Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1901-04-04
MINOR MICHIGAN MATTERS.

Brighton has something to show for
the advent Of electric cars-four more
saloons.
A total of 1870, 900 trout fry has been
planted in Muskegon county streams
this spring.
David Moore, a prominent business
man and politician of Port Huron, died
on the Goth.
The town of Selkirk has nine eases
of smallpox, and many people have
been exposed.
There are ESQ Knights of the Mac
cabees and / 600 Ladies of the Macca-
bees in Oakland county.
About S25, 900 worth of property be-
longing to Page & Co. at Ionia, was
destroyed by fire on Mar. 81
A case of smallpox is reported in the
family of Geo. Ruitter, in Porter town
ship, 10 miles from Midland.
Belding is to have new factory
which will give employment to 500
hands. 1t is to be a silk fabric mill
On the Goth, at Iron Mountain, Aug.
Johnson, Swede, was attacked and
stabbed by five men. He cannot live.
The Red Cedar river is the highest
it has been for years and the grounds
of the Agricultural college are sub
merged.
Two new cases of scarlet fever and
and two of diphtheria are reported at
Birch Run, but the smallpox scare has
subsidized
The Sovereign Consistory of Scottish
Rite Masons will meet in Bay City,
April s. There is class of nearly 100
to be initiated.
Among the fourth class postofiices
which will be advanced to the presi-
dental class on April are Republic
and Thompsonville.
Earl Clifford, of Branch county, re-
Gently sheered 25 sheep, the feeces of
which weighed 3o5 pounds, an average
of l21I pounds each.
NJ. A. jennings, proprietor of the
Highland fruit farm, near Benton Har-
Dor, will destroy 600 plum trees af-
fected with San Jose scale.
Prof. +. + Johnson of the U. of NJ. j.,
left on the Goth for his new duties in
the Philippines The law faculty pre-
sented him with a gold ring, suitably
engraved.
Prof L. f.. Johnson, of the U. of NJ,
on the Goth left for his new duties in
the Philippines. The law faculty pre-
sented him with a gold ring, suitably
engraved.
Gov. Bliss on the the Goth appointed
Cassius NJ. Beardsley of Hersey, 0sceola
county, as judge of the 10th judicial
circuit court, to succeed Judge Nc
Mahon of Ludington, who died few
days ago.
Reliable information comes from
Grand Rapids that Cashier Chas. A.
johnson stated that if he went to
prison for stealing from the First Ma
tional bank, he would drag a number
of others with him.
AT the last meeting of the state board
of education, the registration of Fred
erick A. Platt, of Flint, as treasurer of
the state board of education was ac-
cepted, and James III. Thompson, of
Evart was elected in his place.
The supreme court on the Goth
granted the writ of mandamus asked
for by A. A. Ellis of Ionia, compelling
the board of election commissioners of
Ionia county to place the democratic
party second on the official ballot
NJ. NJ. Callaghan has been relieved of
the Reed City postmastersirip 10y f. +.
Fraser, postoflice inspector. 1t is all
legged he is short about 81, 900 in his ac-
counts. Il. r. Welsh, one of Callag-
hans bondsmen, has succeeded him
Surveyors will soon be at work Law
ing out the line between Romeo and
Inlay City for an extension of the
electric railway from the former place.
1t is probable that the line will 90
through to Marlette, 90 miles north of
INLAY City.
Fires were started under the Toledo
e. Monroe railway power house boilers
on the lst, and part of the machinery
was tested. A trial trip over the line
will be made this week, and the for
NAL opening or the road, it is expected,
will occur the latter part of the week.
The health officer placed diph-
liberia card upon the residence of Ben
Chase, of Plymouth, who keeps board
ers. One of the boarders who was
supposed to have diphtheria took the
train for Detroit and the neighbors are
heightened for fear they have been
exposed.
Wheat in Branch county is in excel
lent condition, having safely passed
through the winter frosts. The heavy
covering of snow during February and
the first half of March completely pro-
tected it, and if the Hessian fly does not
injnre it this spring il will yield well.
Farmers report most wheat fields in
good condition.
The body of Mae Comstock, aged Is.
which was found on the beach at Chi
cago, March 10, and which was buried
at Muskegon, was exhumed on the 2sth
and postmortem examination held bv
two well-known Benton Harbor ply
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