Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1910-08-04
MICHIGAN ITEMS.

Of Hermann will be held in Escanaba
August 4, and G.
Fire wiped out four summer resi-
dences and threatened the entire lake
front In Park Biedler. Lake Gognac
near Battle Creek
The postoffice department at Wash
ington will decide in a few days
which of the six locations offered will
be purchased for the new federal
building at Boyne City The site Is
to cost not over $4,000.
Preparations are being made for
the reception and convention OF the
Probate Judges association OF Michi
gan, which convenes in Saginaw, Sep
TENDER 13 and IA. 1t is expected 60
probate judges will attend.
Ben F. Shaver, formerly teller and
bookkeeper for the Lumberman's Ma
tional bank, at Bay City, who Is
charged with making false entries and
stealing $4,000 from the bank, was
held for trial in the circuit court.
Since Jan. the secretary of states
department has. received more than
ISL 900 from the sale of motor car
and motorcycle licenses An order has
already been placed for $4,000 tags
to be delivered before Jan. /, 1911.
George Gibson, dope" fiend
awaiting trial in the circuit court at
Cadillac, pretended he was sick, while
sitting in the sheriff's office, and es-
capped when the officers went into an
other room to telephone for physi
clan.
The Wholesalers and Manufacture.
ers' association, of Saginaw, has de-
cided to give a merchants week In
connection with the annual industrial
exposition held each September. II
will take the place of the annual trade
excursion.
A public hospital for treatment of
tuberculosis will be built this year
midway between Negaunee and Mar
quette by the Marquette county board
Of supervisors. The structure will be
two stories high, 60 feet long and
40 feet wide.
William Hallinan, 25 years old, un-
married, fell 500 feet down a shaft of
the Baltic mine, at Calumet, meeting
instant death. Abraham White, 81
was killed in Tamarack mine by fall
ing rock. He leaves a widow and
five children.
When slate roof covering the Rob.
ert Gage mine No. 6, at Auburn, fell
Joe Argoni, an Italian laborer, and
William Atwood suffered injuries
The left leg of Argoni was broken be-
tween the knee and ankle. Atwood
suffered only bruises.
Frank Lawrence, claiming Louis
vile, Ky, as his home, is alleged to
have made his escape from Flint after
having passed two forged checks
amounting to $40 each. 1t is charged
the accused forged the name of his
brother-in-law, A. w. Crossman.
The annual meeting of the State
Bar association was held in Mar
quette. officers were elected Presi-
dent, C. w. Perry, Clare; vice-presi-
dent, A. B. Eldredge, Marquette; Sec
rotary, William j. Landman. Grand
Rapids; treasurer, William E. Brown,
Lapeer.
Mrs. Gustave Rauhala, wife of Matt
Rauhala, now in the county Jail at
Hancock, has filed suit against nine
Hancock saloonkeepers in the sum
Of $40, 900 for damages alleged to have
band being sold liquor in their places
of business.
Heavy rains have extinguished all
forest fires, which were particularly
threatening In some districts of the
iron country. In the Keweenaw pen
insula there are no fires and all smol-
dering blazes through the woods In
Houghton, Baraga and Keweenaw
counties have been put out.
During a terrific electric and rain
storm lightning struck the steeple of
the Episcopal church at Monroe and
set the edifice on fire. The building
is OF stone, built many years ago. and
was not much damaged by the flames.
which destroyed only the steeple and
porch. The loss is about $1,000.
DR.. A. Denike, the prominent Mus
kegon physician, whose disappear
ance and sudden desertion of his
wife and baby year ago, attracted
statewide attention, returned to his
former home in Whitehall, as mystic
riously as he left, and after remain
ing a few hours, went away again.
President Scully, of the state rail.
way commission, has taken exception
10 the statement Oh Mayor Ellis, OF
Grand Rapids, who recently said In an
Ionia speech that Scully is the only
member of the commission who was
willing to give him a hearing In the
fight for control of public utilities in
Grand Rapids, by gas and street car
interests. Scully says every member OF
the commission favored granting
Ellis request
Prof. F. ID. Davis, who was recently
ousted as superintendent of schools
at Escanaba, and later secured an in
junction restraining the school board
from interfering with him In the dis.
charge Of his duties, has been locked
out Of the school buildings. Another
man has been hired to replace him.
The board members are disinclined
to compromise with Davis on any
basis, and the differences will likely
be adjusted in court.
The State Holiness Camp Meeting
association opened its twenty-fifth an.
nual ten-days' meeting at Riverside
park, Eaton Rapids. with the largest
number of visitors present that has