Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1900-11-22
MICHIGAN NEWS ITEMS.

more or less delayed by snow on the
18th.
The county Jail at Monroe has been
quarantined-one of the prisoners has
the diphtheria.
A district school near Reading was
closed on the 18th, on account of an
epidemic of measles.
John Patton, mayor of Detroit from
1855 to 1859, died on the 10th after an
illness of four months, aged 20.
Portland has dropped into the pro-
cession and adopted standard time.
The change will be made Dec. /.
The village board of Fenton has de-
cided TO construct sewer system there
on modest scale. 1t is badly needed,
From Three Rivers, Benton Harbor
and Kalamazoo came reports of regu-
| lar old fashioned billiards on the 18th.
There is a diphtheria scare at Spring
port and the attendance at the public
schools is much reduced as a conse-
| quence
The Northern Michigan Teachers
Cadillac this year, the dates being
Nov. 80 and Dee. l.
2The annual convention of the Dis
ciple churches of Van Buren,, Allegan
and Kalamazoo counties will meet at
Bloomingdale, Dec. 3, and 3.
If Romeo will donate the buildings
and land, and her citizens subscribe
for half the stock $50, 600 condensed
milk factory will be built there.
Rochester has secured an addition TO
her list of industries in the shape of a
window shade factory. The plant will
be in operation not later than Jan. /.
The main shops of the Detroit Bridge
& Iron Works, covering nearly an en-
tire block in Detroit, was damaged TO
the extent of 500, 600 by fire on the
l4th.
1t cost Henry C. Smith of Adrian,
2,274.63 to get elected TO congress,
while his opponent, Martin G. Loen-
necller, "blew in" 81, Os5 and was de-
feated
At the annual reunion of veterans of
the Army of the Tennessee, held in De-
troit, on the 14th and 18th. Gen. Il. a.
Alger was chosen vice-president of the
society.
Additional rural free delivery SER
vice has been ordered established at
Blissfeld Lenawee county. with w.
w. Miller as carrier Length of route,
2415 miles.
The people of Muskegon are blaming
the census officials because their city
failed TO show more than a few hun
dred increase in population in the past
ten years.
The early arrival of winter has found
most of the farmers of Van Buren,
county unprepared for it. Nearly half
the potatoes are not yet dug, nor the
corn husked.
Chris ok SMunge prisoner in the
Detroit house of correction, suicided
on the 18th by first cutting his veins
with glass and then hanging himself
to his cell door.
The contract has been let for the re-
building of the central school which
new structure will cost SIS, 500 and will
be ready for occupancy April l.
Quincy has landed another industry
this one being plant for the manu-
facture of brick, thing and ornamental
stonework from Portland ce ment. Bus
mess will begin in a short time.
There is possibility of knitting
factory locating at Utica, and to cinch
the matter the village council has ar
ranged for a site to be presented free
to the projectors of the industry.
1t is cheering to learn. with Thanks
giving near at hand that the turkey
crop this year is very large, and also
that the prices are sure 20 be agreeable
to the raisers of this winged tribe.
The state tax commission on the l4th
made formal complaint to the governor
through, the attorney general against
Otto Bauman, assessor in Manistee,
charging differentiation of property.
The estate of Grace Newton, of Flint
wife of Judge Newton, who died on
Sept G from a self-inhicted pistol shot
NOullN. Will dilOuub W @0-sbbU. sic
owned considerable Standard Oil stock.
The farmers in the vicinity of Bay
City, on the 18th, received pay for the
beets and chicory they had delivered
to the factories during the past few
months, amounting in all, to S317,-
3s1.Os.
There is more sickness in the vicin-
ity of Sanilac C91tre at the present
time than there has been at any time
before in Is years. About everything
in the disease line seems TO be going
the rounds.
The recent snow and transforms
found over half the farmers in south
western Michigan with their corn still
uuhuslSed, in spite of the fact that
there has been .many weeks of excel
lent weather, in which to care for it
The cornerstone of Cadillac's new
city hall was laid on the 18th. Cere-
monies such as are usually attendant
upon such occasions had been ar
ranged for, but the unexpected setting
in of winter resulted in their being
called OIL