Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1905-09-07
MICHIGAN BREVITIES.


were away.
Twenty-four cases OF wife-desertion
have been discovered in canvass or
Kalamazoo, and 1t is ascertained that
the number is rapidly increasing.
Nelson Hobart, of Galien, Is suing !
Louisa Hobart for divorce. Both are
octogenarians. He alleges she con
stantly insults him III the presence
of friends.
A trolley car running 90 miles an
hour, ran into a wagon in the 500
Wednesday afternoon and Joseph La
londe had both legs crushed SO that
he may lose them.
Chas. Fritzer, of Sage, west OF
Standish, lost both eyes while working
IN an electrical establishment a.
Rhinelander, Wis. He is a son OF c.
A. Fritzer of Sage.
Driven to desperation over losses
sustained on his farm, Frederick
Moseman, 60 years old, who lived six
miles from Saginaw, took strychnine
and died in terrible agony.
James Walsh, aged 80 years. dropped
dead at his home in Flint Sunday.
He was born in Ireland and came 10
Flint with his wife sixty years ago.
Eight children survive him.
State Oil Inspector Benjamin re-
ports having collected 1852 in fees
during the second quarter of the pres
ent year All but $3.50 of this sum WAS
spent for salaries and expenses.
The body of Andrew Haynes, who
has been missing for some time, was
found in the river at Saginaw. His
watch and chain were still in his peck
ct, but $40 which he had is missing.
Notice has been received by several
employees of the state tax commission
that their services will be dispensed
with when the change In the board is
made next month by the governor.
Ex-Gov. Bliss, who suffered an apo
plectic stroke after he started TO at
tend the G.. A. r. meeting on thePacific
coast, remains in a very critical con-
dition. There was some Improvement
at last reports.
The Vicksburg grain elevator was
struck by lightning. 1t stands near the
depot, and the men from there smoth-
cred the flames with wheat before any
great damage was done. The elevator
has twice been destroyed by fire.
The temporary injunction against
the strikers secured in the early days
of the street railway strike in Bay
City Is to be dissolved to please the
labor unions. which would not patron
ize the road until this was done.
Herbert Avery, of Three Rivers, was
after wild honey when the bees at
10 oil
from the ground and before he could
descend his eyes were closed up with
the stings. He felt about Is feet.
J. A. Vogtlin, of Bessemer, reports
seeing an albino deer while fishing in
Black river, eight miles north OF Bes-
semer. The animal came into the
stream in plain sight OF him and
waded across from one bank to the
other.
George Gage had been out Of work
a long time at Decatur, H., when his
home and contents were burned, his
wife barely escaping with tiny babe
| In her arms. He came to Battle Creek
! six months ago and secured work at
at Advance Thresher Works. Satur-
day evening he suddenly dropped
! dead
The Big Four train was wrecked
one mile south of Benton Harbor Mon
dav night. and traffic was tied up on
! the road for over eight hours. Ten
loaded cars were piled up in the ditch.
The train was going at 20 miles an
hour when the wreck occurred. The
crew saved their lives by jumping
from the train.
Twenty dollars for eighteen pounds
Of mohair, all but one pound of which
represents but two 1eeces, suggests
the possible value of even very
small flock Of Angora goats to the
farmers and owners of wild or un
cleared land" said Brien Odell of Com
mer on receiving a check from New
York for a sample shipment.
Frank Rain, of st. Joe, left June u
TO visit relatives in Germany, but will
return next week. Rain had not heard
from home in a number of years, and
he did not tell his relatives of his com
ing and wished to surprise them. In
stead he was surprised, 70: he writes
home that on his arrival at his ole
home he learned that several of hi!
brothers and sisters had come to tho
United States several years ago.
Mrs. Albert Roster, mother of the
lad who died at the Lapeer home fol
the feeble minded August 10, will e
before the prosecuting attorney witt
a formal application for an order L
have the body of her son exhumed
Mrs Roster does not believe the DO!
was given proper treatment at the In
stitution and wishes especially to have
medical advice as TO the likelihood o
death having been caused by the larg'
abrasion noticed on the forehead.
, The report Of G. c. Billinghurst an,
! Frank II. Smith, commissioners al
claims In the estate of Charles II
Hackley, shows a total of $127,4S4.4
! i'm claims allowed against the estate
2 which foots up slightly under $4,000
| 000
Samuel Cuthbert, treasurer Of So
2 township, came near losing a valuabl
. steer through the animals curiosity
! The animal stuck it's nose into III