Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1911-01-05
STATE BRIEFS.

accepted the new armony at Bay
City, which cost $4,000.
.Presque Isle will be the first county
in the state TO hold a county conven-
ton for the spring election, the Re-
publicans having called one for Jan
27 at Rogers City.
The Northwestern railroad Is be
ing sued at Menominee for damages
in the case of Anil Helstrom, who
is alleged to have been killed because
of defective brake.
Gov. Warner repeated former
statement that he will not pardon
Glazier. He says that less than
dozen convicts will be pardoned be-
fore he leaves office.
Taking a stand against a paragraph
in the prison industries commission
report, Highway Commissioner Ely
says convicts should be used to quar-
ry stone for road building.
The state railway commission Is
making an investigation with view
to having the schedule OF state rail-
roads rearranged to give better con-
nections at junction points.
The Manistique & Lake Superior
railroad has accepted the resignation
of Superintendent John A. Robinson.
Mr.. Robinson was the superintendent
of the road for about IL years.
The newly prepared commission
charter for the city OF Pontiac re-
ceived the signature of Gov. Fred Nj.
Warner and is ready TO be submitted
to vote at a special election Jan. 30.
Mrs. George Manning. of Kalama-
zoo. was terribly burned when she
tried to kindle a fire in her stove
with kerosene. An explosion follow
ed, setting the woman's clothes afire.
She will recover.
Having seated at his table all sur
viving past commanders OF the State
G.. A. r., Louis Kanitz, of Muskegon,
former commander, acted as their
host at the annual banquet of the or
ganization at his home.
The officers and committees of the
Michigan Grand Commandery Knights
| Templar, and local knights, banquet
| ed in Saginaw and afterwards per-
| fected plans for a four-day state con-
clave, which will open June IS.
State Senator Carl E. Mapes will
again introduce his bill providing for
a statewide civil service and commits
| sion at the coming session OF the
legislature. The bill lost last ses-
| sion.
Mayor George E. Ellis of Grand
Rapids will ask the members of the
council and city attorney to prepare
| an ordinance calculated to prohibit
the wearing OF long hatpins by wo-
men.
1t has been announced that the
| Owosso plant of the insolvent Ameri-
| can Farm Products company, which
was reorganiZed and is now known
as the Western Farm Product COM
pany will be opened in two weeks,
The University hospital at Ann Ar
Dor is under quarantine because of
the presence in ii OF number. OF
scarlet fever cases. A nurse, Miss
Irene Harris, is the latest victim. The
cases are being cared for in the de-
tention branch of the hospital
The Central Michigan Holstein
Breeders association, in session in
Lansing, elected the following Off
GERS: President, George Gillispie,
Mason; vice-president. James p.
Sleight. Lansing; secretary and treas
urer, J, B. Strange, Grand Ledge.
The false pretense case against
former State Rep. Jerry Anderson,
of Grand Rapids. who was accused of
unlawfully obtaining money from the
state, has been nolle pressed, on mo-
| ton of the prosecutor. A jury sit
ting in the case in 1909 disagreed
In conference between the beet
sugar growers and the representa-
tives of the beet sugar producing
companies of the state in Bay City,
the latter issued the ultimatum they
would refuse to pay the advanced
price for beets demanded by the
farmers.
The postofice at Mackinac Island
has been moved to larger quarters
and the salary OF the postmaster is
increased. An interesting feature in
this connection is that the postoffice
| is now located just where 1t was 26
years ago, in a building owned by a
nephew of the postmaster at that
time.
The State Association OF Prosecute
ing Attorneys in session in Lansing
made a number of suggestions as to
proposed changes In the present laws.
They advocate that the liquor law
should be so amended that all screens
in saloons should be abolished. and
that druggists sell liquor only on pre-.
scription.
The gasoline fishing tug Willow H.,
which put out from Northput to lift
nets, was rescued and brought back
after ii had drifted three days. The
engine broke. leaving the crew, num-
bering three, helpless, when the
craft drifted close to shore they
jumped overheard and waded in. the
tug Valentine later picking up the
crippled craft
The common council Of Owosso
promised the children free ice skating
on vacant lots, and the youngsters
went wild with delight. Now the
board of works through its superin.
tendent protests. The board points out
that there is danger of scarcity of
water and the board fears a famine.
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