Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1899-05-18


A special meeting OF the common
council was held Friday night. called
together by Mayor Spencer for the pur
pose Of considering an application for
a franchise and permit to enter the
city and operate and maintain street
railway. The petition was presented
by c. w. Taylor OF Grand Rapids and
IL asks the council to grant authority
TO Henry ID. Plumb, Huntley Russell
and Judson f.. Rice, their heirs. asso-
ciates, successors or assigns To con-
struct, maintain, use and operate
street railway in the city Of Belding,
entering the city on the state road
from Cooks Corners, thence easterly
to Water street, thence north on
Water street to State street, thence
westerly and northerly on said State
street to the north city limits. The
matter was referred to committee for
consideration and action will be taken
at the next regular meeting Of the
council. From interviews had with
the mayor and several members OF the
council there is no question but that
franchise will be granted
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At the association of superintendent
of Michigan schools held IN Lansing
last week, Superintendent A. l.. Mar
vim of Sparta made four suggestions in
answering the question, ''How to lessen
the cigarette habit?" These were To
forestall heredity, TO change the en-
vironment OF the boys, To make more
effective the education on the evil
effects of the habit, AMI to enforce the
laws prohibiting the sale of tobacco TO
minors Superintendent OF Public In
struction Hammond declared IL to be
the county examiners duty To revoke
the certificate Of a teacher who is u
cigarette smoker his argument boiDg
that 1t is impossible to keep the pupils
from forming the habit if their teachers
are to be permitted to foster it.
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1t is barely possible that our govern
ment may be obliged to use force to
compel the Cuban insurgents to lay
down their arms and become peaceable
and law abiding citizens. The distri-
button OF So 900 600 which is proposed
and has already been voted TO the
Cuban army, may not be accepted.
After ali the good work doue by this
nation for them 10 lifting the burden
of the Spanish yoke. if they do not now
acquiesce in Uncle Sans policy and
assist in maintaining stable govern
ment. Gen. Shafter should be ordered
again to that island TO teach them IA
lesson in obedience.
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II you are prompted 10 send an order
for goods to catalog department
house, you should first remember and
consider we'll that they sell cheap goods,
which a reputable business man doing
business in your own town cannot afford
to handle for several reasons. One OF
prosecution under the pure food laws OF
the state and il you learned he was sell
ing you cheap grade OF goods you
would drop him as a pig drops hot
potato" and trade elsewhere. In most
cases you will find that the home price
is the lower, or that you get better
article.
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Even without n material increase i'm
the rate of specific taxes the railroads
OF Michigan will be required to pay
more money into the state treasurer
next year than ever before. The total
earnings of all Michigan roads for the
first quarter OF 1899, according to re-
port issued by Commissner Osborn were
$780,, 97O.Sl. Is against S7,Ot5, 800 81
for tho corresponding period OF 1898.
The per cent in increase is nearly o.
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State Game and Fish Warden Grant
M. Morse of Portland spent few hours
in the city today on court business.
He says the department is still making
it hot for violaters of the law, and the
Morrison lake incident is only a sample
Of the trouble in store for sportsmen
who persist in getting outside the
bounds of the law.-Ionia Sentinel.
ADVERTISED LETTERS.
BELDING, Mich, May s, 1899.
There are remaining at this office
at this date the following unclaimed