Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1899-04-27

ton OF the Michigan Starch Co. Po-
tato starch, dextrine and gums, potato
-four and other potato products will be
manufactured, as well as wheat starch
and con starch.
Frank Yeager, of Moontown, Mo-,
killed a man named.Powell with an AK,
shot Mrs. Yeager three times and then
cut his own throat. Yeager and his
wife will probably die. Yeager was
Jealous of Powell.
Andrew Carnegie has promised to
give $3.50, 900 to cover the cost of the
proposed addition to the art, science
and library departments of the Car
negie library at the entrance to Schenly
park, Pittsburg, Pa.
The wheat crop in the vicinity Of
Belleville will be an almost total fail
ure. Within a radius of 10 or IL miles
the farmers have generally given up
all hope and many of them are drilling
in oats on their wheat grounds.
Solomon Pratt, arrested at Orion re-
Gently on a charge of assault, has been
bound over to the circuit court. The
victim was Carrie Crowell, the 12-year-
65 years of age and has a wife living.
Orlando Draper, wealthy farmer of
Keeler, attempted TO chase a flock of
sheep out of the dooryard the other
night, when his neck came in contact
with the clothesline throwing him
back nearly 10 feet. He struck on his
head, dislocating his collar bone and
cutting his neck. 1t is thought he
will die.
State Game and Fish Warden Morse
has announced the following appoint
ments: Chief deputy, Chas. f. Brew
ster, Grand Rapids; state deputies,
Frederick Il. Fisher, Detroit, for Wayne
county; ID. A. Aitl1en, of Sault Ste
Marie, for Chippewa county; county
deputy, VIM. Ocobock, of Wyandotte,
for Wayne county
The supreme court holds that cities
villages or townships need not keep
their roads or streets in better condi-
ton than the law provides for, in the
case of vehicles. The law does not APP
ply to bicycles, and cyclers cannot col
lect damages. The court says that if
an extension of the liability is deemed
necessary, the legislature must be
asked for relief.
Geo. l.. Atkins, a carpenter of Pres
colt, while crossing a bridge over a
creek near Hardwood lake, was at.
tackled by big lynx, which jumped
upon him from ii tree. Both were
thrown into creek, and a terrific
combat took place in which Atkins
was victorious, although three ribs
were broken and he was badly LAGER
ated by the animals claws.
The residents of New Baltimore
have visions of their village as a rival
of Mt. Clemens in the way of health
resort since the finding there of min
eral water resembling that of the lat
ter city. The building of hotel and
sanitarium is being discussed, and now
that the electric railroad is coming
their way, there are fair prospects of
the carrying ont of the project.
The strike at the Osceola and Tama-
rack mills is still in force, while the
management at the mines, who at first
thought it would amount to but little,
are now decidedly on the nervous seat.
The fact that the 800 men at the mills
have struck necessitates the closing
down of the Osceola, Tamaracb Tam
arack Jr. and kearsarge mines, throw
ing fully 1000 men out of work.
If every farmer could do as well on
his crops as ID. Brosman, of Silver
Creek Cass county, did on his last
falls potatoes, there would be fewer
mortgages on record. Mr. Brosman
raised 200 bushels Of tubers and sold
them at such a figure that, after de-
Quoting all expenses, he will have
enough profit to more than pay for the
II acres of land they were raised on.
Joe. Travis, the boy who so myster-
iously disappeared from oxford some
time ago, has returned home and tells
a queer story. He says that while IN
Lapeer he fell down and struck his
head rendering him unconscious When
he regained consciousness he had for
gotten where he lived and what his
name was. Since then he has been in
Flint, Battle Creek, South Bend. Ind.
and Chicago. While at Battle Creek
he saw his name in paper and his
memory instantly returned to him.