longrle, village marshal OF
Stephenson. sold his bicycle shop re-
Gently and now he has disappeared,
leaving his family destitute. Mrs. An
tome Boucher has also disappeared,
leaving a husband and two children.
It's said that they elored.
Across the bay from Menominee. the
rabbit pest is resulting in badly dam
aged or ruined crops. The farmers
are clamoring that something be done
TO rid the country Of the nuisance
which has so far bafiled them. The
bounty plan is being suggested.
After maintaining his innocence for
three years, John Cook. eX-clty treas
urer Of Grand Haven. appeared In the
Circuit Court and pleaded guilty TO
embezzing S2,400 of the city funds
The plea was made at the advice of
his attornly,, Gerrit ]. Diekema.
Eight students are earning money
for their collegiate courses by working
with the construction gang Of the Am
erican Telephone & Telegraph Co..
which is stringing wires west OF Ann
Arbor. Foreman Palmain says they
are the hardest workers In the gang
of % men.
The Ionia reformatory valuation is
given as follows: Land, $15,S6S; build
ings, 1885 900; bills receivable, S4.-
32S 81; steam and electric plant and
supplies. S19946 SO; stock and farm
tools. $G,317 80; furniture. clothing.
bedding and supplies, 1854 80; to-
tai, S409,345 Il.
ba coUo ha ntad 60
cause little excitement. Oscar ABB
rams. Ironwood 16 years old, a
Northwestern railroad call boy. set
number Of small fires. opened turn.
table and ran two locomotives into the
pit. opened switches and did other
mischief. He has been arrested.
In signed letter to the local papers
G. w Post. of Battle Creek invites
labor unions, employers and investors
TO come to an agreement by which
wages can be fixed for definite time
He desires to build extensively, but in
view Of his experience and that Of
others with labor troubles last year
hesitqtes without some guaranty Of
the cost.
Nearly three years ago Mrs. Albert
Laycock. Of lansing after n dream
prophesied that within few years all
the members Of her family except n
brother would die. Since then she has
died. a brother died shortly after the
prophecy. and her father was buried
Her husband was frightfully burned
az fire last winter and was In the
hospital over three months but mir
aculously escaped death.
At the examination OF Charles II.
Crossman, the Kalamazoo sign paint
or. for shooting Farmer Lewis. Of
Paw Paw, I'm quarrel over Cross
mans wife, Lewis testified in all seri-
BUSINESS that he bought the woman
from Crossman and assumed that she
belonged to him. He objected to
Crossman hanging around the farm
house. although Mrs. Crossman was
living there, and the shooting was the
result
Probate Judge William +. Slime. OF
Eaton county, has sent his resignation
to Gov. Bliss. As this action had been
anticipated several candidates will
contest for the nomination ut the Re-
publican county convention. August
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