Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1907-09-12

Jackson, fell down the cellar stairs
and was killed.
Poisoned by Christmas candy" the
5-year-old daughter of Edward Hon.
kala, OF Ishpeming, is dead.
Henry Hull, aged 81, of Lapeer, a
destitute war veteran. admitted that
he had not removed his boots in six
months.
Henry Young, of Cadillac, has lost
his power OF speech through the use
OF hay fever remedy which con-
tanned cocaine
In ball game between local bust
ness men, Fred Luckie colided with
another player and several bones in
his face were broken.
Cholera has attacked Calhoun coun-
ty hogs, and farmers have united TO
employ an expert from the M. A. 9.
to stamp out the disease.
Lawton T. Hemans, of Mason. was
nominated for the constitutional con-
vention by the Democratic committee
of the hiawassee-Ingham district
Jay B. Eastman, aged Al, after es-
Gaping from the Ionia asylum, went to
and was killed when the train moved.
B. F. Shoenfelt, who was arrested
at Battle Creek on charge OF jump
ing a board bill, escaped when permit
ted TO exercise on the Flint jail
grounds.
William l.. Brown, 76 years old, who
for many years had driven a stage on
different routes about Hastings, is
dead as the result of a stroke OF
paralysis.
A horse owned by Charles Simpson,
farmer living near Port Huron, died
while in a field, and remained in
standing position until removed by
Simpson.
Walter Mey, a Saginaw boy who dis
appeared from his home Is days ago.
was located in Toledo. He says a
tramp lured him away and compelled
him to beg.
Caught in the act of burglarizing
house in Niles, Harry Thompson, ne
gro, claiming to come from Detroit, is
in Jail. Three houses were burglarized
Friday night.
Sheriff Watson has ordered the re.
moval of all slot machines in Mason
county. Frank Polein, Ludington
saloonist, who was slow in obeying,
was arrested.
The Variety fruit farm, large sum
mer resort north of South Haven, was
partially destroyed Thursday morning
by a fire caused by lightning. Loss
about $4,000.
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vor of the class of 1854, University of
Michigan, is dead in Trinidad, Col.
He founded two well known newspa-
pers in that state.
Gov. Warner and Rep. Samuel w.
Smith will be the speakers at the
combined Homecoming festival and an
nual soldiers and sailors reunion in
Mason September 81.
Carpenters are putting up the frame
work for the roof of the new Grand
Trunk depot in Pontiac and it will not
be many weeks before the building
will be ready for occupancy.
The body of Mrs. Charles Strong,
who was killed in a grade crossing
accident in Charlotte, is being held
until her husband, who was injured,
can take last look at the remains.
AS near as can be estimated about
500 dogs are still running at large in
Battle Creek without a license, and
the officers are making vigorous search
for the owners. A man with nine dogs
on Fairview avenue was reported Sat.
urday.
Up in tall tree, climbing for fun,
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truck gardener, grasped a live wire,
then with scream fell crashing
through the branches to the ground.
His parents ran from the house, find.
ing him dead, with broken neck.
Another of the anti-house of David
meetings was held in Benton Har-
Dor Sunday night. Three former mem
bers of Beniamin's Flying Roll colony
made speeches, but brought out no
startling information regarding the
long-haired leader and his followers.
Petitions were signed praying that At
torney General Bird refuse to grant
the colony new charter or amended
bylaws until the protests of the people
OF that city be heard at a public meet
ing.
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sent out by the Grand Rapids dealers
that the bean crop is as large as ever,
buyers and dealers say that Eaton
county, the banner bean county of
the state, will not show as good a
yield as year ago, and as a result
the price will continue to be stiff and
strong in all sections. The annual out.
put of beans in Eaton county is esti.
mated at 100000 bushels, or 10 per
cent of the yield in Michigan, and with
a snort crop in this locality the market
is certain to be affected.
The "old boys and girls" had a great
time Saturday at the homecoming
Over 100 persons sat down to the ban.
quet. Among the home-comers were
Mrs. Ella CDecker) Woodman, OF Ian
sing, and son. Hoyt and wife, and also
her son, Fred, of Port Huron; Mr.
and Mrs. Ham. Woodman, of Ypsilan.
Il; Mrs. Kinda Taylor Miller. of Ian
sing; Mr.. and Mrs. l.. d. Wilder, OF
Pontiac; DR.. and Mrs. J. l.. Sibley, of
Pontiac; DR.. and Mrs. Rush Hoyt, OF
Detroit; Hiram Hoyt, of Muskegon /:
DR.. Gertrude Banks, of Detroit; Oscar
Kelsey, of Detroit.
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