Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1909-06-17
STATE BRIEFS.

an examination at Eckerman for the
job at Strongs.
Ishpemings new Young Mems Chris.
tian association building, costing more
than 100000, was formally dedicated
Sunday afternoon.
A state farmers institute will be
held at Higgins Lake June %. l.. X.
Taft, of the Michigan Agricultural col
lege, will be i'm charge.
Adrian has a mad dog scare and all
animals have been ordered muzzled.
One of the dogs went mad the other
day and bit several others.
Blinded by whoopng cough, Harold
Trip, 7-year-old son OF Mr.. and Mrs.
Joseph Trip. of Kalamazoo. has been
taken TO Ann Arbor for medical treat
ment.
The Good Order league Of Kalama-
mazoo, having fought successfully sa-
loonkeepers who violated the liquor
ordinance, now will wage war on pro-
family and the cigarette habit.
Jackson merchants are aroused over
the many robberies which have oc-
Cured in that city in the past two
months. Hardly night passes, they
say, but one or more cases are re-
| ported.
The body of an infant boy, who had
evidently been dead long time. was
found at the plant of the Michigan
Buggy Co. in Kalamazoo, in bale OF
rags which had been shipped from
| Cleveland.
Supervisor and Mrs. Fred Franz,
of Niles township, are the proud par
ents or triplets-tw girls and boy.
| The combined weight of the three Is
IL 81 pounds, the girls weighing four
pounds each.
Mrs. Albert Lattimer, of Gladstone.
was instantly killed when she was
thrown out of wagon by runaway
team. Her baby, which was found
clasped in her arms after the acct
dent was uninjured.
The police of Grand Rapids have
been notified to be on the lookout for
Edward Dausey, IA years old, who
has been missing from his home in
Muskegon for several days. The boy
is thought to have Joined some cir
Gus.
Charles Dutch" Miller, of Detroit,
held at Marshall on a charge Of hav-
ing burglarized Wood Bros fur house
in Athens last February, claims that
he was sick in Detroit on the date OF
the burglary and will be able to estab-
lish an alibi.
After several years of fighting, the
500 Line railroad has moved its de-
not from Corinne TO Gould City, a
distance of one and one-half miles. 1t
has been a long struggle by the two
towns TO convince the railroad that
each had the most business and there
fore entitled 10 the stopping of trains.
With the recent death of Rev. Ed
win Shaw at Hastings, the honor of
being one of the oldest living grad
yates of the university falls, it is be-
lieved. on Rev. Theodore Romeyn
Palmer OF National City Cal, grad
uate of Michigan with the class of
lS47 and the only survivor of his
class.
Dr. Dwight Calkins, of Battle Creek
who was struck by an automobile
there a few days ago, and who has
since been at the home of his par
ents in Alegan, died Friday night of
dilation of the heart. When taken to
the home of his parents it was found
that no bones were broken, and it was
thought that he was only slightly i'll
jured.
Although worth $4,000, John Wal.
sanen, a Finnish hermit, lived and
has just died in rickety old barn in
Laurium friendless and uncared for
Notwithstanding his money, the old
fellow made no friends in his latter
years that could be of any assistance
to him, on account of his peculiar re.
serve. Hardly had death sealed his
lips than hundreds of heirs began tC
spring up.
Word has been received in Ann Ar
Dor that the Carnegie foundation has
placed the names of II. S. Carhart
Mrs. Albert Pattengill and Mrs. Pau
Dupont on the list for a retiring al
lowance. the last two by virtue OF
their being widows of men who hat
they lived would have been eligible
TO the fund. These are the first from
Michigan's university to receive 6
recognition.
Since the United States authorities
have warned the people of the dam
age done by rats to the grain crops
in addition TO the disease that Is
Spltdu ny lhShi, ipolidLtl Is ucNtl
oping a plan for rat determination
which it is hoped will become nation
al. 1t is planned to have rat day,
when prizes will be given to the per
sons bringing in the greatest number
of rats caught in single trap
Acting Warden Wenger has desig
mated Hall Master William e. Holen
rake to serve as deputy warden o
Jackson prison and Arthur Palmer
keeper, was promoted to the place
vacated by Hollenrake. The new dep
uty was appointed to the prison stat
four years ago from Berrien county
Palmer is a resident of Jackson. TIL,
position Of deputy warden has beer
vacant since the Armstrong explosion
Mrs. James McGivern, who died Sat
urday in Mercy hospital, has beef
trying for several years to establish
, her marriage to McGivern, who, wheI
, she was seized with gangrene, which
, caused her DEATH abandoned her AM
brought another woman to live will
him. He claimed that this second wo
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