Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1901-11-07

Eight cases or diphtheria have
broken ont in Marinettc within the last
few days, ana two have proved fatal.
There was Il peculiar coincidence in
connection with funeral M Hastings
last week. The deceased ana all OF
the sin pallbearerS were of the same
age. having been born in lS2S.
John Earl. of Bunker IIill Ingham
Co. tried to drive home from town
while Intoxicated, with the result that
both lcgs had 70 be amputatej.
sixty employees OF tho Battle Greek
board of public works are on strike.
demanding twenty cents an hour for
an clght-hour day. and time and n
half for al work over eight hours.
At the Paw Paw carnival. Prof. Cal.
loway. Il hall0onist, tried 60 make an
ascension. His balloon exploded when
mp 100 feet. Galloway fell and was
hurt considerably. although not sori-
ousiy
The liquor taxes Of Copcmish pay
the expenses Of the town. aAd citizens
do not pay Il cent. There are no pave
meats, no water works. 40 electric
lights. no taxes, no trouble; MI is
lovely.
\ Dowagiac saloonkccpcr refused TO
sell u drink e. q certain citizen who
had the gold cure year ago. lie said
he WAS la the business 20 sell whisky.
hit not 10 men who had made an effort
to upit.
The special charter under which the
Michigan Central railroad main line
In this state has operated since its or
ganization will stand repealed. under
Il law passed by the last legislature,
from Dec. 81 next.
The Lloyd block in Saginaw col
larsel Friday morning, bat no one was
injured. though there were five people
in the building and five working near
ii. Excavations for II new building
were in process in the adjoining lot.
\ fire broke out in the sheds of the
Standard Hoop Co. OF West Bay City,
burning all night before il was eX-
tingrishcd. Between 100000 and T.
G00,O0G hoops were destroyed. Loss
Owe. $4,000, nearly covered 10y insur-
GnCC
The Emmanuel Missionary College,
under the direction of the Advent
y
building ut Ecrrien Springs. The col
lege has an attendance OF 300 students.
and all available rooms in town are
rented
". G. sanford. of cattle Creek. has
just completed bicycle trip around
the world He started In May, 1899,
goin4 westward. lie srent a year IN
Manila Carrying dispatches and the
like. The only place he took the ears
was across the Alps.
Frank Fay. a noted gambler. who
formerly made Lapeer his headquar-
ters. was shot down in Missouri
town ANA will he brought home for
burial. Deceased married Miss Phoebe
Swain. OF Lum. at which place the
remains VIII be buried.
Peter Sampson was found ICON
SciouS Wednesday morning in the pub
lie highway near Naomi II miles from
Benton Harbor. lie had IA bad wound
in. the head. Physicians give some hope
of his recovery Sampson is unable 70
account for his condition.
The present tal famine OH Michigan
railroads is unprecedented The single
station Of Leslie. on the Lansing
branch OF the Michigan Central. /,
thirty-livc cars behind orders and he
tween jackson and Saginaw the line
IS said t. bc short zoo cars.
\ line fence dispute between two
well known Bronson farmers has just
ended in the Circuit Court The case
occupied several days. at Il cost 10 the
county OF over S40H. ana tine plaintifl'
was awarded six cents damages Tie
and IN dispute does not exceed $50 in
value.
Worthwhile cellars and chicken houses
have been receiving tho attention Of
thieves lately. Tie JOKE Is rather on
the i"dics Of the Methodist church. as
their announcement oi chcken-plp
supper was simultaneous with one Of
III rot3ericS of prominent citizens
hcE rOoS1.
Mrs Washington Bingham. Of
Venice ShiawaSSpp CG.. Is missing. AMI
her 72-ycar-old husband has given up
the chase after II three days hunt.
Piugbam alleges that his wife drove Ia
OWoS~0 saturday. lcfi the rig In
livery barn ana took train Before
leaving OwoSso Mrs bingham turne
her business over 10 an attorney and
took steps 10 file Il bill for divorce from
the old man. Mrs. Bingham is y beau
tifui woman Of - She married Bing-
ham two wears ago. she IS hi. second
wife Mrs. bingham was one uf II
crowd OF homeless Boston girls who
were brought to Michigan twenty years
age.
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