Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1906-06-14
MICHIGAN IN BRIEF.

A new state bank is being organized
in Vicksburg.
l.. j. Thrasher has been appointed
game warden of Genesee county.
The Republican state convention
will be held in Detroit on July 81.
Grand river is over its banks on the
fats at lonia and is doing some dam
age to sugar beets, many acres being
! under water.
Fire destroyed the canning factory
of Bernes & Cooley in Marlette. The
loss is $4,000 with only $1,000 insur-
ance. The origin is unknown.
Attorney General Bird has held that
primary day is not legal holiday for
banks and courts, but the law provides
that the saloons shall close
Aldrick Trepanier. of Iron Mountain,
and Miss Charlotte Stow, of Inlay City.
are this years graduates AT the Mich
igan School for the Blind. Commence
ment. June l9
Superintendent of the Poor Meisel.
OF Bay City is determined 10 secure
better discipline in handling smallpox
cases. One man who violated the
quarantine laws paid a s. fine.
Gov. Warner and staff attended the
celebration Of the tenth anniversary
OF Suomi college tFinnish). in Han
cock, and the annual gathering of the
Suomi synod of the United States.
There is considerable Indignation
because lonia authorities have per-
mitted the pesthouse to be used as a
tenement house for Bohemian labor
ors imported TO work in the sugar beet
fields
The twenty eighth annual encamp-
ment Of the G. A. r.. OF Michigan. will
be held i'm Jackson June 1915. The
first business session will open al $3.50
a. m. i'm the Masonic temple with the
department commander presiding.
The infant son of Prof. and Mrs
Frank b. Meyer. of Hillsdale, fell
from second story window and was
not injured in the least He landed
on decayed porch board which broke
and he dropped into a flower bed
The Oliver Mining Co. is TO purchase
the holdings of the Cedar River Land
Co. embracing over 10000 acres in
Menominee, Dickinson, Delta and Mar
quette counties, mills aud other prop
critics. The consideration is S700.000
ter. has learned of the death
from appendicitis of her son.
Chester. aged 81. in the general hos.
pital in Look Shin. China. He was on
the battleship Oregon when taken sick.
Senator Burrows says the appoint.
ment of Mr.. Master OF Kalamazoo as
surveyor OF customs at Grand Rapids
has been definitely decided upon. Tn
der the law IL will be necessary for
him to become a resident OF Grand
Rapids.
Ommond c. Howe. inspector of the
state dairy and food department. has
made complaint against Harvey Bailey.
Joe Koener and Frank Smith, drawing
milk TO the Ovid cheese factory He
charges that the milk delivered by
them has been robbed of part OF the
cream and does not stand he test,
The defendants pleaded not guilty.
There are numerous cases Of whoop-
ing cough in Camden many adults be-
ing affected
William Neublmg, aged 23 died
Thursday night from the effects of
sunstroke received while working on
farm In Lode township. He became i'll
and i'm a dazed condition went to the
home of his parents in Freedom town.
ship where he died
A phenomena Is reported from Free
dom. where on Friday morning, al 2:3O
o clock. rainbow was seen. The moon
was shining brightly while heavy
shower was falling IN another part OF
the sky and during this time moon
rainbow appeared.