Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1911-09-14
MICHIGAN NEWS IN BRIEF

Fire did $4,000 damage to the Ben
nett furniture factory in Charlotte.
While the rest of the family were
at a ball game. Jerome Philips, oil
Tekonsha, cut his throat.
Delegates representing the Michi.
gan lodges of the Loyal Americans
held their state convention in Bay
City.
Ii is believed that the apple Weld
in the 900-acre orchard of Mrs. IL. c.
Ward near Pontiac will be about H.
900 barrels.
William Joseph, of Kalamazoo, pa
permaker employed in the Bryant
mill. was caught in the rollers and
terribly bruised
A collection of the choicest apples
are being gathered near Eaton Rap
fds for the Grand Rapids apple show,
Sept. to IL.
lonia county's sailors and soldiers
held their reunion in Ionia Lake
Odessa was chosen as next years
meeting place.
Sherburn Gates of Durand has re-
ceived notice that his nephew the
late John W. Gates, left him and
family $4,000.
Washtenaw county owners are
pleased that the state valuation was
raised 1922 per cent, for il will mean
an increase OF $20S, 1920 i'm the
university income each year
Before he could arrest Adam Sha-
fer at Flint for beating horse Pa
trolman Critics had TO shoot Shafer
and lick the whole Shafer family.
Shafer was only slightly wounded.
Vim. H. Boyne. superintendent of
the Michigan Free Employment bu-
reau of Grand Rapids, has begun the
plan of systematizing the four free
employment bureaus in the state
In order TO make more friendly re-
lations, 400 Bay City business men
and 400 citizens attended the Caro-
fair, making the trip in automobiles
and three special d., B. c. & W.
trains.
At the sixteenth annual Michigan
conference of the Methodist Protest
ant church. held at Gull lake recent
ly, resolutions were adopted opposing
the proposed union with the Metho-
dist Episcopal church
Glen Curtiss, the aviator. closed a
contract for six exhibition fights over
Portage Lake and Lake Superior in
hydroaeropane. the last week OF
September. during the Houghton
county fair in Calumet
Land Commissioner Russell an
nounces the appointment of William
A. Mulhern of Grand Rapids as state
trespass agent, succeeding Glenn r.
Munshaw. who became deputy land
commissioner some time ago
The merchants of Battle Creek and
Marshall are planning on improving
the road between the two cities.
Deputy State Highway Commissioner
Ely lately inspected a mile of state
reward road in Eckford township.
Jane Smith and Beulah Kinney, IA.
disappeared from their homes in
Lansing Sunday morning leaving let.
ters for their parents declaring they
are going on the stage. The girls
were apprehended at a hotel in Dur.
and and returned to Lansing
The cost of maintaining the binder
twine plant at the Jackson prison has
year by the new management The
daily output OF the 100 convicts EN-
ployed is 10000 pounds, which is sold
at 1918 per hundred pounds.
Clifford Pinchot. former chief Of the
forestry bureau, will address the Ma
tional Peace Congress in kalamazoo
next month. II is expected he will
, be there the same time as President
Taft, who will also Law the corner
stone of the new Y. NJ. c. A. build
ing.
The Knights of Columbus building
company was organized in Grand
Rapids with a capital of $4,000 OF
which $4,000 has been subscribed and
$4,000 paid in. The stock is to be
divided into 5000 shares at $40 each.
The order expects eventually TO build
home for itself.
II. b. Coleman OF Kalamazoo was
elected head of the Michigan post
masters: A. l.. Fitch. of Charlevoix.
vice-president. and II. a. Hopkins, Of
st. Clair. secretary and treasurer. at
the Charlevoix session The next
meeting will be held at Port Huron.
| Over 12O were present at the ban
| quet.
The quarterly conference of the
| Saginaw Board of Commerce was
held at Winona beach on Saginaw
bay Those present We're addressed
by Bransford Hunt of the United
States engineering corps of Detroit.
on plans for deepening the Saginaw
river The attention of the confer
ence was directed to a discussion OF
! transportation facilities. II was
/ pointed out that reciprocity with
i Canada would solve the problem, as
trade could be carried out with Ca
madam lake shore points
Gov Osborn named following dele.
gates to the National Conservation
! congress, 10 be held at Kansas City
! No. Sept %. 20 and %: William
Kelley, Vulcan; Charles A. Near
field, Grand Rapids; Prof Filibert
! Roth. Ann Arbor: l.. w. Watkins
Manchester: Thomas A. Green. On
tonagon; Carl f. Schmidt Detroit
William b.. Mershon. Saginaw. Fl. c.
Spencer, Flint: Henry y Loud, Au
Sable James h Knight. Norway
Mrs. John - Sharpe Jackson; Il. n
.Dnglev Kalamazoo; Prof t. A. Ly
man Ypsilanti: j. T.. Beal Ann Ar