Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1899-03-09
STATE GOSSIP.

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delivery for Mt Clemens, to take effect
July /.
The Michigan Standard Coal Co. of
Sebewaing shipped their first two car
loads of coal
A postofiice has been established at
Clearwater, Kalkaska county, Herman
l.. Brown, postmaster.
A postoflice has been established at
Mallory, Hillsdale county, with Ben
iamin w. Ware as postmaster.
f. Ill. Dyer, of Cleveland, will build
the new sugar beet factory at Holland.
His bid of $500, 900 was the lowest
1t is said that many thousands of
dollars will be spent in building up
the business portion of Olivet this
spring
A new bank has been opened up in
Minden City under the name of Ira
Arnot At present it is only an ex-
pertinent.
A civil service examination will be
held at Big Rapids, April s, to fill posi-
tions of postofiice clerk and carrier in
that city.
VIM. Schuler cattle dealer of
White Pigeon, was found dead in bed
at Chicago hotel. The gas was
turned on.
Willis w. Stewart, of Port Huron,
has been appointed as assistant inspec-
tor of hulls at that port at salary of
81, 900 per annum.
South Haven will give $500 in cash
and the necessary franchises to secure
the proposed electric railroad to run
from there to Allegan.
There being but 80 cases on the
docket the March term of court in Cal
houn promises to be short. Eight of
the 80 are non-jury cases.
Kalamazoo will have new hotel OPP
posite the Michigan Central station.
1t will cost 500, 900 and be hummer.
The money has been raised.
The attempt made by Supt. Lane, of
Flint, to thaw out water pipes with
electricity was successful. Fifty feet
of ice was loosened in three minutes.
Frank Guahan, who had been guest
at the Arlington hotel at Port Huron
for six months, jumped into the river
and was drowned. He was demented.
A west-bound freight train on the
Grand Trunk railway was wrecked at
Holly by the breaking of an axle on
! one of the cars, and three cars were
ditched.
The mine workers at Ishpeming are
contemplating a strike if their demand
for an increase in wages of not less
! than Is per cent is not granted at an
early date.
Altoona county is not dry county,
vet there has not been criminal
case tried in the county in nearly two
years. nof prisoner in the county jail
in that time.
The people of Bad Axe have been
thawing out their hydrants by attach
ing a traction engine to. them with "A
rubber hose and forcing the steam into
the hydrant.
A drug stock as Hillsdale owned by
II. d Tisdale was damaged to the ex-
tent of SO, 900 by fire; insured for S4, 500.
The building was damaged $1,000, but
was also insured
John Hazen, of Novi, aged co, a
farmer, suicided by hanging himself.
He had been i'll and dependency
caused the act. He leaves a widow
and two children.
J. Erring, bachelor, aged 40, living
alone at Scottdale, railway station
nine miles southeast of st. Joseph,
committed suicide with razor No
cause for the deed is known.
The Emmett county and Northern
telephone companies at Petoskey have
been consolidated. and work will be
commenced very soon upon the re-
building Of the entire system.
The motion for a new trial in the
case of Fred Clark, convicted at st.
Johns of rape, was denied by Judge
Daboll, and Clark was sentenced to six
years in the state prison at jackson.
The Ann Arbor assaulter turned out
to be Geo. Lewis, colored hackdriver
aged IS. A derby hat retained by one
of his recent victims furnished the clue
that caused his arrest and conviction
VIM. A. Baker, of Coloma, had the
drum Of his ear punctured by coming
in contact with twig while exploring
the woods. by closing his nostrils il
is said he can now whistle through
his ear
The stock barn of Daniel Harvey
near Jones, was destroyed by fire, will
20 horses. 30 head of cattle, 100 sheep
a number of hogs, farming Implement
and a large quantity of feed No in
surance
Daniel Scotch, the great tobacco
manufactures and multimillionaire o
Detroit, succumbed to heart failure
after two months illness. Deceased
was over so years of age and leaves
wife and one married daughter.
A family jar caused Mrs. Dan Nc
Laughlin. Of Port Huron, to try AM
commit suicide by the laudanum route
After several hours effective worl
with a stomach pump at a doctor
Office her husband escorted her home
Reports to the state board of healtl
show that influenza, bronchitis, ton
silitis. rheumatism and neuralgia, II