Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1907-05-30
STATE NEWS BRIEFS.

Cadillac Odd Fellows paid $4,000 for
site and within year will build
100000 temple.
Dundee council has called a special
election for June 10 TO vote on bond
ing for $685. for paving.
The capacity of Crystal Falls NUM-
cipal power plant at Paint river rapids
is to be more than doubled.
Elite Moore, Of St. Joseph. convict.
ed of shooting his wife, was sentenced
to seven years in Jackson prison.
r. d. Stone, a saloonist of Bronson.
was fined s65 20 including costs. for
having allowed minor in his place
He paid.
After holding his wheat for two
years. NJ. d. Wildey, of Shelby, who
vowed he would wait for dollar wheat,
is ready TO sell.
Four-year old Elizabeth Lanshied, of
Deerfield, choked to death on an open
safety pin which she had picked up
from the floor. She died in agony.
AS a street car was rounding a
curve in Grand Rapids William Py-
cock, aged IS, of Welland. was thrown
from the rear platform and killed.
Adelbert Keller, brakesmn, re.
covered $4,000 damages against the
Michigan Central He was injured in
Detroit when an engine overturned.
Mrs. Joseph Hynes, living near DUFF
field, slept soundly OH a sofa while her
hohse was burning. She was awaken
ed by neighbors just in time TO es
cape.
The Gand Trunk Western will have
two surgeons in Battle CreeS hereaf
ter, incident TO the construction and
operation of the new car and locomo-
tive shops.
b. +. Mcdonald serving time in
Ionia for burglary, wants some Michi'
gan farmer needing help 10 act as
his next friend" in his application
for a parole.
Brace Knapp, an Indian, son-in-law
of Chief Pokagen of the Pottowatto-
mic tribe. is dead at Benton Harbor
at the age of so. His son Paul is a
cadet in West Point
/. y. Kinney. department command.
er for Michigan Spanish War Vet
Grams, has issued an order for the an
nual encampment to be held in Jack
son August % and 20.
There are 20 drug stores in Van
Buren, county whose proprietors have
filed bonds for selling liquors. There
is now no public place where liquor
can be bought outside of a drug store.
Two motormen were killed in
a head-on collision between two cars
on the Grand Rapids, Grand Haven &
Muskegon interurban railway at Gel
cry Farm, near Muskegon, this morn
ing.
James Davidson, retiring city treas
urer of Midland. has settled with his
successor for $40, 302.95 instead of 80
cents, which sum was reported on
hand at the close Of the years bust
ness.
Dogs invaded the farm of Thomns
King. Midland and in weeks time
captured and killed 100 chickens. The
authorities are adopting drastic meth
DDS TO insure all dogs running at large
being muzzlcd.
Ann Arbor saloonists can keep open
one hour extra on Saturday nights
after this. The common council has
granted them that privilege. It's close
at 10 o'clock week days and IL o'clock
OdJuIudS, HOW.
Word has been received that Elisha
Mitchell, formerly of Saginaw, acct
dentally shot and killed himself while
hunting rabbits near Grand Island,
Neb. He is survived by widow and
several children.
Albert Jones, known as "Gunlock
Jones'" Grand Haven hermit, is
dead. He lived in a cabin near mounds
dating back TO the mound builders
and he had valuable collection from
these, as we'll as Indian relics.
The parents Of Albert Trip, who
lives in Traverse City, and had been
in ignorance of his whereabouts for
seven years, have received a letter
from him in the Philippines where he
is working for the government.
Rural mail carriers in Eaton, Ing
ham, Clinton and Shiawassee counties
will probably assemble in Lansing on
Roosevelt day in large numbers. an
order having been made by the post
master-general permitting the omis-
sion of the Memorial day trip.
Quincy A. Thomas. of Oxford died
suddenly Friday morning. He was in
the employ of the Detroit United rail.
way in the capacity of craftsman, and
was the surveyor who ran the line for
the Pontiac, Oxford & Northern rail.
way. He leaves a widow, son and
daughter.
Ten days after the death of her
| husband in Battle Greek, Mrs. Jennie
Wells died at the age of 81. She was
a patient in a hospital at the time
of her husbands death and never re-
covered She was sister of Delbert
Conklin, who was shot dead by his
brother in MlTol last fall.
Lenawee Coz aty Federation of Wo-
mans clubs elected officers as fol-
lows: PRESIDED, Miss Florence Frens-
| dorf, Hudson: vioe-president, Miss f.
| T. Wilson, kdri1n secretary, Mrs.
Rose Mosher, Adrian treasurer, Mrs.
II. S. Russell, Hudson The next an
nual meeting will be held in Adrian
Joseph H. Griffin was found guilty
/ OF conspiracy in Turing complaining