Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1902-10-30
STATE NEWS IN BaIEF.


the library In Charlotte.
Arrangements are being pade TO
start a new bank at Stephenson, Mich,
with a capital OF $4,000.
John s. Macomb. OF Orchard Lake.
| qualified for examination for second
lieutenant In the regular army.
Robert Eldredge. the actor accused
of attempting an assault upon Pearl
Barton. of Battle Creek. has been ar
rested at Fort Wayne.
Archie Holland. negro laborer liv-
ing mt Ellis Junction, has married En-
ma Bruse, white. of Peshtigo. Ii Is
the second case of the kind in Menom-
inee.
Sam Mitchell, wood-cutter and
berry-plcker. killed 400-pound bear
the other day in the woods near Grand
Marais. and afterwards disposed of the
hide for S25.
Eben Lewis OF Saginaw, miner.
aged %. bent over lighted fuse at the
Uncle Henry mine. The charge ex-
ploded. and If Lewis RECEIVERS he prob
| ably will he blind.
As the result of the finding OF the
dead body Of John Johnson. of Crystal
Falls. who had beer strangled, John
sons wife and Finlander named
| Martin have been arrested.
Henry Wagner. a farmer who had
team killed by Detroit Southern train
few months ago has commenced suit
in Justice Court at Willow for dam
ages against the company.
Miss Mabelle A. White and George
Nal natt Il.
Greek Sunday Morning Record, were
married Wednesday; also. Miss LISA
Hungerford and Ernest Ackley, Of In
dianapolis.
Henry Wisner. of Hope. while de-
spondent rs result of sunstroke some
years ago. tried to end his life by
shooting himself. The bullet entered
his left side just below the heart. He
may recover.
Cornelius O'Brien, aged 80. a con
ductor on the Union Pacific. was killed
at Ashland. Wis His home was in
Alpena and the remains will be
shipped there. He leaves a widow and
large family.
The Standard Manufacturing Co., OF
Galesburg, recently recognized. has
received an order from Chicago
house for 1000 complete windmills. 1t
will be necessary to quadruple the
force formerly employed.
David III. Moss. a Shiawassee coun-
ty farmer. brought to Owosso Satur-
day two well-roaSted ears of corn, de-
pending from charred stalks. The
husks were partially burned from the
ears. The stalks had been struck by
lightning.
Thieves entered the basement OF st.
Pnul's Episcopal church. Lansing.
Wednesday night and ransacked every
place where it might be expected the
altar silver would be found. That was
safely slowed away, however, and
nothing is missing.
Mrs. Nelson a. Wheeler OF Battle
Greek, aged 80. took a probably fatal
dose of carbolic acid Thursday even
ing. She was Respondent. She was
married March o. Her husband mar
rowly escaped being killed by a train
Il few hours before
The United States Gypsum Co.. Of
Grand Rapids. has filed copy OF q
81 100000 trust deed with the clerk of
! Kent county. The deed is given to Sc
cure the per cent 20-year gold bonds
fioated by the company when the
plaster trust was formed
The board Of supervisors Of Lenawee
county has refused to give aid to the
Lenawee County Fair Association,
which asked for levy Of one-tenth of
mill on the property in the county to
raise $1,000. The vote stood 10 to II
against the proposition.
frbn oncip,r common onupan H..
voted to expend $4,000 for a subway
under the Grand Trunk Western rail
road on Pennsylvania avenue. The i'm
provement has been hanging fire for a
long time. and has been made more or
less of political. question.
Mrs. Sleeper, wife of Senator Sleep
er. OF Lexington, and her sisters. Mrs.
Hanley. of Bad Axe, and Mrs. Myers,
OF Cleveland, have donated n library
building valued ut $1,000 and n library
of 1000 volumes TO the village as a
memorial To their father, the late
Charles H. Moore.
Grand Rapids has wood for sale to
all those who cannot afford TO pay the
price demanded by local dealers.
Mayor Palmer quotes the price as 81 81
per cord. which is 30 cents cheaper
than wood is sold by dealers. and 30
cents cheaper than when the city took
a hand in the fuel game.
Edward Riley, the man who was
shot by Patrolman Schmidt at Bay
City hast week. died Monday morning.
He was n Saginaw man. Riley was an
| assumed name. Because of a highly re-
spected mother and two sisters resid-
ing there. those who claim to know
him refuse to divulge his identity.
Mayor Palmer and the members OF
the council committee on ways and
means Will have hundreds of cords Of
wood I'm Grand Rapids In few days.
to be sold to the public Mt reasonable
prices, and thus deprive the coal and
wood merchants OF their big revenue
on account OF unreasonable advances
| In wood
The Sixth Michigan Cavalry held its
annual reunion In Ionia Wednesday.
About fifty OF the veterans were pres
| ent. Capt Lee. of Detroit, extended an
| invitation IN tho Sixth IN ipfp tho oseo.