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Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1906-08-16
PEN|NSULAR
HAPPENINGS
THE MILLIONS OF SCHOOL
MONEY; A FAIR DISTRiBU-
TON SCHEME.
JACKSON'S BOY BURGLARS
Grand Rapids Mans Scheme for Dis
tributng School Money-Boy Burg
lars Loot a House.
sul,ivan's Idea.

That the nine millions of primary
school money resulting from the pay
ment of back railroad taxes should be
distributed this fall on the basis OF the
school census of each year for which
the taxes were paid, is the opinion
voiced by Simon Sullivan, chief clerk
of the Grand Rapids board of asses
sors for nearly twenty years, and a
well-posted municipal student. He de-
clares that the proposed method OF dis
tribution, based on the census OF 1903,
is unfair Referring 10 the circular
issued by Superintendent of Public In
struction Kelley, he says
The railroad taxes came due year
by year They should have been paid
year by year, too. according to the
courts decision. Had they been paid
in this way they would have been dis
tributed among the counties, the taxes
of each year being distributed accord
ing 10 the census of that year.
But the fact that the railroads did
not follow the law makes no difference
with the rights of the counties. They
are certainly entitled TO division up
on the same basis as would have been
followed had the railroads forthwith
yielded obedience to the law.
This view does not provide for the
distribution of the interest and penal
ties, but these might well enough be
handed out in accordance with the
census of 1905, which governed at the
time the penalties were imposed.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1906-08-16
BOARD CUTS GRAIN TARIFF
IMPORTANT RULING BY WISDOM
SIN RAILWAY COMMISSION.
Cut Of Practically One Cent a Bushei
Affects Every Railroad Doing Bus.
mess in the State.

Madison, Wis.LGrain rates for the
state of Wisconsin will be reduced
practically one cent per bushel by an
opinion of the railway commission,
handed down Thursday.
This is the most important decision
that HIS ever been rendered by the
Wisconsin commission. The order will
affect all OF the railroads operating in
the state or Wisconsin.
The matter was started by a com
plant made by o. G. Kingy against
the Wisconsin Central and later by a
complaint of w. L. Houser, against
the Chicago, Milwaukee & st Paul,
the Minneapolis G. Omaha and the
Chicago & Northwestern.
The matter was conducted as an in.
vestigation of grain rates between sta
tons in Wisconsin and Milwaukee by
the railroad commission acting on its
own motion. The two complaints in.
volved grain rates from Colfax and
Hondovl. to Milwaukee only.
The commission notified the rail-
road companies that complete in.
yestigition would be made on their
own initiative of the whole question
and the railroad companies appeared
at formal hearing. July 10. when
sworn testimony was received at that
time on the matter.
The hearings in the matter of pas.
senger rates have contributed much to
an exact solution of the question.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1906-08-16
Tioers Tap Rubber Trees.

Near Perak in the Malay peninsula
is a prosperous rubber factory run by
a long-headed Scotchman. In order u
obtain the sap from which the rubber
is made it is necessary TO puncture
the bark of the trees. Laborers are
scarce in that district, but there are
an abundance of tigers. There were
not enough men to tap" the trees, but
the Scotch proprietor hit on a bril-
liant idea. He knew that tigers are
fond of valerian, so he gave orders
that all the trees should be rubbed
with this stun. The tigers came up
and caressingly scratched the bark IN
the most approved herringbone fash
ion, after which all that the coolies
had to do was to walk around once .
day and collect the rubber.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1906-08-16
Workman Electrocuted.

The body OF Frank V. Crusoe. IAN
electrician employed by the McLeary
Electrical CO., was found Friday morn
ing in the loft under the roof Of the
Detroit city hall, where it had lain
almost "a hours. One hand tightly
gripping a heavily charged feed wire
told the story of Crusoe's end. Work
ing at a disadvantage because OF
cramped quarters and the intense heat,
the electrician had evidently grasped
the bare wire and in an instant his life
was gone.
Directly beneath, hundreds of busy
people came and went, but the body
was not discovered until "a hours
later, after a systematic hunt for the
man had been instituted.
Crusoe was about % years old and
lived with relatives at 225 Greenwood
avenue. He had done much Of the
electrical work in the city hall since
its rehabilitation and was familiar
with every foot Of the building
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1906-08-16
Crops Were Poor.

