Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1909-05-06
STATE BRIEFS.

The Michigan Central Railway Co
is planning for a 100000 depot Il
go with the new Detroit tunnel.
Wiley p. Utley. founder OF the vii
lage OF Whitehall, is dead at the Ma
sonic home in Grand Rapids. aged SS.
George M. Michaels, go, hung him
self in barn belonging to his cousin
George Mitchell near White Cloud
He had been missing two days wher
found.
Joseph McKeowan, 32, was fount
dead in the room OF a Battle Creel
friend, apparently having killed him
self with revolver which was found
on the dresser.
The jury in the case of Chester j
Kelly against the ID. U. Il. for dam
ages for injuries sustained in the Biz
mingham wreck, in November, 1906
returned a verdict of no cause OF &C
ton.
Marion Bailey. the 3-yearold daugh'
ter of Mr.. and Mrs. A. Bailey, OF
Church, is dead as the result of in
juries received when she was knock
ed down by horse and trampled
upon.
Vincent Abbott. defendant in Mus
kegon's famous affinity case, was SEN
fenced 10 one year in lonia reforma-
tory by Judge Sessions Friday. The
co-defendant, Mrs. Geo. Kimpel, was
| released.
No trace of Ralph c. Phelps, the
Ann Arbor liveryman who disappeared
two weeks ago, has been found. Mon
10 at inn
for $685.. and this amount will go to
his creditors.
Mayor John Bailey has declined to
become clerk OF the United States
court of appeals, paying some $4,000
a year, as 1t would cause him to throw
up his job as mayor of Battle Creek
at $500 year.
Gordon l.. Gage of Detroit. has been
elected president of The Gideons, the
Christian travelling mems organiZa-
ton. The convention adopted a reso-
luton pledging the members to work
Tor local option.
Preliminary plans are under way to
provide a $4,000 Y. M. G. A. build
ing in Flint. 1t is deemed advisable to
furnish place of amusement and up
lift for the boys and young men, since
the passing of the saloon.
Jonathan Wright, 5s, was struck by
an automobile in Jackson and died
soon after reaching the City hospital.
The automobile was driven by Ralph
Lewis, who was recently arrested for
exceeding the speed limit in Detroit.
The inmates of Jackson prison are
sending out circular letters stating
that they have formed League for
self-improvement' and ask that the
people outside the prison lend their
assistance that the movement may be
successful.
Miss E. Stanford Millar, an Austral-
ian evangelist held up the services in
Saginaw Methodist church Wednes-
day night for several minutes until
every lady in the audience had com
piled with her request that they re-
move their hats
Fred Shaw, 2S, of Gardendale, owes
his life TO his shepherd dog Rove"
whose faithfulness a few days ago in
dragging him from the track, where
he lay sleeping, saved his master
from being ground 10 death beneath
the wheels of Grand Trunk train
Victor H. Thomas, 70, of Three
Oaks, is dead of a cancer which APP
peared on his hand a few weeks ego.
He was one OF the three men in the
same locality who we're affected at al
most the same time One of the other
men died a week ago, and the other
is now recovering.
Through DR.. Bryant Walker, OF De-
troit, the geological department OF the
u. of NJ is able to offer this year one
scholarship at the marine biology la
boratory at Woods Mole, Mass. The
scholarship entities the holder to free
tuition valued at $50 during the sum-
mer session OF the laboratory.
Mrs. Mary Harris, of Antrim town
ship, has won her legal fight against
County Drain Commissioner John
Boutell and stopped the construction
of drain from Hemingway lake TO
Looking Glass river. She claimed that
her property would be injured by the
drain and sought an injunction, which
was denied by the circuit court and
allowed by the supreme court.
People, you may think this strange,
but there is no girl in it," So read
uOtt ltlt ny II TdUh Miner, 20 years OH,
of Allegan, before he slashed his
throat with a razor at the home OF
Samuel Ashley. of Doster. with whom
he boarded. He later said he wanted
to live. He will. He had been out OF
his head following an attack OF gas.
tritis.
George Jefferson, who was arrested
shortly after he attempted to obtain
an interview with the men held for
robbing the Hillsdale postofice, and
on whose person several skeleton
keys were found. was sentenced to 10
years in Jackson prison Friday. This
is the limit for carrying such articles.
1t is believed he intended to give the
keys to prisoners in order that they
might escape.
Francis A. Morgan, 7s, OF Hanover,
said to be the tallest man ever an in
mate OF the Jackson county poor
house, was admitted to that institu
ton recently, and special bed is be.
ing built to accommodate him. Nor
gan was formerly prosperous mer
chant of Hanover, but when he re-
ceiyed a legacy Of $500 M the death |