Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1905-02-09
STATE NEWS CONDENSED.


There are hints OF a grand jury in
l.apcer county.
The Alpena police have declared war
against slot machines ana are break
ing up all those seized.
Preparations are being made TO en-
terrain the Legislative junketcrs upon
their arrival in Houghton.
Cheboygan will soon have new
bank block. made Of red cement and
erected at cost OF $4,000.
The 21z-year-old child of Levi Mann,
Of Honor, fell back into pail of boil
ing water and died shortly afterward.
Bert Lambert. Of Lansing. convicted
of criminal assault. was sentenced to
life Imprisonment In Jackson peniten-
tiary.
Justice Van DcnAerg, Of Menomnee,
advertiSes i'm the local newspapers
Offering trading stamps with every
marriage certificate.
Senator Heine. of Bay City, one of
the pushers Of the bill To abolish the
state board OF health, is reported to be
down with smallpox.
y fire burned out five business build
lngs in the lower end Of Crystal Falls
at an early hour Monday, entailing an
aggregate loss Of nearly $4,000
\ farmers trust has been formed M
NeStNille. \ number of farmers have
gotten together for the purpose Of con
trolling In" price of their products.
The home Of Clarence Lowe in VIII
mot was destroyed by fire. His wife
was badly burned and Lowe himself,
with his little child. barely escaped.
Bronson village. which Of late years
has suffered SO much for the want
OF more efficient fire protection. has
pure hased Il $1,000 Waterous gasoline
fire engine.
Sheriff Moore suspects Tommy Good
ana George jefferson. now under ar
rest at Detroit. Of rObbing the safe at
the Diamond Crystal Salt Co.'S plant
at ST. Clair.
Residents OF South Forest, Presque
Isle. are forming an organization to pro-
tect themselves from hunters who come
INTO their county aud shO't at every
thing they see
Smallpox has broken ont in the .iich-
t9an asylum for the insane in Pontiac.
TWO nurses and three patients of the
female department. now have the dis
ease and about 200 have Deen exposed.
The long-eXpectcd resignation of
Henry Il. Ledyard from the presidency
of the Michigan Central railroad was
made ut the meeting of the directors
of the Vanderbilt lines in New York
Tuesday.
The farm house on the old Bittnor
property. near Reed City. burned with
its contents, including several hundred
bushels Of potatoes. Loss. $4,000: in
sured fer 500 II was the oldest house
IN Osceola county.
The farmers of Leelanau county
have contracted fer ore thousand
bushels of seed peas so far this sea-
son. The raising of seed beans and
peas is one Of the tourshing indus
tries of that region
TO attract farm trade twenty-five
Niles business men are organizing n
stock company to build large ware
house and elevator for the establish
mcnt of Il ready market FOR all kinds
Of grain and produce.
John Mckay fc!l dead in Sault ste.
Marie saloon after being slapped Ia the
face bv John Campbell. Mckay waG
intoxicated and wanted to fight Camp
bell slapped him twice and Mckay fell
to the floor unconscious.
\ travelling man from Detroit was
stricken with apopleXy on u west
bound train ut Schoolcraft. He was
about ) feet inches tall, heavy set,
with sandy hair and mustachc. He re
fused to disclose his identity.
II. 4. Ryder attempted to kidnap
from the home Of his wife in Muskeg0n
their 7-year-old son. lie got to an inter
urban ear with him and was going TO
Grand Rapids. but was Intercepted by
passengers and the hoy rescued.
During the month of January A new
divorce record was established for
Calhoun county. There were fifteen
begun. most of them being started by
Battle Creek parties There were
thirty-one marriage licenses issued.
President Fifeld of The Michigan
State Agricultural society has issued
call for IA special meeting of the cxecu-
tive committee To he held =. Lansing.
February :, 10 consider the alleged
illegality Of the choice of the Detroit
offer.
Deputy Game Wardens Dixon and
Penny have seized 1000 nets on Wais-
kai bay. all of Illegal mesh. 4 whole
sale business has been carried OH in
under sized herring. whitefish and
trout caught through the ice. Arrests
may follow.
Now that the lee in the Detroit river
opposite Sandwich has 5ecome thick
enough for teams 90 cross. consider
able smuggling has been going on
lately. Coal oil is the principal com
modify Smuggled. as the profit on
each barrel smuggled into Canada is
$3.50.
After being unable FOR more than
five years TO speak above whisper.
Albert ellison. a travelling man OF
Owosso. well-known all over the state.
is now talking as well rs anybody.
The power OF speech returned to him
quite suddenly OH Saturday. and chris
tian science is given the credit for his
recovery.
J.. g. Lawrence. n miner 80 years
old. and unmarried. was almost in
stantly killed Saturday in Bay mine