Favorable weather permitted the
wheat crop to be well secured, but the
berry Is reported shrunken and the
yield is much below the average owing
TO Hessian fly, the July drouth and
other causes, says the August crop re-
port of the secretary of state. The
estimated yield per acre is - bushels
Corn also suffered from the drouth
The condition is reported at 81 per
cent. Many correspondents report
oats badly injured by rust, dry wea-
Their and in several localities by grass
hoppers, and while the yield per acre
shows good average. many claim
that the weight per bushol will be be-
low the standard. The estimated yield
Is "a bushels per acre. Sugar beets
promise a good crop, and the estimat.
ed per cent Is %.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1906-08-16
PIundered the House,

Three boys under ten years Of age,
Harold and Howard Swarts and Clar-
erce Bruce, were arrested while they
were looting the home OF Vim. Brun-
dage, of Jackson, the Brundage fam
lily being at northern summer resort.
The lads had spent a day in carrying
off plumber and had engaged a little
sister of the Swarts boys 70 help them
with lot of jewelry and brio a-brac
they had piled up for another trip.
Considerable of the stun has been re-
covered, but the exact amount taken
cannot be known until the Brundage
family returns. The Swarts boys are
great-grandchildren of the late Col.
Eaton, one of Jackson's best known
pioneers.
The city has had an epidemic of
youthful ''desperadoes" since they
learned that the law cannot touch
them II they are under, ten years of
age. This last trio, like others, are
most defiant and express no sorrow for
their wrong-doing.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1906-08-16
IOWA DEMOCRATS MEET.
Claude r. Porter is Nominated for
Governor.

Waterloo, lathe Democratic state
convention Tuesday nominated full
state ticket, headed by Claude r. Por.
ter, of Appanoose county. for COVER.
nor, adopted platform and adjourned
sine die.
The platform favors a tariff for rev
enue only, the election of United
States senators by direct vote OF the
people and demands the enactment
of such legislation as will effec.ually
destroy all trusts.
The platform expresses sympathy
with the purposes of national labor
organizations as set forth In recent
addresses by Samuel Gompers, John
Mitchell and others calling on labor
to assert is. political rights at the
ballot box
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1906-08-16
AROUND THE STATE.
Bride From the Aims House.


After being buffeted about for years,
doing the drudgery of farm work for
various families and finally landing in
the Genesee county aims house. the
mother O. babe of which she claims
her half-brother is the father, Ivia
Beebe, aged 21 years, has found a
haven OF refuge in the home of Free.
man F. Smith, prosperous farmer OF
Handy township. Livingston county,
who has made the girl his wife.
Left motherless when a child. Ivia
found the advent of a stepmother not
TO her liking. and when she became old
enough she worked out" The officers
say that she gave birth to a child somo
years ago and at that time was sent to
the county house for the first time.
Last May she caused the arrest of
her half brother, Bert Keyser, who
with his large family had lived in tho
township of Montrose, but moved from
there last fall to Fowlerville. Here
Iyia visited and first met Smith, whose
home Is near that village.
Keyser was still at Fowlerville when
arrested. but his family was brought
to straitened circumstances while he
was confined in Jail, and he was re-
leased.
Farmer Smith, who chose Ivia Beebe
for bride, is 45 years old. He told
the girl that he wanted 10 marry her,
and that he cared not what had befal-
len her earlier in life. He owns an
SO-acre farm and is fairly prosperous.
He has been married and divorced, his
wife now living near Fowlerville and
having the custody of their five chill
dren
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1906-08-16
AN OLD TIMER.
Has Had Experiences.

