Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1905-03-16
BRIEF STATE NEWS

The potato market has picked up 1T
Pentwater and large quantities are
being shipped out, although 81 very
low prices.
"I'ncle Dan" Nhlpplc, an 'old-fime
resident Of Traverse City. celebrated
tie l05tll anniversary Of lis birthday
"Wednesday.
Mrs. Frank Ballwell fell and was in
iured NJ Port Huron recently a pecu-
liar result OF the accident is thar she
lost the sense Of both taste and smell
An Ovid township. Branch county
farmer captured the largest rdccoon
ever seen in southern Michigan. The
SKIN measured almost four feet in
length.
Edward Ledyard. aged 30 years, who
went from Ovid recently TO accept a
government position IN Panama. is
dead of yellow fever. lie had been
there but ten days.
Oscar Gaudett. a woodsnrn in the
camps nj Norway, has had an artiti-
cial bone put in his arm and il ia eX-
pCcted that he will have the use of il
when the muscles form about 1t.
Muskegon. which 25 years ago had
City, and was The center of Michigan's
lumber operations. now has To have IT'S
supply shipped in from other points.
The board Of SUPERVISORS voted to
submit TO the people tine question Of
moving the county seat OF Montcalm,
which has been renewed since the
burning of The court house and Jail.
Senator Alger has entirely recov-
cred from the effects or the famtlng
iit ne experienced in the senate late
Wednesday afternoon The faintine
was due 10 a slight attack. OF luGigcs-
tion
Tn" jury IN the case .cf FIREMAN Ed
ear Il. Moon W the PCrG Marquette
Railroad Co. placed the blame FOR the
East Paris wreck on The railroad com
pany and awarded Moon $1,000 dam.
ages.
Harvey Painter and Joseph Paint
or. proprictorS of Marshall hotei,
have been placed under arrest Oh the
charge of having unlawfully in their
possession prairie chickens from Ne
hraska
Sheriff Curre has offered $50 re,
ward for information leading 10 the
arrest of VIII Shultz and Frank
Smith. two young men who broke jail
in Osceola. They were hound over on
n charge of safe robbing.
Nelson Grooms. an cmployc Of the
Flint Tanning & Japanning plant fell
into a boiling cauldrGn 81 liquid and
narrowly escaped death from scalding.
\ companion pulled him out but not
until he was hadlv Scaldel
Upper peninsula woodsmcn give the
following signs that there will be an
carly spring: Swelling in the hard
wood trees; clinging OF bark to the
'roos; sap springinE in birches, and
needles looseuing ca pines
Fred Jones. a Grand Rapids lao who
has just beCn sent to the Detroit house
Of correction, had workcG4up a. paying
business in selling stolen coal, having
Systematically secured enough from
railroads TO supply nine families.
Based on the argument Shat typhoid
fever has been prevailing for the past
year for lack Of pure water. Grand
ROpids voters VIII lie asked 20 grant
100000 for the PURPOSE OF n pure
water plant nj the spring election.
a letter sent to Alpona county few
days ago bore the following address:
"OhCrd LAX. HorSCneak tp.. Mch. II
was construed TO mean Hubbard Lake.
Ossinekc township, and was Delivered
70 the man for whom IL was Intended.
Mrs W. Aluldor, aged 7S years. Of
Holland. was blackeninE "A stove with
polish into which she had poured
quantity OF turpeutne, when the stuff
iguitcd. setting her clothing on fire.
She is terribly burned and cannot re-
cover.
In a letter 10 Mrs Florence J. Kol-
lev. Labor Commissioner Mcleod takes
exception 10 her stai ement in p recen.
address in Detroit when she said the
child labor laws Of Michigan arc not
enforced Mr. Mcleod denies the
charge
Mrs. Jane AlcNaughtou, AGED g.
years. residing In Tic township q.
Ada. 10 miles east or Grand Rapids.
was found dead in Honey Greek Sal.
urday morning Whether II Is casc
or suicide o. accidental death has no.
yet hecn determined.
The cleveland GINS Iron Go. has
purchased an the property Of the Hall
q MUllSOlt TO. Tor SbtO.'FD'. lliS prop
crty consists of $1,000 acres of choice
agricultural land. 400 a"res OF timber
land. the mills. stores. dwellings and
town Ste cf BAY Mills.
GOV Warner has received word
from Washington That one Of the new
/ hattIcShpS ordered lay tho present con
ercss WIN he named the Michigan.
ana fl is The intention TO give another
name 10 The old Michigan. which now
noats On thc great lakes.
The will Of Mrs Emma Terwilligor,
wife or the Montague banker. Whose
flight with a young girl and cmbczzlc.
ineut or $4,000 three years ago caused
Il profound sensation, has been fled IN
probate court. Mrs. TcrlwwliScr left
an estate valued nj 5000.
A 32-calibor revolver in the hands
of Jay Adams of Kalamazoo, was AT.
cideatally discharged. The Duiler
passed through his hand and into Nor
ris Carley's leg. carrying part OF the
: cloth Of Carlcy's trousers with it.
Blood poisoning has resulted.
Gov. Warner has received the resig.
,,atict, 80 Sanford n butcher frifSIC,