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The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1912-01-24

Hamilton-blvd. extension OF the Third.
ave. line, and, possibly by the fear
that the company might delay the
completion OF the work, IL the fran
chise were beaten. The company
started work on the extension late in
the fall and thus far has laid one track
as far as Pingree-ave. The cold wealth
er interfered with the completion oil
the work.
The tenth precinct OF the First ward
stood 355 for to 200 against the fran.
chise, and the ninth OF the Second
also gave the pact a substantial ma.
jority.
As was expected, the workingmen's
vote was big factor In the result
When the o'clock count failed to
show a majority on the side OF the
franchise, the hope OF It's advocates
vanished, for, while they did not like
to admit II, they realized that the
gravel train" vote would make de-
feat certain. Mayor Thompson, prop.
ably from force OF habit, was inclined
10 rely on the labor vote, which had
always stood by him in the past, but
as soon as the o'clock count began
to come in, he realized that there was
no chance.
Mayor Deserts Office.
The mayor left his Office early in
the evening, accompanied by Judge
Hally and Andrew Green, and did not
appear again. Some of the faithful
remained, the party including Asses
sor John Nagle, DR.. John s. Hall and
others, hoping against hope that the
tide would turn, but the majority
against the franchise continued to
pile up and when tie seventh OF the
Seventeenth was heard from they
gave up.
mo use trying TO buck that" re-
marked Assessor Nagel
The discussion among the watchers
in the mayors Office had TO do largely
with the causes OF the defeat and
among other things they discussed
"boneheads"
The Journals silly story that the
Detroit United Railway didn't want
the franchise and was conspiring 20
defeat IL undoubtedly was a factor in
the defeat. Another was the mayors
series of open letters, attacking
, George g. Booth, OF the News. But
OF course, the fundamental reason the
franchise was beaten was the deep
rooted sentiment for municipal owner
ship that exists in Detroit, the voters
| refusing to be convinced that the
shortest cut 60 municipal ownershit
/ lay in granting a l2-year franchise Il
/ the ID. U. n. In other words, they
we're opposed 10 the franchise because
I q was a franchise and 10 is doubtful
/ II they will ever be asked to vote foI
another.
Cheers Greet Returns
The antifranchise workers received
the returns in Federation hall. and tho
assembled crowd theeted as the re
suits OF the vote we're brought In
Many OF them had iabored hard dur
| Ing the campaign and spent election
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1912-01-24
blame. Trninmen for Wreck.

CHICAGO. Jan. 24.--The board OF in
quiry that investigated the Kinmundv
wreck on the Illinois Central I'm which
IT, r. Harahan and three other rail-
road officials lost their lives, today
placed the blame for the accident upon
three members of the train crews
Conductor John II Brainard and Flag
man Henry BToeCker, Of train No. 20.
and Engineer Robert Stuart. on train
No. g. All were found guilty OF neg
ligence in the performance OF duty.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1912-01-24
COURT SUSTAINS
INCARCERATION LAW

LANSING, Mich, Jan. 24.--The SUI
preme court handed down decision
yesterday Affirming the conviction OF
Frank Schafrau. who was convicted In
the recorders court in Detroit, OF vio-
lating the liquor law.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1912-01-24

Schafrau was found guilty twice
OF keeping open his place on Russell
St. on Sunday, in violation Of the War
nersCramton law. The statute says
that the license may be taken after
the second conviction, and this was
done. Detroit saloonkeepers sub
scribed q large fund to test the case.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1912-01-24
ApoIpU n ISLI.R DEAD.

CALUMET. Mich. Jan. 2I--Adolph
y. IsIcr. aged 63 veteran businessman
and writer. died yesterday at Univer-
sity hospital. Ann Ar6or. from career
We was noted throughout the country
ASA writer and historian OF the Lake
SUPERIOR region. Tie was identified
closely with the development 90 the
Lake superior copper fcgion AMI was
a son 90 the Ivnincnt historian ,Dr
Henry fsler. ~ Zurich, Switzerland
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1912-01-24
u,cuIcAN PosTMAsTERs

WASH NGTON. Jan. 2l--President
Taft today nominated William Mlllard
Palmer 20 be postmaster At Grand Rap
ids. Mich
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1912-01-24

nv Pew objects are more ornamental
than the dwsrfed pine The Japanese
understand tho art perfectly. Their
process OF dwarfing covers period OF
about 10 years.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1912-01-24

COLDS CAUSE HEADACHE.
LAXATIVE BROMO Quinine. the
worldwide Cold and Grip remedy re-
moves cansA Cab Cor full name Look
for signature n W. GROVE. a5o
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1912-01-24

JOB Prl.tI.G ,peae riga. Timss
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1912-01-24
Cheers Greet Returns.