A woman who has used Postum
Food Coffee since it came upon the
market years ago knows from ex.
perience the necessity OF using Pos.
tum in place of coffee il one values
health and steady brain.
She says: AT the time Postum was
first put on the market l was suffer.
ing from nervous dyspepsia and my
physician had repeatedly told me not
to use tea or coffee. Finally de-
cided TO take his advice and try
Postum, and got a sample and had II
carefully prepared, finding it deli.
cious to the taste. So / continued
its use and very soon its beneficial ef
fects convinced me of It's value, for
/ got well of my nervousness and dys-
pepsia.
My husband had been drinking COT.
fee all his life until IL had affected
his nerves terribly. l persuaded him
to shift to Postum and IL was easy 70
get him to make the change for the
Postum Is delicious. 1t certainly
worked wonders for him.
I'VE soon learned that Postum does
not exhilarate or depress and does not
stimulate, but steadily and honestly
strengthens the nerves and the stom.
ach. To make long story short our
entire family have now used Postum
for eight years with completely sat
isfying results, as shown in our fine
condition of health and we have no
ticed a rather unexpected improve.
ment in brain and nerve power
Name given by Postum Co, Battle
Greek, Mich
Increased brain and nerve power al.
ways follow the use of Postum IN
place of coffee. sometimes in a very
marked manner.
Look in pkgs. for THE Road to
MELVILLE"
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1906-08-16
Automobile Victim.

Harry Devries, aged 22. died at
Spring Lake Saturday night as the re-
suit OF an automobile: accident which
happened on the main street of Grand
Haven shortly before noon. Devries
had turned out for. milk. wagon, and
Miss Jennie Lampin, resorter OF st.
Joseph. Mich, driving a machine. had
also turned out, but she met Devries
while the machine was speeding at'the
rate OF 80 miles an. hour. Devries was
thrown in the air apd fell under the
wheels. He sustained internal in
juries and concussion of the brain. He
fingered in agony until Saturday
night. He was unmarried.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1906-08-16
Killed the Conductor.

Conductor Bud" Stone, aged q, oil
Saginaw, was killed by stab in the
leg which severed an artery, the deed
being done by Tony Bartello. aged 40,
an Italian who sought revenge for a
practical joke played on him which he
attributed to his victim. Stone was
conductor of Pere Marquette work
train operating near Lowell on elich
are quartered about 40 Italians, mostly
from Detroit, and Bartello was one OF
these He became intoxicated. and
went To the caboose, where Stone was
about TO retire. and attacked him.
Stone, after receiving the wound in
his leg, leaped from the car, calling
for help, but fell before going far and
died in a few moments.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1906-08-16
Assessments Grow.

The auditor-general's department
has prepared figures showing that
while the state was equalized by the
state board of equalization five years
ago at S1,57S,O00,00O, with the excep-
ton of Bay county, not reported, the
property is now assessed by local Off
GERS at $l.571 ,509,355. or, with Bay
county included, at about 81 100000.
600. against SLIPS ,632, 691 in 1901.
These figures show that the super
visors have increased their assess
ments in the state about 100000. 900
in the past FIVE years.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1906-08-16
Ivy Poisoned the Elder.

Presiding Elder Lewis Delamarter,
of the Lansing district of the Metho-
dist Episcopal church. was seriously
poisoned with poison ivy while attend
ing the Methodist camp meeting at
Ionia. His eyes are swollen shut, but
he says he can catch glimpse OF
light. The attending physician says
he does not.think the sight will be per-
manently injured and that ii will re-
turn when the swelling abates. Rev.
Delamarter is unable to tell how he
came TO be poisoned. No other cases
arc reported from the camp meeting
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1906-08-16
pulaIanes Stay Americans.

