Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1910-02-03
STATE BRIEFS.


was in attendance at the State Teach
ers' institute for the county
Mrs. Mary Marsh, of Marysville.
fell and broke her arm in exactly the
same place where it was fractured
year ago, on the same piece OF icy
sidewalk
The chamber OF commerce is try
ing to secure the factory of the Gil
max Speciality Co. Of New York, for
Ann Arbor The factory employs 800
men the year around.
Mrs Mary Prentiss, 20, of Lansing,
while going to visit a neighbor, fell
on the sidewalk and fractured her leg.
Because of her age 1t is feared that
the injury will be fatal.
For the first time in the history OF
Columbia university women are to be
admitted to courses in law and medi-
cine. They will be received at the
summer session, which opens in July.
The private bank of l.. Rudd & Son.
OF Bronson, closed its doors owing to
slow collections and inability to meet
It's obligations. Frank M. Rudd. pro-
prietor OF the bank, says his deposit
tors will not lose.
Brooding over the illness OF his
2-months-old son, Anti Hyiones,
miner, of Ishpeming, became de-
ranged, killed his babe with a pocket
knife and blew himself and his wife
to pieces with two sticks OF dyna-
mite.
Alleging that the county cannot le-
gally receive bequest unless its pur-
pose is specifically stated, Mary A.
Smith, of Jackson, has brought suit
to recover the property of her uncle,
William Wooley, Of Tompkins town
ship.
J. w. Keeney, a former sheriff or
Clinton county, died at his home in
Ovid township Sunday morning, after
a two days illness with pneumonia.
Keeney served two terms as sheriff.
previous to the present incumbent. A
widow and four children survive.
Because the faculty does not APP
prove of chop suey joints, Ann Arbor
students may be asked to desist in
visiting these restaurants. The relat-
ing of the experiences of the two Bat
tie Creek girls with certain Cinnamon
has brought about the movement.
BY allowing manufacturers and mer-
chants to become accustomed by de-
grees to the new state demand, tle
Michigan state factory. inspectors have
been obliged to make but three ar
rests for violations of the 54-hour-a-
week labor law, which went into eff
feet last September.
Clinton Glassburn, wanted as an ac-
complete in the Staying of Herman
Schaufala was taken into custody
Friday at Harrietta. Before being ar
rested he disposed of a watch stolen
at the Williams lumber camp. He
admitted the theft and the deputy
compelled him to give the money
back.
A drop in the price of some COM
modities occurred at Marshall Satur-
day. Hogs went from $3.50 to 81 and
$3.50 per hundred butter from % to
20 cents per pound; eggs from "a to
% cents per dozen, and apples from
40 to 80 cents per peck Potatoes are
worth 10 cents per bushel. These are
the retail prices.
Because the Genesee county board
Of supervisors have held up their ac-
ground that there were improper
charges against the county, num-
Der of the druggists and grocers have
refused to supply the county with any
drugs or provisions until the unpaid
bills are settled.
Although acquitted of the charge OF
Keeping place where liquor was
sold in violation of the local option
law, Judge North, in circuit court
Marshall refused to allow Philip
Hook to be released from three other
charges of selling liquor on as many
separate occasions. despite the appeal
of the attorneys for the defense.
After being separated from his
mother for 81 years, Edward Seibert,
Of Bliss, ~ Y, arrived in Kalamazoo
Saturday to spend few weeks with
his aged parent. II intended to re-
turn long ago. but years kept ad-
vancing and / kept putting it off. and
not until two or three days ago did
decide to come to Kalamazoo" said
the visitor.
AS the result of friendly rivalry
on the East street HILL in Grand Rap
ids. Leonard Tielman, Is. received a
compound fracture Of the right leg,
besides minor injuries. A racing
proposition was made by Tielman,
and the race started. When about
half way to the foot of the incline
the two sleighs collided, when Tiel-
man lost control OF his conveyance.
Chas Dougherty, OF Bay City, ended
his life by taking carbolic acid on the
street about 2 o'clock Friday morn
ing. After he had taken the poison
Dougherty called policeman stand
ing near by. The of1cer got him in
side a hack and called a physician,
but Dougherty was beyond help and
died in 10 minutes. He left a note
asking to be buried near Anna Proulx
at Au Ores.
The West Avon Farmers club has
adopted resolutions favoring the sus-
tanning OF local option in Oakland
county for two more years. At their
last meeting the club discussed the
question of local option and taxes and
reached the conclusion that It was
not a financial, but a moral question,
and no matter what the cost. the
morals OF the community should be
upheld They saw the saloon is the