Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1909-07-15
STATE BRIEFS.

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John Irvine, Jr., of Bay City, is a
candidate for state commander of the
Spanish War Veterans.
Lapeer county Prohibitionists boost.
ed local option sentiment with a pa
triotic picnic at Lake Pleasant.
No reason can be found for the act
or August Hour, successful Capac
farmer. who hanged himself in his
barn.
| international Association of Fire
Engineers will meet in Grand Rapids
August 1920, with probable attend
ance of 1000.
Henry X. Brummel, wealthy farmer
near iceland, killed himself with
paris green rather than figure in the
divorce suit started by his wife.
Howard McGraw, juvenile disorder
~ cut screen and escaped from
Flints police headquarters before the
county agent arrived to get him.
When his mother wouldn't let him
join the navy, George Schultz, of Lam
sing, aged IS, tried to die by drinking
a pint of wash blueing. He will re-
cover
w. e. Halford, English student at
physical culture school in Battle
Creek, was stricken with heart dis
ease while swimming, and died in
half an hour.
State Chemist Holmes examination
does not support the suspicion of her
family that Miss Lucille Pratt died
from poison while in Bellevue hospital
for tuberculosis.
In test case, Judge Padgham has
decided that the Citizens Telephone
company, of Holland, cannot raise its
charge all alike.
The local option forces, just organ
lied, will start an educational cam
paign, holding meetings all over Are
nae county, in preparation for a spe-
cial spring election.
In collision in the fog off Thunder
bay island Tuesday morning, the
steamer w. p. Thew was rammed by
the big steel steamer Livingstone and
sank in so minutes.
The 15-months-old child of Mr.. and
Mrs. Cornelius Van Leeuwen, of Hol-
land, is lying at the point of death
as the result of being stung by hun
dreds of bees.
John Laubenheimer was drawn into
a set of rolls at the Menominee &
Marinette paper mill, when his cloth
ing caught and he was so badly in |
jured that he died few hours later.
AS the first move in carrying out |
his promises of economy in the city |
Offices, Mayor Bailey, of Battle Creek, |
has just abolished the Office of plumb |
ing inspector and fired the occupant |
Henry Poaledor, a prominent young |
farmer near Niles, suffered sun
stroke while working in the field, and
though he had apparently recovered |
from the effects, hanged himself in
his barn.
The annual meeting of the mission
airy council of the fifth department of
he Episcopal church. comprising the
states of Michigan, Illinois, Indiana,
Ohio and Wisconsin, Will be held in
Grand Rapids October Is, 10 and 20.
The fast pacing stallion Wilkie AL
erton, owned by Charles Mckenzie,
he well-known horseman of Alpena,
md valued at $1,000, is dead from the
fleets of poison given. apparently, to
'revent the animal from starting in a
ace.
Judge ID. r. Austin, 20, of Toledo,
vas saved from drowning in Sand
AXE, where he has a summer cottage.
" employees of the hotel there, who
ulled him into their boat. The Judge
ad been fishing and his skiff cap
lied.
With the mastering In of Co. NJ,
second regiment M. N. G., Kalama-
oo's second military company, Thurs
ay night, the plans for the securing
f new 100000 armory for the city
re almost sure of being carried to
A. j. Gustafson supervisor of Ish.
eming township, recently brought in
he carcass of big timber wolf which [
e had shot on the road, and collected {
he bounty. While the animals are
OF scarce in this county, they are ,
eldom seen on the roads, especially
l the summer.
While walking along the Grand
runk tracks several Flint men found
William Laversa. 25, lying across the
lils where he had evidently fallen [
lille intoxicated. He was picked up l
list a few minutes before a freight 6
ain backed over the spot. His face {
as badly cut up by the fall.
Anxious that the unfinished roads in |
aginaw and Bay counties be complet- I
] as soon as possible, the automo-
lie owners of the counties have of
red financial aid TO the road com G
DESIGNERS, which, because OF the de- +
eted state of the fund had decided :
} let the work go over til next year
it is decided that the action is
gal. a macadamized road VII be
tilt between Bay City and Saginaw T
once.
The Detroit naval reserves will \
ave August on their annual cruise =
! the Don Juan de Austria The boat !.
i'll proceed directly to Thunder bay. :
here 1t will join the reserve boats u
ON other states. The squadron will =
zen cruise to South Manitou island q
axe Michigan, where about four U
lys will be spent in drills. On the n
st day shsm battle will be fought t.
/ the island. The fleet will break d