Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1904-12-29


| Tor former Police Captain Frank Sew
ems, of Sault ste. Marie, who was fined
$1,000 for conspiracy.
Awaiting sentence Saturday for rob-
bling the ID. & G. office. Lawrence Smith
and Archie Gagnon sawed their way
through the bars of Alpena jail Friday.
Gov. Bliss gives an interviewer the
Impression that neither McGarry nor
Murderer Ashley. who killed Aid. Ma
gees brother. will be freed during his
administration.
Conscience money amounting TO 10
cents has been received by the Mineral
Range Railroad through local minister
from an unknown person who beat the
Osceola to Hancock 10 years ago.
\ man giving his name as George w.
! Ward, and who is evidently demented.
made several extensive purchases in
Lansing, giving in payment checks on
! banks i'm which lie has 10 funds. He is
under arrest.
The Inauguration Of Gov. elect War
! ner. January > will be n simple affair.
! Chief Justice Moore. of the supreme
court, will administer the oath OF Of
| flee. The United states senators and the
| invited to receive with the state officers
! in the evening.
a good n)king. respectable, colored
! girl Of Is years was very angry with
Judge West. of Lansing, when he re-
fused TO permit her to marry VIM. Sew
ell, one Of trio OF colored burglars
sent up for one year
Philip Brushardt, Of bennington,
passed his 100th birthday last week. He
was born in Rhynebeyer, Germany, in
| 1904. ard came to America in early
youth.
Battle Creeks peculiar epidemic Of
dog poisoning, in which none but the
valuable CANNES are bothered. cOntin-
ueS. despite offers of reward for the ar
rest Of the poisoner.
Believing II medicine Postmaster Ed
win Meacham, of Bannister. drank n
| quantity OF concentrated lye. He died in
great agony in spite of prompt medical
attention.
Grant NJ. Hudson. representative-elect
! OF the second district of Kalamazoo. fell
down stairs and is suffering from a dis
located hip, which will prevent his at
tending the early sessions Of the legis-
lature.
Great Joy reigns among the fisher folk
about Benton Harbor. for all records
We're beaten last week in the size of
hauls made. Single hauls brought ton
OF fish from the lake In several in
stances.
The state board of osteopathy will
prosecute number OF physicians who
are practicing osteopathy without IL
cense. The board also decided on three
! years course as necessary before di-
! ploma will be granted.
The Grand Rapids-Muskegon Water
Power Electric Co. was recently or
ganzed under the laws Of Maine with
capitalization of $1.000,0OO, for the
purpose of building one or more dams
on the Muskegon river.
Henry King, IS living near Nillburs,
WAS hunting. rabbits and in some man
her discharged the gun he was carry
ing, blowing his arm off at the shoulder.
The injured youth walked seven miles
before he found aid. and fell uncon-
scious as he neared his home.
George w. Hamm, the newly elected
Republican judge of probate of Calhoun
county has appointed Miss Louise
Powers as probate register. Miss
Powers has been clerk in the office OF
the register of deeds and :. +. Snyder
abstract Office for several years.
Frank Whistle. an employe Of the
Durant-Dort carriage factory in Flint.
is said to be the heir to a fortune of
$500 900 as the only living descendant
of Thomas Whistle, who died about
year ago at Birmingham, Ala. He has
engaged attorneys to look up the
matter.
During lecture at Johnsfield Edwin
Rrinnon aged IL. created a panic by
exploding Il dynamite cartridge by pick
ing 1t with his knife. His right hand
was nearly torn off. He was brought to
Standish at once and his wound dressed
The boys father was killed by the cars
year ago.
Reuben Bennett, farmer residing
near Sidnaw. is having considerable sue
cess killing wolves and wild cats. He
killed in a comparatively short time five
wolves and three wildcats and the en-
tire bounty on this game was SS4. He
reports that wolves are numerous near
Sidnaw and he will hunt them all win
ter
hUdIlCS IldNhNl SdA III a. NudlI III
a North Lansing saloon stone dead for
nearly two hours before the fact was
discovered. He came into the saloon.
obtained a drink and sat down at the
table. He remained in the same po-
siton so long that the keeper of the
place made an attempt TO rouse him,
thinking that he had fallen asleep.
John Luppen. a Kalamazoo celery
grower two years ago sent SO to bring
his brother Menko from Holland To this
country. Menko never paid the money
back. but declares that John and two
or three of his friends, came TO his
house one night. called him out and
gave him a terrible pummeling. He says
this balanced accounts. John doesn't
think his head is worth $40, and sues TO
recover the amount Menko brings coun-
ter suit for $40 for personal injuries.
The wood portion of Cheboygan Nov
city Turning works. consisting of
large two-story stock building. boiler