Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1902-03-13


A thrifty farmer in Shiawassee
County boarded a train ut Owosso
and, after paying $2.35 cash fare,
jumped from the train and nearly
killed himself TO get his 80 cent hat,
which had blown off.
The comptroller of the currency has
declared fifth dividend of 10 per
cent in favor of the creditors OF the
First National Bank, of Niles, Micn'
making in all 20 per cent on Claims
amounting TO 1897
An Ovid township farmer has Just
sold his last seasons crop Oh cioNei
seed, 1o4 bushels. for which ne re-
ceived $670. 1t was worth about TOUR
times as much MS an ordinary wheat
crop on the same land.
Mrs. j. w. Coates. who shot her nus
band ut East Jordan in the neck pe-
cause he would not live with her, was
convicted In the Circuit Court OF
assault with intent TO do great Douliy
harm less than murder
Business men and farmers at VIII
mot are hustlng to secure contracts
| for 100 acres of cucumbers, on the as
surance that If they are secured WI
llams Bros, of Detroit. will establish
| picking sheds ut that point.
Andrew Berqush. a farmer living
near Escanaba is dead from drinking
boiling water. For years he had maze
| 1t a practice to eat and drink every
thing right from the stove and TINS
| habit was the cause of his death.
The teamsters of Battle Creek, to
the number of 10, have organized
union. The carpenters and masohs
have lately organized, making total
of 10 unions now in that city. Inc
| builders anticipate trouble this spring
Fred Clemmer. a brother-in-law or
s. s. Odds, of Lansing, was one or the
victims OF the snowslide in Telluride.
| Col. He was 80 years of age, and for
many years resided in Lansing. where
he was married and had other rela-
tivcs.
+. f. Cook. of Marquette, the land
locker who was shot by set gun,
is dead and homesteader named
Rosekrans. who is accused of setting
the gun, has been arrested for man
slaughter. The maximum penalty is Ia
years.
The $4,000 damage suit Of Mrs.
Flora H. McEnally against Edward
Dakin. of Williamson. in whose saloon
the plaintiffs husband was claimed
TO have lost his money and health, re-
suited i'm a disagreement by the CIR
cult Court jury.
Archie c. Costello. of Perry, was ar
rested on charge of drunkenness and
had been locked up but a short time
when he began to act like a maniac. he
ri pt IN oh
have injured himself had not the au'
thorities interfered.
The postoffice equipment in Grand
Rapids will he brought up to date by
the installation OF a pneumatic tube
service between Campau square and
the postoftice for the delivery of mai
from each postal and street car direct
to the postoftice mail sorters.
4 L,hn ase the owners OF about 2O0t
acres Of mari lands in Roscommon and
Crawford counties, are negotiating
with eastern parties and some local
capitalists for the formation of com
pany TO manufacture Portland cement
Reports from all sections Of the state
show that deer and birds are winter.
ing unusually well. the winter having
been especially favorable for quail. An
unusually large number of wolves have
been killed in the upper peninsula. over
100 being reported from Baraga coun-
ty alone.
G. ID. Hawley. of Union City has a
voucher issued to his grandfather by
the United States in 1858, for expenses
incurred IN the war OF 1912. The
voucher is issued for SIG ard bears in.
tercst at 6 per cent The government
declines to pay 1t until congress makes
suitable appropriation.
The body of man supposed to be
that OF Curley Thurston, OF Kalkaska,
was found in a cabin two miles from
town Sunday. The cabin was deserted
and the body had evidently been there
all winter. Three whisky bottles. q
pipe and piece of lead pencil were
found near the body. 1t is thought
that he froZe to death while in n
drunken stupor.
Suit has been commenced nv Michael
Gerglnskie. OF Lansing. against the
Pere Marquette Railway Co for 81. 900
damages. Several weeks ago Martha
Gerginskie, 10 years old, daughter of
the plaintiff, was crossing the COM
pany's right of way and stopped TO let
a freight train pass. AS car loaded
with logs was passing one of the
stanchions holding the logs gave way.
and log fell on the child, killing her
instantly.
Charles A. Johnson. ex-cashier of the
defunct Niles National bank. saws Of
the Detroit House of Correction: BE
fore | went to prison | could not eat:
couldn't sleep nights. and NV
stomach was all but ruined by over
indulgence in wine, cocktails and
cigars. Now | can eat heartily. The
food is good. wholesome and appetiz-
ing. and / often pass my plate to be re-
filed. I'm getting healthy there. and
I'm going to fight 1t out"
While Mrs. Arthur Turcottee. of Bav
City, went to neighbours after n pail
of water. her 7-year-old daughter
played with a red-hot poker at the coal
stove John Curley and William Elem.
ing saw the child running out of the
door with its dress In flames. BY the
use Of heavy wool mitts they pulled
the burning clothes from the child's
body. and carried her into the house