Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1902-09-18
STATE NEWS CONDENSED.

Henry Meagher. Il miner for Handy
Bros. in Williams township, was hurt
by falling rocks and may die.
,iov. Bliss has paroled Darling Lee,
sent from Detroit 10 Jackson prison
for four years in 1900 for forgery.
Mrs. l.. J. Pugh of Benton town
ship. is one Of the 200 heirs of Il
S2J.0oO.o00 estate in Cleveland, Ohio.
Frank Brovant caught guard in
the Grand Rapids Jail mapping and es-
capped by scaling the wall. He was I'M
der arrest for larceny
Roy Hopper, confessed arsonist, who
burned the barns of Asa Chapel and
Chas. Goodfellow in Grand Blanc, was
sent to Marquette for II years.
John Turner, son of Phineas Turner,
Trowbridge township. fell from hay
stack Monday and ran the tine Of "A
fork through his body. He may live.
The trial of Albert Adams for killing
the Indian hoy John Henry. near
UnioDville, is on in the Circuit Court in
Caro-. 1t is believed Adams will be
acquitted.
George Town, of OtsegO. was caught
under a heavy timber while working
on a new dam and his legs badly
crushed. He was taken to 4 Kalama-
zoo hospital.
contingencies Sept. % was granted
i'm the case of Or. Roy w. Griswold.
of Bay City. charged with manslaugh-
ter in connection with the death of
Agnes Eberstein.
Somebody put a stick of dynamite in
Frank Palmer's threshng engine in
Mendon with the supposed intent of
killing the fireman. The engine was
blown to pieces. but nobody was hurt.
The site selected by Special Agent
Field for the new poStoffice in Adrian
has not proved popular. and word from
Washington is that the people will he
given a chance to express their prefer
encc.
Gov. Bliss has sold 5000 acres Of
redwood timber land i'm California for
$4,000. 1t was his half of tract
owned Jointly by the governor and
Gen. Alger Gen Ayers share was
sold some time ago.
What is termed ''the second annual
field day" will be held at Merrill. Sag
inaw county. Sept IS The event will
include n big mercantile and live stock
parade. fireworks. athletic sports
horse and bicycle races.
Deputy Attorney-Gencral Chase has
been notified that home purchasing
companies at Detroit and Kalamazoo.
against which proceedings 10 prohibit
them doing business were to he pushed,
have voluntarily ceased business.
The ease of Senator George T.. Mich
OILS, who is charged with subornation
of perjury. has been transferred TO OF.
tawa county. Nichols is charged with
attempting to bride Il witness in the
famous Salisbury McGarry water deal
case.
Fire damaged the Hudson house.
Lansing. Saturday. TO the extent of
about $1,000. n portion of the loss fall
ing upon the employees Of the hotel.
who lost their belongings i'm the rooms
above the kitchen, where the fire
started.
\ colored man named Hill entered a
Jackson grocery store and cOolly
helped himself to the contents OF the
till. about $40. while the proprictor's
back was turned. and while he knew
he was being watched by a paralytic
customer. Hill was arrested
Jacob T. Thomas hardware store in
Coloma was burglariZed and four re-
volvcrs and n large quantity Of cart
ridges stolen. The fact that nothing
has been missed but reyolvers and
! cartridges leads suspicion 10 the youth
FIJI readers Of pernicious literature.
Negaunee saloonkeepers are aroused
over the Sunday closing agitation and
will have men ont Sunday TO get evi-
dencc against other business places
which are open. If they are TO close
UP they intend that all other business
| places shall be made to do the same.
The Lansing board Of education,
I which has recently been noted for lack
of unanimity. Monday night took I6
/ ballots in an unsuccessful effort to Sc
lect a president.
Holly Is enjoying a great boom and
new factories are having great Difficult
| ~ in hiring enough men. This town Is
/ certainly the place for man TO come
| If hc Is ont of n job
Ephraim Devan. of Louisville. Ky.
employed by Chicago firm which Is
/ placing n home savings bank ~ Iron
wood and Hurley. shot an employee OF
4 the company named McKcller. Devan
/ gave himself up TO the police and
/ claims that he shot In self.defense.