Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1901-12-12

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The citizens of Iron Mountain will
petition for municipal electric light
ing plant.
Thirty thousand dollars has been
raised for the beet sugar factory at
Fowlerville.
| 1t Is reported that n branch Of
| Dowie's Zion will be started In Grand
! Haven soon.
Willlm Hand was held up and rob-
bed In Howard City by two men
Thursday night.
What is supposed to be asphaltum
has been discovered ut the new mill
race In Buchanan.
Beets that have tested 81 per cent
Of sugar have been raised by farmers
in the vicinity of st. Louis.
James Tate was killed at Muskegon
Sunday by the bursting Of a fly wheel
Mt the Central Paper Co.'S plant.
Lizzie Sheldon, aged IA, of Cold
water. with revolver that she didn't
know was loaded, shot her sister in
the shoulder. The girl is paralyzed.
The Kalamazoo telephone girls
threaten to strike on account OF new
rule by the Michigan Telephone Go.
docking them for being late to work.
A Washington dispatch conveys the
news that Representative III. G. Smith
has selected Frank t. Priddy to sue
coed DOC" Smith as postmaster OF
Adrian.
Chas. Bonnell Of Lincoln township
escaped from the Kalamazoo insane
asylum and walked all the way back
to his home. He will be returned to
the asylum.
Asa Draper, an aged and respected
citizen of Franklin township, fell from
a buggy Saturday and broke his neck.
He died instantly. He was subject to
fainting spells.
Beginning at midnight on Dec. 80
the Michigan Central road will operate
under the general railroad laws of
Michigan, which means a 2-cent rate
on the main line.
Rep III. G. Smith, OF Michigan, will
introduce a bill providing that the
postoffice department shall maintain
mail boxes in connection with the ru-
raj mail delivery service.
Seneca Litchard, the man who was
struck by an electric car - days
ago, is still unconscious at the Uni
versity hospital. He occasionally
mumbles incoherent words.
The Stephenson Lumber Co., of
Walls, Mich. have bought the Kirby
Carpenter Co.'S brick mill complete
and will move it to Walls in the spring
for use as n hard wood mill.
Search for the bodies of George w.
ana Abel Levin and Emil and Albin
Carlson, who were drowned in Lake
Michiganme several weeks ago, has
been abandoned on account of the ice.
Alvin T. Hewitt, ,f Vienna, and Cora
Underhill, of Lenawee county, were
married at Flint Monday. The groom
secured a divorce from his first wife,
who is sister of his second, only n
month ago.
1t is expected that the Chicago &
Detroit electric (ine will be running
cars to Detroit by spring. Grading
on the Battle Greek division has been
finished half way from Marshall to
Battle Creek.
There are many cases of smallpox
in the state which are being treated
locally as Cuban itch, cedar itch or
chickenpox, and as a consequence the
disease is spreading. 1t is now re-
ported at 10 places.
A. Mornings 7-year-old daughter
started fire with kerosene oil, an ex-
plosion followed and the child was
covered with blazing oil. Before as
sistance could reach her she had been
literally cooked to death
A Niles policeman named Ullery has
published in local paper a challenge
to +. w. Cook. editor of another pa
per, to fight a duel to the death, the
weapons TO be revolvers OF 3S calibre,
and the distance 10 PAGES. 'S'death!
Belud
A 100000 chemical plant will be
erected in st. Louis, and excavations
will begin Immediately. The old bro
mide wells will be used and several
new ones sunk. The institution will
employ 200 men and will run night
and day.
After an idleness of several years
the Argo Touring mill at Worthwhile
Is to be opened again. The mill Is
one Of the oldest -four mills in this
section OF the country having been
built when the country was almost
wilderness.
Many parents Of children attending
the west side public schools of Bay
City have become alarmed by the pre-
valence of chicken pox among the
school children OF that district. School
rooms are almost deserted as result
of the scare.
Ira Taft, an 1S-year-old student Of
the Webberville high schools last
years graduating class, took laudanum
Saturday on account Of pique at the
actions of 15-year-old school girl who
refused his tender of a photograph. III
will probably pull through
The body of A. w. Covert OF Owes
so, was found setting against log I'm !
the woods near Garland yesterday af- |
ternoon, with a shotgun between his |
knees. The charge had entered his |
breast He had announced the pur-
pose Of going hunting and is not |
known to have had any troubles.
In an unanimous opinion rendered |
Tuesday the supreme court denied the |
mandamus asked by Journal Clerk |
Sam +. Cook of the house. to compel !
the auditor general to audit his claim |
for mileage from Rock river. AIger
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