Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1908-04-09

A large ball OF binder twine. the
first made at Jackson prison, Is on
exhibition in the governors Office
A great mass OF coal and slate near
the abandoned Caledonia mine has
been slowly burning for six months.
While trying to extract the shell
from shotgun in Thomastown, Ira
Richardson, aged H. shot and killed
Paul Lancaster, aged IL.
George Hare, of Allegan. has been
appointed member OF the state board
OF veterinary examiners. succeeding
Horace NJ. Gohn, ST. Johns.
John Tompkins. ST., Deckervllle
farmer. was perhaps fatally shot. His
halfbrother. Warren is in Jail. II is
alleged both had been drinking.
The military board authorized the
organization OF a naval division AT
Escanaba providing the L. 5. naval
department will furnish equipment.
Mrs. Dwight Wilkinson, Of Jackson.
stopped TO pick up pocketbook We'd
nesday, and in spite OF the fact that II
was April fools day. found il to con.
tain SIS.
Alleging that he failed TO support
his family. masked men horsewhipped
James Richie and drove him from
Ford River He swore out warrants for
six men.
Bessie Gillespie. aged lS OF Berrien
Springs, tried to jump from bridge
into the river, but lodged in the brush
and will recover. She quarreled with
her fiance
Thomas Pickrell. aged g. formerly
OF Cassopolis. fell into an artificial
lake on the grounds of the Soldiers
home. OF which he was an inmate, and
was drowned
Despondent from i'll health, Levi p.
Smedley, civil war veteran, OF Owes
SO. committed suicide in Lansford. y.
d.. by taking acid. He was visiting
children there.
At a meeting OF Gov. Warner. state
charity board and board OF control of
the Ionia asylum it was decided to let
the contract for $4,000 womans
building April IA.
Insurance companies OF the state
last year wrote risks OF s642.30S. 162
the largest in history. Premiums re-
ceived were 1884,, SOC. with aggre
gate losses OF S3,512.7S2.
The third annual accounting of the
Charles +. Hackley estate. filed Tues
day. shows the estate to be well over
the $3.000.000 mark, and returning an
excellent income on investments.
George w. Trotter. superintendent
OF the Saginaw Rescue mission and
one of the best known charity work
ers in the state. will soon leave for
Los Angeles. Cal, whore he will do
mission work
Tired of idling on his estate at Ben
MacDhui. Gladstone Dowie will soon
open law Office in Whitehall and take
up the defense of petty criminals in
White River township He obtained
his "B. H." degree at Harvard.
The little red school house in frac-
tional districts ana Z. Green Oaks,
and Brighton township, will now re-
main closed The one pupil, who has
been attending there will probably
finish his education in Brighton.
During an attack OF alleged insan-
ity. George Baker, aged so, Melita
| farmer, struck his wife over the head
and she may not recover. Neighbors
heard the cries OF his children and
| captured and disarmed him after "A
| fight
Among the articles belong TO Frank
W. Lyle. president of the Dowagic de-
| funct bank. which were found in the
fiat of Mrs. Henry NJ. Broderick. at
! Chicago, were 30 shirts and 25 pairs
OF gloves. A large amount OF jewelry
was also found.
A number OF residents OF Smith :
| Creek have been driven from their
homes as the result Of the rise OF the
| Plain river. Moses Neal, a rural mail
| carrier, lost the road and his horse
and wagon plunged into the stream.
| Neal chung TO a fence post and was
rescued an hour later
Experts engaged In examining the
| Nj. G. railroad books i'm Detroit. to get
| figures for Attorney General Birds
suit to recover 100000 in delinquent
| taxes, have finished their work and
have been dismissed. The suit will
| commence soon before an lngham cir
cult court commissioner.
Through the medium OF an adver-
| tisement i'm "a Detroit paper. Mrs.
| Mamie Sayinski, OF Detroit. was re-
4 uHlAtu " htI oOu III the llluuSiIldl
school for boys The family formerly
lived in Ohio. The boy. Stephen Stei-
| die, went 10 Battle Greek and was
sent TO the school from there.
I'm the case of Peter Forster against
fDr. l. f. Randall, of Lansing, the
former has been given verdict OF
$4,000 against the latter. Forster
had his leg broken in an accident two
years ago, and DR.. Randall was
called. II is alleged that the doctor
delayed operation and as result
Forster is now cripple. The doctor
will appeal the case to the supreme
! court
A case which has been in the Michi.
gan courts for 10 years, and which in
volved property OF between 81, 600. GOO
and $5.000,000. is in fair way to be
settled out OF court I'm the near fu-
| ture. basis OF settlement being
agreed upon. The parties in the suit
are Charles +. Ruggles. complainant.
and Edward Buckley. the other de.
4 PENDANTS. all OF Msnistee. The dispute