Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1899-01-19

Article of association for beets
sugar factory with headquarters at
Benton IIarbor, hive been fled. Capt.
tai stock 100000,
The Wabash railroad has fled a suit
10 restrain the d., l.. & n. Ry. from
using its tracks from Delray to Detroit,
and asks for S2O,O 900 for track rentals,
in the Ohio courts.
Geo. TomplSins and Miss Holly, who
were testing the strength of the ice on
Clark's lake. Jackson, unfortunately
broke through and were drowned
The bodies have been recovered.
Max Goldberg, of Detroit, tried to
blow out gasoline stove in his grocery
store, and the result was a fire that
damaged his stock to the extent of 3d.
600 and burning his neighbours effects
Henry S. Seage was waylaid and
robbed of small sum of money within
a block of the state house, Lansing
He was struck in the face with some
blunt instrument and knocked down.
1t is stated that nearly all acreage
for the beet sugar industry in Oakland
county has been secured and the build
ing of the factory assured. Head
quarters have been established at Pom
tiac.
Herb High and M. Shot disturbed
the peace and quiet of Pontiac by a
fist fight on the main street Each re-
ceived pair of SINNERS" before friends
stepped in and separated the combat
ants.
A whole family is dangerously sick
at Decatur as a result OF using basin
in preparing dinner, which had pre-
viously been used for mixing rough on
rats in. II Is thought they will re-
cover.
A freight train broke loose at Ply
mouth and when the two sections came
together the force was SO great that
two cars loaded with potatoes were
badly smashed, and potatoes took a
sudden drop.
Gov. Pingrec has issued acquisitions
to the governor of Ohio for Charles
Russell and William Speinman alias
Herman Finllle, who are wanted in
Kalamazoo county for the Richland
bank robbery.
The Detroit, Plymouth & Worthwhile
electric railway expects to have cars
running from Wayne to Plymouth in
short time. 1t has been necessary to
thaw the ground with big fires in or
der TO lay the tracks.
The arrest Of w. +. Stine, Of Char
lotte, for contempt of court by Judge
Mowcry, OF Vcrmontville, and the sub
sequent action commenced against the
Judge by Mr.. Stinc, still continues TO
attract much attention.
Banking Commissioner Maltz has APP
pointed VIM. III. Heath, of lonia, state
bank examiner to succeed James A.
Latta, who resigned to accept the as
sistaut cashiership of the Pcninsular
Savings Bank of Detroit.
The December report OF State Salt
Inspector Caswell is as follows: Manis-
tee county, 1858 barrels; Wayne,
81, 400; Bay, 81 ,o9s; st. Clair, 46, 1877;
Mason, 39,s73; Saginaw, 39,247; Mid
land, ., 700; total, 1868, 090.
George Ticc, prominent farmer of
Doyle, Riley township, while helping
to operate a corn-husller, had his right
hand drawn into the machinery. Be
fore the machine could be stopped his
hand was ground to pulp.
Maggie, the l4-year-old daughter of
Fred Baker, Of near Birch Run, went
out for a drive with her lover of %
years, but She never came back" and
her parents. much grieved over the af-
fair, have taken legal steps in the
matter.
Edward Townsend, Of Grand Rapids,
has been found guilty of assault with
intent to do great bodily harm less
than murder. Townsend shot young
man who was trying TO cut him out Of
his sweetheart. However the shot
was not fatal.
Petitions are being circulated in
Eaton county asking that another
election be held on the local option
proposition. The open saloon" advo-
Gates are back of the movement and
they hope to place the county back in
the wet" column.
Chauncey Baxter, aged about 65,
well-known Branch county farmer,
was found dead in his barn. He left
the house in apparently good health
but not returning in time for break
fast his wife went to the barn and
found him dead on the floor.
Cruelty to animals is not popular,
nor is it profitable, at Big Rapids. A
farmer, who tied COW TO the rear end
of his wagon and then raced his horses
al full speed for some distance, to the
great distress of the COW, was brought
before justice and fined IS and costs.
Gov. Pingree is in favor of the state
legislature appropriating few thous-
and dollars to provide a silver or
bronze badge for the volunteer soldiers
and sailors in Michigan, who went TO
the war. He also says that the state
militiamen should be paid 81 per day.
The Detroit Auditorium was packed
to the doors on the night of the
Sharkey-McCoy fight to listen to the
returns of the big fight and witness