Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1907-05-02
STATE NEWS BRIEFS.


Clarke, OF Calumet.
Many mysterious fires have broken
out In Niles within a few weeks ana
a still hunt Tor fire bugs IL on.
The Petoskey Block factory was d.
stroyed BY lire, causing loss OF $780,
900. and throwing 100 men out CT
work.
Heart disease caused the death Of
Rev. Warren p. Wilcox, for many
years a Congregational minister u
Bellaire.
Gov. Warner has si.ned the bill sub
jecting railroads 10 liabilities of
common carrier in transportation OF
live stock.
The Times was told that the Satur.
day sale of bottled beer in Port Huron
has increased eight fold since Sheriff
Davidson has closed the lid.
Geo. X. Richman, captain of Co. e.
Second infantry. of Kalamazoo. has
resigned, and his resignation was ac-
cepted by Adjt. Gen. McGurrin.
Claud Pulver, money order clerk at
the Traverse City postoffice, has ten
dered his resignation and has been
transferred TO Sacramento, Cal.
The injuries received by A. e.
Walker. aged GO years. the G. A. r.
man run down by Pere Marquette
switch engine, in Saginaw, proved
fatal.
Morrice is enjoying a healthy spring
boom. Some $4,000 worth of building
has been contracted for this season,
and new $4,000 hotel is about to be
erected
Chris Basick. aged so, with vile
and six children, disappeared nearly
six weeks ago. His partially decom-
posed body has Just been found in
Grand River.
NJ. j. Cavanaugh. of Ann Arbor, en-
ployed by Gov. Pingree to assist III
an investigation of Warden Chamber
lain, of the Jackson prison eight years
ago, has finally been allowed his claim
of $611.
The idea OF spring cleanup day
throughout the state, urged by the
state health board. is meeting with
favor. Every mail brings word of Il
mayor who has issued proclamation
on the subject.
The munificent salary of So per year
is the amount which Fred S. Eaton
and Steven PAUL will receive some
time during the summer as school in
spectors of Calumet township. How
ever, this is just for signing the!,
names once-they have no active du-
ties to perform.
Elisha Sorter, aged sc years, Of
Dundee, died on his birthday. For 60
years he lived on one farm. adjoining
the place of the late Judge Christian
CIV. now the Christiancy cemetery. He
was born in Raisinville, on the banks
of the Raisin river. He was familiar
with every Indian legend in this part
of the country.
A stranger, apparently an Assyrian,
won FIR Murphy's confidence with p
hard luck e.o-y anu got MIN TO ad-
Vance So 13 TO get c. o. ID. bundle
of goods out of the Flint express of.
fee, promising TO reimburse the prizes
when the goods were sold. Instead the
priest was sold" The police are af.
ter the bunco man.
While eating breakfast a little
daughter of John Harrington, OF War
A doctor was called who pronounced
it due to inhaling gas fumes All the
rest of the family were feeling i'll. and
it was found that coal stove, from
which the pipe had been removed,
thinking the fire had gone out. was
still burning nierTily in one corner of
the room.
One of the features of rural life is
to be seen on Geddes avenue on the
outskirts of Ann Arbor A farmer anc
his thrifty wife are making hay while
the sun shines, and are busy blowing
the ground. In order to have free ac-
ton the lady has adopted the garb
of a man and, with overalls and
blouse. she guides the steel point that
tears up the sod. Her industry and
independence has attracted the atten-
ton of the neighbors.
Sight was restored to Anna Komo-
govic, who has been totally blind since
childhood, by series Of successful
operations performed by DR.. Calvin
Ellwood, of Menominee. The girl, who
is 25 years of age, was able to walk
on the streets today without aid for
the first time in her life. Being poo.
and fatherless, the young girl was
treated gratis by the local oculist Dur
ing her years Of helplessness she was
cared for by the sisters of st. Jo-
seph's hospital.
Joseph Beckinsky, 20 years old, wa.
booked at Saginaw police station for
larceny. The complaint will be signed
by member OF his own family, the
police say. IL is alleged that the young
man stole s2b belonging to his mother
from the family home in Carrolton.
Capt. Walsh found the boy in a saloon.
There was not even a nickel left OF
the money his parents had worked
hard TO save. The young man admitted
the theft but !nsiead OF exhibiting am
feeling of contrit1on rather gloried In
his escapade.
John Nordquist Cor some years pas,
running a saloon a. Ramsey, had been
drinking more ia1a usual the Inst
month or two ana his family becom-
ing afraid OF letting him be at large.
had him taken ~ a private hospital
at Ashland. A fev miles before reach
ing that citS. Ia Jumped off the train