Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1900-12-13

1 ST. Joseph is TO lose land mark
the historic Brant hotel is TO be torn
down.
A three weeks revival closed at
Carleton on the Cd. But few converts
were received
Burglars raided several stores az
Cheboygan on the 9th, but did not Sc
cure any booty.
The hands of the Detroit city hall
clock were moved ahead 2s minutes on
the night Of the 4th.
Lapeer physicians have organizedan
association for mutual protection, and
to weed out the dead beats.
Clnton's oldest resident is dead.
Mrs. Ann Allen. of near that place,
died on the I'd aged nearly 10l.
Burglars got about $500 by cracking
the safe in the Grand Ledge postoffice
on the night of the sth No clue.
Muskegons latest industry is the
Automatic Wringer Co. formerly of
Wupun. Wis They employ so persons.
An unprecedented business is being
OF corn from that vicinity for ship
meut 10 outside markets
II lsuow SAID that Millionaire Wright,
who killed two men near Benzonia. is
next 10 line for pardon. and that it
will come before Christmas
w l. Frink OF Elk Rapids has lost
10. 900 bushels OF potatoes tins fall by
rot At the present market price that
means a loss OF bout 50 500
Bolauds sugar factory has manu-
featured e,2Oo 600 pounds of sugar to
date Dec 8 and expect to make ,ooO,-
900 pounds more this season
A genuine southern opossum was
captured by trapper pear Trenton a
few days ago Such ANIMALS are ex-
ceedIngly scarce IN Michigan.
The Wolverine Sugar Co OF Benton
Harbor, announces that the firm is
ready to make contracts for beets for
next season al a pucc OF IS per ton.
A spasm OF virtue has struck Trav-
erse City, and crusade has been IN
sntuted against slot machines and the
keeping open of saloons after hours,
The entire 5th congressional district
is to be mapped out immediately for
free cural delivery Forty new routes
will be n operation inside of month.
The board OF control OF Iona prison
will ask the leg slature to change the
name TO Michigan reformatory, and
make 1t place for first term men ex-
clusively
Tom Woods. the Negro desperate.
who tired TO escape FROM two Pontiac
officers by the aid of Two revolvers
was sentenced to 10 years at Jackson
on the 4th
The Kalamazoo Traction Co has been
granted franchise 10 bald an electric
road through the village OF Plainwell
The road mus, be completed before
Il, 1902.
Rumors are again IN circulation that
the Caro- branch OF the Michigan Cen
trail is to be extended soon toward Gage
town and thence across the thumb to
Harbor Beach.
The postmasters at Onaway and On
tonagon Will have their salaries in
creased to 81 900 per year on after Jan
l. Their offices having been Iatsed TO
the presidential class.
Four prisoners escaped from the Ann
Arbor Jail on the 4th A couple OF gas
pipes were the only tools used THIS
makes six prisoners who have escaped
from this jail within six months.
The local option movement in Sha-
wassee county has gottco as far as the
calling OF county convention at Cor
uuna, Dec. II to put into CIRCULATION
the petitions for the SPECIAL electioo.
Miss Annie McBrayne, whose home
was IN Canada. but who was employed
IN Detroit, was run down by street
car on the sth sustaining injuries
which caused her death little later
Yale business men have finally come
TO the CONCLUSION that bad roads are
bad for business. and they are going TO
have some OF the poorest highways
leading into the village put into good
ccndltIon.
There is poss bility that Midland
may lose the big Dow chemical plant
now located there, and the business
men are hust'ing their liveiest TO IN.
duce the proprIetors not TO remove
from the village.
Farmers around Elkton who raised
sugar bcets the past summer are highly
pleased with the results, and many Of
them will donhle their acreage next
year. Some Of tho farmers have realized
over 500 per acre
Melvin Dempsie, OF Cheshire, near
Allegan, recently returned from the
KlondIke with his pockets filled with
gold nuggets and claims worth at
least 81 oOO. 900 lie bad been absent
from home only two years
Edward Warner, Anna Pelkcy and
Will Baxter Of Plymouth, became dis
couraged on the 9Th. and thought life
not worth living. They resorted TO
suicide, Warner is dead and Baxter
and Miss Pelltey may recover.
Calhoun county authorities have Of
fered reward OF $50 for evidence lead
ing TO the apprehension and convection
n oil f.nly