Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1911-12-07
WIRE BULLETINS.

Because the results obtained are
unsatisfactory, the Connecticut game
commission has decided to discon-
tinue the experiment of artificially
Matching quail.
Bernardo Tore de Gomez, the ven
cradle widow of the late Gen Maxi
mo Gomez, died from an apoplectic
stroke at her residence in Cerro.
suburb of Havana.
The award of the $4,000 Statue of
Liberty prize few days ago'to Claude
Grahame White, the AVIATOR, will be
contested by relatives of the late
John b. Moisant.
William Maxwell Reid, author of
several historical works on the In
dams and early settlers of northern
New York, is dead from cancer at his
home in Amsterdam, n. Y.
The Sardine packing establish
ments along the Maine coast have
taken their last fish for the season.
The packing season has been one of
the most prosperous in history.
The British steamship Leucadia
bound from Buenos Aires to Mobile
is hard ashore on the gulf beach IS
miles east of Fort Morgan, Ala. 1t is
not believed the vessel is in danger
For the second time within GO days
the price of beer will be raised in
Chicago Beer that Oct. sold for
81 a barrel will sell for $3.50. All
grades of the malt product are sim
ilarly affected
Reciprocity with the United States
will be one Of the first important
problems considered bv Mexico as
soon as conditions in that country are
more settled, according TO Crespo v
Martinez, the Mexican ambassador to
the United States
A final decree of divorce was grant
ed in New York by Supreme Court
Justice Stapleton in Brooklyn to Capt.
Peter G. Hams, the slayer OF VIM. e.
Annis. Capt. Hams brought action
several months ago, in which Annis
was named as correspondent.
The Democratic state central COM
mittee met in indianapolis and ar
ranged the details Of reorganization
and adopted a resolution eulogizing
Governor Marshall and pledging him
the delegation from indiana to the
national Democratic convention.
The bursting Of car wheel, which
in some way caused the almost sim
ultaneous setting of the air brake,
brought the eastbound Twentieth
Century Limited to a sudden stand
still near Brockton, on the Lake
Shore, nine miles west of Dunkirk,
n. Y.
Three hundred and fifty Scandi-
navians of the northwest left Mime
apolis, Mimi, on a special train for
New York, where they will embark
for their homes in the old country to
spend Christmas. Many of the party
were from Alaska, number of them
displaying gold nuggets at the office
where they purchased their tickets.
At the opening of the Alberta Leg
islature IL was announced that the
government would proceed with the
construction of two railways from
Edmonton to the Mckenzie river,
through the Peace River country.
One road will extend from Athabasca
landing to Peace river crossing and
the other from Edmonton TO Fort
McMurray.
Afte DOMINIC the civilian clothing
of two of the guards at the Jefferson
reformatory, at Jefferson, Ind, Ben
Ziegler and Chester Brown, TRUSTEES
at that institution, made good their
escape by lowering themselves from
a second-story window with n rope
made of blankets
An epidemic which DR.. Armstrong
of the state board of health states is
smallpox has caused the closing of
the schools at Shaftsburg. Church
services and other public meetings
have also been suspended. Although
| there is a large number of cases In
| the village none of them are consid.
| cred serious.