Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1907-12-12
STATE NEWS IN BRIEF.

Reinhart Plegols, of Midland, pierced
an artery while pitching hay and died
of blood poisoning.
Thomas Castin was instantly killed
near Marquette when car struck his
head, breaking his neck.
David Mahood, aged %, violated his
parole by visiting Coldwater saloons
and was returned to Jackson.
The report of State Oil Inspector
Frank S. Neal for October shows
net profit of $1,250 for the state.
Rep. Hamilton has introduced a bill
at Washington appropriating $4,000
for public buildings in Three Rivers.
Earl Falkenberg, aged %, of Boyne
City, committed suicide by taking car
bolic acid. He was worried by debts.
A steel dump carload of logs fell on
NJ. Stevens. aged 80, employed in the
Capac paper mills, crushing him to
death.
Louis Frank. aged IA, of Menominee,
has killed three bears in two weeks,
the largest weighing more than 300
pounds.
Congressman Diekema introduced
bill in congress for a $4,000 public
building in Ionia to replace the rented
quarters.
Battle Greek police have announced
that they believe they have located
the murderer of Horace S. Davis, of
Kalamazoo.
William Wakely, aged IT, of South
Haven, trailed his shotgun behind him
and was shot through the left breast.
He may die.
Sam Taylor, an itinerant peddler
who went to sleep on the NJ. C. tracks
near Jackson and lost both feet. died
OF his injuries.
Many small boys are very busy
these days laying up a stock Of spar
row heads for the bounty the state
pays for the birds.
John O'Brien, of Calumet, for whom
warrant was out for wife beating,
decided to commit suicide while shaw
ing, and cut his throat.
Martin Smith, of Hopkins, was
found dead in bed Friday morning. He
retired in the best of health Death
was due to heart disease.
The report of the Detroit Trust Co.
as receiver for the Detroit, Flint &
Saginaw railway shows a net surplus
of $2,1S1.35 for the year.
A petition signed by 200 business
and professional men protesting
against prohibition of the liquor traffic
was sent to the con-con.
The Michigan State horticultural So
ciety pledged its support toward a
movement to increase the salaries of
members of the NJ A. c. faculty.
While hunting for sparrows Fred.
Price, II. accidentally shot John Pot
ter, IL. in the leg. The ball passed
clear through just above the ankle.
Walter Beamer, of Allegan, told
Sheriff Beamer that his brain is bad
and he walked to Muskegon to enter
hospital and have the bad part cut
out.
The reports of Saginaw banks, which
have maintained a cash basis through
out the stringency, show deposits of
more than $S,000,000 with practically
no Withdrawals.
Branch county is getting a genuine
touch Of winter, almost snow enough
for sleighing and twice last week
thermometers registered as low as
seven above zero.
Luther w. Shear, former church
goer and clubman, sent to Jackson
eight years ago from Muskegon for
forgeries aggregating 100000, has APP
piled for a pardon.
John Kennedy was struck on the
head by falling coal bucket at the
Port Huron Light & Power Co.'S plant
and knocked unconscious. 1t is feared
that he will NOT survive
Battle Creek board of health is
much agitated by the discovery that
the sewage from the new car shops
where 1000 men will be employed
will run into the local river
Owing to his testimony in a law
suit as to the value of his property
the taxes of Freedom Shepard, of Bat !
tie Creek, have been raised from an
assessment OF $31 900 to s1,000,0O0
The Federal Trust Co, of Boston,
holders of the Ironwood Water Works /
Co, has applied for a receiver to
take charge of the company's affairs. |
Failure to meet interest and maturing
bonds is given as the cause.
The father dead, one daughter dy-
ing. and the mother and three other !
cnlluTeH CTlllCdlly III, is the havoc I
typhoid fever has played in the family |
of Charles Wheaton. of Saginaw. The |
disease is believed to have been |
brought on by the river water.
Supt. ]. w. Simmons, of the Owosso |
city schools, during a talk OH athletics !
to the high school students. presented |
to the school two handsome silver |
cups, gold lined, which he had pur-
chased for perpetual competition One |
is for the girls basket ball team and |
the other for the boys indoor base |
ball team.
A 6-months-old child of Anton Vat |
shak, of Wakefield. was burned to |
death. The mother had gone out shop
ping, leaving the child alone. The |
child must have been playing at the |
stove, letting fire out on the floor and |
setting the whole building aflame. The .
fire was put out, but the child was so
badly burned 1t soon expired
The coroner's jury which investigat.
ed the Pere Marquette wreck in Sagi- /
nav, when James Vernier, OF Elk I
Rapids, was cremated, censured the /
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