Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1909-06-10

increase OF Was over last year S rate.
Melcer Beverly, of Cassopolis, was
terribly cut In an ARRAY with Francis
Vaughn, the alleged sweetheart oil
Mrs. Beverly. Both men are colored.
Before large crowd Of visitors. the
| Masonic grand lodge of Michigan laid
building in Saginaw Monday. Military
and civic organizations participated.
Rep. Fred w. Young. OF Bay City
has been appointed one of a commit
tee of five from the lake states that
will handle the possible $50,oO0,00O
appropriation for the rivers and har-
bors.
Pooling their claims, 75 strikebreak-
ers whom Detective Joe Smith hired
to help break the threatened strike on
the Michigan United Railways at Kala-
mazoo, Battle Creek and Jackson have
sued Smith.
The 4-year-old son of Alfred Cow
per. a farmer living near Whiterock,
was instantly killed and his 6-year-o.d
daughter was so severely injured that
she may not recover, when the farm
team ran away.
MiS. LOuio Supp, vi Il Oil w oy me-
Ind, has claimed the body of her hus-
band who, in a fit of dependency af-
ter being released from jail sentence
on larceny charge, drowned himself
in the river at Flint.
1t is now reported that there may be
no court martial for Brig Gen. Robert
j. Bates, of the Michigan National
Guard, after all, as he is said to have
satisfactorily explained his troubles
over worthless checks.
The pardon board in session at
Ionia, considered 33 applications for
parole from the penitentiary. par
don has been granted to +. NJ. Hodge,
of Detroit, who has served three years
of sentence of Is for manslaughter.
The police Of South Bend Ind,
dragged the river there to locate the
body of Frank Paxson. of Three Oaks,
who is believed to have drowned him
self while demented. He was living
at the home of sister in that city.
Some 500 members of the Womens
Christian Temperance union attended
the thirty-fifth annual state conven-
tion of this society which began in
Battle Creek Wednesday. Not over
300 of these were accredited dele
gates.
After being without a pest house for
over a year, Muskegon has purchased
block of land in the western part of
the city and will at once erect a build
ing. Contagious diseases have in
creased heavily during the late
months.
The body of Carl Wennegren, the
Menominee photographer, who was
swept from a raft on the Menominee
river and drowned, was recovered in
log jam near Niagara. 1t was neces-
sary to dynamite the jam to secure
the remains.
Alpena business men declare their
city is Disseminated against in favor
Of Cheboygan by the Detroit & Mac
kinac railway and a delegation from
the first.nsmed city appeared before
sent their case.
Because his grandmother, Mrs.
Phoebe Wooden, of Saginaw, would
not give him money, Charles Kerr, 10,
tried to blow out his brains with
revolver. The bullet penetrated half
way through his skull and was later re-
moved. Kerr will recover.
Now that William H. Flynn, grand
master, and Gen. Grove, who appealed
the matter Of their expulsion from In
gersoll Encampment, l. o. o. F.. have
been reinstated, much factional feel
ing among state organizations of the
order has been bridged over.
Ernest Dolan, aged %, son of Frank
Dolan, wealthy lumberman of Iron
Mountain, was held up and robbed OF
sos, suit case and a carat and three
quarter diamond ring He is now in
the hospital in serious condition,
suffering from concussion of the brain.
Indications are that the famous SAM
tarium tax case, involving $4,000,
which has hung fire for seven years,
will have to be again adjourned on
account of the illness of Judge Jesse
Arthur. attorney for the sanitarium.
The case was expected to come on
for trial this week.
John Stearns, who shot and instant
ly killed George Williams, colored, in
Grand Rapids Saturday night, claims
that the shooting was done in self-de-
tense. He is borne out in his claim
by Irene Vanderwall, white, who was
living with the negro, and was being
beaten when Stearns interfered
A change in the date of the APP
preaching annual convention of the
Spanish War Veterans of Michigan
has been made. The convention at
Kalamazoo last year fixed the time
for September. but 1t has been found
that this month is unsatisfactory to
the membership and accordingly the
date has been changed, the convention
to be held in Saginaw, July IA, Is and
16.
Found in Marquette penitentiary, af-
ter an extended search, Charles
Pearce. alias Richard Manning not
ed postoffice robber and suspected MUIR
derer, was arrested Monday morning
by NJ. w. McClaughrey, federal detec-
tive. on the expiration of an eight-year
sentence for burglary. Pearce made a
sensational escape from Leavenworth
| (Kas.) prison, IL years ago, and will
now be returned there Just before
coming TO Marquette he served four
| years in South Dakota for postoffice