Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1911-02-23
NEWS OF MICHIGAN.

After spending nine hours in the
ice OF the Straits of Mackinac, the
car ferry Sainte Marie reached st.
Ignace in safety Tuesday night.
The city of Marshall will levy a
special tax TO raise $4,000 OF $751;
900 fund for the erection OF public
library. The rest OF the amount has
been subscribed by citizens.
The life-saving crews on Thunder
Bay island and Middle island have re-
ceived no mail for 1G days. the water
between the shores and the stations
being filed with broken ice.
Earl Fox, a rural mail carrier or
Charlotte, has just competed six
years in the service and during that
time has Travelled $4,000 miles, or
Early twice around the world.
George Bradshaw, a well-to-do farm
err, aged AZ. living southwest of Hills
dale, hanged himself in his barn. He
had been respondent for the past
three years. He leaves a widow.
Christopher Wheeler, rs, pioneer
stock and horse buyer and owner OF
the Marshall-Lansing stage line when
IL operated between the two cities
in 1854, died in Marshall OF paralysis.
The Y VI. c. A. of Port Huron
has launche campaign for 100000
to finish the construction of the asso-
citation building which was started
five years ago, but which is still un
completed
Mrs. Christine Rickson leaves Cad
lilac for Gutenberg, Sweden, to claim
n fnn
years ago when her father died. With
compound interest, the bequest
amounts to $4,000
Articles of Incorporation for the
Great Lakes Society Of International
Peace were. filed in the Office of the
secretary of state. The society plans
TO organize the boys OF the territory
it will cover to work for peace.
John Anthony, a Battle Creek ne
gro. who was twice acquitted of
charge of Staying Battle Creek wo
man, was released from Jail after
serving seven months, when jury in
justice court found him not guilty of
Grating a disturbance.
Mayor Sawby, of Marshall sum
moned City Marshal Sawby to his Of
flee and told the latter that if he was
afraid TO sign the complaints against
the gambling games which were oper-
ating in the town to bring them to
him and he would sign them
The ID. & NJ. railroad Wednesday
resumed normal service after the
worst experience of the winter, due
to storm. Twelve-foot drifts were
numerous between Gaylord and Che
boygan and telegraph wires were out
of commission from o'clock Tues
day until Wednesday evening.
John Peterson, 90, of Muskegon,
celebrated his birthday by saving a
cord of hardwood and then, for fur
Their exercise, walked a mile to a
friends home, where he visited dur
ing the afternoon. His wife Is Sc
years of age and in good health Both
have been residents of Muskegon for
over 40 years.
The United States geological sur
vey, in cooperation with the bureau
of census, has compiled statistics OF
the production of gypsum in Michi-
gan. in 1909. as follows: Total gyp-
sum mined, 394,907 tons: gypsum
sold, crude, 57.671 tons, value $751;
95S: calcined, 34,171 tons, value, ST.
1888; total value, s1,213,347.
Postmaster Dewey has received or
ders to close the Owosso postoffice
Sunday. A petition had been circu-
lated in favor of doing so. but had
not been sent in as yet. rransients
will be served with mail and doctors
are demanding the same privilege, de-
claring their profession is of life and
death and mail is Likely to be import
ant.
Ice cream shippers have filed a for
NAL complaint with the state railway
commission against the express COM
panies. stating that the rates charged
for ice cream shipments are merchan-
disc rates, and that the shippers are
not given the opportunity of having
their product listed as general spe-
Gals" which would entitle them to
lower rate.
Mrs. William T. Kelley. formerly
Miss Pearl Smith, OF ST. Joseph, was
shot and perhaps fatally wounded by
her husband in Chicago. The aged
mother of Kelley, the only witness OF
the shooting, says the attack was un-
provoked. Mr.. and Mrs. Kelley have
lived in Chicago two years and during
that time he Is said to have been
twice confined in sanitariums for the
insane.
The Ann Arbor railway has def
nitely decided to employ the tele-
phone system for dispatching trains
as soon as instruments can be in.
stalled. The Ann Arbor wants to get
the system in operation before the
five gasoline motor cars. recently or
dered. are placed In commission April
]. These five cars will be operated
between Toledo and Owosso exclu-
sively.
Frank J. Phillips, professor of for.
estry in the Nebraska state univer.
sity, who ended his life by inhaling
gas, in his home in Lincoln. Neb..
was former student of the Michigan
Agricultural college. Lansing. His
home was in Granville, Kent county.
After completing the full agricultural
course he went TO the u OF M. and
only a few weeks ago was offered an
assistant professorship in the state
school at Ann Arbor. Phillips left