Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1910-03-17
STATE BRIEFS.


| authorities are investigating.
Chester e. Jackson, OF Ovid, was
named by Gov. Warner as county
agent of the state board of correc-
tions and charities, for the county OF
| Clinton. He is an ex-member or the
state legislature.
| Four tons of dynamite are to be ex-
| ploded simultaneously in the near fu-
ture at the quarry OF the White
Marble Lime Co., near Manistique.
The blast will be the biggest one ever
fired in upper Michigan.
! Fearing that she would be elected
| from her home because she had not
| paid her rent, and being without
means to live, Miss Frances Kewly,
aged So, hanged herself to the rafters
| of her home lat Port Huron.
The First Presbyterian church at
| Ionia, the construction of which cost
100000 was dedicated Sunday night,
Rev. David Howells, of Lansing,
| officiating. Five thousand dollars was
subscribed at the morning service.
Ernest Howe, of Homer, met in
slant death when attempting to jump
from local freight train on the Ian
sing and Hillsdale branch of the Lake
! Shore. His head was crushed, and
both hands and one leg were cut on.
| Two men and four women, mem
| bers of the Baker Beauty Show COM
| pany, of Detroit walked from Ionia to
] Grand Ledge, distance of 2G miles,
Saturday night to catch train that
they might fill an engagement at
| Hastings.
The unused mill at Grass Lake
owned by VIM. A. Boland, of New
| York, and Henry Hobart, of Detroit,
was destroyed by fire. Loss $4,000.
The mill was full of machinery. The
flames for time threatened the en-
| tire town.
Major y. S. Boynton, of Port HUI
ron, known as The Father of the
| Maccabees," who mas been confined
| to his bed for several months, is able
| to be around again. For time it
was feared that his illness would re-
suit fatally.
FIR. Thomas Reed, pastor OF Holy
| Name church of Grand Rapids, was
| badly beaten and robbed OF his over
coat and some money by thug, near
the church Thursday night. His life
was spared by the failure of the high
wayman's gun to explode.
Fifteen-year-old Boyd Hart, OF
| Grand Rapids, dashed into the street
| in front of a team of runaway draft
horses and attempted TO stop the
| horses to prevent them striking a
| crippled man who was crossing the
street in front of them. He was badly
hurt and may die.
So distasteful mas the appearance
of the streets leading up to the rail-
road passenger station in st. Johns
| become that the Ladies Literary club
has raised $3.50, 1925 of which will be
! placed in the hands of the common
council and the balance will be ex-
| pended for flowers.
The cast for the French play to be
| given by students in the French de-
partment of the T. of NJ. has been
| partially chosen and rehearsals have
| begun. 1t is the annual custom of the
| French department and the play Sc
| lected this year is Moliere's comedy,
| La Malade Imaginaire." April % is
| the date selected for its presentation.
Charles Miller, AZ, of Chicago, died
| at the home of friend in Port Huron
Sunday while on his way to effect
reconciliation with his wife, from
whom he separated several years ago.
Miller left Chicago Saturday for
Attica. where his wife was visiting.
| He missed his destination and was
| carried through to Port Huron. where
he was stricken with heart failure.
A large tract of marsh land in the
/ vicinity of the Canadian club grounds
| five miles from Lansing, was burned
| over Sunday night No damage to
property resulted The flames cast
an extensive reflection in the sky. At
| first ii was feared that the fire would
spread to the various club buildings,
| but a change in the direction of II
wind turned the flames back over the
burned area.
Renewed interest in the matter OF
| the adoption of a commission form
of government in the city of Flint
was created at the first annual ban
| quet of the board of commerce, held
| Wednesday night Interest centeTed
on three subjects. Good roads. pure
water ideas and a change in the
present system of government. The
latter question has been uppermost in
the minds of Flint residents for the
| past several weeks
Reciting that the northern district
needs the two counties 90 warrant
the calling of the grand jury at each
| term of court at Bay City, and that
| they should be left in the northern
| district to equalize it with the south
ern. and also that Bay City is just as
accessible 70 the counties as is De-
| troit, the Saginaw Bar association
has gone on record against the de-
| taching OF Shiawassee and Genesee
| counties from the northern federal
| judicial district.
Approximately one-third OF the peo-
pie OF the upper peninsula are Roman
| Catholics. The district constitutes
the diocese OF Marquette and Sault
| ste. Marie, of which the Rt Rev.
| Frederick Els. of this city, is bishop.
| The population OF the peninsula is
| 100000, in round numbers, and Of the
people $4,000 are members of the Ro-
| ,,oc church Tho diOcpse ic Ona NJ