Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1912-04-04
MICHIGAN
HAPPENINGS

fred Hammer an aged man OF this city
and Ipsilanti. who has devised a
unique advertising scheme. Early last
December Mrs. Schepler got acquaint
ed with Hammer and was persuaded
by him 10 put the money into the adj
yertising business he was starting
here. Mrs. Schepler sued to obtain
the money she had invested. alleging
Misrepresentation and fraud.
Grand Rapids. Edward John
son, teller OF Ike Michigan Trust
company of this city, was ar
rested while working over his books
in the bank, charged with emheZZling
$4,000 from the institution Johnson
is said 10 have admitted his theft.
declaring he spent the money in buck
etshop speculation.
Mount Clemens.-Because they were
caught with the goods on" sell
Ing smallmouthed black bass, which
is prohibited by a law, six per
sons paid fines in the court OF Justice
Allen w. Kent, while the seventh,
Louis Trombley, resident Of the
lake shore. was sent TO jail for ten
days In default Of a fine OF $40.
Filion.-Mrs. Reuben Ratson, aged
thirty-fVe, sustained fatal burns
at her home here and died
three hours later She was working
around the house at the time and
when lamp was tipped over and ig
nited some lace curtains, the flames
quickly spreading TO her clothing up
on her attempt to extinguish the blaze.
The nearest doctor was at Kinde, six
miles away from the Ratson home,
and by the time Of his arrival the
woman had succumbed TO her burns
Bay City.-Three months ago John
LedfOrd moved TO farm west
OF Auburn. near here, and filed
the haymow with hay. In doing so he
inadvertently covered up a hen. lie
removed the last OF the hay and
found the hen still alive. II has been
able TO feed on clover tops three
months. When it was buried the hen
was healthy fowl, but now weighs
less than a half pound and can only
stand when leaning against some
thing.
Owosso.-Alphons HeH, sugar
beet worker. tried TO force an ell
trance in the home OF Mrs. G. l..
Bentley and although the latter is
seventy-seven years old she dealt with
the intruder so roughly that he found
himself lying at the bottom OF the
steps. He was arraigned and fined
three dollars for being drunk and dis
orderly.
Cadillac,-The Sons OF the Repub.
lie, under the patronage OF the
Daughters OF the Revolution, or
eanized here. with the following Of
flcers: President, Clyde Edgell; vice
president, Carroll Petersen, secre-
tary, Oscar Larson; corresponding
secretary, Clarence Rundquist; color
sergeant, Werner Johnson; treasurer,
Mrs. j. c. Knox.
Kalamazoo.-His mind complete
blank, G. H.. White, lightweight
years old, was found wandering
about the city unable to tell what
his name was or where he lived.
Whites mind failed suddenly and
since that time he has been walking
about the town. Letters in his peck
cts enabled the officers to learn where
he lived.
Cadillac.-Henry Wagner, the TWEEN
ty-year-old wife-beater, who abused
his wife last week while drunk,
was sentenced 10 serve thirty-five
days in the county Jail Charles Ster-
ling, the bartender who sold Wagner
the liquor that made him drunk, is
still in jail, none OF his friends COM
ing TO his rescue with sufficient bail
money.
Croswell -Joseph Bulla. who dis.
appeared from his home near
Tyre some time ago and who was be
lieved TO have been killed for the
$4,000 he had on his person when he
disappeared, writes his friends that
he is in Milwaukee. He gives no rea-
son why he left so suddenly. Sanilac
officials were mystifed for some time.
Mount Clemens.-William 4. Delhi
was nominated for alderman in
the Third ward by the Republican
delegates. His brother Barney Delhi.
at present member of the common
council, and one OF the five "insur-
gent" men, was renominated by the
Democrats as a candidate for re-elec-
ton as alderman of the Third ward.
MISUNDERSTANDING under quaran-
tine for scarlet fever the resi-.
dence of Claude NJ. Dalrymple caught
fire. The flames were soon extin-
guished without harm to the patient
or other inmates OF the house.
Jackson--Two Jackson coal deal