Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1905-03-23
STATE NEWS CONDENSED.

companies of state militia will be fol-
lowed by four companies being muster
ed out Of the service.
Dennis Smith. who escaped from the
Marshall Jail Tuesday night by dig
ging a hole through the brick wall,
was Tecaptured north OF Bellevue,
where he was hiding with relatives.
Miss Ada Clark, of st. Joseph, has
become insane through brooding over
being arrested for shopiifting. A year
ago Miss Clark created a sensation by
clipping with street carnival com
pany.
Little Mary Vigue, of Porterfield,
was crushed TO death under a tree that
was left partially cut. Leaving the
tree in It's dangerous position was the
careless act OF a cousin Of the little
girl.
While making a flying switch AT
Traverse City. Charles Deyo, a Pere
Marquette brakeman, fell under the
train and had both arms taken off. one
at the wrist and the other above the
elbow
George SCOTS. wealthy farmer Of
Mooreland, Muskegon county, and Mrs.
Pelton, OF Owosso. who were brother
and sister, died within two hours Of
each other. Neither knew that the
other was i'll.
Thomas Payne, the aged farmer sent
to Jackson last fall to serve life SEN
tence for the murder of his young
wife, is said to be dying of dropsy. His
two children have been taken 10 Jack.
son 10 see him.
N "a
is dead ut her home i'm KalkaSka. she
and her husband celebrated their gold
en- wedding in 1882. and she lived TO
see one of her daughters celebrate her
golden wedding.
Edward McNees. aged IA, Of Water
vliet, tried 10 bore hole in thick ice
in a keg, using the stock of loaded
shotgun as q hammer. The entire
charge Eassed through the body. tear
ing the left side away.
A great revival is sweeping over La
peer. and scores OF persons are prom
Using to lead a better life. One of the
incidents was the reuniting of way
ward wife and her husband whose
case was in the divorce court.
Elmer Hardy. who shot his wife in
Marion one month ago because she
refused 10 dive with him, pleaded gull
~ and was sentenced To not more than
six and not less than four years 1T
Jackson prison. Mrs Hardy is recov-
cring
Helpless from paralysis, except in
one arm ami hand, seated in Il low
rocking chair, Jacob Pratt. Of Three
Rivers. has started for Eureka, Cal,
to make his home with his daughter
1t Is doubtful if no reaches his dcStina-
ton alive.
The report Of Assistant Adjutant-
General Wyckofi. Of the Michigan de
partmcnt. G.. \. r., for the last six
months OF the past year, shows that
234 members died. The net decrease
In membership was G63. The member
ship was 2,2S2.
rhc monthly crop report Of the see
rotary of state shows February to have
been over five degrees colder than the
normal Wheat was we'll covered. how
ever. and of 100 correspondents, only
~ reported that any considerable dam
age had been done.
A farmer living near Lake View
cant red q silver gray fox and has pre-.
pared tho skin for market. The silver
fox fur is the most valuable of all
furs on account of its rarity, and this
is said to be a magnificent specimen,
with tail fully two feet long.
The law and order league OF Esca-
naba has laid ont an extensive pro-
gram Of activities to he used rs a fac
tor in the coming spring election. The
league mas sent letters To the saloon
Keepers of the city calling their atten-
ton to the laws governing the liquor
traffic.
Within the last six months 234 of
The veterans OF the civil war have
died. and enough more have dropped
out of the c. \. Il. organization on
account OF PHYSICAL inability to at-
tend to deplete the Premiership by Gd3
i'm Michigan. The total membership IS
now 12,2S2.
Mrs. Mary Tebault. daughter Of
John Corn. one Of the old Menominee
Indians. lay down in front Of the stove
to take a nap The intense heat of the
stove ignited her clothing and she
woke to find herself a mass of flames.
She fingered in agony for several
hours, but finally died.
Seward Il. Smith, of Richfield. will
bring back from Bloomington. ~ c.,
! the body Of his son Bert. who commit
ted suicide there last Friday. The
Young man was 80 years old and had
| received four wounds while serving in
the Fourth United States infantry in
! the Spanish-Amerlcan war.
A party of Centerville villagers
were discussing the reported theory
of Prof. Osler that men over 60 should
be chloroformcd II never felt better
in my life, even If | am 70 years old, ="
said VIM. H. Smith. A few hours later
while splitting wood, he sank to the
ground, dead of heart failure.
The trouble in the st. Joseph high
school still continues. and the 7S ex-
PEELED students threaten to haze Prin.
cipal Max Y. Hodgson. He has been
receiving letters threatening a hair
cut" and other disagreeable things.
The board OF education has enlisted
the services Of the police department.
Attired in mis- Inauguration froclt
coat, Gov. Warner Joined other pas.