Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1897-02-25

thursday, FEB. IS, 1897.
The plan of buying eggs By weight,
stead OF count, is being agitated by
ROGERS and produce buyers in some
owns, and 1t Is said the plan Is quite
kelly to be adopted. Ii is argued that
lille the smallest eggs are not sup
osed to bring as good price as reg
lars" they often creep into basket
Ill, and when the merchants receive
heir account of sales from the parties
whom they ship, 1t is not an uncom-
on thing TO find that some OF the
rates have been discounted for this
rsason. One-half regular price is all
,aat is allowed for small eggs by the
pmmission merchants. AS the local
Merchants have at least come out even
dn the deal, and they say there is no
hofit whatever in handling the hen
ruit, taken year in and year out, it
'ould look as II the weight buying
ystem would result in "a benefit to
ermers. 1t is certainty that there
aould not possibly be any unfairness to
hther party in the deal. The farmer
sould get pay for just what he actually
ad and the merchant would have just
hat he had paid for-no more and no
iss.-Ex.
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The Chicago and North Eastern
s,ailroad Company refused TO pay Its
axes in the townships OF AuTrain and
isnota, in the Upper Peninsula, and
lae treasurers of those townships levied
l1n 1900 tons Of coal belonging TO the
dbmpany The tax law makes IL the
Gty OF TOWNSHIP p treasurers to levy up
n any property, real or personal, OF
Jose refusing to pay their taxes. The
Jaw exempts nothing and empowers
reasurers to seize anything and every
hhing that person who refuses 10 pay
is taxes is possessed of. If treas
lrrer neglects TO take these means OF
sbrcing collection the law makes him
nd his bondsmen personally liable for
;he amount of taxes involved. 1t is
stated that the company will make a
test case of this TO determine the ques-
blion of the right to levy on personal
Improperly for the payment of delinquent
y axes on real estate, The decision 10
his case is of vast Importance and will
awofta1 mith lnfapnat
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The subject of school saving banks is
eceiving considerable attention in
hilarious places. At South Jersey, ac-
| eording to the New York Tribune, a
u.ystem of this kind has been in use for
awo years, and savings to the amount
II S47 SOP IL have been received from
fo,6l2 depositors. The plan is being
kiushed by the Woman's Christian Tenn
(pierance Union and is one which merits
consideration. No idea of greater
PRACTICAL usefulness and helpfulness
an be inculcated into the minds of the
Dung than that of systematic saving
( money and property-not in mig
ardly, miserly sense. of course, but as
opposed To foolishly or carelessly
quandering.
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Joseph K. Dunlop will spend two
ears in durance vile for sending OBJ
Gene matter through the mails. Dun
pp is publisher Of the Chicago Dis
batch, a sensational sheet, and the
natter sent through the mails and
'harged TO be obscene was published
3 advertising matter in that paper
lie was sentenced to two years i'm
)risonment by the court below, which
,entence the action Of the supreme
.ourt Monday has the effect of con-
srming.
The State League of Republican
Clubs held its annual meeting at De-
roit Monday and elected the following
Ulcers: President, +. N. Dingley,
kalamazoo; vice president, Grant Eel
sows, Adrian; secretary, Bingley Fales,
Detroit; treasurer, Frank w. Wait.
;turgis. Hon. j. b. Chaddock of Ionia
? one of the delegates elected to at
end the coming national convention.
B. F. Hall and G. X. Cowdin were del
gates from this city.
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l.. w. Sprague of Greenville has
been brought out as candidate for
department commander OF the G. A.
z. and this boom will be actively push
ID from now out. Mr.. Sprague is a
prother of Hon. Rufus f. Sprague, the
iate Sound Money Democratic candi
bate for governor, and he was mem
Der OF the soldiers home board for
me term, by appointment Of Gov.
Winans.-Howard Record.
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The Republican State convention
nominated Chss. ID. Long Of Ingham
bounty for Justice of the Supreme
rourt, VIM. j. Cocker Of Lenawee, and
lJhas. d. Lawton OF Van Buren,, for re-
tents OF the university, "A most excel