The Detroit times., 1908-06-08
Around the State
in a Hurry

ludington-Irene, the 5-year-old
child OF John Stanberg, Of this city,
has terribly burned when her cloth
ing caught fire from a blazing pail OF
potato bugs which her older brother
was burning after he had saturated
them with petroleum. There Is little
hope OF the child,s recovery.
Marshall-The Michigan United
Railways Co is now buying old steam
road coaches and refitting them for
the interurban electric line. The cars
are sent TO the' company's shops at
Albion where they are entirely retitted
and equipped to take the electric pow
err. In this way the company gets It's
cars for about half the ordinary cost.
Bay City-While playing on the
bank OF the river, two boys found the
body OF an infant floating in the river.
Ii was wrapped in fine linen and rolled
in heavy wrapping paper or an eX-
press company but the name and ad-
dress on the paper had been carefully
>cut out. Physicians who examined
the body state that the infant was
dead before placed in the river.
Battle Creek-Col. w. S. Butterfeld,
representing the Western Vaudeville
Managers association. has acquired
the old Clark homestead, West Main
ST. now occupied by secondhand
store The property will be the site
OF the new Bijou theater. About $1O,-
900 will be expended on the building.
Marshall-The case OF Frank e.
Belden against the Seventh Day Adj
ventist association is now occupying
the attention OF the circuit court.
Belden seeks 10 restrain the associa-
ton from changing its articles or
faith, recognizing, transferring the
tabernacle property In Battle Creek,
and thus depriving him, he claims, OF
the rights OF worship and property.
An injunction was denied him some
time ago by Judge North, bur his bill
was later amended, and the present
hearing is on a demurrer 10 the amend
ed bill.
FIInt-Death by drowning is believ-
ed 10 have been the fate OF Geo.
Hayes, whose clothes were found
on the bank OF the river near
the Island-st bridge. Hayes was an
itinerant molder and had been in Flint
only a few days. The supposition Is
that he went in bathing alone and
was seized with cramps.
Battle Creek-Supt. Millspaugh, OF
the NJ. L. r., confirms a rumor that
the shops Of this electric railway sys-
TEN are 10 be centralized In Battle
Creek. The repair shop and painting
department at Kalamazoo, the Albion
shops and a contingent of workers
now living In Jackson, will be moved
10 Battle Creek Five acres OF land
will be utilized for new buildings here
and thousands Of dollars will be ex-
pended
Misunderstanding backwards upon
rapidly revolving circular saw In the
Costello sawmill at Hamlin lake. this
county, James Whitaker. SO. employed
as sawyer in the mill. was literally
sawed TO pieces. He is survived by
his wife and FIVE adult children.
MsrshaIl-C. L. Dickey. who has
been conducting a confectionery store
here. is said to have eloped with Mrs.
II. =. Hewitt. OF Battle Greek, former
" OF this city. Dickey came here
from Indiana two years ago. and
opened a store Later Mrs. Dickey and
the three children followed Last
March he sent Mrs. Dickey and the
children back To her parents in In
diana. The officers are searching FOR
him. meanwhile his wife and children
are dependent upon charity