Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1908-03-05
MICHIGAN BREVITIES.

ln2tOn WITH the state troops, IL - Ie-
ported. indianapolis has also been cut
off.
Miss Iva Bowers, aged 20. of Ed
harrisburg, ate Paris green and died
a few hours after the birth of a
baby.
The tenth congressional district con-
vention, held in Bay City. Endorsed
Taft for president and Loud for con
gress.
II is reported that the Lake Shore
Railroad Co will change its Goshen.
Ind Battle Creek division into an
electric road
The Kalamazoo county local option
fight was started with "A meeting at
tended by 1000 Hundreds agreed to
give personal aid.
The Harvey Lumber Co., OF Detroit,
Incorporated for $4,000. The Stand
ard Screw Co. Of New Jersey, with
drew from the state.
Postmaster Bolitho, of Norway. re-
fused TO sell stamps during the sun
day hours OF the postoffice. He de-
clined to give a reason.
There are 225 families on the Sag
partment cannot assist all in need
because Of lack of funds.
Prohibition headquarters have been
opened in Traverse City and 10000
leaflets are being distributed. A fund
of $500 has been raised.
Deputy Game Warden Thrasher is
here to start work on fish shoots to
be placed on several Genesee county
dams. The work will take about ten
days.
Three hundred Muskegon high
school students contributed five cents
each to buy books for poor students
who lost them in the raid Monday
night
The Prohibition party has selected
Genesee county as one of the coun-
ties for a local option test. Rev Fred
w. Corbett. of Adrian. is conducting
nightly meetings.
Harry Wickware, aged 10, was kill
ed by freight train while running
away from farm near Bronson,
where he had been sent from the
Coldwater school
Trusts, tariff, money, eyel, other
issue will take a back seat to prohibit
ton in the coming national campaign"
declared c. w Mason, the Oakland
county Prohibtionlst
There are heavy sales Of force
pumps and rubber boots in Saginaw in
anticipation of bad food Farmers
are securing their stock and base
ments are being emptied.
Pleading guilty 10 the charge of
90 Of lei
ing, has been sentenced by Circuit
Judge Stone to serve from two to FIVE
years in Marquette prison.
Attorney Frank Weaton, temper
ance advocate, is a candidate TO sue
coed State Senator J. X. Cropsey, of
Vicksburg. Rep. Grant Hudson. of
Schoolcraft, may also enter the race.
: Prof. c. ID. Smith. dean of the short
courses of the VI. 4. c., has received
his official appointment as director of
the Luis De Queros agricultural col
lege of Brazil at salary of $4,000
annually.
Walter Sackett, who killed his
aged wife on their farm near Wood
land, tried to kill himself by butting
his head against the cell bars. He
was restrained and later sent TO the
lonia asylum as insane
Neither the Pere Marquette nor the
G. r. & |. railroads will ask for an
extension of time on the federal law
which directs that no men concerned
in the direction of trains shall work
more than nine hours a day
Mrs e. b. Close, daughter of c. w.
Post, millionaire cereal man, has
sued the VI. L. r. for $500 for the
death of her Pomeranian dog. run
down by a car. Carroll l.. Post is
acting as next friend, Mrs. Close
being q minor.
Many are puzzled as to the age oil
Capt. Matthew Ryan, of the Bay City
police department. He has snow
white hair and black whiskers. His
birthday was celebrated last Saturday
and 40 guests were present. The uum-
Der may have denoted his age.
Mace Stratton, lumberman, was
nearly frozen TO death. He was walk
ing from Kalamazoo to the camp
where he worked when he became
exhausted and sinking down in the
snow, he went TO sleep. He was dis
covered by fellow workmen.
movement is on foot among Sagi-
nav Republicans. said to be APP
proved by John Baird, to circulate pc
titions for the holding of primary
elections to nominate county officers.
This will be Saginaws first expert
ence with direct nominations if the
scheme pans out.
William ST. Clair. one-egged
man. the only one in the institution,
is the latest arrival at the Mar
quette penitentary. He was sent up
from Pressure Isle county for high
way robbery. He has done time in
Jackson prison and the Detroit house
of correction.
Col. James s. Parker of the Third
regiment Of the NJ. n. G., has an
nounced the following appointments:
Capt Charles S. Martin, Flint ad-
jutant: Capt. Harry f. LOOMS. La.
peer. quartermaster; Capt A. E. Hoov.
er Calumet commissary; Rev. G. H.
Hanks. Owosso. chaplain; Lieut.. Har-
~ Opie, Port Huron. adjutant OF third
battalion; Lieut.. Fred. n. Abbott.
Houghton. battalion commissary and
quartermaster.
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