Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1912-04-11


places have been agitated over the
secret sessions, which finally resulted
in the presentation of petitions TO the
city commissioners. These petitions
had little effect Oh the commissioners,
only one amendment being made In
the ordinance, that of changing the
closing time from II TO u o'clock.
Of the semi.annual meeting OF
the western Michigan district of
the Methodist church opened here.
More than $50 pastors attended. Sam
uel Dickie OF Albion college and Gov
ernOr Osborn will be the principal
speakers at banquet. Rev. Homer
Stuntz of New York, Philippine mis-
sionary, preached at the opening ses-
sion.
Nashville-In field on his farm.
northeast of here, the body OF
Ambrose Childs was found where it
had lain at least five days. 1t is not
yet known how he came TO his death,
but il is thought from natural causes.
His team, with the harness on, had
wandered about the farm all this time
without care, and his dog. fierce
bulldog, was found in the house so
nearly starved that il could not bark.
Jackson lie Strange and
Frank Hogan, charged with lar
ceny from the Ideal theater, were ar
raigned in circuit court. lie Strange
pleaded guilty, and was sentenced 10
Jackson prison for from one TO five
years. The case against Hogan was
nolle pressed, La Strange having re-
Gently made confession in which be
cleared the man who was arrested
with him.
Holland. -Passenge train No. 4,
from Grand Rapids TO Chicago,
was derailed near iceland due 10 a
split rail, tearing UP the track for
several rods. Six coaches. sleepers
and the tender left the rails and only
the engine passed over. No one was
injured. Another train was made up
at Grand Rapids which passed through
here about three hours late.
Louis Waldron, in Ovid township.
was burned with all its contents.
Mrs Waldron was in Coldwater and
Mr.. Waldron awoke and found the
chamber filled with smoke. He at
taun ~ To ho OF
saved himself by jumping from win
dow, injuring himself severely. A de-
fective chimney was the cause. The
loss is $1,000.
Lansing. - Representative u. +.
Graves of Adrian has added to the
collections OF curios in the war muse
um OF the capitol, bit Of wood taken
from the wreck OF the battleship
Mains Colonel Graves was in Cuba
when he call for tho first special ses-
sion was issued and il was during his
visit there that he secured tia souve-
mir
East Lansing-Dr. Charles Edward
Marshall, professor of bacteriology
and hygiene at the NJ. A. c., has
resigned, TO take effect at the end of
the present college year in June. He
has accepted a dictatorship in the
Massachusetts agricultural college at
Amherst and plans to begin Lis new
duties September 1. 4
Pontiac.-OTders were issued by
the board OF health and the chief
of police 10 kill all unmuzzzled
dogs found running at large. Further
examinations. at Ann Arbor have re
vealed rabies in dogs that have been
suspected of being mad and shot. Ev-
cry effort will now be made to check
the spread OF the trouble.
Lansing.-The alumni OF the Uni
versity OF Michigan from the mid
die west will meet in st. Louis
April q. The meeting will De the
largest gathering OF former students
of that institution ever assembled in
the Mississippi valley.
Monroe. Although three different
propositions TO build stone roads
in Erie township, south of here,
have been defeated at the polls dur
Ing the last two months. the fourth
attempt was successful by a vote OF
155 TO 113. The proposition calls for
a construction OF five and half miles
of macadam highway not less than
16 feet wide. The improved high
way will extend along the United
States turnpike and will be a very
important stretch in the much-agi-
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