Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1900-02-22

is higher than that of any other county
in the four southern counties except
Livingston, in which the figure is l2l.
The board of state auditor, at its next
meeting will probably consider the adj
visibility of offering a substantial re-
ward for the apprehension of Gen. Will
White There is no incentive for any
one 70 chase after him.
The promoters of the proposed Flint
Fenton electric road now say that they
will build il next summer. 1t is also
their intention to extend the line
through Holly, Davisburg, Charleston
and Waterford TO Pontiac.
Chicken thieves are getting in their
work in the vicinity of Oxford, and
poultry raisers- the legitimate kind
have to sit up nights TO see that their
biddies donot mysteriously disappear
during the wee sma' hours.
Some unknown men who want to
raise.all the money they can while the
price of iron and steel remains high
are stealing farm machines from farm
ers around st. Louis, breaking them
up and carrying off the iron parts
Situated near Brighton and only
mile from the railroad, are mari beds
of about 100 acres in extent which
averages about - feet in depth. and
the the villagers are hoping for some
one TO come along and establish &C.
ment factory in the place.
When Sam Smith and his wife. who
live near Osseo, returned home on the
10th after spending the evening with
neighbor, they were attacked by two
men secreted in their house, who used
sandbags with good effect. Robbery
is supposed TO have been their motive
Sparta citizens have petitioned the
council to give them a chance to vote
on the proposition to purchase land for
public park and playground some
where in or near the village, and it is
likely that the request win he granted
! in time to settle the matter at the reg
ular spring election.
In the county Jail at Marquette is
man who has neither hands nor feet.
All four members were frozen OF three
years ago when he was working in
! lumber camp. Some of his friends have
Clipped in and purchased him artificial
feet, and now he is looking for someone
to give him pair of hands.
The big cooperage plant which was
destroyed by fire at Escanaba recently
will be rebuilt Immediately in that
city, Notwithstanding the rumors that
the industry was to be removed to Me-
nominee. It's capacity will be increased
50 per cent and it is expected the en-
tire plant will be in operation again
within four months.
A couple of brutes at Tomplins, tried
to make a balky horse go by tying
cord around the animals tongue, hitch
ing the other end of the line to another
! horse and then starting the latter. The
first horses tongue was torn out, and
the animal had to be killed soft
hearted or soft-minded justice let off
the offenders with fine of So a piece.
1t has been discovered that THE req
ords in one book of deeds in the Wash
tenaw county registers Office are rap
| idly fading out, and they are to be
copied into a new book before they are
gone altogether. The book in question
was made back in 1888. and the ink,
unlike most of that which was used
years ago, was apparently of poor
quality.
Four divorce cases were commenced
| in Van Buren, county in one week re-
Gently. while in the same week there
was not single marriage license is
sued The Dowagiac Republican is of
the opinion that this state of affairs is
the result of the large consumption of
appleiack, which is the favorite tipple
in Van Buren, owing to the local option
law in force there.
Although blanks were sent out in De-
cember to 2,215 manufacturing and
mercantile corporations calling for
their annual reports as required by
law. so far only 1914 concerns have filed
their reports. The time limit expires
on March l. There is a fine of S25 and
S. per day for failure to comply with
the law. and the secretary of state will
enforce the penalty this year.
The Burrell Chemical Co.'S retort
plant at Manistique for the manufac-
ture of wood alcohol. an improvement
over the kiln methods, has just been
completed and was started on a trial
run on the 10th. The plant contains
10 retorts and will convert so cords of
wood to charcoal daily The plant is
the largest of the kind in the world
and the only one in the state.
The villages of Morrice and Perry
have long been rivals, but in the last
two years Perry has had little the
best of it in the way of boom. Lately,
however. Morrice has made rapid
stride forward, the principal thing be-
ing the electric lighting plant recently
secured Now the village is Offering
bonus of s4 a ear to any drover who
will go there and buy stock and ship it
from that station.
Dissatisfied with the conduct of their
pastor, Rev. c. V. Northrup, Owosso
Baptists expelled their leader on the
18th. Miss Jessie Mcdonald, of the
same place. was also expelled from the
church. Dame rumor has il that the