The anti-franchise workers received
the returns in Federation. hall. and the
assembled crowd cheeted as the re.
suits OF the vote were brought In.
Many OF them had iaborcd hard dur
Ing the campaign and spent election
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1912-03-19
STORY ABOUT A BURGLAR

What with drink childhood in the slum thing
other Tom DAILY found himself at manhoods California
pentenay burglar He wasn't bad acting fellow bad
looking fellow and they wished him well when he'd served his
term OF five and forth society begin life
1t last Christmas when Tom and
that his heart full and that his determination do
better strong Moreover during those long five Toms
mother had been working thinking and praying him. She
about the only real friend Tom had left the outside world and
She knew hopeless helpless and orsakn her boy
feel coming his fellows with that awful
of econvc and the good soul worked and saved
that her boy might have something
Nnetynin dollars all she could and this
Toms hand when the penitenay changed behind him. last
December
With such mothers savings with him. rather that
Toms resolutions good rather than bad Be that as
Tom hadn't been week when the police spotted him. The
police couldn't his good resolutions They couldn't tell that he
determined his noble old happy living right
They simply knew him Eek and suspected him.
Now it is the law largely made by the police that whena
fellow who ought be committing crime according official
theory isn't doing he be arrested ION suspicion 1t satisfies
the police albeit that destroys the of the would be reformed
suspect" -.
Funny isn't it, That whereas the law that every accused
presumed be innocent until proved guilty the law
because thinks he is going commit oen But
it They couldn't quite make their minds grab Tom on
suspicion since he had been at liberty only five days and the
police had recourse another favorte proceeding of theirs
If you haven't anything concluded in Toms case
he had got through veyear job that paid nothing the law
you 1t calls vagant without visible
of support Don't you how the charge fit
dkeotch
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1912-06-20

The Ladies of the Church OF Christ
will serve Is cent supper at the church
Saturday evening.
DR.. +. w. Dorr has gone to Michel.
son, Michigan, instead Of Haymarsh
to locate for practice.
Vern G. Divine's Advertising office
has been moved to the rooms over the
Spencer Electric Light Go. Office.
Miss Albina Lyons left Tuesday for
her home at Lewiston where she will
spend her vacation with her mother
Regular Communication of Belding
Lodge No. 355 +. Il A. M. will be held
Monday night. Work in the second
degree.
The Misses Lillian Ross and Grace
Wischnewski of Lansing were over
Sunday guests at the home OF Mr.. and
Mrs. Claude Ross.
Mr.. and Mrs. r. A. Gill of Grand
Rapids were guests Of Mr.. and Mrs.
Henry Smith Monday night Mrs.
Gill is sister OF Mrs. Smith.
A reception for Rev. VIM. A. Bliss
and family will be given in the Baptist
church next Tuesday evening. A cor
dial invitation is extended TO all.
Greenville High School graduated q
class of twenty-three last week, twelve
boys and eleven girls. Ellis w. RAN
nay, president OF the board Of education
in neat address TO the class presented
them with their diplomas.
Nevin J. Lloyd has been presented
by his brother +. &. Lloyd with a
wheel chair which he manipulates with
ease and much easier way of getting
around than on his crutches. He is
much pleased with the gift.
The Y. M. &. A. summer camp is
now open on the Leach farm at Long
Lake. About fifty boys are enjoying
camp life, six from Belding are already
there. Visitors day is announced for
Thursday, June y, everyt ody go.
On and after July rural mail carri-
ers will begin the delivery of mail
packages heretofore exempted from
delivery. This means the handling Of
large amount of extra mail and is
done under the parcel ruling. Any
fourth-class matter weighing less than
eleven pounds will be delivered. The
highest charge on an eleven-pound
package will be % cents. The rate TO
be paid will be one cent for each two
ounces or less and two cents for more
than two ounces. Packages that
weigh more than four ounces the scale
is graduated.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1912-06-20
Short Re ms of Interest re
tafine 10 the ToqDn and It's
People. told In = Single
Paragraph.
Local ~
BrevitieS.


