Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1909-04-01
NEW S OF
MICHIGAN

Kalamazoo.-James G. Clarke, gen.
eral manager, and James l.. Mills
paugh, general superintendent of the
Michigan United Railways Company,
operating the local street railway line,
appeared in municipal court to an.
swer charges of violating the city
ordinance defining the police powers
of the city over the car schedule.
They waived a preliminary examina-
ton and will appear for trial on
March 30 They were released.
Monroe.-William Humphreys, who
interrupted the local option meeting
of Rev. G. p. Barron here March II,
while sitting in the audience in WON
ans disguise, and who was arrested
for disturbing meeting, voluntarily
appeared before Judge Barthelote,
pleaded guilty and was fined SIS and
costs.
Traverse City.-The father i'll for
four months, the mother splitting UP
the scanty furniture to keep pitiful
fire going for two gaunt and hollow
eyed children, and nothing but
moldy crust of bread In the house to
eat were the conditions found at the
home of John Lewip. Contributions
were made.
Cadillac.-"Cadillac the City of
Quality" is the slogan which Cadillac
adopted, the result Of a contest which
brought out over LOO suggestions.
The slogan was suggested as indica-
tive of Cadillac Quality" lumber,
known the country over as A No. 1.
The board of trade acted as judges.
Flint.-A Pere Marquette freight
train and a Grand Trunk double
header freight train came into collision
at the junction of the two roads at
Holly. Two Pere Marquette cars
| loaded with tile and salt were demol-
ished and one of the engines Of the
double-header was badly damaged.
Battle Creek.-Twelve men were ar
raigned in Justice Batdorff's court,
charged with gambling in Louis Platts
cigar store on South Madison street
| Five policemen corralled the men in
a well-timed raid, and They had no
defense Plat was fined $50 and each
player six dollars.
Kalamazoo.-Alber Saski filed suit
in the circuit court here against the
Michigan Central Railway Company,
asking for 100000 While assisting in
clearing away wreck in the east
yards in this city, a jack broke and a
piece struck him on the jaw, breaking
the bone.
Grand Rapids.-The Michigan Trust
Company, as administrator of the es-
tate of Edward A. Raynor, who died at
the Soldiers home in December, 1906,
is suing the Michigan Sanitarium and
4. Benevolent society of Battle Creek for
the recovery of legacy bequeathed to
the institution by Raynor.
Saginaw.-It is stated here by Ed
win Stapleton, representing the Sagi-
nav G. Flint railway, that the business
men of Clio have offered the company
a bonus of 50 900 to remove its power
house and barns from Bridgeport to
that village.
Flint.-Mrs. Myrtle Rebiand, the
dashing young widow who was ar
rested in Detroit on a charge of EN-
| bezzling 81 ,269 from George Cupp, a
farmer, who came here from Lebanon,
o.. to marry her, was arraigned by
Justice Torrey.
Saginaw.-Angelo Wicker. lad OF
IL years living on North Warren av-
enue claims to have the champion
egg-laying hen of the valley. She lays
an egg double the ordinary article in
size and invariably containing a
double yollS.
Newaygo-'I have seen perhaps GO
of the rs county houses in the state.
know OF only two which l think worse
than the Newaygo county house. This
statement was made by j. w. Sander
son, secretary of the state board OF
corrections and charities.
Monroe-Scarlet fever of malig
nant form ragged in Erie township
south of this city, in this county. The
spread of the disease was traced to
the schools and two of them have
been closed as q precaution against
further contagion.
Baldwin.-The Great Northern Port
land Cement Company has just paid
the township of Pleasant Plains $1,000
state and county taxes and will pay
the balance of their taxes July ]. This
delinquent tax will clear the county OF
debt.
Marshall-Peter Hansen. alleged
money counterfeiter, held in Wayne
county Jail, according to Secret Serv.
ice Officer German of Detroit has
made confession duplicating four
Marshall bartenders.
Hastings.-John Cook, 20 years old
pioneer and once a prominent farm
er of Thornton township, was ad
judged insane and committed to the
Kalamazoo asylum.
Flint-John Hart, So years old, was
found hanging at the end of a clothes
line from a rafter in the woodshed al
his home on East Second street Hart
was a carpenter.
Carleton-The first meeting here IA
voring the local option movement was
held. FIR. Barron of Yorkville, Ind.
addressed an audience of about 200
people.
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