Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1910-12-15
MICHIGAN
HAPPENINGS


citizens In regard to the matter A
number of taxpayers have also offered
a petition asking that the West Side
park be named after him. The council
has refused to act on the matter at
present. Mr. Curtis is president of the
First National bank.
Gladwin.-Mrs. G. III. Johnson of
Hay township died from smallpox.
Bessemer.-About 500 men we're laid
off the first of the month at the steel
trust mines in Ironwood 1t is said
that after New Years only men with
families will be kept at work
Grand Rapids.-James M. Crosby.
broker and capita list of this city, is
candidate for university regent TO fill
the uneXpired term of Governor-elect
Osborn.
Bay City.-Claiming that his seven
year-old son died from lack of care
and proper treatment" after he had
been vaccinated. John A. Huskins has
asked the council for Sufficient recon-
pense.'
Traverse City.-Harry Francis Camp
bell, veteran druggist, died here, aged
sixty. He was well known throughout
/. the state as an expert chemist and was
formerly travelling salesman.
Muskegon.-Mrs.R Ralph Pease, wife
of the alleged slayer of Jacob Halper
Of Toledo, stated that she will go on
the stand and testify concerning her
relations with the dead man.
Ann Arbor-The Michigan Daily, the
student publication of the university,
Is waging a campaign for hospital
privileges and medical attention for
those students who are unable to pay
the expense of such. The paper is pro-
posing that a per capita of so cents or
one dollar be levied on each student
by the university and this assembled
in an insurance fund.
Alpena.-Vincent j. Boyd was dis
charged from custody after evidence
had been introduced showing that he
did not fire the shot that killed George
Coombs, a companion. who was killed
while hunting deer.
Saginaw.-Friends of j. e. Carse,
a resident of this city, received let.
ter from him stating that he and his
daughter were forced to flee for their
lives from Jiminez. Mex, 10 Eel Paso,
Tex, during the recent trouble in
that country.
st. Joseph.-Judge Coolidge has is
sued an order to all county officers TO
suppress gambling in their respective
districts, and to put all gambling de-
vices out Of business.
Washington Frederick NJ. Lean
was appointed postmaster at Senter,
Houghton county. vice 7. NJ. Nichols,
resigned. John w. Hunter has been
appointed rural carrier, route 4. at
Brighton.
Vassar.-Leonard Rogner, the Rich
Vile hotelkeeper, who was convicted
of violating the local option law, and
who afterward jumped his bail. re-
turned home and was arrested while
visiting with his wife and children.
MISUNDERSTANDING in the case
of George Boloohas. charged with
Staying e. Stergloulas. showed that
the latter was killed by being struck
on the lead by 75-pound rock as he
lay sleeping on the bank of Kalama-
zoo river several months ago. Rob
berry was the motive.
| Owosso-Frank Towers, nineteen,
and James Whitaker. twenty-four
negroes, were arrested at Lansing by
Deputy Sheriff Bert Griffin for two
Durand store burglaries and for rob
bling a freight car in the Durand
yards. Officers alleged the two men
had the stolen goods on their per.
sons when arrested. They are in the
county ji'l.
Marshall.-Prosecutor Cavanaugh
says John Anthony, once convicted
of Staying Mrs. Jessie Burch of Battle
Creek, will be freed but will be i'm
mediately re-arrested on a charge OF
assault to kill 1t is alleged he held
up several Battle Greek women the
night he was supposed to have shot
Mrs. Burch. He has been identified
by Mrs. Nellie Bassett, Mrs. Rita
Scanlon and Mrs. Inga Jacobson.
Traverse City-Local potato buyers
are excited in regard TO the car stu
alton. claiming that while other sec
tons seem TO be getting all the cars
needed. hardly enough can be OBJ
tanned for this station to do an or
binary amount OF bushes. The cal
shortage, however. has had the effect
of keeping up the Chicago prices and
the bad condition of the roads has
also hampered deliveries. The loca
market has been stationary at 2,
cents for several weeks.
Holland.-Three children died from
whooping cough and three others ai'
sick Of the same disease in the fam
lily OF Louis ID. Knoll. A triple funera
will be held. Mrs. Knoll is pros
trated
Saranac.-At a meeting of the rep
resentative citizens of Sarangc a clul
was organized TO push the village I'm
dustrially The organization will b.
known as the Saranac Roc +r0' club
So Natural.
Il reckon you didn't think OF you
POOR old dad all the time you wer
away?" I'VE did, pa. There was
man at the hotel always grumblin