Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1911-06-29
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lockjaw are asked to write to the
state board of health.
Joe Jahames was awarded 1926 by
a circuit court jury Friday afternoon
for a team killed by the Ann Arbor
railroad.
w. r. Cuffer of Minnesota, travel
Ing salesman for a Saginaw medicine
Apany, died from sunstrokeN We'd
needay in Cadillac.
The Saginaw district of the Pere
Marquette announced Friday fur
ther improvements costing 100000,
which will be made at once.
Grading operations commenced on
the extension of the new Detroit, Bay
City and Western railway, to connect
with the p. o. & N. at Wilmot
With $4,000 willed to it by Adam
Z. Arnold, who killed his son in a
drunken rage, the w. C. T. u. will
Dulld fine temple in Battle Creek.
Alice Alta, a 2-year-old Grand Rap
ids child. toddled in front of a street
car while her mothers back was
turned and was run over and killed
When an oil stove exploded, Miss
Myrtle Shorne, of Allegan, who was
using 1t, was fatally burned. Her
sister, Elsie, was badly scorched try
ing to save her.
A jury in the Justice court at
Northport Friday disagreed in the
case of Dairy and Food Commission
er Dame on charge of using too vile
language in controversy with
Charles Braman.
A Pere Marquette passenger train
bound for Ludington killed a 400
pound bear near Chase, according to
announcement at p NJ. district head
quarters. The bruin was walking
along the track when struck
Rep. j. W. Fordney, who is one OF
the congressional committee that has
been investigating the sugar trust,
says that he does not think that the
outcome OF the investigation would be
detrimental to Michigan sugar inter
ests.
Following a parade of 1000 Elks
through Benton Harbor, parade
which was made spectacular by the
fireworks set off along the line of
march, the Elks marched to the new
$4,000 temple and dedicated 1t with
impressive ceremonies.
Voters of Benton Harbor by a ma
jority of 19 decided to bond the city
for $4,000 for an improved water
Cstem. At two previous elections
100000 was asked. The money will
In nV.sta
in preference to going to the lake.
A carload of Ann Arbor railroad Of
hcials on tour of inspection near
Bagnals at the north end of the road
received a shaking up Sunday when
freight train, to which their car was
attached, was wrecked by a broken
mango. There was no serious injur-
les.
In an enthusiastic meeting of the
Christian Endeavor union, which be-
gan its twenty-second annual con-
vention in Detroit Thursday, $1,000
was raised in support of the state
work of the organization. Mar
quette received the endorsement OF
the committee.
Isaac Howe, an farmer residing in
Parma township near Jackson, was
found dead in a hay field last night
by a neighbor, George Gillette. with
one of his legs cut off. The farmer
had been cutting hay and when he
did not appear at supper time a
search was made for him.
Although his leg was broken in
three places, Peter Banderad. a con-
Wet serving 60 days on the county
road gang, was forced to sit in the
hot sun in buggy in Kalamazc for
an hour while the red tape was being
gone through that was necessary for
his admittance into the hospital for
medical treatment.
international convention of Fin
nish Lutheran Apostolic church op-
ened in Calumet with delegates pres
ent from Finland, Canada and sew
eral states. Reports were presented
and officers elected Isaac Nelson.
of Quincy, Ore, was named presi-
dent, and Paul Fantana, of Finland.
named vice president.
Seven Indians from the Tuscarora
reservation, who were portion of a
wild west show which stranded at
Hudson, came to Detroit and applied
to the mayors Office for assistance
Sergt Hicks secured from the poor
commission transportation to send
the Indians to Buffalo. From that
point the government will take care
Of them.
Announcement was made that the
Saginaw sublic schools will insti-
tute school gardening, the course to
be compulsory, and to begin in the
spring of 1912. There are ten school
gardens. The new courses have been
prepared for children from 10 to Is
years of age, and will be finished at
the completion of the grammar
grades. This step on the part of the
Saginaw schools is without precedent
in Michigan.
Babe" Johnson, a Saginaw prize
fighter, who was arrested and turned
over to Deputy Sheriff Rogers, of
Toledo, without extradition papers, on
a warrant charging him with receiv-
ing stolen property, was released
from the Flint Jail. Johnson is now
reported to have said that he will get
out a warrant for Rogers, charging
him with attempting to kidnap. II