Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1908-07-16
STATE BRIEFS.

suit OF what was considered slight
injury
There are 1853 patients in the
Kalamazoo asylum for the insane,
nearly 200 more than at this time
last year.
Mayor Spencer fatty refused 10
make the address of welcome to the
Orangemen, who celebrated the
Twelfth in Flint.
Mrs. Samuel w. Smith and Mrs W.
ID. Sanford laid the cornerstone OF
the new hospital to be erected by the
Pontiac City Hospital association.
Senator William Alden Smith gave
the address OF the day at the laying
OF the cornerstone of the new 5000
y. NJ. G. A. building in Marquette.
Charles Neuendorf an employee OF
the Saginaw Gas Co, found an escape
of gas with the aid of match He
was badly burned, but may recover
Margaret Bordwell aged 6, OF Frank
fort, was terribly injured by the burst
ing OF an old horse pistol. Some pieces
OF the barrel passed through her neck.
William Johnson. aged %, of Ian
sing, took a quantity of laudanum be-
cause. il is said. he saw his sweetheart
out with another man. He will recover.
Shoes are to be served out TO the
Michigan National Guards for the first
time at the indianapolis camp, but
they will be required to bake their
own bread.
Gus Sweeso, a workman at the Elec-
trio Light & Power plant on Black
river, was instantly killed. Wednesday
night when he set his lantern on a
highly charged wire
Slipping on steps while carrying hot
dish water on the training ship Vol
VERNE, Seaman Raymond Van Engine,
of Detroit was badly scalded and is
now in Hackley hospital. Muskegon.
John A. Loranger, of Traverse City.
was appointed delegate by Great Com
mander LoVelace to represent the
Modern Maccabees at the national fra
ternal congress in Put-in-Bay August
II.
Eddie Van Putten aged g. OF Zee
land, was accidentally pushed into
bonfire while playing with some boys.
His clothing caught fire and he was
so badly burned that his recovery is
doubtful
Eli Haynes Tremain, Sr., who dis
appeared from his home in Port HUI
ron 20 years ago, has been declared
by the probate court legally dead, and
Eli Tremain, Jr, of Detroit, has been
appointed administrator.
H. w. Reed, instructor OF mathe-
MATES in the Kalamazoo high school,
and two OF his pupils. Peter Speyer
and Ray Phelps. start this week on
canoe trip down the st. Lawrence
river and across Lake Champlain.
Despite his protests w. L. Wilson,
100000 Home Protector defaulter,
was "mugged" for the rogues' gallery,
and then taken to Ionia to begin his
ive-year sentence. He SAYS he will
serve II like a man and then begin
life anew again.
Mrs. Elizabeth Barnett. recently
discharged in Bay City on a complaint
charging her with having caused the
death of Oscar Peterson, was bound
over TO the circuit court Friday on a
charge of forgery. She is alleged to
have forged deed TO Peterson's prop
erty.
Charles e Brown. So, prominent
lawyer and graduate Of the University
of Michigan. was arrested by federal
officers In Danville. H.. on a charge
of counterfeiting A $4,000 counterfeit
ing outfit was found in his home
Brown is believed to be at the head
of big gang
Sheriff Beck. of Houghton, who re-
ceived an internal machine recently.
has disappeared and all OF the depu-
ties at the Jail profess ignorance OF
his whereabouts. 1t is rumored that
he has disguised himself and gone
on hunt for the persons who sent
him the machine.
Seventeen refusals have been re-
ceived by the Holland Christian Re
formed church Of iceland in its eff
forts to secure a pastor The pulpit
has been vacant two years Recent
ly the eighteenth call was extended
TO Licentiate Vriesman, a recent grad
uate OF the seminary.
Will c. Laverty, owner Of the larg.
est threshing outfit in the county and
well known TO many Eaton county
farmers, has been bound over to the
circuit court on the charge OF dis
posing OF chattel mortgage property
Thee complaint is signed by Charles
+. Sattler of this city.
Complaints have been made to the
Lansing police that the governors
mansion an old house which has
been moved on state property on Shia-
wassee street, is being utilized as
headquarters by the hoboes who in
fest the city. Ii is said that dozens
OF them occupy the place every night.
Attorney General Bird has given Az
ditor General Bradley an opinion that
he has no right 10 o. X. the bill of Jo-
seph Brewer, official stenographer of
the constitutional convention, for 81
200, The account was for services rem
dered for indexing the proceedings
and debate was ordered after the ad
journment of the convention.
A negro resort in Jackson was par
tally wrecked by dynamiate early Sun
day morning, creating panic among
the inmates OF the place, who ESCAPED
uninjured. however. II is thought that
the trouble originated SATURDAY. nigh.
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