Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1908-04-23
STATE NEWS BRIEFS.

result of fish war started IN New
York city.
Bay City miners and operators
signed the new scale, with only one
opposing vote.
Prohlbitionists are fighting to pre-
vent Galesburg's only saloon from
getting a renewal OF its license.
Henry Greenleaf. Battle Creei
molder, lived "a hours with broker
back, after he was struck by a tram
Mayor Sietz. OF Benton Harbor. has
ordered all gambling devices abolished
and has put the lid on the saloons
The lid" has been clamped on Mar
shall saloons and many of the idle sa
loonkeepers attended Easter services
While playing in boat William, 4
year-old son of David Russell,
Quanniccassee farmer fell out and was
drowned.
There were 1881 deaths and 5,l3t
births in Michigan during March. The
births were an increase of ,00S over
February.
The Homer Banking Co. and Cal
houn State bank have consolidated
The former was established by Thos
Ryan in 1870.
Prof. w. G. SaclSett. of the NJ. A. c.,
has been appointed head of the bacter.
biological department of the Colorado
experiment station
While handling a gun. Mrs. II. ;.
Humphreys, of Kalamazoo, accident.
ally discharged the weapon and shot
off three of her toes
In quarrel, Harry Belcher. aged IL,
kicked Peter Engeluea, janitor or
Port Huron school. and broke his leg.
The boy was arrested,
Thomas McLoGan. sent to the De-
troit house of correction for stealing
wrenches, is serving his thirtieth term,
though but 23 years old
The Pontiac Brewing Co. will con-
tend before the supreme court that its
charter to do business for 80 years
overruled the local option adoption.
r. L. Odds. the auto manufactures.
rendered the Lansing City Federation
OF Women's Clubs $4,000 for a club
house, providing they get suitable
site.
Receiver l.. r. Becker reports that
the Indebtedness of the Aetna Port
land Cement Co. OF Fenton has been
reduced to sS92.71 during the past
year.
Mrs. Walter Hodgson. recently Of
St Clair. settled for $175 with To-
ledo automobile owner for the death
of her husband, who was run down
and killed.
Analysis of drinking water by the
state shows that it is responsible for
the typhoid fever epidemic in st.
Clair. Steps to remedy the matter
will be taken.
At meeting between Railroad Com
missioner Dickinson and IS Potters-
vile citizens il was decided to sep
arate the dangerous grade crossings
in the village.
Albert Hazer, OF Three Rivers, was
indicted in Fulton county, Ind, for the
murder OF Grass Creek. Ind. saloon
keeper, whom he is alleged to have
shot in a quarrel.
Eleanor Gunstrom. aged 8. OF Nor
way, choked to death while drinking
water from a faucet. Her mouth was
drawn about 1t so tight that a doctor
had to be called to release her.
While undressing 10 retire, Mrs. A.
+. Leitch, wife OF Saginaw's leading
! physician. dropped to the floor uncon-
scious and died. Her husband was
on a professional call at the time.
Il am going to steal you from the
! poor fool Of man you live with" read
| the anonymous letter received by Mrs.
Ellen Du MAR, OF Grand Rapids. The
| husband turned it over to the police.
An anti-Taft delegation was named
! to the twelfth district convention, but
| the delegation will support Chase s.
| Osborn and c. S. Johnston as national
| convention delegates. Both favor Taft.
William Lemerand. OF lockwood,
| turned up two 30-pound cans OF nitro
| slycerine with a pillow, but fortunately
! the pillow point did not strike the cans.
! The explosive was buried by well dig
gers.
A. +. Bunting, secretary of the
! Michigan Bonding & Surety Co. de-
/ posted 100000 with the state treas
urer and was given license to issue
saloon bonds. The company will be-
| gin business May L.
| III al nay lily SdioOH uudTTel over
card game. John Mcconnell struck
Abiiah Taine with steel umbrella
The point pierced Taines eye and
penetrated his brain. He is dying. and
Mcconnell gave himself up.
Lera Cole and Harvey Keefer. of
Kalamazoo. who were shot by Arnold
| Vanderpassche, rejected sutton, we're
recently discharged from the hospital
and have now married. Nanderplassche
is serving seven years in Ionia.
Earl Walsh of Port Huron, has re.
ceived letter from his brother
George. whom he believed to be dead.
Walsh enlisted in the navy two years
ago and relatives later read his name
among the list of sailors who died In
| Havana
City Engineer Roberts. OF Saginaw
has been investigating The cost OF Civ
ing that city fresh water by running
an intake pipe out into Saginaw bay
He reports that such means for getting
/ pure water would cost the CITY nvat