Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1899-03-02

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people at the regular election in March
Clayton Smith, of Berrien township,
thinks stock raising the best paying
business he can engage in. One of his
cows last week gave birth to four
calves, all of which are healthy and
doing well.
Charter Maidment, of Standish, the
16-year-old boy who was arrested,
charged with placing distractions on
the NJ. c. railroad at Deep River, has
confessed. He says he doesn't know
why he did it.
The people of Sand Beach think the
present name of their village is mis-
leading and liable to prejudice outsid-
ers against the place, and will accord
ingly ask the legislature to change it
to Harbor Beach.
The question of bonding the village
for electric lights will be voted on at
the March election at Schoolcraft, for
the third time within few months.
Both times previously the proposition
has been defeated.
The inquest over the remains of Mrs.
Hartel, of Port Huron, developed the
fact that death was caused by acute
alcoholism. Her husband had furn-
ished her with two gallons of whisky
during the week she died.
The farmers of jackson county, on
opening their potato pits, are finding
that not so many of the tubers have
been ruined by frost as had been ex-
pected although the loss as it is will
run up into many thousands of bushels.
Probably the last large sale of green
pine timber in Oakland county has
been consumated. Jonathan Clack has
sold the tract of pine between Brooks
and Clark lakes, Addison township, to
Peter Rowley, of Leonard, for 5000.
The family of Austin Bastick, of
Millington, consisting of seven people,
were all poisoned by eating turkey.
Doctors worked over them for long
time and finally brought them out all
right. Mrs. BasticlS narrowly escaped
death.
Farmers who think their fruit trees
have been killed by the late cold snap
will do well not to cut them down yet
awhile, else they may see before the
season is over their less precipitatc
neighbors picking fruit from trees now
considered dead.
A scheme is on foot TO build an cleo
trio railway along the st. Clair river,
connecting Marine City and st. Clair
with Port Huron. This would form
through route from Detroit and Port
| Huron. The Port III uron Electric Rail
| way Co. is interested in the deal.
Lee Shank, aged 80, prominent man
in society circles at Albion, made an
unsuccessful attempt at suicide in the
Albion house. Shapk took four bot
ties of laudanum, but physicians say
there is chance for his recovery. He
was respondent, caused by drink.
Inquiries among the farmers in every
portion OF Lapeer county indicate that
small fruits up that way will be
minus quantity this season. Not only
have the peach, pear and plum buds
been destroyed, but large portion of
the trees themselves have been killed.
The makers of school desks, opera
ture, church pews and church furni-
ture at Grand Rapids, have agreed to
pool their interests in a concern to be
known as the American School Furni
ture Co. The capital stock is $780,
600, 900.
The Michigan Republican club ban
quet, held in Detroit, was a success in
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officers elected: President, w. A.
Hurst, Detroit; vice president, III. III.
Smith, Ionia; secretary, Burt ID. Cady,
Port Huron; treasurer, Frank Wait,
Sturgis.
The steel range people from Chicago
who have been canvssing Huron county
are said to have sold more than 500
ranges there at prices about 80 per
cent higher than home merchants
would ask, and to have taken some
thing like 49,, 900 in cash out of the
county.
A respectable elderly woman of Cold
water died the other day, and although
she leaves husband and six children,
none of whom are in poor circum-
stances, the county was called upon to
bury her, as none of her children
would lend hand to prevent her bur
ial as pauper.
Sunday afternoon, February &c, a
memorial meeting was held at the
University of Michigan in honor of the
late Judge Thomas NJ. Cooley and Pro
fessor L. l.. Walter. Mr.. c. A. Kent
spoke regarding Judge Cooley and Pro-
fessor Richard Hudson gave an address
on Professor Walter.
Farmers and horse owners will do
well TO examine cornstalks before
feeding them to their equines and see
if there is any corn smut on the fod-
der. DIR. j. l.. Campbell, of Birming-
ham, lost two horses from eati ng stalks
which contained a quantity of smut.
The team was valued at $500.
Au Ores has been a very sleepy viii
lage ever since the pine ceased to come
down the river. Now it will have an
awakening, for frst-class stave and
heading mill, employing 60 men, is to
be erected there. The village has dom