Ezra Cole and wife have moved bach
To this city from Greenville.
Mr.. and Mrs. Patterson enjoyed ar
outing at Baldwin Lake, Sunday.
Miss Sylvia Wilson left Monday fol
her home al McBain for the summer
vacation.
Miss Ella Lock wood left for her home
at Flint, Monday to spend her vacation
in that city.
Miss Electa Mead left Monday fol-
her home at Caro-, were she will spend
her vacation.
Miss Velma Palmer OF Ithaca was q
guest OF Mrs. II. G.. Mason from Satur-
day till Monday.
Miss Pearl Suits has gone TO her
home in Oak field to spend her vacation
with her parents.
Miss Linda Erickson left Tuesday
for Owosso, where she will spend her
vacation with her sister.
Miss Velma Mould left Tuesday for
her home at Stanwood, where she will
spend her summer vacation.
Alphonso Deitz left Monday for a
few days visit with relatives and
friends at Ionia, Detroit and Ann
Arbor.
Mrs. A. Main returned 10 her home
at Lakeview, Tuesday, after few days
visit with her brother, John Gaunce, of
this city.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Cooper and Mr..
and Mrs George w. Thomas attended
the *. of +. Memorial service at Green
vile, Sunday.
Mrs. Mary Stonhouse ard daughter,
Edith, left Monday for few weeks
visit with relatives and friends at
Melvin, Michigan.
Miss Lydia Naramor of Charlotte,
who has been guest for few days of
her friend Miss Lottie Mclaughlin at
the Ashfield, left Monday for her home.
+. M. Brown of Big Rapids, has been
guest for a few days of his daughter,
Mrs. Charles Wagner Mr.. Brown left
Tuesday for business trip i'm Northern
Michigan.
Mr.. and Mrs. Will Hammond FORM
erly OF the Hotel National, are i'm the
city for few weeks, coming from
West Virginia, where they have been
living for several months past.
Floyd Puffer has returned from
Spring Arbor, where he has finished a
four years course. His sister Miss
Grace Pufier spent few days there, re-
turning with him after commencement.
Miss Maize Gitchell, a student of the
Michigan Agricultural College, was
guest of her aunt, Mrs. Charles Hoyt,
from Saturday till Tuesday. She left
Tuesday morning for her home at
Evart.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ii. w. Mann OF Crosby
udNc Dttll utStS ibT lew udyS ~ Tie
home of Mr.. and Mrs. Fred Cornell
and other relatives. They left Monday
far visit nj Brown City before return
ing home.
Chas. White who had the misfortune
a few weeks ago TO clip the end Of his
fingers on saw, while working in the
factory is able TO use the hand again
and is back at work, thankful that the
injury was no worse.
Our genial friend Mark Brown has
been grunting around more or less this
spring with measley attack OF rheu-
matism. Mark is too ambitious to lay
around very long at stretch and on
Monday he left for Mt. Clemens TO take
a boiling in one of the famous bath
houses at that place.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1912-06-20

