Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1901-07-25
MINOR MICHIGAN MATTERS.


acres of land in Michigan.
The salt and lumber mills of Manis-
tee are shut down by strike.
Detroit will be in gala attire during
the Cadillac celebration on July %, 20
and ~
The first peaches from the Michigan
belt We're shipped from St Joseph
Monday.
The Michigan Salt Association has
reduced the price from 20 cents to 40
cents per barrel.
Dickinson's lake while bathing. The
body was recovered.
Ludington is putting up hard fight
for a new fish hatchery, with good
prospects Of securing It,
Van Buren, county voted bv about
300 majority to appropriate $4,000 for
new county building.
Francis Dowell. of Deerheld, has
been held for trial in $1,000 bail on a
charge Of criminal assault
Andrews hotel barn and contents,
including a horse, burned at Holly.
Loss $500; insurance 5000.
The Flaked Food Co. has been or
ganized at Battle Creek, capital $780,
600, to make breakfast food.
This year any brewery can send beer
to the state encampment. Last year
Detroit concern had cinch.
The state pardon board will meet at
Saginaw Tuesday to consider the cases
of convicts from that locality.
The total expenses of the state fax
commission for the fiscal year, which
ended June 80. 1901, were S12O6O0.
BY slipping into soss-bucket in the
Muskegon rolling mill. George Mohr
was severely scalded about the feet.
The Alegan village council has
named the village park Pingree park,
in honor of the late former governor.
1t is alleged that California woman
will prosecute John Mccormick for
bigamy. He has wife in Saginaw.
Glen, the S-year-old son of Lawrence
Glessner, of Clayton, is dead from be-
ing kicked in the stomach by horse.
The Methodists of North Muskegon
built a bonfire in the main street, in
which they burned a 5000 mortgage.
Flint farmers cannot get men to har-
vest their crops, and are Offering as
high as SO per day In some instances.
The Kirby Carpenter Co.'S brick mill,
of Menominee, has shut down for one
year, throwing 100 men out Of employ
ment.
Benjamin Luger, OF Colon, deliber-
ately walked in front OF train near
Milford, and his body was cut to
pieces.
The survey for an electric road from
Pennington west to Lansing has be-
gun. This will make n direct line to
Detroit
Matilda Caniff, mother of w. II. Ca
mfr, president of the Nickel Plate rail-
road, died of paralysis at her home in
Clayton.
The raspberry crop is ruined in Ber-
rien county by the continued dry SPELL
representing loss to the farmers of
100000.
Work was suspended at the Michi-
gan Portland Cement works, in Quin-
cy. Saturday, and everything is being
put in order.
Grand Rapids is going to have n fight
on with the government over the ques-
ton of closing the Grand river channel
inside the city.
Charles Richie, an inmate of the
northern asylum. eluded the vigilance
of brother. and hanged himself from
Il tree in the woods
Two Alpena firemen were seriously
injured by flying debris during a fire
which nearly destroyed the plant of
the Beck Brewing company.
Miss Amy Leslie, the dramatic critic
of Chicago. and Frank III. Buck. a no.
tel employe of Chicago, were married
at st, Joseph n few days ago,
Max Summers, n farmer living neas
Sheridan. left Il box of Paris green ly-
ing about where his cows could get at
it. and three of them are dead.
The main belt OH the generator at
the Buchanan electric light station
broke. and the end of the belt, striking
the switchboard demolished II.
Henry Larnee and Ed. Van Fleet.
who broke Jail in Concord. have been
captured at Niles. They are wanted at
Jackson on a charge of burglary.
Gabel Jones, of st. Joseph, is suf-
fering from terrible knife wounds, al
legged to have been inflicted by man
whom he had generously befriended.
Mrs. Nellie Il. Krogman has taken
charge of the postoftice at Ispheming.
She is the first postmistress of a sec
ond-class office in the upper peninsula
Five tramps were captured near the
north limits of Adrian. They held up
Dwight Ilinkley near the Lake Shore
station and tool two So bills from his
pocket.
Forest fires in Alpena and Montmo-
rency counties are assuming threaten
ing proportions. and quantities of tim
Der and forest products are being de-
stroyed.
There will be another old-time en-
campment of soldiers. sailors and ma
rines of both wars held ut Camp Houk.
Oceana county. Mich. Aug 10 to %,
inclusive.
George Hodges. aged 10. is charged
with committing criminal assault on
Title Taylor. aged II. the daughter of
Royal Taylor. ut Black Lake, Cheboy-
gan county.
The section foreman on the Grand
Trunk at Fort Gratiot says men are
scarce He has never known such n