Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1907-07-04
AROUND THE STATE.

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ers have been exposed, and there is
much uneasiness felt
Gordon Bailey, 3-year-old son of a
Sault Ste. Marie merchant, was run
over by street car, and both of his
legs had to be cut off
Two daughters of Arthur Finley. of
Houghton, were bathing off a sand
bar when the youngest got beyond her
depth and was drowned.
A huge tank of oil provided excel
lent fuel for fire when Pere Mar
quette freight was wrecked near La
peer Four cars were destroyed.
Robert Copeland, 10 years old, of
Flint, was thrown out in runaway
and seriously injured. He struck on
his head, and was picked up In
! semi-conscious condition.
Sparks from traction engine start
ed fire in Kalkaska which destroyed
the residence of Mrs. James Hayes,
the livery barn of VIM. Hainstock,
and damaged the hotel. Loss $4,000.
Officers of the grand lodge, F. & A.
NJ, laid the cornerstone OF the new
public school building in Port Huron.
Mayor Bel, Grand Master Sweet and
Rev VI. E. Whalen made addresses.
Work on Flint's new $4,000 freight
sheds 10 be erected by the Grand
Trunk railway company, is begun.
Much of the material is on the ground,
and the contracts for the brick laying
are let.
Because il requires a two-thirds
vote TO decide on the location of the
proposed new agricultural school the
Menominee board of supervisors is in
a deadlock They stand 10 TO 8, and
won't bulge.
John S. Russell, a Pontiac laborer,
is being held on a charge of assault
with intent to murder VIM. Faulman,
with whom he Quarreled and struck
on the head with a spade. Faulman
Is suffering severely.
The contract for heating the capitol
has been awarded to the Michigan
Power Co. for two years at $3.50 per
year, the company STIMULATING that 1t
shall have a renewal of its contract TO
light the state buildings.
Charles Stibbe, aged 16 years, work
ing about Menominee mill, was
caught in a belt, hurled to the shaft
ing and had his chest crushed. both
legs fractured. right arm broken and
a dozen decorations. He may live.
Clarence Depugh, 7-year-old son of
Glenn Depugh. living near Vermont
Vile, was probably fatally injured
when a horse kicked the little chap.
The force of the blow threw him
through the side Of the barn and
fractured his skull.
Having failed to obtain legislative
relief from the alleged excessive tax
assessment. the Wisconsin & Michi-
gan Railroad Co. has paid its 1905
taxes. amounting to S9.572.5 leaving
the remainder of the contested taxes
to be adjudicated by the courts.
The home of Mrs. Hattie Green at
Deer Lake, was struck by lightning
and 17-year-old Rosa Green was so
badly burned that the toes of one foot
were burned off and the other foot
will have to be amputated. Harvey
Green's body was scared and he is in
q critical condition.
While removing a dam for Bainton
brothers 10 build new enc, contrac-
tors found a turtle weighing 20 pounds
under some planking. There were no
cracks between the planks and Buch-
dUdH Wise OHtS are sure lHe luIllt
had been imprisoned there since the
dam was built 20 years ago.
Mrs. James Petit, the aged Jackson
woman who was burned by getting
too near bonfire. died of her injuries
She was a believer in Christian
Science, and although three doctors
were called she refused 70 permit
J them to treat her. saying that her
burns did not give her any pain.
Howard Hill, aged 10, and George
Griffith, 16, Port Huron lads. were
playing soldier" and, according tc
t young Grifiith's story they were about
to make a charge on the home OF
T young Hill when the bullet from his
, gun struck a nail and glanced off
striking Hill in the abdomen, causing
) a wound that may be fatal.
: The body of Frank Hersey was
: brought from Chicago to his home
in Vernon township for burial. Ii is
] said that he was shot by an infuriat
) ed husband in Chicago. Hersey bore
a good reputation when living in Mt
5 Pleasant. For two years he has beer
: with a circus, and II was understood
I that he was soon to marry Chicago
girl.
Herman Dekruyter, aged 22 years
! a Sault Ste Marie barber, went in
sane, shot through a hotel window
then cut his throat with a razor n,
was hurried 10 hospital and If hi
RECEIVERS will be confined to an in
I sane asylum. His father is a well
: TODD merchant, and is travelling il
! Europe.
: Since January 20 John Andrews, o
: Bangor, has been in Jail and JudsoI
!. NJ. Lee has been paying his board
! $3.50 a week. Lee had been awarded
! judgment, amounting to sl,750
. against Andrews, convicted of aliena
ting Mrs. Lees affections. Now An
q drews is out on bail pending an ap
peal of the verdict to the suprem,
4 court. He can't leave the county.
Y William A. Hanrahan, purser on tn,
i. Inflated steamer Naomi, which burned
s In mid-lake a few weeks ago with III.
Il loss of four lives, and of whom tn,
II papers spoke SO highly for his brav
e cry while his vessel was in flames