Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1900-10-25

Carsonville, has a straw berry patch
that is just yielding an abundant
second crop. The berries are la. 90
and luscious.
On account of an increase in the
diphtheria epidemic at Albion, the
school board on the 18th, decided that
all schools in the city should be closed
for one week.
The Orion Review tells of a farmer
in that vicinity who has a crop of / 200
bushels of potatoes this year which all
came from one single potato planted
four years ago.
The value of personal property in
Genesee county, as assessed, is $5,9l4,-
443, and of real estate SIS, AIT, $50,
total of S94, 800, 223, an increase of al
most SO, 400, 900.
Reports from numerous places in the
state announce that Jack Frost" made
his first appearance this season on the
night of the 10th. Everything unpro-
tected was damaged.
Rural free mail delivery has been or
dered established at Fair Grove, Tus-
cola county; Laingsburg, Shiawassce
county, and additional service at ST.
Johns, Clinton county
An attempt was made to destroy the
st. Clair County bank, Port Huron, on
the 18th. The blaze was started under
the sidewalk but was discovered before
much progress had been made.
Alma's beet sugar factory started up
on the nth and the first sugar was
turned out during the night. An
enormous crop of beets is being har-
vested, and the sugar test is unusually
high.
The losses of the Farmers Mutual
Fire Insurance Co., Of Calhoun county,
since May /, last, were So, s07. 50, and
the assessment to meet these losses
win not exceed 10 cents per 81 900 of
insurance.
II is estimated that the state viii
realize a profit of over S25o,ooo from
the sale of the lots now being surveyed
at the st. Clair Flats, at the statutory
price of % cents, 80 cents and 81 per
foot frontage.
The latest prosperity bulletin of the
state labor department says that zoos
new factories have been established in
the state since Jan. j, 1897, and that
they employ $4,000 hands at an aver
age of 81. 40 day.
Paw Paw people asked the board of
supervisors to allow an extension of
the village limits to take in some
neighboring territory, but the super
visors are anti eXpansionists and
couldn't see it that way.
Two Flint industries were wiped
out by fire on the 10th, the Webster
Vehicle works and Houran & Willie
heads planning mill. Loss SIS, 900,
partially covered by insurance. Up
wards of 100 men are thrown out of
employment.
The Methodists of Grass Lake have
been remodeling their church building
outside and in, and now have one of
the most convenient and artistic places
of worship to be found in any village
in southern Michigan. 1t has a seat
ing capacity of 45o.
Thirty new dwelling houses have
been erected in Plymouth the past
summer, and yet there is not single
empty house in the village The bust
ness men are organizing stock com
pany to build at least 40 houses. for
renting next season.
The supervisors of Tuscola county,
at their present session, are consider
ing the matter of submitting the qlW~
ton Of local option to the people of the
county, the necessary petitions having
been fled with the county clerk.
Matty Matthews, of New York, won
the welterweight championship of the
world at the boxing show given in De
troit on the night of the 10th, when
Referee George Sler gave him the de-
cision at the end of the 15-round fight
with Jim Ferns, the Kansas rube.
Thousands of bushels of apples are
going to waste in Michigan this fall,
while there are other thousands of
families who are too poor to buy even
one one bushel "a a treat for their chill.
dren, who rarely see an apple except
in a basket in front of store. 1t
seems as if something must be wrong
somewhere when such state of af-
fairs can exist.
At Reading a musical feat is per-
formed every day at o'clock a. m. and
at 6 o'clock p. m, that is "A decided
novelty. 1t consists of so manipulate
ing the big whistles on the robe fac
tory and the water works as to pro-
duce the popular melodies of the day.
On quiet morning the well-known
rag time ditties can be heard distinctly
at Camden, six miles distant.
Gov. Pingree is very anxious that the
new conditions imposed upon election
inspectors and county clerks by the
Joint resolution for a constitutional
amendment, be thoroughly understood
and complied with so that as large a
vote as possible can be polled for the
amendment. He has asked Atty. Gen.
Oren to have Secretary of State Stearns
send each county clerk circular let
ter explaining.
Ingham county board of supervisors
raised Lansing'S taxation from 30 TO "a
per cent The original intention was