Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1903-06-25
AROUND THE STATE.

: three miles of stone road.
The price OF potatoes in Detroit is
advancing and the top is not yet
reached.
Hart has decided by vote of % to
81 TO issue bonds for $1,000 addition
to the school.
Duncan Frazer. 81 years old. was
drowned by failing into Black river
while in the throes of an epileptic fit.
Herbert Morgan. whose body was
FOUND at Cedar River Monday, was
from Harbor Beach. His father had
spent several months trying to find
trace OF him.
DR.. John III. Vincent. OF Red Ridge.
who was injured by being thrown
from his horse while going to attend
Il child that had been attacked by
mad dog, died Of his injuries
DIR. George w Crouch. aged 80,
prominent practicing physician of
Shaftsburg. was found in his office un-
conscious from an overdose of NOR
phinc, and died some hours afterward.
John Rasmussen, a guest of the
Commercial house, Battle Creek, fell
from third-story window during the
night His fall was broken by tele-
phone wires, but his injuries are Sc
we're
Several Jackson boys. under 10 years
of age, inhamed by wild Indian novels,
held powwow during which they
applied burning matches TO the feet
of Il lad named Blodgett, blisterng
I'them seriously.
Judge Beach overruled the motion
made by counsel for the Saginaw Of
licials recently indicted by the grand
jury for connection with the alleged
boodling in the bridge and other scan
dals holding the defendants for trial
The Beulah farm school boys and a
dozen of the town boys left for the
beet fields at Kalkaska, where they
will work during the summer months.
They will get 10 cents an hour and
suit OF new clothes.
The annual picnic of the Freema-
sons and their families in Shiawassae
county will be held at McCurdy park,
C,runna, on Wednesday, June "A. A
drill by the Corunna commandery will
be one Of the features.
EsSeXville will this fall vote on
proposition To bond the village for wa
ter works purposes, the council taking
action after several incendiary fires oc-
CURED. 1t is proposed to spend about
100000.
Adrian Xix. Of Grand Rapids. who
supported City Clerk John Boer on the !
promise of a position in the office. il |
is alleged but who has not yet been !
appointed, will sue to make Boer !
either appoint him or pay him.
George Altman. of Flint. died We'd !
nesday morning from injuries received !
Monday through a bicycle breaking |
under him. He did not regain con- |
seriousness. He leaves widow. moth |
er, four sisters and brother.
The decision Of the supreme court.
eXcmpting some S12,000,0O0 of reserve !
funds Of the insurance and building
and loan companies, will have the eff
feet of increasing the Detroit tax rate
from SIG II per thousand to SIC 81.
Judge Beach has sustained the in
dictments of Saginaw officials made |
ny the grand jury for connection with
the alleged boodllng in the bridge and |
other scandals. The cases will be
tried In the circuit court in Septem-
Der
Three months ago Guy McCue, of
Hot. lugham Co., lost purse con
tanning S24.5G. Last week 1t was pick
ed mp on the highway. where It had
evidently lain ever since McCue
dropped 1t. The contents were intact,
though the bills were a little musty.
Alfred Ruggles, an escaped convict
from Kentucky. where he was convict
ed of murder I'm Greenup county. was
caught at the home of his sister near
Central nike and is i'm Jail awaiting
the arrival Of an officer from that
state. He Is under sentence for
three-year term in prison.
DR.. John II. Vincent. Of Red Ridge.
who was so severely injured Friday
10y being thrown by his horse while
to attend child that had
been bitten by a mad dog died of his
Injuries next day. The physician was
attended by Drs. Moore and Quirk.
who went from Atlantic Mine to Red
Ridge aboard an engine which made
the run Of nine miles In twelve min.
utes DIR. Vincent was young man
and this was his first year of practice
since graduating. His death was a
great shock TO his many friends.