Belding banner., 1911-10-05
MICHIGAN NEWS IN BRIEF

The Gogebic & Iron Counties Rail-
way and Light Co. have started build
ing the electric interurban line be-
tween Bessemer and lronwood.
Ira Mappite, 3S, or Lake City, was
shot and seriously wounded by James
Baylett Jealousy over Baylett's wife
is said to have caused the trouble.
At the sixty-eighth convention of
the Michigan Universalist churches
in Ludington, Rev. Lee S. McColles-
ter of Detroit made a plea for lib
eralism.
The Chicago Wholesale Furniture
company of Chicago and Holland,
with a capital OF $1,000, has filed arti-
cles Of Incorporation with the secre-
tary of state.
Louis p. Haight, of Muskegon, who
imported several Polish families to
live on several acres of pine barrens,
found that they left during the night
and accepted work on the highways.
Tseo Tuchen, Chinese girl. the
first of four who are to attend the
university in Ann Arbor, has register
ed in the literary department. She
comes from Northwestern university.
Giving an old Confederate $50 bill
in exchange for good money a
smooth confidence worker swindled
an old German on the Michigan Cen
tral railway train en- route from Niles
to Benton Harbor.
Munith is to have state bank TO
take the place of the private institu-
tion owned by George Sweet, which
failed. The stockholders are to be
farmers and merchants. b. S. Rock
well will be cashier
Dr. Roscoe f. Doolittle, who sue
ceeds McCabe on the pure food
board, is a native of lngham county,
having been born on a farm near the
M. A. c., in which institution he re-
ceived his first training.
The people of Michigan are shock
ed and Mortified by the terrible dis
aster at Austin. They send pro-
found sympathy to sorrowing sis
ter state" reads Gov. Osborn's mes
sage to Gov. Tener of Pennsylvania.
In view of the fact that all the
counties are without protection, since
the concealed weapon law was re-
is about to pass a new ordinance. One
of the aldermen declares that hatpins
should be included.
William Wade, forger out on pa
role, telephoned Sheriff Campbell at
Kalamazoo that he was in Chicago
and had broken his parole by leaving
the state. He then walked into a Chi
cago police station and gave himself
up He will be brought back.
DR.. Warthin of the university hos
pital, Ann Arbor, says he would
rather be housed with a leper than
with a consumptive, and that he sup
poses Michigan's only leper, Morlius
Jensen Of Calumet, could be given
place in the u. of NJ. hospital.
A Sons of Veterans camp is to be
instituted in Union City. Thirty
charter members have been secured,
and the camp viii undoubtedly he
named Buell. Camp, in memory OF a
local civil war veteran who died in
service.
Paul Clark, IA. boy scout. son of
Attorney O. S. Clark. of Battle Creek,
dangled from his saddle with one foot
holding onto one foot of the horse to
prevent his head from beating the
road as the horse ran. Two ribs were
broken.
Dragged under the wheels of his To-
comotive when the pilot on which he
was riding struck an obstruction on
the track and crumpled beneath him,
S. r. Haynes, 40. a Michigan Central
freight conductor living at Jackson,
met instant death in the freight yards
in Kalamazoo.
The Michigan Sheet Metal Col
tractors association has been organ
ized with Arthur Walker. of Battle
Creek, president; James Fleming, of
Lansing, vice-president f. b. Har-
rington, of Lansing, secretary. and
James Shouldice, of Battle Creek,
treasurer.
Owosso was awarded a verdict of
$7245 against the Barber Asphalt
Paving company of New York aud its
bondsmen, the National Surety com
pany. in the United States court at
Bay City. Suit was brought for $12,-
600, il being the city's contention that
the pavement was not as guaranteed,
National lodge of Veterans and
Sons, in session in Saginaw, chose
Lapeer for next years state conven-
tion and elected L. A. l.. Gilbert, of
Bay City, general. Other officers
are: Major general, r. A. Jennings,
Flint; brigadier general. G. G. Con-
verse; quartermaster general, Frank
s. Pratt, Bay City; adjutant general,
B. A. Andrews. Flint; officer of day
G.. ]. West, Detroit; officer of the
guard, III. ID. Northway, Midland: sen
tinel, b. F. Schellberg, Detroit; chap
lain, Rev. Patrick Cunningham, La
peer; judge advocate. RAY r. Ken.
drick, Saginaw: inspector general
George Campfeld, Detroit; chief Of
STAFF, A. II. Stone, Detroit; executive
committee, Fred Gill of Saginaw, Geo
Rabb of Flint and r. ]. Gillespie OF
Flint. Mrs. Elizabeth Rosenkrens of
Flint was re elected president OF the
Ladies' National association of the
N. l.. V. s.
+. III. Mason, veteran driller, claims
he has bored a real salt well in one
completed not long ago near Port
Huron. 1t was put through 200 feet