Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1902-07-24
AROUND THE STATE.

the HendersonyAmes 90. case, trial OF
which was 10 begin Monday. was put
over to August IL.
Jerome Rutledge, father OF Emma
Rutledge. who Is under 10 years. and
George, her half brother, are both in
jail In Paw Paw on charge of crimi-
haliy assaultlng her.
Mrs. Katherine Wallace Robinson. n
young actress, dropped dead Sunday
ut the Higbee hotel, Benton Harbor,
where she was stopping for the sum-
iner with her parents.
The recently organized Boyne City
Lumber Co. with 100000 capital. has
secured a site on the lake front for a
large hardwood mill with flooring
and hoop and stave annex.
Capt. Fred Memo. William Rigs and
Joe Mclaughlin. all experienced lake
men, have purchased the Ed Kendall
marine reporting business at Port HUI
ron and will personally conduct It,
Bernard Hoffman, former resident
or Maple Grove. Saginaw county, and
who went To Idaho II years ago, fell
down the shaft Of a silver mine, dis
lance Of 50 feet, and was instantly
killed
Miss Lolita Miller. of Holland, Mich.
aged about Il years, was drowned at
jackson. Miss, while fishing. She was
visiting her sister. Mrs. Frank Vogel.
The remains will be taken to Muskegon
for lnterment.
Bay City is to have plant for the
manufacture Of wood alcohol by new
process which will use up waste, such
as sawdust. shavings and slabs CON-
ing from mills where hardwood lum-
Der Il manufactured.
\ 13-year-old son of Joseph Cou-
ture went TO work I'm the West Bay
City Shipbuilding Co.'s yard, and in
side Of TWO hour, lost part of one hand
In machine. His father now sues the
company for 5000
Relatives in st. Joseph county have
begun suit at Laporte. Ind, to break
the will of the late David @. Ullery,
who left an estate valued at $4,000 to
various institutions connected with the
United Brethren church.
Prof Hall of the University OBJ
servatory. states that the total rainfall
for eighteen days In July was 11.42
inches. To have nearly a foot Of rain
In a little over half q month Is most
extraordinary in this country.
Donohue and Davis. who were sup
posed to have been lost In the gale
while cruising from Chicago to st. Jo-
seph in an open boat, have turned up
at Michigan City safe. They didn't
venture out until after the gale.
Warden Vincent. of the Jackson
%1Nak
policy Of kindness towards convicts
Is conducive of discipline, has decided
TO allow them 2S cents worth of to-
baccO monthly to smoke in their cells.
Mrs Bradley Fuller. wife of the pro-
prietor Of Three Rivers restaurant.
was baking on a gasoline stove when
the blaze under the oven went out.
When she opened the oven the gas ex-
ploded. She was badly burned about
the head.
The Peoples Savings Bank opened
Mt Cadillac Monday It's president is
G. Il. Russell; vice-president. G.. III.
Drury: cashier, Geo. Chapman. There
are now two banks in the city for the
first time. Mr.. Russell was for some
years cashier Of the Blodgett bank.
On application Of Warden Freeman.
of the branch prison in Marquette.
Deputy Warden Victor Mosher's case
was considered by the board of con-
trol. and il was decided TO remove the
deputy. There has been friction be-
tween the two men for long time.
During the rainstorm Monday af-
ternoon the Pere Marquette south
bound train. when few miles north
Of Holly. struck Daniel Springer. an
old man from New York. The engin-
Ger did not know of the accident until
the body was found on the pilot az
Holly
John Il Flynn, of Coldwater, died
Monday. aged 81 years. He had been
IN Detroit serving on grand jury and
had just returned when taken violently
i'll with Inflammation of the bowels.
He was a prominent Democrat and
had been supervisor Of his township
many years.
The state board of examiners OF
horseshoers will meet here this week
Ia conduct examinations. Numerous
complaints have been made to the
board regarding those who have ne
elected the examination, and II Is stat
ed that the dereicts will have to APP
pear In court just as soon as the board
can get them.
John sullivan, whose home Is near
Fergus. held i'm the Saginaw jail on
charge of horse stealing is suspected
OF committing other thefts, When ar
rested he had buggy which he said
he purchased in Lainsburg, but Wei
lington Williams, farmer near Owes
so. identified the buggy as one stolen
from him June y.
After long search for the will OF the
late Ann Bird. who left no known
relatives. an acquaintance of the de-
ceased iourneycd all the way from Col
orado. searched Mrs. Birds house and
found the will and deeds, hid in the
back of q picture. The will left all
the estate TO the Colorado friend, who
gets $500 that would have gone to the
state.
Frank Bonney returned to Battle
Creek from Jackson Sunday morning,
whore has has been working as cleo
trician. and is said 10 have found a
man with his wife at Donney's home,
He Is alleged to have assaulted the In
terlopcr. who received several cuts. as