Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1901-01-24

At a special election held at Holland
on the 2lst the proposition TO bond for
$50, 900 for the purpose of securing new
factories was carried by over 500 ma
jority.
Hastings has just secured new in
dustry, bookcase factory from Grand
Rapids, and is now on the trail of an
other which will give employment to
so men.
The electoral vote of Michigan was
cast at Lansing on the l4th, and j. A.
Bennett, an octogenarian OF Adrian,
was chosen to carry the vote to Wash
ington.
Fremont NJ Harsh, of Warren, is
now widower, his wife having skip
ped" out with another man. Besides
leaving husband she also left six
children.
The supervisors of Ottawa county
have decided to try the stone pile
scheme to see if it will keep away the
hoboes who now flock there in large
numbers.
The sugar and chicory factories of
Bay City have practically closed their
season. They have paid out to farm
ers for beets and chicllory sums aggre-
eating S7G5, 9s4
A Caesarian operation was performed
at the University hospital at Ann Ar
| Dor on the 18th 1t was a success, and
both mother and baby will live The
The baby weighed So pounds.
The Washtenaw County German
Mutual Fire Insurance Co. has mem
bership of ], SD and carries risks ag-
! gregating S4,l45.190 The rate of in
surance last year was 60 cents per
! 81 900.
The business portion of Ellsworth, a
hourishing village on the Pere Mar
quette, southwest of Petoskey, burned
on the GOTH causing loss of nearly
$50, 900.
The Democratic state central com
mittee has issued call for meeting
of the committee in the Hotel Norman
die, Detroit, Feb. 3, to consider the
time and place of holding the state
convention.
A. A. Devantier, editor of the Mt
Clemens Advertiser, has been arrested
on complaint of Justice Spencer j.
! Daily, who charges the editor with
SANDER. Devanter gave bail for his
appearance.
The railroad which is being built TO
connect the cement factory at Alpena
with it's mari beds, several miles out
of town, is nearly completed, and it is
/ a. Al. r &
ment will begin next month.
Emmett Monroe, of PinclIney, was
decapitated by the cars in that village
on the morning of the 2lst. He at
tempted to board a rapidly moving
train when he missed his footing and
was drawn beneath the wheels.
~ Dus,ng ohe year 1900 the water works
ut Escanaba pumped 323, 45O, ESQ gal
Ions of waVer. Apparently not enough
Of this amount was used for drinking
purposes TO spoil the thirst of the res
idcnts, for IS saloons flourish in the
city.
The beet sugar factory at Marine
City is now running full blast and
! turning out fine grade of sugar. This
factory is one of the best in the state
and is situated in beet growing coun-
try that Will insure good run of bus
mess.
Real estate in the vicinity of Lake
land, Livingston county, formerly
called Hamburg Junction, is going
clear out of sight as regards price, on
account OF the fact that cement fac
tory is to be built there inside of six
months.
The secretary Of state says that
probably not over two-thirds of the
births that actually occur in Michigan
every year finally get upon the rec
ords. The result is the almost com
plete loss of the statistical value of the
collection Of births.
Upon recommendation OF the boards
of control of the Jackson and Ionia
prisons, Gov Bliss on the 10Th, paroled
VIM Edgerton, of Sanilac county;
Chas A. Brown, of Cass county; j
White, of Livingston county, and
Chas. A. Bailey, Of Wayne.
Gov. Bliss on the 18th signed a
parole for Thos C. Wright, sent from
! ShlaWaSSee county 10 JdCksOn LOT ~
years in 1894 for criminal assault. The
application was approved by the war
den and board of control HIS term
would have expired in April, 100?
Reports of the secretary and treas
urer of the Hillsdale County Agrlcul-
tural society show receipts for 1900,
Sl2, l60.71. Nearly 800 was paid on
its indie btedness which now amounts
to 81, 004. 2s. The next fair will be
held on Sept. 80 and Oct l, ?, and 4.
A petition in bankruptcy was filed
on the 18th by Carl ii. Michel, the
former well-known grocer and cloth.
Ter of Detroit. His liabilities amount
to S92, ss2 IS, while his assets are all
in real estate, and even that is badly
encountered.
Charlevoix woman discovered that
the chimney of her house was on fire
the other night, but instead of losing
her head and alarming the neigh Dor
hood she just ran upstairs, pulled the
stovepipe out of the chimney and