Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1905-03-09
BRIEF STATE NEWS


90 10 Washington Oh the governors
special.
4 Munsing man stood so near the
whirling fan of big snowplow re-
Gently that Ii ripped the buttons of
his vest.
Muskegon factories are shutting
down on account of lack of coal The
! fuel is held up by the recent block
AIDE OF the railroads.
! 1t Is said that farmers in the upper
| peninsula are setting wire snares for
deer and many of them are being
! slaughtered In this manner.
The Industrial school for Boys, Of
Lansing, asks IN appropriation of
$3.50 for the ensuing two years
| from the present legislature.
Charles III. Singer. Il Grand Rapids
mail carrier, who collects mail with
cutter. was caught between two
cars and probably fatally crushed.
James ii. Luther. treasurer of OF
| tawa county. is dead of intestinal can
! Ger, which is the same disease that
carried off his predecessor in Office.
For the first time i'm several weeks
! farmers from some of the rural dis
| tricts reached Bay City Saturday
They report the drifts are still almost
| impossible.
Fifty .Alpena citizens have subscribed
$50 each toward II permanent scholar
ship fund To be used in putting
through the university two or more Of
the graduates of the Alpcna high
school.
fellow giving the name OF Mat.
thew Mcdonald has been arrested in
Adrian. on suspicion of being the
man who assaulted Patrolman Leach,
of Grand Rapids, nearly biting his
nose off.
Iron Mountain will have lots of eX.
element this spring. as there will be
three elections held in the village. The
general state election will be held and
the regular spring election and the
municipal election.
Fire in the Bay City Jail Thursday
morning produced a panic. among
the 40 prisoners confined there. The
fire was subdued, and. aside from be-
ing nearly suffocated by smoke, the
prisoners escaped injury.
1t is said that more deer have been
year N the last decade The snow is
so deep that the deer become exhaust
eel after short run and are easily
ovcrtaken by their enemies.
The J. J. Flood mill on the west
side, Bay City, has contract for cut
ting 100000 feet of mahogany logs
from South America for the German
piano factory. This is the only mill
in the state equipped for that work.
The third ward school. in which the
Johnson children. who died Of diph-
iberia. were pupils. was closed Friday
by the Cadillac health officer. it being
feared that many pupils have been
Exposed. Nearly 800 attend this school.
Floyd S. Harper was found guilty
of the murder of Patrolman John
Daley, OF Detroit by a jury in Judge
Phelans court .-.ursday, after being
out four hours. He was committing a
burglary when he killed the officer.
Mrs. John IIorner. of Central Lake.
fell from haystack on to hardwood
sled stake. which pierced her thigh,
carrying with IL pieces of her clothing.
1t required a strong man to pull the
wood fom her thigh, where it had
bokCn OFF.
About 800 couples danced at the
Grand Rapids military ball and re-
ception in honor of Gov. Warner,
who with his staff in full uniform,
was present. The governor and Mrs.
Sweet, wife of the Democratic mayor,
led the grand march.
A baby girl was born to Mr.. and
Mrs. NJ J. Lennon, of Bay City. that
had it's heart on the right side II
lived but short time The physician
believes that the other organs were
all misplaced, but the parents would
not permit a post norton.
Fire which started early Sunday
morning i'm the basement of the drug
and grocery stores of Il. j. Millikc~
i'm 81. Clair. destroyed the building
and contents. which besides the stores
included the ST. Clair Press office.
Odd Fellows hall and DR.. w. r. Hen
bricks dental rooms.
The S-months-old child of Mr. and
Mrs. Anthony Lambert. of Garfield
township. died very suddenly, and as
no physician was present the neigh
bors notified the coroner. and DR.. G..
T. Newkirk made an investigation.
The coroners jury found that the
child had choked to death during an
attack of Group.
Saginaw valley people are some
what anxious over the present condi-
tiops i'm that vicinity. as they fear n
repetition Of the flood of last year.
when the snow starts TO melt. Last
year business and traffic was tied ND
for over week and many thousands
of dollars worth of property de-
stroyed.
Isaac Eagle Is guilty OF murder In
the first degree. After being out over
two hours Saulte ste. Marie jury
bought in verdict to this effect Sat
urday. Eagle murdered his wife i'm
cold blood last June at the home OF
James Pullar, farmer living near the
city
While on the ice estimating Leland's
new dock. Traverse City, ID. T.. Chan
dler broke through into twelve feet of
water. His cries for help were heard.
but II predicament ensued. Chandler
weighs $40 pounds and no one was able
ia null him IN IN tho loo A hloeE ond