Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1909-03-11
STATE NEWS BRIEFS.

Four pairs of twins arrived in Mus
kegon by the stork special. between
a. m. and p. m. Wednesday,
Emma Carpenter, the Port Austin
girl who mysteriously disappeared
from her home some weeks ago, has
been located In Detroit.
Charles Bradburn was probably IA
tally injured when he fell Is feet on
broken ice cakes at Square lake,
where he YVES employed.
Mayor Spies, Of Menominee, request
ed the council to cut rs salary to half
the former amount. A motion TO cut
the aldermen's salary was lost.
Mrs. Carrie Ward, tried for the alN
legged attempt to burn her divorced
husbands home near Nashville was
acquitted by jury after five minutes
elaboration.
Coldwater Is to have large amphi-
theater. The work of construction VIII
be begun this year The new building
will have a seating capacity of from
500 10 / 900.
Leo Bros sawmill at Sutton's Bay
was totally destroyed by fire causing
loss OF $4,000, with no insurance.
The large lumber yard was saved only
by hard work
With the remark that the fire
seemed to be going out, J.. ID. Smith,
of Port Huron. leaned over TO stir
up the Goals and fell dead on the
floor from heart failure.
Owosso order of Elks will compete
in the ritual contest to be held at
Calumet in June The lodge has vot-
ed to pay the entire expenses of the
degree team on the trip.
Flint women will organize a Dorcas
society to support orphan children. A
speech by Mrs. Theodore M. Euler,
president OF the Dorcas society OF
Owosso. was the determining factor.
After an illness lasting for several
months Sheriff George r. Smith, OF
Allegan. IS dead. Mr.. Smith was
forced to take to his bed only few
days after being sworn in as sheriff.
Maurice Madigan. who was arrest
ed Thursday on a warrant held by the
Buffalo police charging wife deser-
ton, left Flint Sunday for the New
York city. He was in charge OF
Buffalo officer.
Because he says that his wife Is
needed at home to care for their chill
dren, Alonzo Baker, of Owosso, has
secured her release from Jail, though
she was confined on a charge prefer
red by himself.
The 4-year-old daughter OF e. c.
Fulghum, of Traverse City. has suf-
lered q paralytic stroke and is unable
to move her body from the waist
down. Paralysis in person so young
is a very unusual occurrence.
Coldwater Thursday celebrated the
inauguration of William H. Taft as
president. For five minutes, from IL
o'clock to 1905, whistles and horns
were footed and a general ovation
given the country's new executive.
The committee for the outdoor cir
Gus, to be given by the Ann Arbor
university students, are making ar
rangements TO have the affair a big
undertaking. There will be every
thing from parade to the concert.
The class of 1908 of the Big Rapids
high school has presented silver
cup valued at $50 to the school, to be
used as an incentive for oratorical con-
tests among the students. The class
winning the cup will hold il for one
year.
Called home by the news that his
mother had sustained a stroke Of apop-
lexy, f. A. Clemence, OF Clairmount,
Cal, arrived in Battle Creek just one
hour after his father had died from
heart disease. The mother is still
alive.
The committees in charge of the pro-
posed opera at the university are won
dering where they are TO find chorus
girls TO take part in the production, as
the faculty is sure 10 frown on any
plan to have the goods apear as the
regular "broiler.'
The school house at Birch Run,
Saginaw county. has a unique black
board. The board is a single piece
of white pine. 81 inches wide and 9
feet long, and has done service for
many years. II is probably the largest
single board in the Saginaw valley.
The five Sault Ste Marie saloon
men recently convicted of violations
of the liquor laws were given a scath-
ing lecture by Judge Steere and then
sentenced by him TO pay fines of from
goo 10 HfU CdtH. 4 Itl Wtlt dlSD Slttl
20 understand that their next appear
ance i'm his court would mean Jail
sentences.
On the fourth attempt, Otto Rut-
liowski of Grand Rapids. succeeded in
destroying himself by inhaling gas in
a local rooming house. Fifteen years
ago his mother hanged herself when
respondent over the death of child
and it is said that her death made 2
lasting impression on the son, he hav-
ing brooded on the incident ever since.
Theodore Deveer. a Dutch maya
zine writer. who has been in Holland
for the past two years securing infor-
nation as to the condition of Holland
ers IN this country, will return 20 his
native land this month. and on ar
rival there will begin the writing az
a book of travels. The work will lie
published in German and Dutch.
Allen Jacklin. arrested in Detroit
for stealing $3.50 and gold nugget
from the house of a Flint family who
had befriended him in his need. while
on a train for Ionia handcuffed to
Deputy Sheriff Powers, to serve out
his two-and-a-half TO five-year sent
ence, robbed travelling man of $40