Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1906-01-18
STATE NEWS IN BRIEF.

proved the plans Tor a new hosPieai
10 be erected at the Soldiers honhe'
Robert Shankland's general store at
Dixboro was burglarized Two goio
watches and other articles were taken
Ezra Belcher, a Morley farmer. died
from blood poisoning from peihs
kicked just below the knee by
horse.
While on his way from Forest Ont,
TO visit in Chicago, Robert McCleiiah
became insane on Grand Trunk train
in Battle Creek.
Residents of Kenton were surprised
by deer stalking through the mann
streets OF the village. The animal ala
not exhibit any fear.
To speak against Prophecies Whte
is 10 blaspheme God, SAYS the organ
of the Seventh Day Adventists, In us
last issue at Battle Creek.
While skating on the Menomlnee
river at Menominee, Donald Lindcress,
aged u, son of John Lindcress. was
drowned, two companions being res
cued.
There were nearly 10000 more peo-
pie employed in factories in Michigan
in 1905 than there were In lso4' ac'
cording to the figures of the state Id
bor department.
Post f, Knights of the Grip, OF Sagi-
nav, will invite the governors OF MICH
igan, Indiana and Ohio to banque.
for a discussion of railroad rates ana
mileage books.
Enos Schaal. of Menominec, while
attempting to separate his two proth-
ers. who were in a fight, received
deep cash in his leg from an ak IN the
hands of Dan Schaal.
cut from a saw upon his thumb
which under ordinary circumstances
would have been regarded as being Oh
no consequence caused the dealh Vi
John Pieke, aged 81, of Bay CITY,
The body of Hugh Zahn, aged ~
bell boy in Grand Rapids hotel. son
of farmer, was found in Reed lake
where he was drowned while skatlhS
The body was raised by dynamite
During 1905 total of 10S,00000O
feet of lumber was cut by the sag.
nav valley mills, This is the nrSl
year since 1883 showing an increase
in the amount of lumber manuiac-
tured
John Link. wealthy farmer, has
been convicted the second time on d
charge OF setting fire TO a neighbor
house. He was serving a four-yeaf
sentence in Jackson when given new
trial.
Full crews will be employed by the
American Shipbuilding Co. at Bay City
within two weeks. work now being
rushed on the new buildings TO re
place the structures destroyed recent
) ~ by fire.
Harvey Wheeler will probably lose
the sight Of one eye, the result OF the
j.. bursting of a test tube while expert
l . menting with sulphuric acid in the
! Standish high school. His face is badl!
burned.
= The manufacture of packing cases a
the state prison, which has been con
Quoted on state account as a means
for the employment OF prisoners, VII
be discontinued The box shop has no
been profitable.
Charles Compton, who disappeare
, in the upper peninsula woods afte
/ cashing checks for fellow workmer
, and who was thought to have met fou
play. has been located at another lun
y Der camp near Gladstone.
. Henry Spring, of Grand Rapids
. aged rs. pioneer merchant and PHI
;, anthropist died last night. He wa
president of the Spring Dry Coco
q Co. and had long been prominent
II church. fraternal and political circles
Ie The German Mutual Fire lnsuranc
e Co. of Macomb and Wayne countie
IL has elected the following officer
it President, Louis Spier; vice-presiden
V, Albert School, secretary, Wllllal
le Oehnke, and treasurer, Fred Weie
rs Only hfty-six divorces were granite
d. at st. Joseph last year. This seen
to to stand out strongly in contrast
re the 1.547 marriage licenses issued
1905. But the most OF the people WI
re are married here do not take up the
ed residence here.
Nv Battle Creek thieves who lifted
~ IA travelling mans sample case at
III not. were enraged when they -four
- il contained only sample gloves al
u all for one hand, and they scatter
II them in every direction in swan
=. near Goguac lake.
ON Auditor-General Bradley has la
m down the principle that state officii
ON must apply to the state board of au
he tors II they wish their expenses pa
for trips outside of the state. In
number of cases recently bills ha
been disallowed where permission h
=, not thus been asked and granted.
m There is now no question but Il
be someone was burned to death in
Ter fire on the Cushman farm in Lee II
raj week. In the ruins was found too
re. filled with silves together with abe
ife a quart of small bones. which ply
tor clans pronounce to be those of
cir man being. A ring and knife bls
nd. were also found.
at Ira G.. Leedy, a wealthy citizen
Coloma is seriously iii and his "
is heart-broken over learning OF
elk, secret marriages of their two dau
Der tiers. their only children. Laura, al
iuc- II. was married in September
tax Charles Burlzloff. aged 10. Jennie,
unit older girl, eloped few days ago
ner Burrill A. Carpenter. barber, an
child IapdV fbTl