Manila. = First Lieut. John f.
James and two priyates of the
Eighth infantry, with Contract Sur
geon Calvin Snyder and Internal Rev.
dnue Collector Williams, of Illinois.
were Killed Thursday afternoon in a
hand-to-hand fight with force of
Pulsjanes at Julia, island of Leyte.
The detachment, which consisted of
ten ,Een, was greatly outnumbered,
but madssa gallant fight. The Pula-
james captured three pistols, four
Krsg,JoEgensen rifles and 800 rounds
of ammunition.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1906-08-16
! An attendance of 900 is expected


An attendance of 1000 is expected
at.the Michigan state teachers meet
ing in Battle Greek. October 20.
The: 3.yeaT-old son of John Karvala,
of Allouez. is believed to have starved
to. death in the woods near that place.
He has been lost since week ago
Tuesday.
Howard Lawrence, aged IA. OF Hills
dale, was seized with fit while stand
ing in. shallow water fishing in the
mill pond, and fell where the water
was but two feet deep, but he was
found drowned.
A man giving the name S. Duncan
son, ;of Detroit, and claiming to be a
gasoline engine tester. was arrested
in Flint. charged with breaking the
window OF jewelry store with a
brick. II is thought that he was try
ing to reach tray of gold watches
in the window.
Senator William Pinkney Whyte, OF
Maryland, celebrated his eighty-second
birthday by taking a .lay-off and are
naming at his: country home. This, is
the first holiday he has taken since
congress adjourned. He says debili-
tated old men need vacations, but he
is too busy with.aecumH1atcd work to
think of one. According TO his idea.
there is no better way to avoid feeling
the effects of the hot weather than to
work -.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1906-08-16

Andrew ID. White, former president
of Cornell university and former U. s.
ambassador to Germany. has rented a
cottage at Edgewood, near Traverse
City, and will spend the remainder OF
the summer there.
The caboose of freight train on
the Pere Marquette broke loose on a
steep grade, tumbled from the rails
and rolled down an embankment with
the whole train crew aboard. All
jumped except Conductor Stark, who
had been asleep, and the others ex-
pected to find his corpse in the wreck
age, but a few moments later he
emerged from the debris uninjured.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1906-08-16
Elias NJ. Clark of Winthrop. n

Elias NJ. Clark, of Winthrop, Me-,
has decided to quit chewing tobacco
after 81 years of the habit. He was
95 years Of age on the 10th inst, and
called together his friends to see him
sign the pledge.
Charles Alexander, of Flint, accused
OF trying to kill his wife because OF
his jealousy of a certain teamster.
was bound over to the circuit court
for trial. His defense will be temper
airy insanity. The Alexanders are col
ored, the teamster in the case is white
Cooked TO death in a bath tub was
the fate Of Mrs. Strauss, Of Cincin-
natl, an aged guest at the Petoskey
Inn. She tainted when she turned on
the hot water for a bath Saturday
night She was not discovered for
some time. She died early Sunday.
Hazel Anderson, aged 16 years, of
Coral. has been missing for week
and her parents are alarmed. She
said she was going 10 visit an uncle
in Chicago. He writes that he has
had no communication with her. She
was last seen i'm the Grand Rapids
Union depot. 1t is feared that she has
eloped with a member of a show
troupe.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1906-08-16

Lieutenant John s. Hamilton, OF the
Twelfth infantry. has committed sui
eide. He was last heard OF In Chi
cago. ~
Nebraska genius of II. who has
invented a process. by which peacan
throw half an ounce. Of dynamite l5O
yards with a Winchester rifle, wrote
to- Secretary Bonaparte asking II this
achievement wouldn't help him gain
admission to the naval academy Bon
aparte has written the boy that his
experiments are better adapted to tax
ing him to a cemetery than to the
naval academy.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1906-08-16

An ironmonger In a small English
town recently posted the following an
uouncement in front of his shop:
The reason why have hitherto been
able to sell my goods so much cheap
sr than anybody else is that I am
bachelor and do not need to make
\ profit for the maintenance of wife
and children. II is now my duty to
inform the public that this advantage
will be shortly withdrawn from them.
as am about to be married. They
will, therefore. do well to make their
purchases at once at the old rate"
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1906-08-16
Great Electric Road.

