Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1905-10-19
BRIEF STATE NEWS

ship of its electric lighting plant the
city of Monroe is talking OF disposing
of 1t.
Joseph Dohm who died In Traverse
City Saturday morning at the age of
81 years, left eighty-six direct descen-
dants.
The postoffice at Pellston was burg
larized and the door OF the safe blown
| OF. The crooks took silver, valued
at SIS. some stamps and registered
letters.
w. l.. Davis, vice-president OF the
closed Canton, o.. State bank, and
Corwin ID. Bachtel, cashier of the
bank, have been arrested on charges
of embezzlement.
Hiram Cook, armed with two revolt
vers, made things rattle at his home
in Battle Creek Tuesday evening
breaking dishes and completely wreck
ing the contents of the house.
A. F. Andrews. proprietor Of store
in Flint, was severely injured last
night by being dropped from the third
floor of his store to the basement by
the breaking of the cable of the freight
elevator.
from Grand Haven to Alpena, promo
ted by jeremiah Boynton, seems more
nearly realization now, 1t being said
that construction work will begin on
Monday.
Muskegon is TO have a new Indus
try never before attempted anywhere
else. A saw mill will be built TO take
care OF the driftwood along the shore
and a launch will patrol the section
to pick up the wood.
A cloudburst on Rhea about twelve
miles couth of Heppner Ore, caused
the death of Mrs. j. r. Nunemaker
and her youngest child and two chill
dren OF A. X. Cox, who were caught
by the water and drowned.
Convicted of killing his wife in a
drunken frenzy on the night of April
IL, Harry North. formerly inspector
of sewers for the Detroit board OF pub
lie works, was sentenced Saturday TO
life Imprisonment in Jackson prison.
New corporations in the eastern
states in May, together with increases
in capital, show the largest total since
1908. Those involving $1,000,000 or
more, aggregate $249 .250,0 This is
the heaviest monthly total since May,
1903.
Myron Gill, of Schoolcraft, demand
ed an investigation into the death OF
his wife who died in a dentists chair
week ago after taking chloroform.
The body has been disinterred and
viewed by the coroner's jury and the
inquest will be held.
While padding home in his canoe
Thursday night. John Devalk discov-
cred that the Pere Marquette bridge
that spans the river at Muskegon was
on fire and gave the alarm. Fifty feet
OF the bridge was destroyed before the
fire was controlled. The bridge is 700
feet long.
Charles Genrow, % years old and
single, of Alpena. took enough zorro
sive sublimate with suicidal intent
TO kill 10 men, but two doctors pump
ed him out He is out of danger but
says he will try again. He is thought
to be insane.
Indian River, a small hamlet, was
stirred up the other morning by the
discovery of a well-dressed infant, with
paper pinned to it's dress giving it
good pedigree and commenting it
to the care of Mrs. James A. Berry,
on whose steps it was left. They will
keep the child.
Frank s. Stellar, timber boss at No
3 shaft at north Tamarack mine, fell
from the cage while riding 10 the sur
face, to the bottom of the mine, 4 900
feet below. Stehars body was picked
up by the men in a terribly mangled
form. The unfortunate man leaves a
widow and family.
Contracts amounting TO fully $4,000. :
600, calling for the shipment with all
dispatch Of electrical equipment, ma
chimes and tools. have been placed in
New York on Japanese account. The
machinery is for installation in the
principal government shipbuilding
yards and arsenals.
Prof. Wintermute. Indianapolis. dec
Grated his lawn with piles of old tin
cans. Neighbors had him arrested for
maintaining a nuisance. He has been
acquitted on the ground that he has
a perfect right to select lawn decora.
tons without regard to the art opin.
ions of the neighbors.
The probate court has solved the al
| gebraic will of the late John Martin
| Braun, OF Ann ArDOr, whose sons were
to get three-quarters more than one
! daughter, and one-third more than an
other daughter. The sons each receive
! SS56.19, the daughter Mary receives
S642.15 and Sarah $4S9.26.
Hailstones an inch in diameter fell
in Sault Ste. Marie during Thursdays
heavy rainstorm, smashing windows
and destroying awnings. 1t was the
worst of the kind ever experienced in
this city. While Capt. Pickering was
crossing the river his rowboat was
capsized and he nearly lost his life.
l.. r. Willard aged 63 years, a JUS
tice of the peace at Clio for the past
IL years, and former village clerk. has
been convicted of criminal assault on
Flosse Fosdick, of Clio. The assault
was committed when the girl was IA
years old. She is now 16 and an in
mate of the Adrian reformatory for
| girls.
Fearing to face the reproach of her
parents because Principal Ida J..
Knapp, of the Sherman street public
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