Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1900-07-26

the largest tax in the history of the
village this year, by nearly so per cent
The coucil has quite extensive improve
ments in mind in the line of drainage
and grading.
| During terrific electrical storm
which swept over Sheridan on the 18th
four barns were struck by lightning
and burned. A house in the village
was struck by bolt of lightning but
was not badly damaged.
The Blue Ribbon races at Detroit
during the week ending July 81, drew
out the largest crowd in the history of
the association. The weather was fair.
with the exception of one day, and the
races were all on the high order.
The big power dam belonging to the
Kalamazoo Light & Power Co., four
going out, the constant rains having
slowly undermined the structure
Workmen are strengthening it as fast
as possible.
The Masons of Athens are planning
To build "A new hall for their lodge.
which they propose to make an orna-
ment to the village. 1t is to front As
feet on Main street and have depth
of so feet, and will be built of common
field stone
Little Lawrence Lester, of Harbor
Beach, was only Is minutes out of his
mothers sight, but when she found
him the neck of his dress was caught
on the nail of a chicken coop and he
had choked to death. He was 10
months old
Forty-three of the liz district
schools in Newaygo county have school
libraries, costing from S325 to $50.
and representing a total of $500. These
additions to the equipment of the
school have been made during the
school year just closed.
Additional rural free delivery SER
vice viii be established at Caro-. Tus.
cola county, on Aug. /, The length of
c route will be26 miles: area covered,
- square miles; population served,
$40; number of houses on the route.
$50; carrier, Jas. P4ttison.
Chas. Billinghurst has 10 acres of
muskmelons growing on his farm near
Albion. If frost does not come too
early he expects to market between
1000 and 1000 bushels. How he pro-
poses to keep the small boys away
from them he has not disclosed.
Coloma was visited by three hours
rainfall ON the 18th which left the
highways and hillside throughout
wide extent of country in a bad condi-
ton; ravines and gullies to the depth
of five feet being cut out. Much dam
age was done to crops and orchards.
At special election held at Pincl-
ney on the 10th, the question of bond
ing the town for fire protection
was lost by a large vote. The business
men will probably form company and
establish "A water works system, as the
town is entirely without fire protection
Jos. Mitchell, young cigar maker
from Kingston, Ont, was shot and in
stantly killed on the 91st by Policeman
Christopher Eek. Mitchell was intox-
icated and resisted arrest. Eek claims
that in discharging his revolver to call
assistance, Mitchell got within range
and was accidentally killed.
The speed and force of bird when
flying were forcibly shown on Mus
kegon county farm recently, when the
farmer observed a quail flying through
the air strike a wire fence and fall to
the ground. He went over to the spot
and found that the birds head had
been severed by it's sudden collision
with the wires as smoothly as if done
with sharp knife.
Port Huron has a bicycle ordinance
which imposes license fee of 81 on
riders, upon payment of which per-
mission is granted to ride under GER
tain restrictions on nearly all the side
walks in the city along unpaved streets.
The council has now ordered that all
moneys received from bicycle licenses
shall be placed in special fund, to be
used exclusively for the construction
of side paths along such streets as the
council may determine.