Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1906-09-13
MICHIGAN IN BRIEF.

With the mercury registering 81 de-
grees in Grand Rapids Sunday record
was made for the hottest September
day In years.
r. II. Elliott, farmer living near
Riggsville, owns an eightweeks-old
pig which runs about on six legs The
animal is thriving.
Robert NJ. Picket, for 20 years a
maker OF violins, died in ionia at the
age of IS years. Some of his violins
were sold for 5000
William Marks. an artist, once con.
nected with Leslies Weekly and CO
worker with the late Thomas Mast,
was found dead in bed at his home in
Calumet. Heart failure caused his
death.
The board of health has warned cit
liens to refrain from using ice in tn cir
summer drinks. Several cases of con-
tagion have been traced to the un-
healthy condition of the Flint water
supply.
A syndicate of Pittsburg and West
Virginia capitalists will sink a test
well at Ingersoll to determine wheth-
eli there is oil or gas in Midland coun-
ty. 1t will cost $4,000 to make the
prospect.
Manager Spatchett, of the Pontiac
Bending Works, is in receipt of an or
der for $4,000 sets of wagon rims from
the Mant Wagon Co., of Stoughton,
Wis. which will keep his plant busy
for IS months.
Because the sparrow bounty law
hasn't been effective In Kidding Kala-
mazoo county of sparrows and the ap.
preparation has been exhausted. the
board of supervisors will likely re-
scind the law.
Sylvester Daniels, who was SEN
fenced to life Imprisonment in the
Jackson prison about 20 years ago for
the murder of Jerry White in Genesee
county, has taken the preliminary
steps looking toward his pardon.
Jake Bruce, aged As, Pere Mar.
quette section hand, became impaled
on a piece Of pane OF glass by falling
from a window at the Crystal hotel in
Flint. He may die. Fifteen pieces of
glass were taken from his neck by
surgeon.
Beet growers, patrons of the West
Michigan Sugar Co., and other farmers
to the number of 5000 gathered at the
first annual picnic In Charlevoix last
week. Addresses were made by Con-
gresham Darragh, President Mclean
and others
Mrs. w. Carey Hull ran down a
rfr H. 4.
her touring car Friday afternoon, the
wheels passing the whole length Of his
body. She took him to her home,
where IL was found that he wasn't SER
iously injured.
BY January next, II is expected
the people of Sault Ste. Marie will
have the privilege of using gas for IL
Eliminating and cooking. A contract
has just been let for the construction
OF plant capable OF producing 10000
feet Of gas daily.
Flint is threatened with an ice fam
Inc before the season for harvesting
the, CONCEALED fluid comes around
again. The visible supply of the COM
modify Is good for only four or FIVE
weeks, and efforts are being made to
secure Ice from other places.
BY unanimous vote the Grand Rap
ids board of education Wednesday
night recommended to the board of
health that the medical inspection of
schools started last winter be main
tanned for another year at least. The
health board president is opposed to
the plan.
The Galien supervisors have author
lied a $500 reward for the capture of
the slayers of Operator Dynes. II was
done at the suggestion Of Sheriff Ten
nant and Prosecutor White. The Of
ficers have made no further progress
In the case, but insist they have not
given up hope. The Pinkerton man
has returned to Chieako.