Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1909-04-15
STATE BRIEFS.

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in the recent sale OF gravel pit In
Menominee county.
Edward King, As, was found near the
Grand Rapids depot with dislooated
hip, and unable to tell where he was
from or how he came by the injury
After illness of two weeks. Mrs.
Edward Weber, OF Menominee, is dead
of tuberculosis. This is the fifth death
from tuberculosis in the last nve days
Moses Taylor for 20 years crier OF
the supreme court, and the oldest en-
ploye of the state of Michigan, has
resigned his position. Mr.. Taylor is
3d.
Charles Kimmerle, Of Cassopolis,
one-time candidate for governor, was
defeated at the recent election for
supervisor, an office which he has held
for % years.
Maurice Ostlund, Mellen township
! farmer. shot the largest wildcat ever
seen there The animal measured
nearly six feet from the nose to the
! tip of its tail.
Farmers near Keystone have formed
an organization to keep fishermen and
hunters, who they say kill their stock
and do other damage, from trespass-
ing on the farms.
Grand Rapids property owners
whose holdings are in the down town
district, are kicking over the increased
assessments, which have been boosted
100000 in the past year.
| The fraternities at the U. of NJ. have
adopted resolutions making the anti
treat rule a law among their mem
bers, and every man in the university
will be asked TO observe IT.
Louis Walker, of Port Huron. who
pleaded guilty to serious charge
brought by his 15-year-old daughter,
| has been sentenced to from to l0
years in the state reformatory.
A Lansing barber, alleged TO have
thrown defenseless collie into pack
of bulldogs, just to see the fight, was
sentenced to pay fine and costs OF
| 500 so, or spend 20 days in jail
Through the efforts of Rev. James
Zwemer, one of the faculty, in raising
the necessary funds, Hope college VIII
have new dormitory with capacity
of 20 rooms The building is to cost
$4,000.
The circuit court case of Barry coun'
~ against Bert Jacques for the sale
of near beers" which was quashed
some time ago, has been ordered put
back on the calendar by decision oil
the supreme court.
! Charles Featherstone. of Grant, died
in Butterworth hospital as the result
OF having been struck in the eye by
a splinter while he was chopping wood
A blood vessel was ruptured when the
silver struck the optic.
The price of potatoes jumped from
sc cents to 81 per bushel in Cadillac
in one day, and are now selling in
carload lots at that price. This is
the highest that the tubers have been
a. 4h-t oitu-ia-oi~ s-oe'rs' ---..--+.-
True to his promise that he would
If elected, help Walter Haines, a Me
nominee cripple, to get an education
Michael Sullivan, who becomes city
treasurer for a second term, presented
Haines with check for 800.
Though he pleaded that he had
given the liquor to a sick friend who
needed it badly, Edward McGlynn, a
well known farmer of Barry county
was sentenced to pay fine of $50 fol
violating the local option laws.
While returning from Muskegon or
Pere Marquette train, Harold Shaw
IA, of Big Rapids. sustained injuries
that will disfgure him for life A
transom broke over his head and fall
ing glass cut several severe gashes in
his face
Senator Ming has introduced a bill
at the suggestion of the superinten-
dent OF public instruction, permitting
the state TO accept a surety bond in.
stead of a personal bond from the
treasurer OF the state board OF pub.
lie instruction.
Deputy Sheriff Daniel Miller, OF
Woodland, entered livery barn office
in Hastings, and seating himself in a
chair, remarked on how comfortable
it was. An instant later he died of
heart disease. A widow and several
children survive.
John Holman one of the saloonists
who will be forced out of business in
Battle Creek, May |. is having his
full share of hard luck. His six chill
dren are seriously i'll of scarlet fever
One of them, 5-year-old girl, is said
to be near death.
Thomas lyman, former Niles boy,
has been appointed warden of the
Colorado state penitentiary by Gov
Shafroth. Mr.. lyman went to Pueblo
Col. about four years ago and has
since been connected with a mercan-
tile establishment
Louis p. Stone, senior engineer
at the u. of NJ. from lola Kas., started
in brand new touring car for Grand
Rapids, where he was to spend the
Easter vacation. He was going at a
speed of so miles an hour, when the
car left the road and struck a tele-
phone pole. The impact smashed the
new car into junk. Mr.. Stone escaped
unhurt.
The shortage in the ONCE OF the
Grand Rapids treasurer charged to Al
bert Rietberg, the bookkeeper who dis
appeared week ago last Saturday,
is growing steadily, until 1t has reach
ed $392.13. The amounts taken were
IN general so small as to lead to the
belief now that the total will not be
great. probably we'll within 81 900 and
possibly as low as $500. The largest
amount taken was $36, while IL ran as
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