Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1908-12-03
STATE NEWS BRIEFS.

Mrs. Katherine Kwiatkowski, aged
10S, formerly of Detroit, celebrated
her birthday anniversary in Alpena by
dancing.
Fire destroyed the fish house OF the
Huron Fish Co, at Alpena, a branch
Of the A. Booth Co. Loss $4,000; In
surance, $1,000.
Robert Miller, of Marquette. aged
a. not knowing the gun was loaded,
shot and killed his playmate, Robert
Warton, aged 10.
Washington dispatches announce
the withdrawal, for forestry purposes
of tne unappropriated public lands In
an area of about 10000 acres IN
Michigan.
An organized band of robbers has
been footing freight cars of the Miehi-
gan Central in the vicinity OF oagi-
nav. AT Wolverton they stole $500
worth of fur coats
Congressman George A. Loud an
nounces that he favors the tariff re-
bate plan as a solution of the dispute
over the admission of Philippine sugar
into the United States.
Owing TO the many errors made dur
Ing the canvassing boards recount of
election ballots, the state board OF
canvassors will not be able TO an.
nounce the result until late in ihe
week.
While Edward Krohn, IL Of
Wheatle. was handling a supposedly
unloaded shotgun, the weapon was
discharged and the charge struck his
G-year-old sister in the shoulder She
will recover
Saginaw banks have refused to
honor draft for $46.637 which Coun-
~ Treasurer James A. Griggs received
from the state treasurer as the amount
due Saginaw county under the recent
apportionment.
Employees of the Eastern Michigan
insane asylum, Pontiac, as well as
other state employees, have begun to
clamor for their pay. The asylum has
TO meet a $4,000 pay roll and $4,000
general expenses on December 3.
Edward Brown, the famous 72year.
old trapper of Beaver lake, has visit.
ed Alpena with his annual bunch OF
fur pelts. He had four wolves, one
lynx and six wildcats, besides large
quantity of mink, coon and other furs.
Some miscreant has been poisoning
cattle in Emmett township. Two cows
on the Newberry farm were killed
Saturday by eating paris green which
had been sprinkled on their hay. Sher-
if Graham expects to make arrests
soon.
70 win
Bagley, arose in the night TO obtain
some medicine Sunday. BY mistake. he
seized package of paris green, swal-
lowed large quantity of the poison
and died few hours later in terrible
agony.
Mr. and Mrs Lee Cunningham, of
Traverse City, and their two children
were rudely awakened when a gale
lifted their house, which was resting
o. jack screws while basement was
being dug, and scudded 1t along the
ground.
Grand lodge officials in conjunction
with the local lodge dedicated the
new Masonic temple at Hastings.
Judge Clement Smith and Philip T.
Colgrove delivered addresses. The
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banquet.
Three well known citizens of Hol.
land have been arrested. charged with
violating the liquor laws. 1t is
charged that they are members of the
so-called clubs organized for the pur-
pose of evading the local option act.
All pleaded not guilty
Two hundred football rooters from
Kalamazoo swarmed the streets and
carried TO such an extent that the
people Of Galesburg were scandalized.
A ball game was held in the outskirts
of the village and the streets Uttered
with the wrecks of boxes.
Helen Kelley, aged 9, of Traverse
City. has gone to bed for year. She
is afflicted with tuberculosis and her
physician has advised her staying in
q horizontal position. wearing brace
on her leg, for that length of time. to
prevent permanent lameness.
During the testimony in the divorce
case of Mary Japaron, Queen of Lit
tie Syria" of Lansing, against Mike
Japaron, II was adduced that while
Mohammedans are permitted in this
country TO eat food prepared by Chris
tians, in Syria this is considered sin.
The first annual reunion of the con-
stitutional convention will be held at
the Hotel Downev December II. II
is expected that over so per cent OF
the members will be present. The list
of speakers includes Victor NJ Haw-
kins, of Jonesville, who will officiate
as POSTMASTER; Victor NJ. Gore, Ben
ton Harbor; Lawton T. Hemans. Ma
son; John j. Carton, Flint; w. f.
Brown, Lapeer; W. r. Burt, Saginaw;
p. j. NJ. Hally. Detroit. and Charles
II. Watson, Crystal Falls.
Another chapter was added to the
celebrated case of William Culver VS..
the South Haven & Eastern Railway
Co., when Judge Chester, of the Hills.
dale circuit, denied the Fidelity & De.
post Co.'S motion for an injunction
restraining Culver from attempting to
collect the judgment of $21 800 against
the company. Culver. who was
brakeman on the road, lost both feet
in an accident The case was twice
taken to the state supreme court, and
once to the United States supreme
court. During the course of the litiga.
ton the railroad passed out of. exist.
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