Miss Abbie Curtis was an lonia Wis
itor Tuesday.
Mrs. n. Lapham transacted business
in Ionia Tuesday.
Mr.. and Mrs. IL. j. Council were
Grand Rapids visitors Tuesday.
Mrs. w. +. Sandell went 10 Lowell
Tuesday for short visit with relatives
Mrs. Robert PEBBLES left Tuesday fol
weeks visit with relatives ut Coopers-
willie.
Mrs. ID. +. Baty left Tuesday for a
few weeks visit with relatives nj
Rochester, Mich.
The Misses Amy and Lagreda Lock-
wood left Tuesday for Flint where they
will spend their vacation.
Mr.. and Mrs. NJ. LaMoria returned TO
Bay City, Tuesday, after q few days
visit with Mrs. Goodrow.
William Coulter left Tuesday for Ann
Arbor To see his wife who is in the
hospital there for an operation.
Mr.. and Mrs. q. M. Brown left for
their home at Armada, Tuesday after
two weeks visit at the home of Mr.. and
Mrs. WILDER Wilson.
Mr.. and Mrs. John M. Wood, who
have been the guests at Fred A. WASH
burns several weeks, left Monday on
their return trip home to South Coven-
try, Conn.
Mrs. Thomas Evans left Tuesday for
. visit 70 her late home at Nashua,
New Hampshire. She was undecided
as TO how long she would remain at
that place.
Mrs. Frank ID. Cowan and children
left Monday for Sanford, Florida, where
they will join Mr.. Cowan They have
been spending a month here with her
mother, Mrs. William Wood.
Fred l.. Warner was i'm Ionia, Mon
day, having business in court he secur-
ed divorces for Verna Abnet against
Frank Abnet and Bertha Harrington
against Warren w. Harrington.
Mr.. and Mrs. Chris Liebum Of
Orleans left Tuesday for New York,
and will take passage on the steamship
Oscar for Copenhagen, where they will
visit their old home. Walter Feldt,
Hans Christensen and Chris Jensen
with their wives, OF Greenville, will
sail with them.
DIR. William Bell returned Saturday
from Ann Arbor where he assisted in
holding the examinations for the class
of log young doctors who graduated at
the University OF Michigan. The doctor
calls this his banner class and says that
he heyer had better time in his life
than he had at this examination.
Mr.. and Mrs Edgar Stanton leave TO
day for few days outing. They go To
Port Huron where they join the State
Electrical Association in trip on the
lakes going to Mackinaw and other
places. Upon their return To Port Hur-
IN, Mr.. and Mrs. Stanton will 20 TO
l. .xington, Mich, for few days visit
AT Mr.. Stantons old home.
The ladies of the Social Circle OF the
Congregational church have arranged
with the National rroubadors 10 give
home talent entertainment in the Opera
House July 9th. There will be more
than forty taking part in the concert
and choruses and the various nations
will be represented in the songs and
fancy drills which are unique and
interesting. The play is being put on
at Portland, under the auspices of the
Congregational church there, and the
director will come here TO begin rehear-
sal as soon as she is through at that
place.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1912-06-20

These suits-are all the latest 1912 models,
and colors that will suit you.
The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1912-12-19

KINGSTREE-THE GATEWAY
TO OPPORTUNITY.
The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1912-12-19
Drives OFT a Terror.

The chief executioner Of death in
the winter and spring is pneumonia.
It's advance agents are colds and
grip. In any attack by one of these
maladies no time should be lost in
taking the best medicine obtainable
to drive it off. Countless thousands
have found this to be DR. Kings
New Discovery. MY husband be-
lieves it has kept him from having
pneumonia three or four times"
writes Mrs George w Place, Raw
sonville, VT, and for coughs. colds
and Group we have never found its
equal" Guaranteed for all bron-
chial affections. Price so cts and
S1.OO. Trial bottle free at M L AL
lens. adv
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Miss Margaret Dent, aged four
teen, was burned to death Frida.
afternoon at Pinehurst, near Co
lumbia.
The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1912-12-19
Notice.

For public information and for
the information of those who may
be uninformed on the subject, the
Insurance Commissioner warns all
persons who sell fireworks that they
should see to it that they have a
special permit attached to their in
surance policies covering the sale of
fireworks. If this be not done, the
policy is voided, and, in case of loss,
there is possibility of the assured
being unable to recover on his in
surance.
The same applies to the storage
Of benzine, gasoline and other in
flammable substances; but partlcu-
lar attention is directed to the fire
works at this season of the year. 1t
The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1912-12-19

Alta meeting of Bethel Presbytery
held at Rock Hill Monday that body
rescinded it's former action concern
ing the proposed removal of Chicora
college from Greenville to Laurens
by voting to remove the college.
About thirty-six ministers and elders
were present at the meeting.
The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1912-12-19

Irwin Wrenn, white boy, was
run over and killed Saturd ay after
noon by an automobile driven by
David B Jenkins and his son, Clyde.
The Coroner's jury rendered ver-
dict attributlng the boys death to
criminal carelessness on the part
of Jenkins and his son, Clyde, who
have been committed to Jail to an
swer the charge against them.
The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1912-12-19
Famous Stage Beauties

look with horror on Skin Eruptions,
Blotches, Sores or Pimples. They
don't have them. nor will anyone
who uses Bucklen's Arnica Salve. 1t
plorifes the face. Eczema or Salt
Rheum vanish before it. 1t cures
sore lips, chapped hands, chilblains;
heals burns, cuts and bruises. I'm
eoualed for piles. Only Csc at M L
Aliens. adv
The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1912-12-19

