Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1899-09-21


The trial of the four men indicted by
the grand jury in the Cross Roads
Weekly outrage at Metamora has been
adjourned until the November term of
court.
The Maccabees of Kalamazoo dedi-
Gated their new temple on the I4th.
The hall is to be occupied jointly by
three tents, two hives and the uni
form rank.
Several clerks of the tax commits
sion are out on an inspection tour.
Saginaw, Macomb and st. Clair coun-
ties will be among the first to be in.
vestigated
Ground has been broken for the Ann
Arbor railways grain elevator at
Frankfort. The building will be nine
stories high and have capacity of
10000 bushels
A simple and practical sugar beet
puller, pronounced by experts who
have seen it operated, to be the best of
its kind, has been invented by James
King, of Three Rivers.
Marquette is trying to suppress gam
bling by soaking convicted sports with
heavy fines John Fletcher was given
500 dose and is in Jail waiting for
his friends to come to his rescue.
heavy frost visited Ashley on the
night of the 14th, killing corn which
had not been cut and destroying all
kinds of vines. Ice as thick as pane
of glass formed on water in pals and
tubs.
pet deer strayed from the Enclosure
of Mayor j. c. Davis at Lansing nearly
two months ago and was given up for
lost. Recently the animal came, back
minus one of its horns and was gladly
taken in.
Supt. Montgomery Of the State Pub
lie school at Coldwater, announces that
ne has a number of unusually bright,
attractive boys, ranging from l to 10
years of age, for whom he is DESTROYS
of finding good homes.
Genesee farmers are beginning to
wonder if they will have to anchor
down their barns; the other night
some one carried off a pillow which a
Long Lake farmer had left standing
in the field at the close of his days
work.
Surely the morals of the people of
Michigan are improving, or else the
law is not getting after offenders as
lively as usual From August IS to
September 7, not single prisoner
was received at the state prison at
Jackson.
Schlee Brothers, of North Lansing,
on the 18th shipped eight carloads of
wool, aggregating 10000 pounds, to
Boston. The firm TO which the con-
signment was sent have purchased
total of l,o9s,ooo pounds of wool in
Michigan this year
County register of deeds are kicking
on the action of the state tax commits
sioners in asking them to furnish a
large amount of information from the
books of their offices relative to the
mortgages of the state They think
they should receive extra pay for the
work.
1t is announced that Albion college
will receive a gift OF SO, 600 rom Thos.
w. Palmer, OF Detroit. The sum is
given in memory Of Mr. Palmer's
mother and is TO constitute the Mary
Palmer fund, the income Of which
will be devoted to the physical educa-
ton of young women.
Durand's second attempt TO find wa
10 10, &c ho. 70
no water was discovered az &C 9th OF
200 feet. After one more tra, is made
in likely" spot, the counc., will
probably decide to pipe the water from
the fine flowing wells west Of town 10
central pumping station
The common council, Of Reading has
called a special election to be held on
September 20, at which time propo.
slton for bonding the village for SEQ
600 to construct water works plant
will be submitted to the people. The
recent heavy loss by fire nsures the
success OF he proposition
Mrs Ward Perkins, Of Lapeer, was
granted a decree Of divorce on the 18th.
She claims that she was married in
January OF this year and parted from
her husband in March. This is the
second time Perkins has been divorced,
and the court will sign bill prevent
ing him from marrying again for two
years.
Laura. the 3-year-old daughter of
Mr.. and Mrs. John Peterson, of South
Haven, was feeding the chickens a few
days ago, when a grain of corn. which
she was Smelling, flew into her mouth
and throat. Physicians were unable
to remove il, and on the 18th she
cholxed to death, the grain swelling in
| the throat.
An apple expert of Albion. after
looking over the ground the past few
days, says the winter apples are ripen.
! ing earlier this season than ever be.
fore within his recollection. He also
says the crop will be a good one, not.
withstanding the large quantities of
of the fruit which have fallen from the
trees before maturing.
a. L. Smith, a former business man