Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1907-11-07
MICHIGAN ITEMS.

Mrs. Robert Burns. Of Lansing. is
dead from injuries received by the ex-
plosion of gasoline.
Insane over the death of his son,
who was killed for his money in Nor
folk, Va, year ago, Rev. N. II. Dol
son, retired Cedarville clergyman,
was sent to the Newberry asylum.
Ernest w. Angel, aged 25, who is
accused of embezzling something like
$11 900 from the Ann Arbor railroad,
while acting as its agent at Manis-
tique, was arrested in Detroit and
taken back to that place.
The tenth annual reunion Of the
Hoadley family was held at Cedar
Springs and Mr.. and Mrs. John Hoad-
ley, aged n and rs respectively, cele-
brated their 5Sth wedding anniver-
sary at the same time.
After travelling from Alberta, in the
Canadian northwest, all the time trail
ing the couple, Charles Wixom ar
rived in Grand Rapids and accom-
plished the arrest Of his wife and John
Cooper, on serious charge.
Sault Ste. Marie authorities decided
to drop proceedings against Private
Cyrus Gillette. who killed Miss Eliza
beth Cadenhead, of Fergus, Ont, while
shooting at a deserter, and he has
been restored to the Fort Brady Of
ficers.
81 voted for Fremont in 1856, and
have voted the Republican ticket ever
since, but if live another year will
vote the Democratic ticket" AS he
spoke these words, Samuel Smith, 70,
pioneer farmer of Dewitt township,
dropped dead.
The balance in the state treasury at
the close of october was $3.50 ,983.94.
The receipts of the month were s119,-
1855, and the disbursements $4S2,-
S64S9. The primary school fund will
be disbursed in a few weeks and this
will take several million dollars of the
state funds.
Little Harold Augur. 2-year-old son
of Roy Augur, of Grand Rapids, has
been taken to Ann Arbor for the Pas
teur treatment. Harold toddled out
in the back yard of his grandmother a
week ago and pulled pan from which
a dog was eating away from the ca
nine. The dog bit the little fellow
three times.
The usual price for rabbits in Cold
water is Is cents apiece or two for
rs cents. But Isaac Clair has just
whacked up $50 for IT, Two weeks
ago Mrs. Urban, hearing a commotion
in her rabbit pen early one morning,
hurried out and found Clair's dog sur
veying II dead rabbits. A jury as
sessed Clair $50
Mrs. Joseph Gearhard, so years old,
wife Of wealthy retired farmer of
Marcellus, was run down and killed by
y fast Grand Trunk train while return
ing from prayer meeting. Two other
women were with her and they had
Just stepped across the track when the
accident happened.
The Indians Of Allegan county will
hold a general council at Salem
This council" is held for the purpose
of discussing matters pertaining to In
dian claims and IL promises to be the
largest gathering of Indians held in
the county since the red man claimed
the land as his own.
Mrs. Grace Wheeler has started suit
for $4,000 damages against Fred. Wor.
don, Of Conklin, alleging that he was
to blame for the husbands death.
Worden is a saloonkeeper and on June
2S, 1906, sold liquor to Wheeler, II is
alleged, and the latter became intoxi-
Gated and was run over and killed by
a train.
ID. p. Marley, OF Port Huron, SUI
preme commander Of the Knights OF
the Maccabees OF the World. and half
N do1ar roauohorc ~ tho cuprap,a Iod oa
were in Detroit last week to look
over sites for the proposed new head.
quarters OF the order.
s. j. Shank, one Of the oldest mar
ket gardeners in southern Michigan.
dropped dead in his greenhouse in
Hillsdale Friday. He returned the day
before from a visit TO his sons at
Wichita, Kas., and apparently in the
best OF health. He had just left the
dinner table and passed into the
greenhouse when he fell without warn.
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