Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1910-06-09
NEWS OF MICHIGAN.

marked the advent or Albert Butler,
OF Mason, and also his death, as he
was superstitious IL would. He died
of paralysis.
The exact valuation OF the city Of
Lansing real and personal estate, &C
coiding to hgures given out by the as
SCISSORS, is $14,944 COS, an increase over
1909 of $1,2O1.590
Thursday, June 23, members OF the
Michigan Press association and the
Eastern Press club will meet at Port
Huron before starting on a special
summer trip in Canada.
According to the registration at the
Port Huron weather bureau Wednes-
day was the coolest first day OF June
In SO years. The mercury in the
thermoscope registered 35 degrees at
6 o'clock a. m.
After driving Ave days. a greater
part of the time in the rain, j. A.
Jadwin, farmer OF Grand Blanc, sue
ceeded in finding his 500 team, which
ran away after being frightened by
an automobile passing his farm.
Rev. ]. p. Dejong, of iceland, was
elected vice-president OF the general
synod OF the Reformed Church OF
| America at the meeting in Newark,
! N. ]. Delegates from all over the
country to the number OF $50 at
| tended
The contested will case in which
the city of Flint was claimant for a
share in the estate of Mrs. Mary
Stockdale, who died several years ago.
leaving property estimated to be
worth $350,000, has been settled. The
city gets $4,000
| At a special session of the Ingham
board OF supervisors it was voted TO
| borrow $4,000 to meet current ex-
penses and pay a slight deficit. This
] amount will be spread on the tax roll
| for this year. The clerk was in
structed TO draw warrants on the sew
| eral funds.
In order to educate people OF Sagi-
nav to vote for the bond issue for
the proposed 100000 waterworks and
filtration plant, the citizens commit
tee has arranged for a special train
to Toledo to carry free anyone that
wants to view that city's model plant.
The date OF the trip has not been de-
termined.
Train service on the Michigan Gen.
trail through Owosso was delayed sew
eral hours by two wrecks, one be-
tween Lansing and Holt, in which q
broken wheel derailed eight freight
cars, the other near st. Charles,
where two coal cars were thrown In
the ditch by broken axle. No one
was injured.
Owing to the fact that many cleo
ton boards allowed voters both to
register and enroll In the primary
April instead Of allowing them to
register April and enroll April A.,
many names are being stricken on
the lists by clerks In the office OF the
secretary of state. The result, how
ever, will probably not affect any can
didate.
Foreign liquor dealers have been
informed that they will have to
| liquor dealers that they will have to
pay the state fee or stay out of Michi-
gan. Several dealers wrote the attor-
ney-general, asking that they be al
lowed to do business in the state with
out paying the fee pending decision
OF the supreme court on a test case
which has been brought before that
tribunal.
Mrs. Esther Tyler. who died recent
ly at her home in Union City, was a
pioneer resident of Branch county
She was 80 years old. She was born
in Connecticut, and her father was
Ebenezer Robbins, q soldier in the
revolutionary war. Mrs. Tyler was
the last surviving member of the Ma
tional Society. Daughters of the Revo
luton, organized at Washington, ID
c., in 1890.
William ]. Hess, capitalist OF
Manitowoc, Wis. has purchased al
the cut-over lands OF the hester es
tate in Gogebic and Ontonagon coun
ties. The lands contain in all about
10000 acres and were cut over years
ago by this the Oldest numbering con
Germ in this section. Only pine and
hemlock, however, was taken. and the
balance of the timber Is still stand
ing. The new owner will coloniZe the
lands.
Michigan is still in the million
dollar class, according to the state
ment issued by the state treasurer
which shows total OF 81 500, $3.50 or
hand in all the various funds, and q
cash surplus OF $10,053.S3 in the
strong box The primary school in
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and this amount will be increased BY
$4,000 paid in to Auditor-Genera
Fuller by the Toledo & Ironton Rail
road Co.
Despite the fact that considerable
property in Lansing, both real and
personal, has been removed from the
rolls owing to the advent OF local op
ton and the exemptions granted tc
soldiers and sailors OF the civil war
the city assessors have estimated tina
the total assessed valuation of Lans
ing will be raised from last year:
figures, $13,736.425, to an even SIS,
100000 this year, or gain of owe
81 900, 00O
Rev. DR.. John Sweet. OF Detroit
will have charge OF the reunion ser
vices at the homecoming of the for
mer residents OF Central. the old ant
deserted metropolis of the Michigan
Copper Country, to be held July "a
! DR.. Sweet was pastor of the churcl
at Central 30 years ago. This will b.
the fourth annual reunion OF forme