Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1900-06-21

John Schwanbeck, SO years old,
quarreled with his wife at Grand Rap
ids, and going to the soldiers home
grounds took poison. He was found
during the night and died in the hos
pital the next morning.
The Arenac county fair will be held
at Standish, September % and 20. A
feature of the fair will be. the speed
program and fat purses will be held up
for each event. The educational eX-
hibit will be feature.
Economy is the watchword oi the
present village council at Pinckney.
They have stopped ringing the curfew
every evening to save the wear and
tear on the bell, and have discontinued
the lighting of the village streets.
Various companies throughout the
state have written Col. McGurrin say
! ing that they are in favor of holding a
state encampment even if they have to
wait for their pay. The chances are
! good for the encampment being held.
Pinkertons special detective, Charles
Ryan, in company with Chief Toynton
and Oakland county officers, arrested
eight suspected crooks previous TO the
circus parade at Pontiac. In conse-
quence not dwelling was broken into
Easton township in Ionia county, is
a great place for dogs in these days Of
newfangled dog laws and wardens.
! So far the township authorities have
been unable to find anyone who is will
| N To of of md
At Ironwood live stock are allowed
| to run at large and use the public
streets for pasturing grounds, and as a
result Of this system little child lost
| its life last week. 1t was kicked by
! horse while walking along the side
walk, and killed.
In Colon township, where there are
! two cases of smallpox. a COW recently
| came down with the disc Sc. breaking
out all over its body. This is strange
| occurrence, as usually the disease in
cows, manifests itself only in a few
patches on the udder
| Wagoploads of dead fish, all of them
blue gills, are being washed up on the
shores of the numerous lakes in and
around Cass county. 1t is supposed
some disease epidemic among that
species of the finny tribe is the cause
of their wholesale dying off.
Boer Envoy Wolmarans and Mon
tagu White addressed an immense
meeting of Boer sympathizers at Grand
Rapids on the 18th. VIM. Alden Smith
was conspicuous by his absence, which
formed the basis for much unfavorable
comment among the Hollanders.
Marquette's council has voted the an
nual budget, making the tax for the
current year Sos, 900, a raise of 90 per
cent over last year The raise is caused
by levy of $4,000 for the school
boards building fund, to go towards
rebuilding the burned high school 70.
The Ingham County Farmers Mu-
tual Fire Insurance Co., with head
| offices in Mason, is enjoying steady
growth Since January 1 last there
have been ls4 new members added to
the company. The total number of
members at presents about 5000.
Charles Il. Foster post, G.. A. r..
mustered 80 recruits on the 18th and
has about 20 more nearly ready for
mastering. This is an unprecedented
incident since the first organization of
the order, and is not likely to be dup
Heated. Department Commander Allen
was present
In the circuit court on the 18th,
Charles p. Downey, proprietor of the
Downey house at Lansing, charged
with violating the pure food law by
using oleo-margarine without display
ing proper signs, changed his plea to
guilty. The fine and costs of SIS was
Immediately paid.
Grand Rapids furniture men will
take up the matter of adopting a trade
mark and special name for Grand Rap
ids furniture. 1t will be copyrighted
and prosecution will follow its adop-
ton by outsiders. They say they are
forced to some such scheme as this by
piratical manufacturers outside of the
state.
Poultry rasers in Michigan this year
are having bad luck, according to re-
ports from many portions of the state.
The proportion of eggs which hatch
among those set is very small, and in
vestigation has showed that the inner
skins of almost all the eggs are SO
thick that the chicks are unable TO
break out when they have become fully
developed.
During an electrical storm at SCOTS
on the 18th, lightning struck the Mum
ger hotel, tearing off corner of the
building Mrs. Emily Lamb, daughter
of the proprietor, was holding coil of
wire in her left hand. 1t seemed to at
tract the electric fluid, which ran
through her hand and down her leg TO
her foot, burning her reverely. She
will recover.
First Lieut.. ID. T.. Quinlan. of Ish-
peming has returned home from the
Philippines on leave of absence after
Is months service. He reports hard
fighting. was himself twice wounded.
and for bravery in battle has been five
times honorably mentioned in the Off