Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1910-06-16
NEWS Or MICHIGAN.

or not they want "a city. hospital The.
council voted to submit . to he TAX
payers the question of floating SIS.
600 in bonds in PARCELS ofjSDoep Gath
The village of Ontonagon is 10 have
a new school house costing approx
mately $4,000. The proposition was
submitted TO the electors at special
election and authority 10 issue bond
was granted by the close vote of a
10 ~.
Frank j. Cook, of Grand Rapids, has
been appointed TO position in the
bureau of internal sreyenne,, according
to an announcement made by Senator
Burrows in Washington. The pay will
be about $40 per day with expenses
for 80 days asa
A homecoming celebration is be
ing arranged TO take place In Port
Huron June 49, when between 500
and 1000 shopmen from Battle Greek
many Of whom were formerly resi-
dents of the city, come on their an
nual outing.
Fighting for his life, Elliott Smith
l6, of Port Huron, battled with z
vicious bulldog which had attacked
him. until the animal was choked TO
death. The fight lasted 10 minutes on
one of the principal streets, and young
Smith escaped uninjured. Ni iH
The operators of the six mines in
the Saginaw district controlled by the
Consolidated Coal Co. conceded the
demands of the miners TO pay the
transportation of the men employed
at the Jimtown, Shiawassee and River
side mines. and work will be resumed
According TO a decision in the case
of the people VS.. Rice. handed down
| by the supreme court a physician
cannot be convicted of breaking the
| liquor law even though he knowingly
fills out a prescription for a patient
whose condition does not demand
| liquor. us}9 g
The state military department has
received letter from the secretary
of the Musicians union, Of Detroit.
that the new scale of musicians for
the First regiment will in the future
be SO for each member and 81 for
| leaders The department states that
there is law governing the pay OF
the musicians and that the price quot
ed by the secretary Of the Detroit un'
ion will have nothing to do with the
wages of the men. Juicy '''
Grief over the death OF his wife a
few months ago, following the demise
of four of his children. is ascribed as
the reason for the sen-destrucuon OF
NJ +. Collins, of Engadipe, who shot
himself Mr.. Collins was one Of the
most prominent men in Mackinac
county. He had been member OF
| the board of supervisors for, mum
Der of years and was a leader in Re
publican politics., Last fall he ran for
sheriff and was defeated by only q
narrow margin. 1" an"t i-i"' oi a
At the conclusion OF the session OF
the w. c. Il. u. at Port Huron, the
following officers were elected for enc
year: Honorary president, Mrs. A. $
Benjamin, Portland; vice-president-at
large, Mrs. Leona Field, Ann Arbor;
corresponding secretary, Mrs Julia !
Parish, Bay City: recording secretary
Mrs, Annie L. Andrus, Detroit; gtreas
urer, Mrs. Stella Roben, Big Rapids
The speaker of the afternoon was Eu
gene Claflin, prohibition candidate fol
the presidency of the United States,
Rev. Christopher Prettengeier, 60
one OF the best known clergymen lir
the middlesw esterni synod Of theIuth
eran church died at his home in sag
NAV, after suffering a third stroke
of paralysis He was fpas tor. OF st
Johns Episcopal lutheran church il
Toledo for 20 years and was wei
known in that city, He served as
treasurer, secretary, vice-presideni
and a committeeman Of the Iowa
synod of the Lutheran church He Is
survived by four daughters and foul
sons uotifil'Hui fut tau CD
A dividend of per cent is beir,
paid to the creditors of the defunc
National bank of Ironwood, which
failed a year ago as a result Of th'
alleged populations of its managers
The amount TO be disbursed apprcxi
mates $4,000 Two dividends of =
and 10 per cent respectively had pre-
viously been paid and had involve
payments totalng 100000. III,
amount of the future disbursement
will depend on the outcome Of tn
various suits that Receiver Tiliire
hast has instituted against some G.
alleged debtors OF the bank
The twelfth annual convention o
Allegemeinen Frauen Arbelter Bunue
German Ladies Aid society," O
Michigan. closed at Ludington Wit
the election Of the following officers
President, Mrs Mary Koort, Lansing
vicepresident. Mrs. Rosie Ficke
Wyandotte; recording secretary, Mr.,
Bertha Krause. Detroit No. ]; faar
cial secretary. Mrs, Louisa Tomzef
!, Detroit No 2; treasurer, Mrs Bal
bara Stadelmann, Monroe: trustee:
Mesdames Anna Hergenroeder. Detroi
No. 1; Henrietta Rieckelts Ludps
ton; Francisco Hass. Detroit No. l..
Some time ago Superintendent y
f. Osborne, OF the public school!
placed all Of the smischievous boys
! a section by. themselves. with Mis-
} Clara ]. Dole as teacher, fThe lmpn
+ in other grades often questioned tn
/ efficiency OF the scholarship of thes
boys as well "a their ability to lbt
have When the sunerintendent II
, augurated the contest in the gramrna
4 department no one suspected that III
2 bad boys" would stand a ghost Of
: show" The result shows that the