Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1909-02-18
STATE NEWS BRIEFS.


Urging reforestation, Charles w
Garfield addressed the Retail Lumber
Dealers association at Grand Rapids
Three hundred guests were present
at the annual banquet of the Zach
Chandler club held in Whites opera
house at Lapeer.
After participating in a snow fight
in front of the schoolhouse. in Hills
dale, Irving Coleman, aged 10, dropped
dead from over-exertion.
Mrs. Colen, Miols. Josephine FLEECE
and Fletcher. Carveth, all Of Galesburg.
bitten by supposed mad dog. VIII
take Pasteur treatment at Ann Arbor.
"Tonica,' an indianapolis beverage.
was held not TO be beer In the case
OF John Katz. OF Burlington, who was
acquitted by jury in the circuit
court.
At South Haven, Feb "a, the United
States marshal will auction Ave steam
ers belonging to the Dunkley-Williams
Transportation Co. The sale is 10
satisfy the creditors.
The Lower Grand Launch club has
started an agitation for a stock com
freight and passenger boats between
here and Grand Haven.
Mrs. Cornelia Pawling, aged g. OF
Adrian. while on her way 10 church,
stumbled on some cement steps and
fell striking the back of her head,
dying soon afterward.
Clarence A. Cotton, former Detroit
newspaper man. has been chosen sec
rotary of the board Of trade of Grand
Rapids to succeed II. ID. c. Van AS
mus, who has resigned.
Patrick II. Gilkey's farms have been
sold for s17,75O by the Kalamazoo
Trust Co., trustee for the defunct
Richland Union bank, in whose fail
ure Gilkey was involved.
Coryndon NJ. and Paul j. Smith, of
South Haven, have been sentenced
to one year and nine months, respec-
lively, for breaking into NJ. c. freight
cars. They pleaded guilty.
Capt. Dickinson, of the Grand Ha-
ven company Of the Second regiment,
is cunning TO be major. against Maj
Eli V. r. Falardeau. OF Big Rapids.
The election will be held in Lansing,
Feb. %.
Coroner Leroy, of Grand Rapids,
came to the conclusion that no one is
criminally responsible for the death
OF Isaac Klinger, the old soldier, who
was found dead after a day Of intoxi-
cation.
Encouraged by the good showing
of the p. o. & n. under the receiver.
ship, stockholders are said to be at
70, nj in n nd
again operate the road as an indie
pendent line.
Herman Johnson, aged 10, of Grand
Rapids. who planned TO visit Lansing
Tuesday, went to that city Thursday
in coffin. He was talking with his
daughter when he was attacked by
heart disease.
Roy Miller. alleged highway robber
returned TO Flint dressed as a L. ;.
marine, and threatened to eat the po-
lice force one by one, Saturday night
Miller tried TO "eat" Officer Buckley,
who arrested him.
A sneak thief selected the choicest
assortment Of garments he could find
while the Holland Merchants Assoc
citation was holding its annual banquet
home only partly clad.
George Clouse, the Capac farmer,
who threatened young boy with
death II he refused TO pray and who
at the time was suffering from insan-
ity brought on by religion, has been
taken to the Pontiac asylum.
Sheriff Hurley is up in arms against
the habitual criminals who try 10 make
Eome out OF the Kent county jail
They will be set to work on the stone
pile hereafter and do no more pleas
ant janitor jobs as heretofore.
John Anderson. an old pioneer Of
Caseville, dropped dead Saturday
while feeding his stock. He was a
/ big land owner and a successful far
/ mer and had just returned from an
extended trip through The west.
Surprised while trying to carry off
lamb at the farm of Aaron Shaun,
near Niles, magnificent bald eagle
was killed after a desperate struggle.
The bird was fully two feet long, and
his wings.
Charles Alexander broke jail Mt Bel
laire by lowering himself from small
window 80 feet 10 the ground. with a
garden hose. Alexander, who is
charged with assault with intent to
kill. not long ago broke Jail at Alba
and Elk Rapids.
The Grand Rapids board OF trade
will send committee TO Ann Arbor
when Clifford Pinchot, United States
forester. comes 10 that place to look
over the university with view of To-
eating the government forestry labor
atory there. and will make an effort
30 have the laboratory installed there.
The Marquette land Office reports
hat certain government lands near
Traverse City have been restored TO
Tie public domain and will be opened
to entry April IA. They are describ-
ed as follows: All OF sections 5. Z
end 9. the north one-half and south
east quarter OF section IL and the east
half Of the southeast one-fourth and
the north half OF section 81, town
ship "a, range 4, and the south half
OF the southeast quarter OF section
So township 35. range 4. These lands
were set aside many years ago at the
request OF the Grand Rapids & In.
diana railway. but as the railroad COM
pany has never made proof or laid