Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1899-09-14

rebuilt at once.
Two cases of smallpox were reported
TO the state board of health on the 18th
from Maple Grove township, in Sagi-
nav county. The disease is supposed
To have been brought there from
Cleveland.
Ossie Coldren, farmer living west
of Worthwhile, took teaspoonful OF
paris green to end his life. Doctors
pumped him out. He was respondent
over his failure to conquer his appetite
for liquor.
Mayor Townsend. of Marshall, sur
priscd his friends on the 5th by quietly |
marrying his domestic and leaving the
city's affairs in charge of his assistant |
while he and his frau took trip to |
Niagara Falls.
1t is said that the body of Frank c.
Ives, the brilliardist, who died in
Mexico, will not be brought to the
United States until winter, the inter
national sanitary laws preventing its
removal from Mexico now.
The first rain in two months fell at
Overisel on the 4th. 1t was not a
heavy fall of rain, however, and did
little good. Members of the Reformed
church are still holding special meet
ings, and praying for rain.
Sebewaing people have started
crusade against saloonkeepers who
keep their places of business open on
Sunday, and eight of the latter have
been arrested on the charge of violat-
ing the liquor law in that manner.
Mrs. Ida Gardner, living two miles
west of Holly, is under arrest. 1t is
charged that during a quarrel with a
neighbor, w. II. Walton, she threw
acid in his face The acid did little
| damage, but he made complaint
against Mrs. Gardner.
The case against Mrs. Mary Butter
! field Sanderson, of Battle Creek, who
is charged with the attempted murder
of her aged husband, r.. Sanderson, by
feeding him with powdered glass in
his oatmeal about a year ago, Will
come up for trial this month.
The home of w. f. Christopher at
Traverse City, was struck by lightning
on the sth. Fourteen people were
sleeping in the house at the time but
no one was injured The bolt played
havoc with the furniture and crockery
and tore part of the building away.
The remains of John Hipler, who
disappeared from hls home in Allegan
township over two years ago, was re-
Gently found by some boys In the
woods. The jury returned verdict
that Hipler wandered away from home
while demented and died of starvation.
The superintendent of public instruc-
tiCn on the 18th received from the city
of Marquette a check for $4,000, that
being the sum exacted of that city by
, the last legislature in return for the
location of the new state normal school
TSre. The site for the school was
halonated
born recenOommissioner Chase >. Us
mile ride over the'c"ed from a 1,5oo.
K. & |. railroads. 1t was an inspec
tion trip Most of the time he was
riding on the cowcatcher, making a
personal inspection. He found the
roadbeds in excellent condition.
Reports to the state board of health
show that diarrhea, neuralgia, rheu.
matism, dysentery and bronchitis. in
the order named, caused the most sick
ness in Michigan during the week end
ing September 9. Consumption was
reported at 200 places, typhoid fever
at 76, scarlet fever at IS, diphtheria
at 13
State Salt Inspector Caswell's report
for August shows the following out
put: Manlstee county, $40. 336 barrels;
Mason, 70050; Wayne, 52,073 St Clair,
53,7sl; Saginaw, 5l,57S; Bay, 46. 267;
Midland 5000 total 500, os5 This is
the largest inspection for a month
since the state inspection law became
/ operative.
On the 18th fire swept 1.-The midway"
n row of Jewelry and agateware stores
extending from the new Petoskev
block TO the dock at Petoskey. The
buildings were light structures for
summer use, but the stocks were large
and valuable. The total loss was be-
tween S25, 600 and $50, 900, with So. 500
insurance.
Three thousand people were present
at the laying of the St Joseph county
court house at Ceuterville on the 9TH.
Ceremonies were conducted by the
Masonic grand lodge and speeches
were made by Grand Master Frank r.
Lodge and Circuit Judge Geo L. Yaple.
A fierce rain storm began just as the
ceremonies ceased.
Recently Mary, wife of John Cog.
gins, of near Flint, took some medi.
cine supposed to be quinine and
whisky, and shortly died in agony.
The stuff has been analysed and ar.
senic was found to have been substi
tuted for quinine. 1t was obtained
from a drug store in Flint, and the
authorities intend to push the case.
State superintendent of Public In
struction Jason f. Hammond has pre-
pared a new compilation of the school |
laws of the state with an entirely new
set of references, having referred to |
the new compiled laws of the state in.