Plans for proposed s1,OO0,000 cleo
trio railway line TO be built in the
state OF Michigan are being made by
the Milwaukee Engineering Co. The
line is to be known as the Ludington.
Hartland & Southwestern road.
While no information as to the new
road is obtainable, it is claimed that
the first line. which will be so miles
long, will be the beginning of an cleo
trio road which will extend across the
state of Michigan from east to west
Hartland is situated in Livingston
county, IL miles east of Howell.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1906-08-16

.Moscow.-The .polfce have discov.
cred in neighboring village a secret
printing establishment of the revolu-
tionnry league. where the viborg and
Terjiorki 'manifestos to the army and
navy have been printed.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1906-08-16
Bitten Twelve Times.

Isaac Needham, aged, blind and fee
BILE, residing In Saginaw. heard the
piteous crying of his pet dog, which
was caught in big rat trap, and he
went to release II. The animal turned
on him, biting him IL times. The old
man was alone, but neighbors came to
his rescue. The wounds have been eau
.erized, but the dog is believed TO be
healthy
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1906-08-16
Chance for Convicted Man.

Fredonia, ~ Y.-Justice Hooker
granted a certificate of reasonable
doubt in the case of John W.. Neff.
former auditor of Erie county, in con-
nection with the alleged cemetery
scandal at Buffalo.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1906-08-16
STEAMERS LEAVING DETROIT.

DETROIT AND BUFFALO STEAMBOAT CO., FOO,
OF Wayne ST.. for Buffalo and the East daily at
500 p. m. Sunday AZ 40. p IN. :, Week End
Excursion, &.5 round trip.
DHTRorT ANp CLEVELAND NAV. Co, foot OF
Wayne St., forEleveland, Pittsbpyg aud Eastern
sion to Cleveland every saturday, 500 round
trip.
WHITE STAR LINE. foot OF Griswold ST. Tor
Port Huron and way ports, daily az s:3Qa, m,
and 2.30 u. M. Sunday at 100 a. m For Toledo
daily at f:0Opm Sunday at s00 a IN. md $500 y. m,
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1906-08-16
Students Capture Thief.

Berkeley, Cal.--Alfred johnson. OF
New York. attempted to steal the
cash drawer from a local jewelry
store. He. was captured after an ex.
citing chase, in which several hun.
dred college students joined.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1906-08-16
Arrange Persian Reforms.

Teheran.-The shah's advisers are
busily engaged celebrating the com
plimentary reforms of the creation of
a nelective council, which on the final
draft of the ukase is called the pop.
ular assembly"
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1906-08-16
At Work Again.

Mining operations were resumed at
the Michigan mine in Ontonagon
county, where the. riot between the
strikers and officers occurred last week
when two strikers were killed. num-
Der wounded and 100 arrested The
miners have offered to do their own
tramming. Only 60 men are. working.
but the force will be increased, as the
men all desire TO return to work
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1906-08-16
Grain. Etc.

DETROIT-Wheat: Cash No. . red
1890: September, 5000 blu. at 7i&. C.,
5000 bu at 7419c, 5000 bu at Libc. To-
600 bu at 74Lc ) 900 bu at 1850; TO-
900 bu at 74Ac; December. 1000 bu az
77Ac. 10000 Blu. at 77hc. 1000 hu. at
1880, 10000 bu. at I lRcs 1000" hu. at
77hc; No. 3 red, 71Ac; No. white,
73Ac. ~ 49,
Corn-Cash No. 3. SAGE; No. yellow.
rat 5ilAg No. yellow 5i&c
oats-cash Nd. 3 white. / car a,
32hc. September, ] carat 20 &c; .s0oe
blu. at 33hc; sample car at S2, PC
az 37Lc -
Rye-Cash no. .. car at 5715c; Au-
gust. 57h, =
Beans-August,. s1.42. nominal. Octe-
ben and November, $3.50 asked. 60 i,
Cloverseedr. Prime spot SIZE: Octot
Der, s7.35; Prime alsike, 20. bags at
$3.50: sampiesalsike. ~ bags at ss.T5,
10 atss6.50. 10 at 1925. 2 at SOS ct
s5.T5. IS at. $3.50.
Mt $3.50. - =
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1906-08-16

