Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1909-04-29
STATE BRIEFS.

| Because William r. Mallo, Saloon
keeper. hit him in the face and broke
his nose. he alleges. Joseph F. Weber
of Kalamazoo. is seeking $500 dam
ages.
Asked regarding his intentions OF
running for Senator Burrows seat In
the United States senate, Gov. Warner
said he had no idea of being candi-
date next year.
The department commander of the
G.. A. X. has issued official notices,
designating Monday. May 81, as
Memorial day, as May 80. the regular
! date, falls on Sunday.
While suffering from an attack OF
periodical insanity, James Kadloc, a
wealthy farmer of Little River, hung
himself in his barn. His body was
found by members of the family.
James e. Vincent, business partner
OF Arthur Hill, denies the report that
| Mr. Hill is in a critical condition, and
says that the latter will return TO
Saginaw the latter part of this week.
The convention of the Knights and
Ladies of Honor Endorsed plan to
build a state home, to cost $50, 900.
Detroit, Grand Rapids and Saginaw
are mentioned as locations for the
building.
The Michigan & Ohio Railroad Co.
has applied for franchise to run its
lines through Ann Arbor. The plan
is to build line from Toledo to Ann
Arbor and later to extend 1t TO Whit
more lake.
Charles Featherstone. of Grant, died
4 l.. T..4N ~.Al Al Grrlt
OF having been struck in the eye by
splinter while he was chopping wood.
A blood vessel was ruptured when the
silver struck the optic.
According to an opinion handed
| down by Attorney General Bird, the
residents of any county have voice
in the making of special local laws for
the protection of deer, in addition to
the general laws now in force.
Vicksburg council, at a recent meet
ing, voted to accept saloon bonds only
from local men, thereby shutting out
| the several Battle Creek men who
were driven out there by local option,
and had decided TO locate in Vicks-
burg.
James Freelmane, the fourth of the
quartet charged with robbing the
Hillsdale postoffice, was sentenced TO
| from seven and one-half to fifteen
years in Marquette prison. The other
three are now serving sentences in
| Jackson.
While returning from Muskegon on
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
What is said will be the third
| largest plant manufacturing explos-
| ives in the United States will be that
which it is officially announced will
be established in the Michigan copper
mining district. 1t will produce dyna-
/, mite only.
II just wanted to see it burn" said
the 5-year-od son of " w. Burgess OF
Lansing, when asked why he set fire
with lighted corn husks to the home
OF his parents. The fire department by
quick work saved it from being en-
tirely destroyed.
Hamilton Reeves, superintendent of
| the grounds and buildings Of the U.
of NJ, was badly injured when an as
sistant who had gone UP a tree TO
place rope preparatory TO pulling 1t
down. fell, landing on Mr.. Reeves
head and shoulders.
Jacob Green, Of Swartz Creek, took
a large dose of laudanum and then
went to a doctor asking that the latter
write TO Green's mother, telling her
that her son was dying The doctor
ms ctr Y, INC Nf n
pen, and Green will live.
Fred Shaw, %, of Gardendale, owes
his life to his shepherd dog Rove"
whose faithfulness a few days ago in
dragging him from the track, where
he lay sleeping, saved his master
from being ground to death beneath
! the wheels of a Grand Trunk train.
Phil Eichhorn, of Port Huron. who
was recently robbed of all his money,
at Salt Lake City, while on a trip to
California, and had to borrow money
TO get home, has received check for
500 from the Pullman Car Co., as the
robbery occurred in one of their cars.
Charles Leonard, OF Kansas City,
who has been contesting the will of
his brother, John, OF Flint, did not
appear in court at the hearing and
the estate, valued at $4,000. goes to
John Callahan, saloonkeeper and
one of the closest friends of the dead
4 man.
Though John Mann, a Niles hotel
keeper, drove an automobile the ~
miles to South Bend in 20 minutes,
in an effort to reach the bedside OF
his wife who was dying as the result
of an operation. he was too late, she
having died few minutes before his
arrival
William Miller charged with the as
sault of Roadmaster Chas. Yazel. of
the Flint & Saginaw road, was placed
under $1,000 bonds in Saginaw and
will be tried April 20. The injured
man is recovering rapidly, and no SER
ous results of the beating are antici-
pated.
Benjamin F. Earl. the new mayor Of
Niles, is beginning his reign most
strenuously. He recently declared
that no private concern could last a
year IL il were run on the same plan
as the affairs of the city. He promises
reforms and the strictest enforcement
Of the law.