Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1917-06-27
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Ithaca.-Hats off to Joe Cowdry,
who pulled one of the old timers of
the tribe of pike out Of Houghton
lake last week. This particular grass
pike weighed IL pounds exactly and
measured 42% inches in length. Some
fish you say and all the more credit
Gus old cane pole and finally pulled
him in a very tired fish, without the
aid of landing net or gait.
Joe who was alone in the boat
seems to have had some lively tussle
for upwards of a half hour. When
finally landed the hook was seen to be
practically Strengthened out with the
barb alone keeping it and the fish on
speaking acquaintance.
The fish was sent down to Mount
Pleasant Thursday and reached ltha-
ca Friday. To say that its exhibit
ton along the route has given many
the fever, is to state it mildly.
Such prizes as. this, to say nothing
of the numerous other fine catches
of pike we have seen this year from
other lakes make US say put the pike
on the game fish list. Who is there
who has ever fought with one Of these
beauties who wants to see them
gradually slaughtered with spear and
net until pike fishing is only men,
DRY of the good old days.
Holding II. b. Convention
Lake Odessa.-The twenty-first an
nual convention of the Christian En-
deavor Sunday School Union Of the
United Brethren church is being held
here this week. Many prominent
i L. a.
| including Prof. M. A. Honline of Day
ton, Ohio, A. LaVerne Spafford and
Chas. L.. Hoot. The program is a
full to all delegates and friends who
attend.
New Factory to Start
Portland.-This city is to have
new industry. Several local men have
organized a stock company for the
manufacture of concrete silos. The
new factory will be built on the J.
G.. Franks property adjoining the
railroad tracks. The company is
capitalized at S22,500 with $500 of
preferred stock paid in. Five thous-
and dollars of this amount was raised
outside of Portland and the balance
among local capitalists. Directors of
the company elected at meeting last
week are: r. nj. Ferguson, Mark w.
Probate, Richard Bates, E. A. Rich
ards, VIM. H. Young, VIM. o. Barton,
John B. Mathews, Lorenzo Weber,
and Joseph Spitzley. Officers have
not been elected.
Brown Sentenced
Judge f. ID. M. Davis at Stanton
on Tuesday sentenced Alfred Brown,
charged with robbing twelve stores in
McBrides and Sheridan, to seven and
one-half to fifteen years in the Ionia
reformatory on his plea of guilty to
one Of the twelve charges of the COM
plant. With the arrest of Brown and
the capture of Frank Randall, his sup
posed accomplice, officials believe that
the series of robberies in Ionia, Mont
calm and Gratiot counties has been
cleared up. Randall is being held in
Gratiot awaiting trial.
Road Decision Pleases officials
The decision Of Judge Houghton of
Bay county, sitting in the Ionia cir
cult court, in which he declared the
Covert road law constitutional, is CIV
ing state officials much satisfaction.
"A. p. LOOMS of Ionia county at
tackled the constitutionality of the
road building law on the ground that
it interferred with the rights of cities
and counties.
Assistant Attorney General Leland
w. Carr said that in some unexplain-
ed way the impression had gotten
abroad that the court had declared
the law unconstitutional. This, he
said, was erroneous.
"The law is good and all proceed
ings under It valid" he concluded.
Resigns As Telegrapher
Ct T,ouis-A. III. Lowry established
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