Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1908-11-05
STATE NEWS BRIEFS.

took acid and died.
miles south of Howell. is picking
second crop Of strawberries. The ber-
ries are large and sweet.
Judge Yaple sentenced Homer Bun
nell, OF Coldwater. to six to twelve
years at Jackson. Bunnell attempted
to Kill his wife last July.
BY cash bonuses of $4,000 and the
Mems association has induced two
new factories to locate here.
The Saginaw county drain investi-
agtion, begun with sensational expec-
tations several months ago. has end
ed. No corruption was found.
Robert Colwell, former Port Huron
man, who extorted money from Sar-
MIA man by posing as a detective and
accusing the former of murder, got 10
years.
The citizens of Gratiot county.
through resolution passed by the
board of supervisors, has voted 5000
Tor the benefit OF the northern fire
sufferers.
The Muskegon fire relief committee
shipped carload of furniture and
provisions TO the northern fire suffer
ers Monday Cash contributions now
total $500.
Clyde Sturgis. of Muskegon, a nav
al apprentice. is near death in the
government hospital in San Domingo
from scalding accidentally received
on revenue cutter.
Thomas L. Price, aged 20 years,
who resides in Goodwill, Newaygo
county, has been sent to the county
jail for 30 days for beating his wife,
who is 6S years old.
The warehouse OF e. o. Endress,
well-known commercial fisherman,
was burned at Grand Marais Thurs
day. Fishing paraphernalia valued at
$1,000 was destroyed.
Jacob Butscher, a Marquette cigar
manufactures, has been missing i'm
the woods since Friday. Searching par
ties found his gun and his cap, the lat.
ter being stained with blood.
In the effort to secure John Calvin
university, now located at Grand Rap
ids, for Muskegon, Mrs Newcomb Nc
Graft has offered 60 acres valued at
$4,000 as site for the college
ground.
Insurance Commissioner Barry will
send department inspector into Al
pena and Pressure Isle counties and an
attempt will be made to help two mu-
tual fire insurance companies adjust
the fire losses.
Residents OF the south side, Grand
Rapids, have presented petition 20
feet long TO the council, complaining
of the intensely annoying" locomo-
tive whistles and asking that some ac-
ton be taken to abate the nuisance.
Joseph Keyes. of Lansing, was run
down by an ayto, beginning a streak
of bad luck. While the police were
looking after his hurts his house
caught fire and burned down. He
won't be able 10 vote. owing to his in.
iuries.
Oscar Papst. young jamestown
township farmer lost his right hand
in corn husker Saturday Only the
thumb remains, the rest of the hand
being taken off up at the wrist. He
was brought TO the Saginaw general
hospital.
A halloween prank may cost G.. X
Kirkland, aged 20, Of Battle Creek, his
life. He was hurrying home early in
the evening when he tripped over
rope that boys had stretched across
the sidewalk. He fell heavily and was
found unconscious.
James Osborn, of Red Jacket, who
has lived in the Lake Superior district
ever since 1857. has voted for every
Republican candidate for president
since Fremont and says that he will
cast his fourteenth Republican ballot
for Taft on Tuesday.
Charles WILDER, aged 90. was killed
Sunday morning while out hunting
with several companions north of Bay
City. WILDER leaned the gun against
a stump, and in reaching for II. he
bent over the stump and pulled ii
toward him with the muzzle pointing
at his chest.
While Albert Badom, a farmer liv.
ing near An Ores, was pursuing a
wounded she bear, whose cub he had
previously killed, the animal turned
on him. Badom was armed only with
an ak and there was lively battle
before he ended the animals life with
blow OF his weapon.
julie LaBelle, an Iron Mountain
teamster and woodsman, has received
a letter from relatives in Montreal
informing him that he is one OF six
heirs to an estate of 1900, 900. He has
also been notified to be present in
Montreal November IL. when the di
vision Of the estate is made.
In his monthly report. Warden Arm
strong. OF the state prison, states that
the October receipts from the binding
twine plant at the prison were $30,934
He also says that the manufacture Of
binding Irvine in the prison enabled
farmers to purchase II at price two
cents per pound less than 1t had been
before in the last 10 years.
During the communion services in
the First Baptist church. Bay City.
Sunday, Rev. M. A. Graybiel told his
congregation that while he did not
presume TO advise them, he himself.
although a Republican, intended to
vote for Lawton T. Hemans for COVER
nor. He said that he considered He
mans the better man for the office