Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1909-09-09
MICHIGAN ITEMS.

N'"nu iio'cise counties 10 eslinioeeu
at $1,750,00
George Bargelin, escaped from the
Lapeer home for the feeble-minded,
was caught in Flint
Police are looking for New York
man who passed bad check for $50
on an Owosso hotelkeeper.
The family OF DR.. w. p. Mowry, OF
Saginaw, was made Ill OF ptomaine
poisoning by eating cold storage
chicken.
Ernest Beebe of Mendon. fell under
a train near Kalamazoo and had both
feet crushed so badly that amputation
was necessary
An insane stranger, half clad and
raving over religious matters. was
jailed in Menominee after terrifying
country folk for ten days.
II William Crandall. of Battle Creek,
RECEIVERS from his attempt at suicide
which is doubtful-he will be tried
for the murder Of his wife.
Police took advantage Of the new
search and seizure law TO search four
Jackson saloons and livery stable.
Net results: Seven bottles of whisky.
The Twenty-third Michigan volun-
teer infantry veterans will hold their
annual reunion in Flint Sept. 10. Its
first was held on Lake Erie July Z,
1865.
Prof. l.. J. Michael. once teacher
in the Agricultural college. who has
been hired to teach Russian farmers
the American methods of corn grow
ing, will leave fer Europe in Novem-
Der
Fred. Magic. of Flint, arrested at
the instance of his father on a charge
of assault and battery pleaded guilty,
was fined IS. and the father paid the
fine to keep the young man out of
jail.
Fire starting in the cellar of Moses
Armstrong; farm house near Men
ominee, burned all of his buildings
and the big barn of William Leisner,
his neighbor. The double loss is more
than $4,000.
Frank Mclean, 20 years old. and
for fourteen years an inmate of the
state school at Coldwater, is search
ing for a trace of his mother, whom
he has not seen since he became a
ward Of the state.
Nearly 100 people surrounded the
Cowes farm house. north of Lansing,
TO search for the 12-foot snake which
was reported as having been seen
there. The police were called and
dispersed the crowd.
Sitting on the city hall steps in
Battle Creek placidly smoking a cigar
cite, 19-year-old boy was pounced on
by a policeman. The lawbreaker was
hailed to Jail, then released TO appear
for examination later.
Physicians have removed a blood
clot on the brain OF Mabel Cousineau,
the 1S-year-old Muskegon girl who
was struck on the head by a baseball
while watching a game II is believed
she may now recover
Edward Carker, of Lapeer. has been
convicted of murderous assault on
James Dugan Carker tried 10 shoot
Mrs. Dugan, who had repulsed his
attention, and Dugan jumped in front
of his wife to save her life.
The last living Indian princess in
the upper peninsula. Katie Askitoe,
daughter of Chief Keshna, of the
Keshna reservation, was married last
week TO Louis Cushan. brave of
the tribe. The groom is 80 and the
bride 49,
While racing in the auto which he
had given his wife Tor wedding
present, week ago, Charles Tidwell,
of Atlanta, Georgia, drove his ma
chine into trolley car. killed him
self and injured his wife, mother, Sis
ter and friends little daughter.
Harold Miller, while riding on a
load Of rye near Marshall. tried to
dodge the cucumbers which COM
panions were throwing at him and
fell from the wagon. The wheel
passed over him and one leg was
broken and the other badly bruised.
Mrs. Alma Long. widow of the late
Justice Charles ID. Long of the Michi-
gan supreme court, died Wednesday
morning at her home, in Detroit,
| largely from the effects of fall down
stairs which she suffered two weeks
ago. Mrs. Long had been blind for
/ two years, and she missed her way
when coming down stairs.
1t has been learned that the 10year
contract granted TO a Lansing man for
lighting the city is illegal and the dis
covery will probably invalidate the
S0-year franchise proceedings, 1t is
understood that the Lansing man has
sold his interest in the lighting propo-
sition to Detroit parties. presumably
| the new firm incorporated in the big
I merger.
Mrs. Sarah Brown. aged 70, said &c
/ be the first white child born in Shia-
wassee county, died Wednesday even
/ ing in her home in Detroit after a
short illness from heart trouble. Her
birth occurred at Fremont. She was
/ the widow of Jacob Brown A daugh.
| ter, Mrs. ] B. Aaron, CT Syracuse ~
\ Y, was with her when she died. The
funeral will be at p. m. Friday.
The fight OF the Civil war veterans
for their pension money has begun
Judge Perkins having issued an in
junction 10 restrain the officials Of the
Soldiers home from Withholding any
of the pension money of the veterans
4 Commandant Wright had announced
that after Sept 4 the veterans in the
home would receive only S12 each OF
their pensions, the remainder being
retained by him. The old soldiers
fear this is move TO turn their pen
sions into the state treasure.