Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1905-11-23
MICHIGAN ITEMS.

Frank futile, prominent farmer OF
Dowagiac, cut his throat because his
wife left him. He may recover.
Wells G.. Brown, deputy state land
commissioner, is suffering from an at
tack of appendicitis at Lansing.
Ten-year-old Vivian Viola Green,
talented young artist of Kalamazoo,
was buried with her violin by her
side.
Mrs Anna Daniels, of Twining, was
taken to Standish by Sheriff Wademan
on a charge of illegally practicing med
icinc.
While burning leaves Mrs. VIM. Bur
rell, of Denton, was fatally burned, her
clothing being entirely burned from
her body.
Over $4,000 in bank certificates has
been found in the little house where
Miss Martha j. Hauser, of Baroda,
reclusc, died
The marriage of Fred W. Main, or
Tekonsha, to Name e. Yates. caused
a surprise, as the license had been
suppressed.
w. G. limerick, of Saginaw, has re-
signed his position as deputy collec-
tor of customs to engage in the cloth
ing business at Detroit.
Sault Ste. Marie wants new fed
eral building, costing 100000, and con-
gress may be asked TO appropriate the
money at the next session.
A freight train broke in two and
five cars were wrecked, tearing up the
track so that the Michigan Central
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VIM. s. Shakespeare, of Kalamazoo,
has been appointed by Commander-in-
Chief Tanner, of the G.. A. r., mem
Der of the committee on pensions.
Company G, Second Michigan Cav
airy, held it's annual reunion at Hills
dale, less than a dozen of the 100 mus
tered in "A years ago being present.
John Wormbrand aged so, who has
lived a hermit life for 10 years at Mus
kegon. has been granted divorce from
his wife, aged rs, who lives in kalama-
zoo.
A hobo held up Ethan Cudney, aged
IA years, in the Grand Trunk yards, at
Owosso, went through his pockets and
relieved him of all his money-one
cent.
A. w Shannon. of South Haven.
was horribly burned by the explosion
of kerosene oil which he was pouring
over smoldering fire. His chances
for recovery are small.
A new creamery company has been
organized at Wayne, with J. c.. Stell-
wagon president; John Truesdell,
treasurer, and Anthony Snyder, secre-
tary
Bay City capital is exploring around
Sandusky for coal beds and thousands
of acres Of farm land have been leased
in Elmer, Moore and Lamotte town
ships.
Barney Jours, Of Three Rivers, while
| trying to extract cartridge from his
revolver, accidentally shot his friend,
Lester Hill, in the groin. The boy is
in critical condition.
The II. of NJ. regents authorized a
900 addition TO the university hos
! pital to accommodate Drs. Parker and
/ Garfield in their special work on eye,
ear, nose and throat disease-.
The Port Huron Y. NJ. c. A. contem-
plates purchasing the Port Huron audi
forum for $4,000 and converting ii in
to association headquarters. Citizens
are subscribing money for the purpose.
The Commonwealth Power Co., Of
Lansing. which furnishes motive power
for several city and interurban lines,
! is erecting a station here preparatory
to supplying the interurban lines out
| o. lansing.
a.uskrats are undermining the high
way between Montague and Whitehall
and officer Hall, Of this place, is do
ing a nice stroke Of business by trap
PING tenn for their pelts and to stop
their damage.
Wiley H. Tollefson, the young man
wanted in fully dozen cities on
charges Of beating hotels and banks
out of various sums, was convicted of
swindling the National bank at Grand
/ Haven.
The Port Huron police are puzzled
/ by long list of midnight saloon rob-
| berries which have occurred within the
last few months. Joseph O'Hearne's sa-
loon was robbed of nearly $50 early
! Tuesday morning.
Wexford supervisors are in special
session at Cadillac on the subject of
granting the Manistee Power Co. the
! privilege to dam Manstee river 20
miles above there. The Manistee Navl-
cation Co. objects.
James Lott, aged 20, living near De
Witt, fell from the seat of his wagon.
and his head caught in such a way
that the tire ground hole through his
skull so that his brain was exposed.
His recovery is doubtful.
DR. G. w. Lawton. at the meeting of
the Academy of Medicine, Kalamazoo,
created a stir by stating that rheuma-
tism is caused directly by diseased ton
sils and that the theory of uric acid
in the blood Is entirely wrong.
Prof. Henry S. Carhart, of Ann Ar
Dor, has arrived home from his trip
through Africa with British scientific
expedition. The party traversed the
Zambesi river, and was present at the
dedication Of the Victoria bridge or
the Cape to Cairo railroad.
Patent post-holes are to be a reality.
Ernest G. Eddy, assistant city engin.
eer of Lansing, has patented a ma.
chine which digs a hole and sets a
post or pole in six minutes, equaling
the speed of 10 men. Telegraph and
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