Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1911-11-02
MICHIGAN NEWS IN BRIEF

Squire III, Morton, OF Paw Paw, bet
ter known as Jack" killed himself
by drinking carbolic acid. He picked
out coffin before committing the
deed
TO connect all the universities or
the middle states by wireless is the
latest dream of the electrical engin'
eering department of the University
of Michigan.
The Advance Thrasher Co. of Battle
Creek, has absorbed the Carr. Scott
a. co. Thrasher Co of Richmond,
Ind. The combined companies will
employ $500 men.
Seventy-five applications for parole
are on file at the Michigan Uonia)
reformatory and this number will be
increased to 100 before the pardon
board meets in November
Orrie Chamberlain of Cadillac was
shot in the forehead while hunting.
The shot was fired by Will Fox, who
was unaware of Chamberlain's pres
ence. Chamberlain will recover.
Orrin F. Thornton, former drain
commissioner in Branch county, was
acquitted In the circuit court at Hills
dale OF forging an order for about
SIG. The jury was out three hours.
The council OF Kalamazoo has
passed an ordinance which forbids the
keeping OF chickens within 20 feet
OF any house. Arrests will be made
after 30 days If this rule is not obeyed.
The Ingham County Farmers club
is opposed TO an extra session OF
the legislature 1t claims that II
would be a useless expense for the
purpose OF talking over needless re-
forms"
William Dancer, receiver OF the
Glazier bank in Stockbridge, has
started suit against John and Will
lam Schenk, of Chelsea, to recover
on promissory note for $4,000 which
he claims was given five years ago
and never taken up.
Judge Sessions in the United States
district court, Grand Rapids, has APP
pointed David A. Warner of Grand
Rapids. receiver for this district for
the United Wooden Mills company, a
Delaware corporation doing business
in several Michigan cities.
Five Hungarians were shot in fam.
Dy quarrel two miles from the village
of Clifford None of them was seri.
ously hurt. The sheriff arrested Jos.
eph Bower, charging him with start.
ing the quarrel. The fight started
over the shooting of pet dog.
Elkana Knipp, farmer living near
Grant was fined SIS by Justice Cres-
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fell out of his wagon He went 10
farm house and recovered. He then
sought his horses. Three days later
they were found in the harness, starv.
ing.
About 80 representatives from
nearby towns attended conference
in Flint to decide on a plan Of action
to urge the Pere Marquette to give
better service and also to extend the
road through the Thumb district, and
to give direct connection with Flint
and Harbor Beach.
The 4-year-old daughter of Mike
Turco and the 5-year-old daughter of
John Matson, farmers living six miles
from Ontonagon, were burned to
death in a fire which destroyed the
Matson home 1t is believed that the
children, who were alone in the house,
overturned lighted lamp.
Harold Berrie, nine-year-old son of
Kaleb Berrie, of Hanover, was found
lying in a horse stall in the barn
with a fractured skull in the barn
juries. The lad went to the barn to
hitch up one OF the horses. Physi-
clans operated on the lads skull, but
it is not believed he can recover.
Prof. Herbert Sadler, head of the
engineering department at the Uni
versity of Michigan, has made the
final test on the new Hudson river
boat designed by Frank Kirby OF De-
troit. The object was to develop
form that would reduce the height OF
the wave made by the, vessel in shall
low water
A new bank to be known as the
Wayne County Bank is being or
ganized at Plymouth by E. Burt Jen-
ney, president of the State Savings
Bank at Dowagiac. A building cen
trally located has been purchased
and every effort will be put forth to
open the bank for business BY jan
uary /.
The railroad commission will send
r. r. Darwin. chief inspector. TO Port
Huron to join Robert II. Day, man.
ager of the transportation bureau OF
the Detroit Board of Commerce. 10 &C
company him on a tour OF the Thumb
district of Michigan. They will in
vestigate the transportation facilities
in that district
Violations of the state law requir'
ing that all gasoline cans be painted
bright red resulted in the arrest of
two Port Huron men, George Flewel.
ling and Bernard Greenan. Both
pleaded guilty and were fined the
costs and allowed TO go with a warn
ing that another offense would re
suit more seriously.
Bernice Needham, IA, OF Flint, has
been the fourth victim of tubercu
losis in the family of James f. Need.
ham in little over a year. The
girl has been III with tuberculosis
since last November Two daughters
one son and the mother have died
within IS months with tuberculosis
The father and three children still
remain.
The terms OF the five commission.
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