Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1900-03-01

ment for rural delivery from Grand
Ledge, Eaton Rapids, Ceresco, Convis
and Battle Creek.
JAS Dyer, of Detroit, who had been
a sufferer of asthma for nearly 10
years, committed suicide on the ed by
blowing off the upper portion OF his
head with shotgun.
Representatives of the Wolverine
Sugar Co., of Benton Harbor. are con-
tracing for acreage in northern In
diana, the farmers there are anxious to
try raising the sugar beet.
The 1899 compilation of the laws rel
alive to the incorporation of cities OF
the fourth class has just been delivered
| by the state printer to Secretary OF
State Stearns, and is now ready for
distribution.
A county Prohibition mass conven-
ton has been called at Coldwater on
| Mar 3. The Prohibitionists in Branch
county number about $50, of whom
| two were present at the convention
called in 1898.
Anyone who desires to peddle tea
from house to house in Mt. Clemens
can do so without paying license fee.
The city's ironclad ordinance in refer
ence thereto has been found defective
| by the supreme court.
| After several days deliberation as to
the sanity of Harry Z. Hamburger, the
self-confessed murderer of Detroit, Re-
corder Murphy found the defendant
\ ha
commenced on the 23d
Recorder Murphy, of Detroit, on the
2lst sentenced George A. Nye, con-
victed of perjury in connection with
the Cunningham holdup case, TO five
years in Jackson prison at hard labor.
Nye took the sentence as if it was an
invitation to lunch.
Farmers around Paw Paw have petit
toned for the establishment of rural
free delivery route, and are confident
they will get it, as by establishing the
service there the government will save
money by doing away with several star
routes now in operation.
The effect of the consolidation of the
New State Telephone with the Michi-
gan Telephone Co. is already being felt
in many towns in the state. The rates
for service of house phones is being
raised from S12 to Sis per year, and for
business phones SIS TO S24.
Elk Rapids is going to have new ce-
ment works to utilize the mari lands of
Petobago Lake. The new company is
formed, capitalized at 100000, and the
buildings are to be put up in the spring
Citizens subscribed for $780, worth
of stock within three days after it was
offered.
A letter from ID. j. Rainey, whose
home is at Birmingham, but who is
now in Alaska, says that he and II
party of Owosso miners who went to
the gold country few months ago
have struck it rich. They have formed
company, and will begin shipping
ore in March.
The first car on the new electric line
from Mt. Clemens to Marine City passed
over the line on the 25th, thus giving
chance for electric transit from Detroit
to Marine City. Through cars between
the two places will not be run for the
present, but connections will be made
at Mt. Clemens.
The executive committee of the state
fair association met on the Goth and
struck a balance sheet on the last fair.
1t showed n deficit of S41.s9, which is
considered very good with three rainy
days during fair week. The next fair
will probably be held the week of Sept.
10 in Grand Rapids.
Three one-story buildings, size LOOK
275, 1OOx235 and 35x75 feet, respec-
lively, will be erected at Dowagiac
shortly, which will be used for fur
mace plant by the stove works. This
it is claimed will mean an additional
population of 800 for Dowagiac in
less than three years.
j. d. Bonine, of Constantine, has
started-on a small scale for the pres
ent-what is new industry in Michi-
gan, that is, the breeding of Belgian
hares The little animals command a
ready sale not only as pets, but also as
a food, being much esteemed by cpl
cures, and the profits from raising them
are said to be very large.
At a meeting of the Republican state
central committee, held in Detroit on
the 21st, Judge Daboll, of st. Johns
was chosen chairman pro TEN, to act in
the interim until the election of a new
committee by the state convention
which will be held in Philadelphia in
June. This was made necessary by
the resignation of Arthur +. Marsh
Reports to the state board of health
show that rheumatism, bronchitis, in.
Auenza, neuralgia and tonsillitis, in
the order named caused the most sick
ness in the state, during the past week
Smallpox was reported at three places
cerebro-spinal meningitis at four
diphtheria, 20; whooping cough, %
typhoid fever, 80: scarlet fever, 70
measles, 81: consumption, l73.
The village of Sawyer in Berrier
county, is to have "a pickle factory
which will pay out about ST., 200 fol
, cucumbers the first year to farmers oil
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