Posses are out hunting a negro
for criminal assault upon a white
woman at Kline, in Barnwell county.
If captured the negro will doubtless
meet the usual fate of negro rapists.
Latee-Gregsie Maye, the negro
charged with the crime above re-
ferred to, has been captured and
safely lodged in Aiken Jail.
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| STATE and GENERAL
TOPICS
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES"

Miss Margaret Dent, aged four
teen, was burned to death Friday
afternoon at Pinehurst, near Co
lumbia.
Whitelaw Reid, United States am
bassador to Great Britain since 1905,
died in London Sunday. He was
proprietor of the New York Tribune.
xxx
William Jennings Bryan passed
through Florence Tuesday going to
Winston-Salem from Wilmington. N
C, where he delivered lecture the
ri ght before.
Larkin Reid, a white man 60 years
old, was run down and instantly kill
ed by train on the G & G division
of the Southern railway at Williams
ton Tuesday afternoon.
By order of Governor Blease, Chief
State Constable Kibler of Columbia
and his local assistants raided a So
called social club at Lexington Tues
day and captured more than $500
worth of whiskey and beer.
xxx
The cotton crop for 1912 is esti-
mated at 13,s2O.OOO bales, as an
nounced by the United States De.
partment of Agriculture. This is
the second largest crop ever pro-
duced and will probably rank as the
most valuable on record.
xxx
Luther McBee, a well-to-do farm.
er of Greenville county, was mortal
ly wounded by Dock Knight, who
struck him two blows on the head
with an axe Saturday afternoon
The two men were drinking and
quarreled and fought.
xxx
Three Kershaw county convicts
two of them serving life sentences
and the third a twenty year term
overpowered a penitentiary guard
Wednesday of last week and made
their escape. Alonzo Mclean anG
Hiram Lykes are the life term pris
oners and Capers Rembert the TWEEN
ty-year convict.
RA Richey, white, serving a ter
year sentence in the State penitent
iary for rape, was paroled last week
by Governor Blease on condition
that he give $4,000 bond and re.
port to the Governor November %,
1918, for such action as the Governor
may then deem wise. Richey. a
| wealthy farmer of Abbeville county,
was convicted of rape in 1910, his
victim being white girl under IA
years old, living in Richey's home
under his protection.
The engagement of Miss Helen
Gould, of New York city, to Finley j
Shepard, of St Louis, has been an
nounced. Miss Gould is the daugh-
ter of the late Jay Gould. She is
"a years of age and her fance As
years old. Miss Gould is worth
$50, 100000 and much of her money
has been spent in relieving the con-
dition of the poorer classes. During
the Spanish-American war she gave
several hundred thousand dollars,
and much of her time besides, for
the relief of the sick and wounded
soldiers.
Secretary of the Treasury Nc
Veagh is now arranging for the
printing of the new form of paper
money to be issued by the Govern
ment. The new currency, which is
designed to supplant the old, will
be only two-thirds the size, its d.
mensions being six by two and one
half inches. The new notes will
have this popularity: all notes will
have the same design on the back.
This applies to treasury notes, coin
certificates and bank notes. Now
these notes differ on back as we'll as
on faca
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DEG. 19. 1912.
SOME HEN THIS!
"Lady Show You, from MIS-
souri,, Sold for $500.

Springfield, Mo, December lS:-
Lady Show You," a white Plymouth
Rock hen that won the national egg
LAYING contest at the State poultry
station, Mountain Grove, Mo, this
wear, was sold here today for $500
by ] A Bickerdite of Millersville. LII.
The hen has a record of laying 2Sl
full weight eggs this year.
The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1912-12-19

President Taft has announced that
after retiring from the Presidents
Office March 4, 1918, he will accept
the chair of professor of law lat
Yale University.
The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1912-12-19

"In men whom men condemn as Ill,
l find so much of goodness still;
nmen whom MEN pronounce diVine'
find so much of sin and blot
hesitate to draw the line
Between the two-where God has not.
The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1912-12-19
Lost.

One shepherd dog, female, light
straw color, last seen near Salters.
Reward if returned to
12-19-1tp. GEORGE HAMMET.
Kingstree, S C..
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When you want US to change the
address of your paper it will save
lots of trouble to name the old
as we'll as the new postoffice. Please
bear this in mind. u