Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1909-05-13
STATE BRIEFS.

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father-in-law, the late James Button,
who died recently.
IL is announced that former War
den A. n. Armstrong will not be sent
enced until after all the grand jury
cases wherein he will be a witness
have been disposed OF.
James A. Logan. charged with fieec-
ing widow and her daughter out OF
a farm valued at $4,000, was sentenced
by Judge Wisner, of Flint, to from one
to five years in Jackson.
Engineer Nook. OF G.. X. l.
| freight, was struck on the head by
rock thrown through the cab window
by some unknown persons. A bad
scalp wound was inflicted.
Mrs. Elasco Sherwood was found
| dead in her home in Allegan, where
she died suddenly and alone OF apo
plexy Tuesday morning. Her husband
is a travelling man with headquarters
in Grand Rapids.
Charles Alexander, AZ, the Venice
township farmer for whom the officers
have been searching since his disap-
pearance last fall. is under arrest In
Flint. charged with removing chatter
mortgaged property.
Fire. starting from a chicken incu-
bator, destroyed the $4,000 home OF
William and Benjamin Morgan, north
of Battle Creek Sunday, despite
the strenuous efforts of neighboring
farmers with buckets.
Sim Burnison. who was employed In
Grand Rapids livery stable, was
| found dead on the street In Vicksburg,
| Tuesday, supposedly victim of heart
failure. He had a married daughter
living in Grand Rapids.
Senator Otto Fowle. of the 500, is
known as the senate musician, as
he is a violin player of considerable
ability. He posses an old violin, which
experts declare is an early Strad
model, and very valuable.
Several Kentuckians employed in
the woods near Alba went TO head
quarters Saturday night and started a
free-for-all fight in which Charles
Brown, a young lumberman, was shot
He may recover. The shooters fled
and hid in big swamp.
IL was doing those small jobs so
that some day | might be able to go
after a bank or postoffice," said Geo.
Kruger, aged is, who was arraigned
in Flint on a charge of petty burglary.
He was sentenced to from to IS
years in the Ionia reformatory.
Allah Petts, AZ, was instantly killed
by the Wolverine flyer on the Michi-
gan Central railway, at Shanghai
gravel pit, near Ypsilanti, late Tues
day afternoon. He was working on the
track and in some manner became con-
fused and got in the path OF the fast
train.
The Flint brewery, which Is closed
on account of the dry vote in the
county. will remain idle. according to
a statement made by Charles Buehler,
proprietor. The IA men who were en-
ployed there at an aggregate salary
OF 5000 a week, are now looking for
other positions.
Continual brooding over the fact
that thousands OF miles laid between
him and his native country, Sweden,
il is said, led John Mold, widower.
aged 65 years, to go TO the barn Of
his son-in-law, John Strang. living
near Eaton Rapids, Wednesday after
noon, and hang himself.
Veterans who know that Michigan
has battle flags Of some of the south
ern states are urging that it is time
those relics were returned. Gov. War
ner has received a letter from the
governor of Alabama asking for the
return OF the battle flag Of the First
Alabama cavalry, now in the museum
in Lansing
Manstee had one OF the largest fires
ever known there since 1871, at an
early hour Monday morning when the
large three-story Engelmann block was
discovered on fire. Before the flames
could be subdued the building was
consumed, with the contents. The loss
is estimated at 100000 The building
and contents were partially insured
Though he receives an allowance
of $50 per month from his father, and
could be wealthy If he would settle
down. Samuel ]. Sullivan, who applied
at the Port Huron jail for lodging
says he would rather tramp He has
Travelled all over the United States
and reached the city Saturday, from
Frankfort, Mich, having walked all
the way.
That he may have the liquor laws
enforced to his liking. Mayor Earl. OF
Niles. has made clean sweep in the
local police department, and appoint
ed men whom he says he can rely on
to do their duty. Many business men
signed petition asking that Chief
Francis, who has helI the Office 1s
years. be retained, but the mayor dis
regarded the request.
Lennon village is situated half in
Genesee and half in Shiawassee coun
ty, and this year the saloonkeepers
; thinking the former would get wet al
the local option election, took out
their license there. Now they want tc
get red card in the other county, as
Genesee is dry, but the township
board has denied the request, md as
a result they are up against drouth
Crazed by drink, Frank Marshall, a
: laborer, stabbed his wife in the shoul
der with butcher knife while she
was at the telephone calling police
headquarters for protection. AS the
steel pierced her flesh she screamed
and dropped the receiver. II required
the assistance Of the telephone opera
tor TO locate the house from which
, the call came, and by the time the DO