Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1900-09-13


will be given over to the carnival on
September 10, 20 and 81, and teams
will have TO keep off them in the day
time and evening.
1t is rumored that the Grand Trunk
railway system will build an electric
line over its present roadbed, from Mt.
Clemens to Detroit, TO compete with
the Rapid railway.
The construction survey of the route
of the proposed Grand Rapids Holland
electric railroad has just been com
pleted, and active construction work
will begin very soon.
Ducks are said to be unusually scarce
on the marshes of Saginaw bay this
fall, as result, il is claimed, of pot
hunters shooting out of season and
thus soaring the birds away.
writ Of error in the murder case
against Chas. Dowd, of Allegan county,
was taken out in the supreme court on
the 9th and the case will be heard at
the October term of court.
Warren Lewis a prominent farmer
of Milan township, has lost Is of his
best Guernsey cows, which were shot
by the state veterinarian on account of
having disease that was contagious.
A bolt of lightning which struck in
Coloma on the I'd, shook the settlement
from one end to the other. Several
people and animals were thrown to
| the ground, but no one was seriously
injured.
Three IIillsdale business men are
about to mbarl1 on "A hare-raising ven
ture. They will go in for breeding the
Belgian species which has become so
popular of late.
Cans Quelette, of Menominee, an
! aged man, was buried to his chin TO
| cure rheumatism. Officers dug out the
old man in spite of the threats of his
wife to goat them with an AK.
Attorney General Oren says that suit
will shortly be commenced against the
Henderson-Ames Co., of Kalamazoo, to
recover the amount due the state
through the military supply deal.
Geo. Mills, an Ogemaw county man,
has made $4,000 deal with Chicago
parties for a piece of land near his
home which he would not now dispose
of for 500, 600. II contains mari pits.
The peppermint industry in MusSe-
gon county seems TO be dying out.
There are but five stills in operation
in Moorland township this year, where
not very long ago there were over 30.
AS an experiment farmer near Te-
konsha planted a few beans for can.
ming purposes. Although he had but
one-eight of an acre they Melted him
S24, or 20 times the value of a wheat
crop.
The village council at Wayne has
finally decided to buy fire engine
after many months of discussion on
the subject The feeling over the
matter in the village has become very
bitter.
Gov. Roosevelt, Republican nominee
for Vice-president OF the United States,
formally opened the campaign in Mich
igan at Detroit on the evening of the
9th. About 1000 people listened to
his address.
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Montmorepcy county prevailed at Big
Rock ON the Sd. The rain fell IN tor
rents and the wind blew hurricane.
Many buildings were unroofed, and
large number of trees were uprooted.
Union City council has passed a cur
few ordinance that will go into effect
October /. After that date all chill
dren under II years Of age must be off
the streets after o'clock every even
ing unless accompanied by their
parents.
Lee Hing, Hastings Chinese laundry
man, is Disguised with the antics his
countrymen at home are cutting up,
and has cut off his cue to show his feel
ings on the subject. BY doing this he
debars himself from ever returning to
his native land.
The 10th regular convention of the
c. NJ. b. A. of Michigan, in session at
Mt. Clemens, came to a close on the
9Th after busy days session. Among
the important matters decided upon
was the establishment of an official
organ to be published under the super
vision of the grand secretary and the
creation of disability fund
A party of tourists from North Lew
isburg, o., stopping OH 1.-THE Island
on the lakes above Bellaire, met with
a serious accident on the night of the
Sd. The party were stopping temper
arily in a large dance pavilion, and
were about retiring at o'clock when
violent gust of wind blew down the
building. One man was seriously and
IL others slightly injured
Labor Commissioner Cox has made
canvass of the hotels of the state and
finds 20 per cent of the proprietors
smiling while the other 30 per cent re-
port a falling off in business as com
| pared with last year. OF the number
canvassed 80 per cent report a falling
off in the number of travelling men and
attribute the decrease to the trusts
and combines in the main. One land
! lord blames the free rural mail deliv-
cry, as il keeps the people from com
ing to town.