5s5 aS with. Few prime at s5.i5@ $50;
best shipping steers, ,4.s5G5.io; best
fat cows.fSS.5oq4; fair to good. $50
1925; trimmers, $40; hest..fat helfere,
s425G4.50; few choice SC; medium,
$3.50 G3.75; best feeding steers, $500
1885, best yearling steers, So. 25 1885; ,
common stock steers, s2.75G3: export
bulls, $3.75@4; bologna bulls. s2.50I3;
light Stock bulls, s250a3. Fancy fresh
cows, S35 to s43; medium, $23 to s27;
common. SIS to 500.
Hogs-Market opened steady, closed
to 10c lower, few unsold, pedi an and
heavy s6sOQ6eo; workers.. $6.90@7;
pigs, .s7@7,lQ; roughs, $3.50 stays $3.50
04.75.
.Sheep--Best lambs, 81. 50@S;. 'cnll
lambs. Sj.75dG.50; yearlinGs, $625 a.
$50; best sheep. s5.75@6; culls, S2.751
AS; ewes. A.75m5. . -.
Calves-Steady: best. s7MT50; med
'um, s5.75@6.75, heavy, $3.50 al. -
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1906-08-16
THE MARKETS.

DETRoIT-Extra dry-fed steers anu
heifers, $4,60Q1.S5; steers and heifers,
1000 to, b2oO, s4.25qA5O;..s steers and
heifers. 500 to 1000. s5.50@4; grass
steers and heifers that are fat, 500 to
l ;ooe, sS.5o@s; grass steers and heifers
that are fat. 500 10 700, S2.75 3.25;
choice fat cows. sS.?5d365; good fat
cows. So; common cows, s2.25q 2.S5 !;
Gamers. s1.25@1.e5; choice heavy bulls,
SO N3.25; fair to good bologna bulls,
$3.50 u 2.S5; stock bulls, SEA $50; choice
feeding steers, 500 to 1000. s3.50@S.s0;
fair feeding steers, 500 to 1000, S3.25 "
$50: choice stockers, 500 to- 700. $50
1925; fair stockers, 500 to 700, s3QS.2S;
stock heifers. $2.25@2.75, mixers,
large. young. medium age, $35d<5:
common mixers, SlS@25.
Veal Calyes-Market steady to
strong; best; .se.5o@7;' others, s4@s;
milch cows and sprinSers, steady.
Sheep and Lambs--Market 25c high
er. run very light; best lambs. 81; 20 ~
$50; fair to good lambs, $3.50 a Z; light
to common: lambs. sea- $50. yearlings,
$3.50 g. fair to good butcher sheep,
Sim4.50; culs and common, S2.5OmS.
HogsEMarket zoe lower than last
week. Range OF prices: Light TO good
butchers, se4Oq $50; pigs, s6;40q6.5o
light workers.. Sc 40 n $50; roughs, $685.
stays, 1-3 off.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1906-08-16

CHICAGO-Market strong; beeves,
1915 a $50; cows and heifers, s1.15M
525; stockers and feeders, $3.50 a 4. 25,
Texans, s$@ 4.75;, :. western. So. 90 a 5.25;
calves, s475G6.56.
Hogs-Market to. 10c lower; mixed
and butchers, s6d6.42l9; good heavy,
s6@6$o; rough heavy $50 80:
of sales, $6M 6.25.
Sheep-Market steady; sheep, s3.258
$40; lambs si.75m7.15.