Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1916-01-19
Protect Quail from Storm

Lansing-The State game commits
sioner's department has sent tele-
graphic instructions to wardens
throughout the state to pay particu-
lar attention to the protection of
prairie chickens and quail.
"Advices indicate that heavy sleet
and blizzardly weather is existing
from Monroe to Keweenaw bay"
"A continued and heavy, below zero
blast is to follow, and if such is the
case quail and prairie chickens with
out some human help will die in large
numbers.
"If the farmers, residents of viii
lagos and all others who know the
habits of a covey of quail or chick
en-, will only go there and help pro-
tect them for the next few days, we
will save them. If this is not done,
am afraid the storm will almost
clean up both species in Michigan"
Rockford-There are but few towns
in the state of Michigan that starts
out the new year under as favorable
auspices as the village of Rockford.
1t is quite a surprise to many visitors
and strangers to our village to learn
that the town has no bonded debt
something that very few towns of any
size can boast of This fact alone is
enough to brag of and more of our
citizens should avail themselves of the
chance TO tell it to the outside world.
Then we have an industry that is
running overtime and has its product
sold up months in advance and the
war in the European countries has
nothing to do with the prosperous con-
dition of these institutions. They are
getting the business entirely on the
merits of the goods which are manu-
featured. The name of this firm is
the Hirth- Krause Co. and their shoe
factory, under the efficient manage
ment of O. A. Krause, is making
shoes which sell all over the United
States.
Mt Pleasant-Henry Fair, 65 years
old, farmer residing four miles east
of Mt Pleasant, Respondent from ill
ness, last week shot himself in the
head while in the kitchen Of his home.
He placed a loaded shotgun against a
washing machine and released the
trigger by touching it with a stove
poker, nearly blowing his head off.
His wife, who had just gone into an
other room, heard the report. Hurry
ing into the kitchen, she found Mr..
Fair dead.
Benton Harbor-Comin to this
city fifteen years ago Clayton NJ
Ruth has advanced from a position
as driver of an oil wagon to that of
cashier of the Farmers and Merch-
ants National bank, the largest in
Michigan He entered
the Benton Harbor State bank of this
city as an assistant bookkeeper in
1903 and became cashier Of the Ber-
rier Springs State bank in 1908.
Kalamazoo-Ward n. II. Simp-
son of Jackson prison told the state
Cleaners here that Jackson prisoners
produced a net profit of $4,000 for
the state during 1915. He said $780,
600 was given to the prisoners. Gov.
Ferris advocated keeping rural
as community centers as well as edu-
cational institutions and advocated
affliation of rural interests.
Sebewa Corners-The home of
AlonZo Evans, at this place, was des-
troyed by fire between 600 and 700
o'clock Sunday morning. Mr.. Evans
barely had time to grab some clothes
in his bedroom and some papers which
were in the secretary and make his
escape. Only a few pieces of house
hold furniture were saved. The orr
gin of the fire is unknown. Mr. Ev-
ans wife died few months ago and
he had been living alone. The house
was a substantial one, worth probably
$500, while the loss on furniture will
bring the total up to $4,000. Mr..
Evans carried insurance in one of the
mutual companies.