Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1908-08-20
STATE NEWS BRIEFS.

Louis G.. Grimm, well-to-do Royal
ton township farmer. was struck by
lightning and killed in the doorway OF
his barn.
Finding no money I'm the till OF the
NJ. c. ticket office in Eckford, thieves
stole all the merchandise in the
freight house.
Knights of the Golden Fleece met
in Calumet and chose j. T. Rule. De.
troit, as grand trustee, and John w
Dingle. Calumet, grand chief.
Big forest fires are raging in the
county east of Menpminee The woods
are very dry and the flames are
spreading with great rapidity.
The body of the youth who walked
off one of the piers in Flint and was
drowned. was identified as that of
Earl A. Kline, aged 81, of Caro-.
To spend one day with his brother,
Arthur j. Routh, a Saginaw dry goods
merchant. Harvey Routh. travelled
from London, Eng, and the next day
started back.
j. Clinton Frye, the young Saginaw
business man who disappeared three
weeks ago, has been found in Mobiles
vile, Ind. suffering from mental and
physical collapse.
Charles Button, farmer living near
Traverse City. has appealed to the
sheriff TO assist him in discovering
the miscreant who he claims has been
poisoning his cattle.
State Oil Inspector Neal has made
his report of the business done by lis
department during the fiscal year end
ing June 30; $S.003.59 was collected
and $7,409.15 paid out.
Fishing for black bass in Little lake,
T. b. Kirkwood. druggist, of Negau,
Nee hauled in a 50-pound turtle. 1t is
believed TO be the largest specimen
ever caught in upper Michigan.
The Commonwealth Power Co. has
been organized TO harness the Au
Sable river and utilize its power Sur
veyors are at work now and will be-
gin building dams early next spring.
A strange disease is levying heavy
toll among the swine on farms in the
vicinity of Ontonagon. One farmer,
Louis Geist. has lost % pigs. A num-
Der of other settlers have been SIM
ilarly hit.
The records of the state board Of
agriculture show the precipitation our
ing the past two weeks 10 have been
two inches. Farmers in the state re-
port that the crops have been greatly
benefited
Woodmen report that partridge
hunting in upper Michigan will be ex-
cellent this fall. The dry summer has
been greatly in favor of the young
birds, which do not thrive in a cold,
wet season.
Edward Sherman. OF Port Huron,
was again adiudged insane and COM
mitted TO the Pontiac asylum Tuesday
He was recently released and celebrat-
ed the event by driving his family out
of the house and assaulting the deputy
who attempted to arrest him.
While entertaining a friend Thurs
day. oscar Ziebe hung up his coat
containing, s175, his seasons earn
ings. in an Owosso saloon. The friend
grabbed the coat and ran Ziebe pur-
sued but was unable to overtake him.
The police have been notified but
have not located the friend yet.
The new town Of Gwinn. Marquette
county. is remarkable example OF
what can be accomplished by modern
corporate organization. It is but a
few years since the site was visited
only by occasional hunters and fish.
ermen. Now il is soon to be provided
with all the conveniences and facili.
ties Of a modern American town.
Charging negligence. John Makki
one of 10 miners who were in a cage
al the Rolling Mill mine, Negaunee
when the engineer lost control and ii
dropped 10 the bottom. nine of the Is
being killed. has brought suit against
the Jones & LauGhlin Steel Co. for
$4,000. Other suits involving heavy
damages depend on the outcome OF
this enc.
John Stuart, Grand Trunk pas.
seneer engineer, met with a peculiar
accident a few DAYS ago near Rich.
mond While his train was rounding
a curve fierce gust of wind and rain
smashed in the cab window. The
broken glass cut Stuart's face so bad
ly that he had TO leave his engine
and go TO doctor to be stitched up
The marine contractors of Muske
gon have this season secured every
government contract that has been lie,
along the east Lake Michigan shore
The Schnorbach company has the bis
LudinGton job. Burke, Smith e. Nelson
are busy at Grand Haven. Menominee
and other harbors, and the Holland
harbor contract is rapidly being com
pleted by the old firm Of Bennett &
Schnorbach
At the April election in West
Branch il was voted 10 bond for $40.
000 TO install a gravity system " wa
ter works from the hills surrounding
the place. Several expert engineers
were employed and il was finally de
cided that there would not he sIif
ficient power so Il was decided 10 IN
stall pumping station. and contracts
were let for the digging Of several 3
inch wells. Work will be rushed.
The authorities have practically de
cided TO liberate Myrtle Lennon
whose baby was found drowned in tn,
river at Saginaw Although the DO
lice maintain that il would be 'mpos
sible for a child dropped from the raj
of the bridge at the point indicated b1
tho mother 10 drift into the slim "a hars