Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1905-03-02
BRIEF STATE NEWS


In that district. A chief clerk will DO
placed In charge.
Isaac Eagle claimed God told him TO
kill his wife, according to the testi-
mony Of relative given in his trial
for murder in Sault Ste Marie.
Swan Carlson, of Escanaba, got out
of his burning home and re-entered to
secure some clothing. He was so
badly burned that he may die
Charles III. Singer, a Grand Rapids
mail carrier, who collects mail with
n cutter, was caught between two
cars and probably fatally crushed.
A petition to have the United States
Food Co., OF Battle Creek, declared
bankrupt has been filed, Attorney f.
b. Kresge has been appointed receiver.
! Five hundred men, mostly Firms,
have struck for higher wages at the
Cleveland Cliffs Co. cordwood camps
ut different places along the Munising
railroad.
Charles May, aged 81, of Cadillac,
while in an epileptic fit, fell into a
caused hemorrhages, which resulted
In his death.
Frank Olive, OF Menominee, an old
soldier is dying from the effects of q
cat bite on the thumb two weeks ago.
Olive was in 20 battles in the civil war.
He resided here 40 years.
Caro- is trying to recover the $4,000
bonus given the Lacy Shoe Co. that I'M
der contract was 10 be operated a GER
tain number OF months each year. The
factory has been idle year.
Mrs. Charles III. Hackley of Muske-
gon, is rapidly commissioning being
able to get about the house. Her
brother, II. III. Moore, "A retired mer-
chant OF Detroit, is with her.
Ishpeming and Negaunee miners re-
Gently paid SO each for several bottles
Of rheumatism medicine. 1t has since
been learned that the remedy" was
a mixture of sugar and water.
Gov. Warner addressed the farm
ers' institute at lonia and among other
things urged the advancement Of dairy
interests, saying that Michigan ought
TO lead the Union in dairy products.
Mrs. Louise A. b. Hall. aged about
SIS years, and n resident Of Marshall for
the past 80 years. burned TO death
Thursday morning at the residence of
her daughter. Mrs. Julius c. Powers.
Alexander Galicki. of Boyne Oity
aged 3S years, was killed instantly
while Telling tree. The tree had
split and before he could get away
part of it fell upon him, crushing his
skull.
Rupert Zollan, of Port Huron
threw his mother over the back of
chair and then thrashed her so that
she lies In n precarious condition
Iollan, who is 10 years old, is under
arrest.
GeorGe Garhardt, who lives near Mt
Forest, was shot in the abdomen while
out hunting by the accidental dis
charge of his gun. Blood poison has
developed in the wound and his chance
for recovery Is slim.
County Clerk Conner ii. Smith and
Attorney Jesse + Orton are in Il row
at Grand Rapids over % cents interest
on certificate OF deposit The case
has been tried twice, and will be taken
to the supreme court.
Miss Bertha Markham. nurse at
Emergency hospital, Coldwater. set
her hair on fire, but with presence of
mind threw her dress over her head,
smothering the flames. she lost a fine
head of hair, however.
John Martin, of Byron Center. -
years old, was struck by a street car.
thrown on the ground and dragged
along by the fender His lower limbs
were badly lacerated and he was taken
to Butterworth hospital
Farmers about Flint were victimized
by two clever young men into giving
up about 500. They gave their notes
for $3.50 each to purchase patent fire
eNtlngushers. and the notes were dis
posed Of at the Flint banks
Mrs. Stella Minion. of Lansing, was
brought to Jail by her husband, who
said she had been drunk for four
weeks. The woman pleaded guilty TO
the charge aud was sentenced to 10
DAYS in Jail. Her husband says he will
not help her.
The Republican judicial convention
for the Lapeer-Oakland district, which
was set for the 18th at oxford, was
postponed until next Saturday at the
same place. as many of the delegates
were unable to reach oxford owing to
the storm blockade.
The city council of Three Rivers
has instructed the city attorney to
draw M an ordinance to Increase the
saloon licenses from $500 to 500 u
year. 1t is also proposed to put IL
cense Of not less than 50 year on
every billiard table in the city.
Luck struck two bidders at the auc-
ton sale Of unclaimed packages by
fhe American Express Co. at Battle
Creek. !. W. Kenney bought an old
trunk for a small sum and founG
among disable clothing an old sock
containing S1Gj. Lewis ID. Bait paid
$3.50 for an old trunk and found In
it $3.50 in tin box.
Henry III Jordan, of Grand Rapids.
has been cited for contempt of court |
for outlining divorce proceedings for
his wife and offering her $3.50 if she
could secure it on his outline. Judge
Wolcott discovering the collision, has
set aside the decree. The money
which Jordan had put in the bank for
his wife was taken out just before
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