Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1907-11-21
STATE NEWS IN BRIEF.

The sawmil and jelly factory
owned by H. NJ Weed at Bellevue
was destroyed by fire. The loss is
$4,000 and no insurance.
One of the largest cider mills in
northern Michigan is in Traverse City
and its owners are using a cheap fuel
The pulp of the apples is allowed to
dry and IL is burned.
The Cheboygan Pea Canning Co.. S
warehouse stock was damaged by fire.
The loss is about $4,000, fully covered
by insurance. A defective stove is
thought to have caused the blaze
Elijah Beringer Of Saginaw, aged
60, administrators of the large estate
of his brother, Isaac Bearinger, fell
down flight of stairs in MERGERS
store and is in a serious condition.
All of the young women at Ceresco
are after the appointment as assistant
postm!stress. Recently the assistant
eloped and the girls seem to think
the postoflice is a good place for
Cupid
1t transpired that Harry Phillips,
of Battle Greek, aged so. who was
found unconscious in a shed where he
laid for four days, took laudanum be-
cause Of his sons arrest on a statu-
tory charge.
One of the largest real estate deals
ever recorded in Menominee county
was consummated last week when c.
l. Cook purchased five farms in a row
on the state road. The farms aggregat'
ed 5000 acres.
| Another similar complaint has been
made at Port Huron against Bernard
| Cowski, of Detroit, who posed as the
| famous DR.. LorenZ, by Mrs. Minnie
| Miller Of Columbia township and he
may be rearrested
The Westminster Presbyterian
church of Bay City will extend a call
! to Rev. j. Eugene Shook, of Detroit,
who has recently returned as mission
airy to the Philippines and is without
a charge at present.
August Antilla, of Republic, aged
16, was killed by the explosion of 40
/ pounds of dynamite. He is supposed
to have accidentally exploded a per.
cussion cap which fired the whole box
of dynamite near him
The home of Mrs. George McNair,
daughter of Senator Burrows, was
robbed at Scarborough, N. Y, while
the family was away and jewels
valued at $4,000 taken. The residence
was robbed year ago
DR.. Neil Safes auto broke down on
a country road near Ann Arbor. lie
had to walk home and before he re
turned to get the machine someone
had heaped hay and grass about and
! set it afire. The auto is ruined.
Following the granting of a fran.
chise to a third company, H. r. Ma
son. of Saginaw, division superintend
ent of the Michigan State Telephone
| Co. has taken charge of the Flint
! branch and will improve the service
H. Custard, of Grand Rapids, in a
talk to the Independent Telephone
Mems association at Battle Creek,
said sentiment no longer helped the
Independents, but that it was a ques.
! ton of who gave the best service
! The next meeting will be held in De.
/ troit
IF my wife does not return to me
| am going to die on your steps," said
Eugene Welcher, of Kalamazoo, aged
\ So, to his daughter, Mrs Frank Gear,
and after his wife again refused to
return because of his habits, he swal.
! lowed arsenic and is in serious con.
dition.
1t is given out at Grand Rapids
| that Adele Richie. the actress, placed
an order with furniture houses in that
city for $4,000 worth of furnishings
4 for her New York mansion. The var.
/ ious rooms are to be furnished in
renaissance, Louis XIV, Louis XVI. and
\ colonial styles.
The Dow Chemical Co.'s plant at Mt.
/ Pleasant laid off its employees for an
| indefinite period 1t has a large stock
\ of chemicals unmarketed. The man
/ ager Lee Shepherd, and couple of
! engineers are all of the staff retained.
! The engine fires are not to be extin.
/ guished. The dismissal affects % or
/ 30 workmen.
At the Grand Rapids Evening Press
Newsboys' happy hour" Sunday Gov.
| Warner gave the boys a short talk on
| patriotism and loyalty. Following the
| governor United States Senator Will
/ lam Alden Smith spoke TO the newsies
on perseverance and integrity, holding
up the life of Mr.. Warner, who was
! early left an orphan, as an example.
When Melvin Adams, aged A. of
/ Otsego. came crying to his mother a
/ few days ago and showed her bloody
/ little spot on his foot, where he had
stepped on a nail, his tears were
kissed away and the foot bound up.
/ The mother gave the matter no SER
! ious thought. Now Melvin is critically
i'll and the doctors say it is lockjaw.
Since the financial furry and the
refusal of banks to hand out any con-
siderable amount of currency, the
forged check industry is booming in
Grand Rapids. The latest man to dis
tribute paper of this sort is William
Warfield, who is alleged to have real.
lied $40 on a bogus check given TO
G.. Hesselink, a meat dealer. Warfield
had forged the name Of Benjamin s.
Hanchett, general manager of the 10
cal street railway. Warfie;d was ar.
rested and bound over to the superior
court. A well-dressed stranger bought
$40 overcoat and $50 suit of the
Giant Clothing CO., presented bogus
check and walked out. He hasn't been
seen since