Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1911-08-31

City at once.
In Chicago Char. Young. Chinaman.
was found guilty OF pandering for Mel
lie Derites, of Grand Rapids.
Good rains fell in the Austin terri
tory, Texas, breaking drought OF
four months. South Texas was also
visited by fierce rains.
Friends OF Mrs. Grover Cleveland
announce that they are authorized to
deny that her daughter, Miss Esther
Cleveland, is engaged to marry.
Between 80 and 35 lumber mills
near Beaumont. Tex, are closed as a
result OF the controversy between the
operators and the timber workers
brotherhood.
II is announced that 1928 people
have registered for land at the open
ing OF the Berthold Indian reservation
in North Dakota. The officials expect
a rush next week.
At citizens mass meeting in East
Tawas the mayor and city attorney
We're appointed to make arrangements
with parties from Ohio for the estab-
lishment of turpentine factory
At a citizens mass meeting in East
Tawas the mayor and city attorney
were appointed TO make arrange
ments with parties from Ohio for the
establishment of turpentine factory.
Mennonites from all over Michigan
were encamped in Port Huron at the
annual revival. Four services were
held each day, at which speakers from
all over the country made addresses.
Ten thousand members of the Loyal
Order of Moose took part in the even
ing parade in Detroit, the spectacular
feature of the annual convention.
More than 100000 cheering Detroiters
looked On.
1t is announced that New Mexico's
election will be called for November
Z. This will assure that New Mexico's
senators and representatives will take
part in the coming session OF con-
gress.
AT a meeting OF the directors OF the
Eastern Michigan Fair association
and board OF trade il was decided TO
hold a fair in Saginaw this fall.
Grounds will have to be purchased
and buildings erected.
The seventh case of infantile paraly
sis appeared in Grand Rapids when
Edward, the twCeyear-old son of Mr..
and Mrs. Albert Van Putten, was
stricken There have been two deaths
since the epidemic was first discov-
cred.
Parson j. Burning. six feet four
inches tall, and of slender build, who
stole a pair of pants cut for man
five feet tall and very thick. and who
escaped from Cadillac to Sault Ste.
Marie, paid s57 for the pants. The
pants were also taken from him.
An attempt TO dynamite the new
$4,000 mansion being erected in Kan
sas City for Robert j. Thorne, general
manager of Montgomery, W.rd & Co,
was partially successful. Damage will
amount to $500. Non-INion men were
employed by the contractor.
The Michigan Independent Tele-
phone & Traffic association held it's
annual meeting in Grand Rapids The
old officers were reelected: Presi-
dent. c. Z. Tarte Grand Rapids; vice
president. w. j. Melchers, Alma; sec
rotary and treasurer. w. S. Vivian,
Grand Rapids.
Victor f. Van Ameringep. of Ann
Arbor, has been selected Ia compile
and codify all tho Jaws and treaties
pertaining TO the territory OF Alaska
and all of the supreme court decisions
pertaining 10 this territory as well.
Wolcott. of Port Huron. Mich.
John Kelly, OF the firm OF Kelly &
Douglass, plumbers, had narrow es
cape when his automobile was struck
by an Ann Arbor passenger train at
Owosso. The car broke down on the
track and Kelly had just time TO
jump from the machine before the
train struck it, The automobile was
demolished
Supervisor Carl King, a druggist.
residing in Montague township. Mus
kegon county. has been arrested and
bound over to the circuit court on
charge OF selling LIQUOR TO habitual
drunkard The sheriff states that this
is the first arrest in a campaign
against the selling of liquor by drug
stores.
1t is stated in Saginaw that the
action OF council in changing the date
of the election on the proposed char
ter revision from November 10 10
September 26. was illegal. 1t is stated
that, although ;ull vote was recorded
the measure carrying ii to 6, that
only part of the aldermen were pres
ent at the time.
While seated at his desk Attorney
Peter Doran, in Grand Rapids, one of
the prominent lawyers of western
Michigan, former state senator from
the district and for 80 years one OF
the leaders OF the Democratic party
in the western section of the state.
was stricken with apoplexy and is dy-
ing in St. Mary's hospital He was
6S years old
Now that the summer session OF the
University Of Michigan has come TO a
close. many members of the faculty
are seeking recreation in foreign parts.
A party. consisting of Profs. Van
Tyne. Reeves. Hobbs and Romberg.
started an outing in the Lake Tama-
gaming country, about $50 miles north
OF Georgian bay in Canada This is
still a nc mans land, but the party
will proceed without a guide and do