Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1901-05-23
MINOR MICHIGAN MATTERS.

MINOR MICHIGAN MAT TIERS.
The village of Erie, Monroe, county,
was scorched to the extent of $4,000
on the 18th.
Sheep. killing dogs are getting in
their work at Nillow-one farmer los
ing 26 on the night of the 10th.
Hon. Edwin f. Uhl, of Grand Rapids,
a former t. 5. ambassador, died at his
suburban home just outside of that
city on the Eth.
A block of buildings in the business
section of Neidman was destroyed by
fire on thel5th. Loss S11, 800; only
partially insured.
Promoters of a new electric line are
hustling for franchise at Adrian.
The proposed road is TO run between
Ann Arbor and Adrian.
Ed Van Zandt, of Port Huron who
was found guilty of burglary on his
third trial has been sentenced to 10
years in Marquette prison.
The matter of holding fair and
race meeting the coming summer at
Minden City is being agitated by the
residents of that village and the vi
cinity.
Alma is to have a new bank, which
has been organized under the state
law, with SIS, 900 capital The new in
stitution will open for business about
June 90.
BY the premature explosion of pow
der at the Champion mine, near Cham
pion, on the 14th, one miner was in
stantly killed and seven others were
seriously injured.
Dogs are making fearful havoc among
sheep is ,<lxoLsha township. The dog
two nidN ~ xkely to be exhausted. In
killed ans 20 worth of sheep werH
The pscS(Hed. u haze tum-
bled to TN sct that money spent in
improving the highway. a good in
vestment, and are going in for 500, 900
worth this summer.
gun club with about 80 members
has been organized in Bronson. The
club will have regular shoots and will
also look after the game and fish in
terest of the locality.
The recent outbreak of diphthera
at kalkasla is the worst ever exper-
fenced there, and several deaths have
occurred. Heroic efforts are being
made to stamp out the disease
A Sanilac county farmer who so lost
his temper as TO strike his horse a vio-
lent blow in the face with his fist GOO
quick retribution, for the force of the
blow broke the bones OF his hand,
while the horse was not injured.
The feature of the Memorial Day cell
ebration at Battle Creek will be the
dedication of the fine monument
erected TO the memory of the soldiers
and sailors who gave up their lives for
their country in the civil and Spanish
wars
INLAY City folks are bound to be up
in front of the procession. Those of
them who are subject TO hay fever re-
port that their annual attack is al
ready beginning, whereas the usual
time is not for some two or three
months yet
The prospects for large fruit crop
in the vicinity of IIesperia are datter-
ing. Every big and and little tree and
old scrub without pretensions is loaded
with blossoms, and the season is so far
advanced that it is not likely that any
damage from frost will occur
A good Stanton man was late home
from prayer meeting the other evening
and his angry spouse attacked him at
the door with stick of wood. An
ugly cash in the head to the result
Then people wonder why there are
more women in the churches than men.
Members of the Tecumseh gun club
are made of the right material Two
Onsted men have been in the habit Of
scooping up all the fish they could out
OF Wampler's lake with all kinds of
nets Members Of the club saw it was
only question of time when there
wouldn't be a fish left and informed
Michigan's most efficient game war
den, Grant Morse, who had them ar
rested. They were fined $50 each and
costs
"A Flint woman, who was afraid of
burglars, placed s33 in bills in an old
cigar box for safe keeping over night.
1t was housccleaning time and with so
many other things on her mind she
forgot all about the money in the
morning, and seeing the old box lying
around She tossed il into the stove to
get it out Of the way. When she re-
membered, there wasn't enough of the
bills left TO wad a gun; not even a
small gun.
Salooukeepers have been frozen out
OF Laingsburg by the action of the viii
lage dads in raising the amount of |
bonds reouirad from ca OOO IA 60 COO