Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1908-08-13
MICHIGAN ITEMS.

rob the house OF Flint's chief OF pc
lice and take $3.50 worth of jewelry.
Flint's new federal building will be
composed entirely of stone instead oi
terra Gotta, as was at first intended.
decided to buy four acres OF land near
the center OF the city for a play
ground.
new state bank is being organized
at Haslett. j. Marsh, station agent for
the Grand Trunk at that point, will be
cashier.
In a quarrel over the division OF a
keg OF beer Henry Schweiner was
stabbed by companion at North
Park. Grand Rapids, Sunday.
J. G. Goodeman, aged so, OF South
Haven, dropped dead in the Michigan
Central depot at Niles while he and
his wife were awaiting train.
The net tonnage passing through
the 500 canals for the month OF July
was 7,0SS,149. The tonnage to date is
Just half what ii was last year.
Mrs Henry Childs. aged so, was
struck by Flint street car and car
ried some distance on the fender, but
escaped without even bruise.
Grand Traverse dockwallopers who
loaded the steam barge j. d. Marshall
drank $50 quarts of water during the
operation, not TO mention other things.
Martin H Rice. one of the Oldest
and best known Masons OF the north
west and many years publisher of the
Masonic Advocate. is dead in Indian
apols.
An orthodox Greek church is TO be
established in Grand Rapids, together
with parochial school, in which the
Syrians will be taught in their own
language.
Perley McKercher, a wealthy farmer
living east of Camden, was found dead
in his barn Wednesday morning. He
had suffered from heart disease for
some time.
The body of Edward Blanch. an old
man who lived alone, was found in
the river at Petoskey with a bad cash
under the eve. II is not known II he
was murdered.
The Pluto Powder Co, with head
quarters at Buffalo, will erect a dyna-
mite factory at Ishpeming that will
employ 100 men. 1t will be in opera
tion September 10.
The man who committed suicide in
a berry patch near Standish, has been
identified as Robert Haley, of Belle
vile, Ont. Disappointment in a love
affair was the cause.
Leading a crew of lumperiacks.
Cashier c. r. Holden, of the Standish |
State bank, fought flames for two
days, and finally succeeded in saving a
large quantity of lumber.
James Nichols, son of former Sena- |
tor George +. Nichols, of Ionia rescued !
Delos Smith, a boy about his own |
age, from drowning Monday and near
" lost his own life in doing so.
The Sterling hotel and postoffce
burned Tuesday morning. The fire
caught in the hotel The loss is $4,000, |
partially insured. Help was 'phoned for
from here. The buildings will be re-
built.
William Hitler, of Sault Ste Marie,
was using carbolic acid for an aching
tooth and swallowed some by acct
dent. He was dead before the doctor
Frank La Forge, of Port Huron.
decided his property TO his son and
the latter's wife in return for his
keep. Now they are divorced and he
seeks the deed rescinded, as he is
homeless.
The heavy plate glass window of the
Hotel Campau. Muskegon, was
by gale on Monday, severe
ly cutting Mrs. Jerry Moulton, wife
Of the proprietor. and her daughter,
Mrs. James McHugh.
There are 90 new graves in Detroit
while little bodies will rest.
the primary cause being the heat
which scorched the city for three
lays. Cholera infantum and commissions
have done their work
Miss lola Swanson, a handsome
young Swedish woman, who holds an
important position with a Chicago
irm, has been in Port Huron, plead
ng with the authorities for the re-
ease of her brother, Adolph, who is
detained as an insane alien. Her eff
orts have been unsuccessful
James Manning, a steeple jack, has
been brought to Lansing from Battle
Creek. where he was arrested sus- I
)ected of being implicated in the re.
,eHt Lansing DuTBldTleS. manning mas
/ bullet wound in his hip and II is
bought he may have been tie man I
Detective Rowell shot last week while
lie was making his escape from a resi-
lence. Z
The Dudley Butter Co, of Saginaw,
me of the largest concerns in Michi- !
IAN, closed its doors Saturday night, !
md will go into voluntary liquidation.
This action is the result of the in |
rease of freight rates on butter and
ream. The company will start churn-
ng factories in a number of towns
nd cities. which are the source of +
milk supply, thus reducing Transports a
ion charges. [
Bennett Wright was arrested in I
'ort Huron. accused of grabbing a IS ,
i'll from mans hand as he was buy
ng a drink in a saloon and running {
way with 1t. When taken to Jail he Z
vas recognized at the man for whose b
rrest a warrant had been issued {
harging him with embezzlement from O