Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1910-07-07
MICHIGAN
BREVITIES

by fire of the home of Mr.. and Mrs.
Fred Hilton, at 1924 Alsdorf street.
and the cremation of their four-year-
old son, Arthur. While Mrs. Hilton was
In the yard swarming bees, Arthur pro-
ceeded TO play with matches and fire.
works on the floor near a can of gaso-
line borrowed from a neighbor but a
few minutes before The gasoline was
ignited by the fireworks and exploded,
enveloping the child in flames, and the
small wooden structure was on fire In
side when the blaze was discovered
by the unfortunate mother, who made
unsuccessful attempts to rescue her
child. The house was owned by Mr..
and Mrs. Hilton, who have large fam
lily OF children and are In poor circum-
stances. They both work at common
labor. Their financial loss Is estimated
at $500.
Grand Rapids.-At a conference be-
tween the officials of the street rail-
way company and a special committee
of the council, IN agreement was
reached In controversy of long stand
ing. Hereafter the company will pay
half OF the salaries of all crossing po-
llicemen, carry policemen, firemen, de-
ltectives and officials of the board Of
health and board of public works free.
These items, which totaled $3.50 last
year, were conceded by the company,
providing the city agreed to pay the
other half of the crossing policemen's
salaries. This amounts to $4,000 per
year.
Battle Completing their ses-
sions here, the Michigan Red Men
chose Lancing as the place for the
next biennial meeting and elected Off
GERS as follows: Charles E. Clipper, st.
Charles, great sachem; w. A. Van Nor
man, Port Huron, great senior saga
more; Charles A. Locke, Battle Creek,
great junior sycamore; John II. Fisher,
Detroit, great chief of records; A. Van
dermulen, Grand Rapids, great keeper
of wampum. and p II. Eleveld, Grand
Rapids, great representative to the
united States council.
Mt. Clemens.-Another proposition
for the Elks' home is made by the own
ers of the Fisher farm on the outskirts
of Mt. Clemens. They offer to the
Business Mems association a 25-acre
tract of land on the Clinton river,
with a graceful slope to the stream and
frontage on the Gratiot road. The price
asked is $4,000, but the proprietors
offer to subscribe $4,000 toward
fund for its purchase. The site is
of far
the 7. B. NJ A. home, being larger and
more pleasantly located.
Bay City.-Henry Busking, aged
thirty, thought to be OF Fort Wayne.
was found dead in drifting rowboat
on Saginaw bay. near Wenona beach,
having committed suicide by shooting
himself. He was a commercial travel
er and left a letter addressed to Otto
Young e. Co. of Chicago. The letter to
lChicago inclosed letter to Mrs. Lou
Use Franks, the dead mans sister, say
ling that he had $4,000 in Fort Wayne
banks, of which she could make better
iuse than he.
Northville.--Notice was given that
all obnoxious weeds In the township
must be cut inside of Ole month or
the work would be hired done and
charged very heavily to the taxpayer.
1T mas been said that there are more
weeds. such as burdock ana MULLEN.
In Worthwhile township than in all Of
the other Wayne county townships
put together. On some farms whole
fields are covered with MULLEN and
wild mustard.
Port Huron.-Arrestcd a; Flint for
detroit officers some time ago and
discharged by Judge Connolly of the
latter city. from charge of bigamy
for lack of jurisdiction. Christian La
Igoe was brought here to answer to a
like charge, preferred by one of his
wives, Mrs. Maud Labeau, whom he
is said to have married In Bay City.
Lansing-An echo of the settlement
of the famous million-dollar suit of the
state against the Michigan Central
railroad was heard when the state
board of auditors paid Expert Thomp-
son Of Ann Arbor $4,000 for his serv-
ices in securing data for the trial.
Kaiamazoo.-Mrs Edna Durham has
begun suit against the Kalamazoo
Hack & Bus company for $4,000 dam
ages for injuries she alleges she re-
ceived when run down BY one of the
hacks of the company a few months |
ago.
Ionia.-David w. Jennings of Stur-
gis, who has been In a Grand Rapids
hospital until recently, died at Stan
ton. He was sixty-five years old and
an old resident of Ionia, where he
lived many years. Deceased was for
many years In business in Vaudeville
Ann Arbor.-Nearly one thousand
alumni were in Ann Arbor from all
over the world to observe Alumni day
at the university. There was no spe-
cial program. but general reunions all
over the campus.
Cheboygan.- Morrow was
caught in an ice chopping machine
at llilborn's fish packing house and
his arm was torn off
Cadillac AT the twenty-fouth annu-