Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1899-03-23
MICHIGAN NEWS ITEMS.


The 35th Michigan is to be mustered
out of service April 3.
Stoch Lubricating Co., of Chicago,
will remove their plant to Port Huron.
Port Huron is TO have new 81, 900
chemical engine for the fire depart
ment.
The dam across the Kalamazoo at
Ceresco was taken out by the recent
high water.
Thieves broke into the Plainwell de-
pot and secured large quantity of
merchandise.
Allegan's central school building
has been destroyed by fire. Loss, $780,
900; in1lrance, Sl2, 900.
Mari beds have been discovered at
Ypsilanti and company is being
formed to develope them.
The Michigan Bell Telephone Co.
will erect building for the use of the
company's business at Port Huron.
Henry Peterson was ground to piecef
by mQyeongtrain lat Calumet froft
= ss%shioh he was attempting 10 anght.
Secretary Baker, of the state boar
of health, is after physicians who fai
to report communicable diseases, es
pecially consumption.
About 200 people of Durand deserte,
the village in a single day. They al
went TO North Dakota where they will
settle on public lands.
Marshall is to experience building
boom this summer. Plans for 10 new
dwellings to cost from 81, 900 to $40, 90
apiece have been drawn.
Mrs. Clara Thayer of Mason, whC
was recently convicted of forgery, ha
been sentenced to five years in TIN
Detroit house of correction.
Miss Lottie Lusk, of Kalamazoo, wa
fatally burned by her flannelett
wrapper catching fire while she wa
adjusting the draught OF stove.
One death from smallpox is reports
from Watervliet. The victim is tn
father OF the girl who contracted tn
disease while sorting rags at the pape
mills.
A Church of Christ society has bee
organized at Copemish and a building
purchased, which is to be transforme
into church for holding regular SCI
vices.
Ann Arbor will construct So
worth of storm sewers, which viii
complete the system for carrying ava
| of "a Mt N
the city.
Brazil Marvin, aged 60, prominen
resident of Ovid for 80 years, commit
ted suicide by putting 3s-calibre bal
through his head. Ill health causes
the rash act.
Because Grand Rapids policeman
did not assist lady whom he had see
fall on slippery walk to her fee
again, he was suspended from duty b
the police board.
The residence of Lyman K. Noyes,
lumberman and banker, of Bay City
was robbed of $500 worth of diamond
during the absence of the family.
suspect is under arrest.
Sheep shearing is booming aroun
Vernon. There are four men VIII
have already sheared over 1000 shee
since last January and they have abou
as many more to shear.
The Business Mems association a
Cass City has secured the location i
the village of factory which viii
make pea harvesters and various othe
small agricultural implements.
Word has just been received at Cas-
sopolis that Ralph Schall, who wen
from that place to the Klondike i
February, 1898, with party of sevet
other Cassopolis men, has struck
rich near Dawson, and is now takinI
out $500 day in claim which he
working for half.
The survey of the new railroad whic
is to run through the southern portion
OF Houghton county and that portion
of the copper country in which numer
Gus new mines are now being opene'
is completed. Work on the actua
building Of the road will be pushed
soon as the weather will permit.