Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1910-03-31

ly burying William III. Laubscher. an
inspector. He was unconscious when
dug out.
Ii was announced Thursday that
Prof. Henry NJ. Bates, Tappan pro-
fessor OF law in the University OF
Michigan, will tender his resignation
at the next meeting OF the faculty.
The most extensive real estate deal
ever known. ii is claimed, in Tuscola
county, In the matter of farm prop
erty in one week. is that of the past
week, when SO transfers, representing
an aggregate of $4,000, were made.
Nine cottages at Crystal Lake were
destroyed by fire. The loss is esti-
mated at $4,000. They were unoccu-
pied, but were being remodeled prepa-
ratory to the coming summer season.
The cause of the blaze is not known.
The ice houses of the Union Ice
company at Tobico, seven miles north
or Bay City, were practically de-
stroyed by fire Thursday. The build
ings were built in one solid block and
contained 10000 tons of ice. The loss
is $4,000.
The largest real estate transaction
ever having taken place in Eaton
county was the sale of the 400-acre
stock farm of former Mayor j. w.
Sheldon. five miles southeast of the
city The consideration is said to
have been $4,000
The examination of Samuel Keller.
held for the murder of Richard Inman,
was held at Chase. Keller was bound
over to the May term of circuit court
The evidence is purely circumstantial.
Howard Whitney. a son of Circuit Judge
Chas Whitley, has the defense.
The accidental discharge of a revol-
yer may cost the life of Byron Wealth
erby, night expressman. at the Michi-
gan Central station in Niles. Weather
by was shot by John Bachman. NJ. c.
detective, while the two were chasing
a stranger through the railroad yards
early Sunday morning.
Notice of voluntary raise in wages
of car men employed on the lines OF
the Saginaw-Bay City railway COM
pany was posted at the barns of the
company at Bay City Motormen and
conductors are to receive from "
to cents an hour more pay, accorc
ing to length of service.
Arriving home from church Sunday
and finding the dwelling in flames,
Mrs. Post, of Hillsdale. rushed into
the burning structure and awoke her
aged mother, Mrs Jane Osborne. who
was taking midday rest. The house
and five barns belonging to Yelling
ton Osborne her father, were de-
stroyed
The Pullman people have ordered
the Pere Marquette railroad to install
Pullman chair cars on the Grand
Rapids-Detroit branch or give up the
Pullman service on the entire system
The reason for the order is that the
Pere Marquette operates its own cars
at much cheaper rate than that of the
Pullman company.
The Caledonia Coal Mining company
has been organized by Owosso and
Corunna business men with capital
ization of 100000 The company has
leased | 1000 acres which extends TO
the northeast of Owosso. Operations
will be started soon. The stockhold-
ers say they have a contract to fur
rish $50 tons per day.
Because, as he states, his legal prac-
tice demands his full time. Thornton
Dixon, Monroe, attorney, who received
the unanimous nomination Of the Re-
publican caucus for mayor of the city,
has declined to run. 1t Is now fig
ured that Mayor Martin will be re-
elected on the Democratic ticket as at
present no opposition appears.
So alarming has the typhoid fever
epidemic in st. Joseph become and so
serious and rapid has the disease
spread that the state analysists de-
partment has been called TO investi-
gate The belief is that the milk and
water supply is responsible for some
of the cases and the investigation is
in charge of the state dairy and food
department, which, as yet has made
no report.
Two city charters, one of which
provides for the commission form of
government and the other containing
changes and suggestions in the pres
ent city charter. have been presented
to the charter revision committee for
final determination and submission to
the voters of Port Huron. Under the
commission form of government any
city official who rides on a street
railway pass or uses any free trans
pOIIdllOn OF accepts REBATES is lldDle
to a fine of $500 or 80 days in the
county Jail.
Some of the Grand Rapids dry
leaders allege that an effort has been
made by the "wets" TO colonize, and
they declare that when election day
arrives every one of the 5000 new
voters registered In the city at the
primaries will be challenged The
"drys" declare that they have placed
their detectives at work and sufficient
evidence has been secured in this
respect to warrant a number of ar.
rests. The majority of the newly
registered voters were placed on the
polling lists in the downtown pre-
cincts
The work of Flint's aldermen hav.
ing increased considerably owing to
the rapid growth OF the city, these
officials believe that they are not re-
ceiving sufficient remuneration for
their services, and have decided to
ask the electors at the spring cleo.
ton 10 grant them $500 a year. The
present scale is 500 each for alder
men and the mayor. An effort will be
made TO have the city treasurer placed |
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