Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1903-04-02
AROUND THE STATE.

croft.
The Coral grange has passed strong
! resolutions in favor OF general prim.
, AIRY law.
Escanabl hurs .nen ill eorr criy.
Ing club to ho.l race matinees during
the summer
Eighty-four new rural free delivery
routes We're put in operation In this
state during March.
A new Methodist church will be
built at Romulus as soon as the
weather will permit
The name of the postofiice at Cole
beck, Gadwin county, has been
changed TO Billings.
Michigan postmasters apparently are
not superstitious. Their meeting will
he held on Friday, Aug. Is, in Luding
ton.
Work on the gas plant, for which a
franchise was granted at Holland re-
Gently, will begin ut once.
The Pacific Express Co. offers $1,000
reward for recovery of the bar of gold
stolen from the depot in Detroit
Flushing may lose its agricultural
Implement factory Standish is after
IT, and = Offering inducements for its
removal.
The books in the state treasury SAT-
urday showed a balance considerably in
excess OF S5,0OC.000. the largest in the
history of the state.
Arthur l.. Parry has been commit
ted to the Wayne county Jail in de-
lault OF $1,000 bail on the charge that
he abused his 15-year-old niece.
/
TER another factory, and as an offer of
a So,OOo bonus and free site has been
made the village expects to get it.
Daniel Allen got verdict of $462.J2
In the Circuit Court against William
Ransom. who called him names and
SAID he was perjurer. Both are from
Ridgeway
y Kent county farmer who mis-
treated his horses while in Grand Uav-
en- Saturday night was arrested. kept
III Jail over sunday and Monday morn
inG fined $50 and costs.
DR. w, A. Burdick, who has been
engaged in The drug business in Gales
burg for 30 years has received a check
for SID In payment with interest, of
debt of 81 Of 81 years standing.
The contract was let at Capac Sat
urday for the construction of what is
known as the Cox and Doty creek
drain in Mussey, Emmett and Berlin
townships, at total cost of about
$4,000.
Arthur the 15-year-old son of Will
lam Wellhousen. of Marine City, shot
himself about $3.50 o'clock Sunday
morning. dying instantly The bullet
entered the left temple, and was from
22-caliber rifle.
Sentence was suspended in the Po-
lice Court in the case Of Arthur
Barnes, who confessed having OBJ |
tanned provisions under false pretenses |
because his wife and four small chill |
dren were starving.
All difficulties over right of way for |
the proposed Traverse City. Leelanau |
X Manistee railroad have been adjust |
ed ard the work of grading will begin |
ut once. The steel for the entire line |
has been purchased.
Martin Griffith. wealthy Norton |
township farmer who came to Muske-
gon Il years ago. fell down the cellar |
OF AdOlph Gerst's saloon and died of
the shock. Mr. Griffith built the first
sawmill in Muskcgon.
Hon DeN0s Olinberg. the scientist
who was bitten by a winter bug.
which he had captured for the national |
is better. Insanity has not
appeared as I'm the case of Oscar Ne
waSky, similarly bitten.
Zoe MATHS, of Grand RapiCs. and
Hazel Yetter, of Newaygo county. who
escaped from the Industrial home Sat.
II n1
ing at Onsted. had spent the night in
d boX-car ut Pentecost
EX-County Clerk Woodwork. of
lngham county. who is to be tried on
the charge of converting trust funds
to his own use. will also have to de-
fend suit brought to recover 5000
which. ii is said, he drew from the
county treasury without authority.
James Hanson. well known farmer
Of Cheboygan. died in his chair We'd
nesday evening. He was singing when
Heart failure as the result
Of quitting liquor too suddenly Is the
cause attributed. He leaves n widow
and six children In poor circumstances.
Ten Albion students have been noti-
fed not TO return next term. They are
not expelled, but may 90 to any other
school, or they may re-enter Albion
college again next fall. DR.. Dickie adj
vised each one Of them personally TO
go to some other school and start
anew
Ernest Sherlock. aged 90. and I'M
was struck 10y a Pere Mar
quette train Saturday evening while
on his way hoI,e from work. and was
SO badly injured that he died two
hours later. His skull was crushed IN
ut the back and both legs cut off.
Guiseppi rolloseo and Peter Costog-
M were participants in a Sunday fight
ut a saloon i'm Fink. mining settle
ment north of Wakefield. Both were
badly injured and taken by friends TO
Ashland, Wis, hospital for treatment.
The occurrence was kept very quiet un-
I'll word was received that Colloseo
had died and Costogna was not expect
ed TO live.
William Hickey. night yard master
1t the tunnel, Port Huron; Frank Me-
iraw, engineer; William Rettie. fire.
man, and James IIobbins and III. III.
lucy swltchnen, members of one of
he train crews at the tunnel yards.