Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1904-01-28
MuskeSon snloonkeepers arrested for
violating the liquor law. will Introduce
blackmail charges as defense.


working on the Kalamazoo ice-houses
In Nottawa, but landed In snow, anC
may recover.
Fred Foote. pardoned from Jackson
prison under condition that he should
not drink, has been arrested In Ian
sing for drunkenness
Muskegon's supervisors were Jared
by the sherlff's bill of $500 for
feeding tramps, and cut the allowance
from 80 TO % cents per day.
For injuries alleged TO have been
sustained by falling on defective
sidewalk. Mrs. y. II. Stevens will sue
the village OF Oscoda for 5000.
Out of the 104 criminal cases prose-
cuted In Shiawassee county in the past
six months, according 10 Prosecuting
Attorney Parker, 25S We're for drunk
enness.
Theodore j. Wagner. keeper of a
small store in Eureka, committed sui
eide by shooting himself with n re-
volver. lie leaves widow and two
children.
Hugh Norton Miller, of Richmond,
Va. a noted southern orator. and Jas.
j. Sheridan. of Chicago. will be the
orators at the Mckinley club banquet
at lonia Jan. ~.
a crusade against public buildings
mat are not safe i'm case of fire has
been started In Port Huron. Unless
buildings are properly provided with
hre escapes they will be closed.
representative Bishop of Michigan.
has introduced a bill allowing every
member of the house a private secre-
tary AT $1,000 a year. in keeping with
the methods followed by the senate.
The officials of the Progressive Knit
ting mills, of Detroit, who were Of
fered $500 bonus To locate the factory
in Port Huron. will close MP the Port
Huron branch and return 10 Detroit
A large number Of wild cats, lynx
and bear are being killed In Arenac,
Ogemaw. Roscommon end other north
ern counties this winter. They ara
very bold in carrying OF pigs and
sheep
EX.Ald. Daniel +. Lozier. Of Grand
Rapids, changed his plea OF not guilty
10 guilty Monday In the superior court.
lie was accused OF accepting bride
i'm the water deal Sentence was de-
ferred.
Secretary OF State Warner has been
receiving applications from would-be
census enumerators for the past year.
The number Of applications Is increas'
ing daily and several hundred are now
on file.
IIfTe
married. was killed while setting
brakes near Bellevue on car loaded
with tombstones. Heavy Goa cars be-
hind made the fiat car buckle up on
sudden stop.
The plan TO discontinue the postof
fee ut North Lansing has again been
renewed. and the north end of the city
Is preparing 10 resist 10 the last often.
1t 10 claimed that politics is at the
bottoln of thef attempt.
Edward Il. Chaplin. Of Marion, and
l.. f. Clenenger. of Port Huron. have
been appointed railway mail clerks.
John +. Mccarthy, Marquette. has
been appointed clerk in the L. ,.
engineer depot, Detroit.
\ fire which started In the cellar OF
the Henderson dry goods store In
Ovid destroyed several business build
! ings i'm the center of the village, en-
failing a loss OF almost $1,000 before
the flames could be got under control.
John r. Hood was tried on n charge
OF obtaining money under false pre-
lenses aud sentenced 10 jail for sixty
five DAYS by Justice A. II Treat of
Adrian. who sat propped mp i'll his
bed for the purpose OF administering
justice
The coroners jury in the case OF
I Mrs. Noah White, Of Cadillac. decidsl
I that she died as "A result OF taking
>trlchnine. some OF which was found
on her bureau with other medicines
Dependency IS given as the cause OF
! suicide
The 1903 production Of the Lake Su.
! pclior copper mines lacked hut a tride
| OF 200, coo. 600 pounds. showing n gain
Of more than 25.OO0.000 pounds over
/ the output or 1902. which in turn was
4 about i5.000.000 pounds greater than
| that OF 1901
During the absence of its mother
! from the room for a couple OF mo-
\ ments. 2.year-old Verne Dillon. Of
! Grand Rapids. secured some matches
! and set It's clothing atirc. When the
mother returned the baby had been
! burned 10 death.
| Life savers were called at Toledo
, 20 rescue four men Imprisoned by Al
! zee gorge on the Termina bridge draw
I nnd four on the draw of -. & T. r.
I \ rope was shot over the bridges witt
u cannon and the mVa sid 10 safety
! IL tho hrpeclC. buoy
Ii has been definitely determined
/ that there will he no building bill this
| session. which Kills Oft number OF
Michigan projects, including an add
ton TO the federal building Mt Detroit
and new buildings AZ Grand Rapids,
! Pontiac and other places.
/ Frank Dillerce. his wife. child and
/ Mrs Dlllerees sister were found living
\ in a room l0xl2 feet in dimensions IN
! the rear Of small house rear the
outskirts Of Flint and were taken to
/ the countv hospital. The squalor of