Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1908-01-16
STATE NEWS IN BRIEF.

+. It. Wilson, of South Boardman,
who killed his wife while drunk, was
sentenced to not less than FIVE nor
more than 20 years in Jackson.
James La Duke, aged IL. Of Buchan.
an. was bitten by a mad dog nine
months ago and died, snarling and
barking. after rs hours illness.
Uncle" JOS. Cannon Will be asked
to be speaker at the annual Bay Coun
ty Mckinley Republican club banquet,
January 20. Gov. Hughes may also be
asked
The elaborate six-story Glazier Of
flee building, in process of construc-
ton in Ann Arbor, has been boarded
up, awaiting the decision of the re-
ceivers.
John Van Fleet. convicted of the
murder of Charles Douglass in the
prison at Jackson, was transferred to-
day to Marquette to serve out his life
sentence.
South Haven supervisors rejected
the petition for local option, holdine
that only registered voters could sign
them. Less than half of the petition
ers were.
Harry Duby. aged 10, Of Saginaw,
skated from the ice into a stretch of
open water Sunday and was crowned,
His companions are said to have dis
appeared.
An ordinance patterned after bet
troit's will be introduced in Saginaw
to put limit on the saloon business.
1t will forbid saloons on certain
thoroughfares.
Sidney Hines. of Midland, promised
to refrain from cigarettes and liquor
for ten years and was put on proba-
14-ycar-old girl.
In the Hamilton club oratorical con
test held at Chicago Saturday night,
the u. OF NJ. represented by Stephen
Downey, got second prize. Wisconsin
was the winner.
Mike Japaron, of Lansing. is suing
his father.in-law. Gerdeau 'Tobie, for
the $3.50 he paid for his wife, Queen
of Little Syria" She left Japaron and
went to Charlotte.
The liabilities of f. h. Lee. at
the head of the defunct Jasper and
Weston banks, according TO the ap.
= q,
the assets s34,477.95.
Republican and Democratic mem
bers OF the bar association have in.
dorsed Frank f. Knappen, of Kalama
zoo, to succeed Circuit Judge j. w
Adams, who will resign.
After an absence Of 16 years, Al
bert +. Newgreen was reunited to his
children, Mrs. Hilda Pratt, f. A. and
Anna Newgreen, of Lansing. He is a
railroad contractor in Perry, S. ID.
Bay City. Saginaw, South Haven
and Ionia have made formal applica
tons for armories. Under the new
law the state can allow $4,000 for
each company of the National Guard.
Lloyd Brown, &c. of Waterville, near
Saginaw, was badly injured by a log
rolling over him from a skidway. He
was taken to the Boyne City sani
tarium, where his recovery is said &c
be doubtful.
James S Parker, next in line for the
place made vacant by the advance
ment of Col. Bates, of the Third regi
ment, has been appointed temporary
colonel by Assistant Adjt.-Gen. James
y. Cox, of Lansing.
II was learned Wednesday morning
that $50 was taken from the safe of
the Michigan Central depot, in st.
Joseph, during the night. 1t is said the
safe was left unlocked. The author.
tiles are without any clue.
Roy Brooks, aged IL, one OF FIVE in
jured in a coaster accident four days
ago in Kalamazoo. has not recovered
consciousness and will die. School
mates were pallbearers at the funeral
of Homer Gunnet, one of the victims.
Antonio Trevaskoriji, who jumped
from Grand Trunk train three
months ago and was found scalped
one leg broken and body badly cut
died in Battle Creek hospital. De-
prived of his property and exiled from
Finland, he tried to take his life while
ell route to Montana with other emf.
grants.
Called by her mother, who feared
she would be injured, Grace Vodden
aged 4, daughter of Mr.. apd Mrs. Fred
Wooden, of Burton township, started
across the street i'm the path of a De
troit-Flint limited car. She slipped and
was crushed to death. In trying to res
cue HeT the IlOlHeT was StTuCk Dy Ine
car but the fender saved her from
severe injuries.
Every eighth man Of the the 304 in
mates OF the Marquette penitentiary
is "lifer." The colony Of men guilty
of killing fellow beings, and for which
crimes they are doomed to spend the
remainder of their days behind the
grim walls OF the prison, has steadily
been increasing. until now it numbers
almost 40. The latest murderer re
ceived is John Van Fleet, who slew
Charles Douglass. fellow convict, al
the Jackson penitentiary last Septem
Der. Van Fleet is a particularly dan
gerous man.
An Alpena manufacturing firm
sends out printed forms for its tax
statements, and upon receipt of a
statement in handwriting recently
wrote back and asked that the form
be used. The following letter accom-
! panied the form from the township
treasurer: "Mr.-Sir. enclosed please
find list made out on your prepared
| sheets. if il suits u better will be GLAD
| to hear IL and il n are afraid thai
conglomeration of stuff as choose e
call IL will suck the cows or do Other
searies harm wonld like to have I