Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1901-06-20


sustenance.
The progressive element at North
Branch has at last gotten the better of
the old-fogy crowd, and the village
will have electric lights before many
moons.
The special election held at Norway
TO settle the question of bonding the
city for SIS, 900 for electric lights re-
suited in a victory for those who favor
the lights.
A special term of the Gladwin cir
cult court will be called about Aug.
to try VIM. Arnell, Jr., charged Faith
the murder of his wife and child at
Beaverton.
Farmers in the vicinity of Munith
are having many valuable sheep and
lambs killed by dogs. Thus far about
40 sheep and lambs have been killed
by CANNES.
The village fathers at Bad Axe are
progressive. They have ordered 10
new arc lights, and will have cement
walks laid at every street crossing in
the village.
Word was received on the 18th an
nouncing that Former Gov. Pingree
was seriously i'll, and that the start
for the U. S. would necessarily have to
be postponed.
A heavy hail storm struck Grand
| Traverse county on the 18th and did
much damage. Fruit was stripped
from the trees Strawberries were cut
off, and corn ruined.
The Pere Marquette railroad is max
ing fair progress with the building of
it's new track at Worthwhile. The grade
operations viii take all summer and
cost nearly 5000 day.
Muir man is suing for a divorce,
because, he says, his wife doesn't wash
the dishes as promptly as she ought to.
Well, if he doesn't like her way of do
ing it, why not do it himself?
What is believed to be the first house
built wholly of Portland cement is to
be erected in Coldwater very shortly.
The use of cement as building ma
terial is probably in its infancy.
Otsego merchants are firm believers
and have subscribed literally to fund
to pay for two band concerts in the
village each week during the summer.
Ten young tramps, ranging in ages
from g to II, were jailed at St Joseph
on the 18th They said they had run
away from the homes of well-to-do
Chicago parents to tramp to the Pan
American exposition.
The annual reunion of the Grand
River Valley Encampment Association
of Soldiers, Sailors, Marines. Sons OF
Veterans and Women's Relief Corps
will be held at Grand Haven from
July to 8, inclusive.
The X. O. I. NJ. Tent of River Rouge
is to celebrate the Fourth of July in
old time fashion. They have rented a
private garden, and will d,arge nd
mittance to those wishing TO see and
hear the eagle scream.
The Delta County Agricultural So
ciety viii hold the annual county fair
and race meeting on Sept. 1912. Mat
inee races viii be held every two
weeks during the season, the first
meet to be held June 27.
During fierce electrical storm one
day recently Mrs, Eber Vickery, of
Dandy, fled to the cellar for safety,
but bolt of lightning came down the
chimney and struck her just the same.
Her recovery is doubtful.
Gov. Bliss on the 18th ordered that a
commission be issued TO Judge Aaron
V. McAlvay, of Manistee, as judge OF
the Manistee- Mason Lake -Osceola cir
cult, to fill the vacancy caused by the
death of Judge c. NJ. Beardsley.
The Valley Telephone Co., Saginaw,
has placed most of its new issue OF
$50, 600 stock in Tuscola, Huron and
Sanilac counties, where a complete
, system of toll lines will be built indie
, pendent of the BellMoore system.
The investigation into the death OF
! Rep Doyle at Lansing has been taken
up. Miss Manders is still held in Gus
tody, but there are no new develop
5 ments and the probabilities are that
r she will be released at the close of the
inquest
/ Summer school catalogues for the u
5 of NJ. have been issued. The literary
session runs from June 26 TO Aug. o
I The law summer session, June "a tC
! | Aug. 16. Six hours credit is the most
that can be obtained during a summer
, ! session.
= Worms are at work in the apple or
chards around Bloomingdale. Many
q trees have been wholly destroyed, and
! the trees look as though a fire had run
through the orchard. Farmers are a
loss TO know what to do to head of
the pest.
The following men were appointed 10y
Gov. Bliss on the 18th as the BARRIERS
examining board: II. NJ. Fillmore
Lansing; JOS II. Hooper, Ishpeming
and Emory l. Busby. Hastings, for TIN
;, terms of one, two and three years, re
spectively.
The Wayne county society of Modern
: Woodmen will hold its annual reunion
e and picnic at Tashmoo park or Angus
3. Special trains will carry the mem
a bers 10 Detroit where the steama