Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1908-06-18
STATE BRIEFS.

dled OF neart failure.
Lansing Is in the grasp OF horse
famine and builders say their work is
delayed by lack OF teams
Manda Carlson, aged IA. OF Menom-
inee, was gored by an angry bull In
her fathers field and may die.
e. ID. G. Russell. for SO years Mich
igan traveller. died in Kalamazoo as
the result of a fall in Tecumseh.
Beginning June 20, national guards
men OF the state who have access to
outdoor rifle ranges, will compete Tor
prizes for individual excellence.
Rep. Archie Bunting, indicted on
the charge OF making certihcation to
the alleged fraudulent expenses OF
Rep. jerry Anderson, will be tried
July T.
A delegation of Lansing Republi-
cans will urge Gov. Warner to appoint
Chase s. Osborn, OF the 500, as u. OF
NJ. regent to succeed the late Peter
White.
The charred bones of James Din
ing, aged 20. were found in his burned
house near Palo II is thought he was
attacked by paralysis and overturned
a lamp.
Lightning hit two cottages at Vir-
ginia point, near Holland destroying
them with loss of $4,000. Life saw
ers saved adjoining cottages by form
ing bucket brigade.
Maj. n. S. Boynton has almost en-
tirely recovered from the attack Of i'll
ness he had in Toledo Il intend to
take life easy now and not do any Of
the worrying" he said.
The body of Paullus Halter, of Big
Rapids, who was drowned while
crossing the lake in rowboat, was
found by H. H. Sears, boathouse keep
er. who will get 500 reward.
Before blowing the safe of the Kip
ling postoffice, burglars piled around it
merchandise of the store i'm which IL
was located TO deaden the sound They
escaped with considerable booty.
As he started TO leave the Cassop-
oils jail on $4,000 bonds Frank Lyle,
former president OF the Dowagiac de-
funct City bank, was re-arrested. Ed
ward Hislop brought a charge of EN-
bezZlement.
Lightning struck on the farm OF
Frank Carpenter in Bedford township,
where neighbors had gathered for
barn raising Charles Green and John
Foster were rendered unconscious but
will recover
Charles j. Seeley, former editor OF
the Bedding Star, who, it is alleged,
deserted his wife and two sons and
left about 81 900 in unpaid bills, has
been arrested in Oklahoma He will be
brought back
X. G. Reed, prominent Livingston
farmer, was elected. Michigan member
of a legislative committee of the Ma
tional Holstein association. to work
for Legislation to stamp out tubercul-
osis among cattle.
Mrs. VIM Boies, wife of the ticket
agent at White Pigeon. is in a critical
condition from blood poisoning. Two
weeks ago, while taking down the fam
lily washing, she broke off a needle
point in her finger.
On his return from Grand Rapids, +.
A. Aldrich newly elected grand ward
er of the Knights Templar was met by
his commandery and band and
escorted to the Masonic Temple for a
reception in his honor.
Great Commander Geo. S. Lovelace
has called a meeting of the executive
committee of the Modern Maccabees
in Port Huron June II to plan for
campaign for new members and reor-
ganiZation of the order
Don't be harsh on your old college
friend" pleaded James Allen, when ar
raigned i'm Battle Creek before Justice
Dnts A,fc a..
larceny charge Ten dollars and costs
and 80 days" replied the court.
Mrs. Michael OLeary, of Bay City,
in the Presbyterian hospital with a
fractured thigh and badly bruised
body, declared that her husband threw
her out of the window because he OBJ
jected to a Merry Widow" hat she
had purchased
1t required six hours of hard work
for a physician to extract collar but
ton that 10-year-old Chauncey Abbott,
of Battle Creek. had swallowed and
which had lodged in his thoraX. The
heroic measures undoubtedly saved
the boys life.
Learning that the husband of his
first sweetheart had died, John Pick
worth of Batavia township, sent for
Mrs. Sarah H. Mason from England
and they were married in Coldwater.
They separated so years ago after
lovers quarrel
Horatio s. Bliss. one of the early
settlers OF Clinton county, dropped
dead on his farm in Riley township
Friday. He was a member of the TWEEN
ty-third Michigan during the civil war
and resided on the farm where he died
for nearly 60 years.
Richard Buchuis and William Saun-
ders, serving 80 days each at the st.
Clair county jail. were set to painting
fence. Monday afternoon. and took
advantage of the opportunity to walk
away. They were found later, both in
! an intoxicated condition and recap
tured.
superintendent and purchasing
agents OF state institutions will meet
To discuss plans for more economical
purchases. Under the direction OF Gov
Warner. an expert has recently visited
the several institutions TO investigate
the buying and make suggestions for
| economy