Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1902-07-03

drunk
A colored man who answers the de-
scrfption or the man who murdered
Charles Parks In box car at Bridge
man last Tuesday night, was arrested
mere. The fellow claims he has been
travelling with circus.
Edward O'Donnell and John w.
Turk, two old soldiers and inmates OF
the Soldiers Home. quarreled over a
woman, and O'Donnell stabbed Turk
over the eye. Turk is not seriously
hurt O'Donnell escaped.
The infant daughter Of John Demp-
ster OF Port Huron. got hold of "A
match and succeeded in igniting It,
Inc little ones clothing caught fire,
ana she was so terribly burned that It
is believed She cannot live.
The registration In the summer
school OF the University Is as follows:
Literary and engineers. 26S; law, 30;
medical y; music. II; total. b.. rms
IS slightly In excess Of corresponding
time last year.
William G.. Simmons, of Grand Rap
ids, former Newaygo county postmas-
ter, who has served four years in the
Detroit house Of correction for misap'
preparation of funds, has been dis.
charged from paying fine of S2,3Sl.3l,
OH poor debtors act.
Hailstones an inch I'm diameter fell
in Benton IIarbor. destroying fruits
ana vines and in some instances trees.
The streets were flooded. The wind.
rain and hail storm also did serious
damage To fruits i'm Quincy, Coldwater,
Mendon and Kalamazoo.
Michigan gave the Detroit & Mack
mae railroad l,327O47 acres, which
were put up as security for bonds to
construct the road. The annual report
of Commissioner Cottrell shows that
last year 3.140 acres were sold at an
average of 1895 per acre.
The Supreme Court has granted a
stay OF sentence i'm the case of ex-Rep-
resentative Arthur L. Rich, of Neway-
go, found guilty of assault and SEN
fenced to two and one-half years inn
prisonment. The case will be appealed,
and Rich admitted to bail.
Local Hawkshaws of Kalamazoo,
have captured a man who gave his
name as Charles Richie, by first
knocking him insenslUle with n stick
of wood. He had a revolver. skeleton
keys and flash lantern on his person.
They think he's bank robber.
The railway companies of the state
are beginning to pay their specific
taxes to the state. which are due dur
ing the month cf July. Saturday the
Chicago & Northwestern Railroad paid
S9t.S95 21: the Wabash. $4S,S05 %;
Minneapolis. st. Paul & Sault Ste. Ma
RE. S24.51S.
The local attorney Of the Detroit
United Railway in Flint has asked an
injunction to prevent the Common
Council from interfering with the road.
threats having been made to tear up
the tracks on South Saginaw street,
where the Street Railway Company re-
fuses to pave.
Pearl Peliskey, the - year old
granddaughter of old Chief Peliskey,
was run down and killed in Petoskey
by Fred johnson, colored, Saturday
night. He was coasting down q steep
grade when the accident occurred. The
childs skull was crushed. Johnson
was placed under arrest.
The President has nominated the fol-
lowing Michigan postmasters: Winth-
rop A. Hayes. Rochester; Oliver
III. Il. Green. Orion; Kenneth Il. Stru-
BILE. Shepherd. The following Michi-
gan postmasters have been confirmed
by the Senate: w. Il. Osmun, Mon
tague; G.. III. Pond, Ann Arhor.
The heirs OF Andrew Jackson, an
aged colored resident Of Niles, are
wondering where the old man hid his
money. He died yesterday, and just
before the end he was stricken dumb
while trying to tell them where he had
secreted several thousand dollars In
gold. \ systematic search is being
made.
The semi-annual meeting Of the joint
state prison boards will take place at
Mackinac island, July 26-2S, which
will comprise the board of control OF
Jackson and Marquette prisons and
Michigan reforInatory at Ionia. The
state board Of pardOns, and board of
charities and correction will also be in
attendance.
Galesburg has lately been treated to
n rigid enforcement of the blue
laws" A communication signed by
every business and professional man
or woman In the village, save one, and
also those OF all who conduct manu-
featuring or mechanical industries. 40
i'm all. has been sent to the prosecutor
asking him to desist.
What was at one time the greatest
preserve for wild ducks and geese 10
he found in the state-the old II. Il.
Brewer marsh near the center Of OF
tawa county-is to he converted into
n big cattle ranch. Two Chicago men
have purchased 5000 acres OF the
marsh for something like S15,Oo0. and
will raise stock and grain upon the
land
The following are the new trustees
of Olivet college: Or. Robert w. Me-
Laughlin. Kalamazoo; DIR. Heman p.
DeForest Detroit: Howard Bement.
Lansing; Rev. James A. Blaisdell, OIL
vet; Frank J. Cobbs. Cadillac. New
members of the executive Gmmtttee
are: George w. Radford, Detroit; Or.
Robert w. Mclaughlin. Kalamazoo,
and Rev. VIM. Ewing Lansing.
The Fischer Cockerline feud has
taken a new tack at Birmingham.
Fischer came out to visit his farm in
In