Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1908-02-27

STATE NEWS IN BRIEF.

Marvin G. Smith, Albion Saloon
keeper. was convicted by jury OF
violating the liquor law.
The Democratic gathering at Hol-
land to meet prospective president
Bryan will be notable one
The ID. & NJ. station at Pine River,
destroyed by fire, will be rebuilt.
box car now serves as depot.
Fred. Anderson. formerly of Grand
Rapids, shot and killed himself in Co
bait, Ont He lost his investments.
Except in the business district, no
body in Marquette makes any pre-
tense OF shoveling snow from side
walks.
With the thermometer at the decid-
eddy chill point. 1000 sheep on farm
near Vernon will be sheared this
week.
Attorney General Bird is i'll with
grip and was unable to attend the III
neral Of his brother, Charles Bird, 70
be held in Clayton.
Mrs ID. c. Sharp, aged "a, of Ster-
ling, recent bride. died OF diphtheria-
The school has closed until danger OF
an epidemic is past
The head OF James Daniels. aged Il,
was crushed between the floor and ele-
vator in the Freeman factory, and he
was instantly killed.
Atty Gen. Bird ruled that deer hides
may be shipped to other states for
tanning purposes. There are no tan
neries in this district.
Harry W. Helmer, an Alma college
senior and captain of last years foot
ho1 CT nj
tary OF the Cadillac Y. NJ c. A. In
July.
The Turner homestead in Morrice.
built of logs more than so years ago,
now on the farm owned by Leonard
Grouse, has been torn down for fire.
wood.
August Holstein, OF Manistique, who
was caught in blizzard and burned
an $3.50 freight car to save his life. is
under arrest. He says jail is better
than freezing
DIR. c. l.. Norton. OF Adrian, while
EN- route with his family to Daytona.
Fla, was robbed of $500 gold watch
and part OF his clothing, while he slept
in a Pullman.
Judge Nelson Sharpe Of West
Branch. who Is mentioned as dele
gate to the Republican national con
vention, has declared himself as
Taft supporter
Fire destroyed the flour mill. shinglc
mill and electric light plant of Hill.
man. The loss was about $4,000; in.
surance $4,000. Paul ElowsN, of Al.
pena, is the owner.
Joseph Beaver, aged "a. cabinet
maker OF Detroit, was found dead in
bed in the home of Richard Kent in
Muskegon. Heart failure is believed to
have been the cause.
Max Dickinson. formerly in the lum-
her business in Tower and prominent
in Cheboygan. died suddenly Thursday
morning in his hotel His wife and
daughter are in Florida.
Probate Judge Doig has ordered the
purchase of books for Alger county
prisoners. The next legislature will be
asked to divert a part Of penal fines
to establish Jail libraries.
While walking from the passenger
TO the smoking coach Of a train near
Menominee, Henry Dunes. of Nathan.
slipped from the platform and was cut
in two under the wheels.
The farm house of Albert Gergens
of Wilson township, was totally de.
stroyed by fire. The family was driven
out into the night and had narrow
escape. There was no insurance
Fearing a flood. Mayor Mckinley, OF
Flint. ordered the sluice boards re
moved from the dam so as to lower
the water in the river. Dynamite will
be used If the situation becomes ser
ious.
An oil stove set fire to the house OF
Mrs. Henry Reid. of Au Ores. The
| fire also destroyed her general store
and ]. Braeberg's harness shop. Mrs.
Reid was asleep and was aroused by
neighbors.
James Smith. a Grand Rapids motor.
man, was crushed between two cars
almost in front of the home of his
fiancee, Miss Margaret Boshoven. He
| died in a hospital 10 minutes before
! she arrived
The -four special, making the test
run from Minneapolis to New York.
| had established a rev record Of 200
miles in less than nine hours when 1t
| pulled into Port Huron at 1880 We'd
nesday night.
County Clerk Barlow announces that
| divorces are on the wane III Muske-
| gon county. The records for 1907 show
| a decrease both in bills filed and
DEGREES granted compared to the rec
| ords of 1906.
| George Russell aged 81. employed
at the Bay City yards OF the American
| Shipbuilding Co, fell 20 feet from the
side of ship on which he was work
| ing. crushing his skull. 1t ais not
thought that he will live.
Mrs. Alfred Curtis. of Royalton town.
! ship. took laudanum while temporarily
unbalanced by grip and later tried TO
| fire her house. Her husband arrived
home in time to save it, The woman
will be sent to an asylum.
c. W. Kennedy, OF New York, aged
| 73. was married to Mrs. Ottile Turk
| ington, aged SO, of Brooklyn. He was
| formerly an iron mine superintendent
and the couple went to Iron Mountain
| TO be married in Holy Trinity church.
which the groom helped to found.
The residence OF Perry Hendershott,
eight miles east OF Niles, was burned
| "a tha ground Qar1y Mcpdav uopIar