Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1901-05-09
MINOR MICHIGAN MATTERS.

MINOR MlCHlGAN vi "A i EKS.
There is an epidemic of scarlet fever
at East Tawas.
There has been eight national banks
established in Michigan since March,
1900.
An attempt is being made to organ
ize an Episcopal church society at Du-
rand.
1t is said that Michigan has one of
the finest displays at the Pan-Ameri-
can exposition.
Klatte's hotel in Wyandotte was de-
stroyed by FIRE on the night of April
30. Loss, $4,000.
The total membership of the l.. o.
L. NJ. in Michigan is now $1,000, an
increase of 100 during April.
The streets in the business portion
of Ludington will be macadamized.
The work has already been started.
1t is said that the interurban electric
line between Benton Harbor and South
Bend, Ind, will be in operation by
Aug. 1, as far as Niles.
Ex-Alderman Chris Jacob, of De-
troit, after an illness of less than
week, died on the 4th, aged 65. He
had been resident of Detroit since
1875.
Hillsdale has secured one new indus
try, gasoline engine factory, and is
now hustling after another, the latter
a shoe factory now located in Spring
field, O.
Genesee county farmers are just dis
covering that during the past winter
mice have injured much nursery stock
so badly by gnawing the bark from it
that it is worthless.
Alex. II. Avery, collector of customs
% IN,-t Nm ia~s. very .-.adapls, ~
Lakelands Fla, on the 9th. Notice of
his death came as great surprise to
his family and friends at home.
Burglars operated at Luther on the
night Of the 4th. The safes in the two
depots were blown open. Only 81 was
secured in one, but the amount Sc
cured at the other place is not made
public.
Galesburgs canning factory has been
completed and has been turned over to
the company by the contractors who
built it, More than so acres of toma-
toes alone are under contract to sup
ply the raw material for the cannery.
Mendon will be a dry town for
couple Of weeks at least. The village
council refuses to act on saloon bonds
until its meeting May 3, and as the
old licenses expired on the LIST, the sa-
loonkeepers will have TO take a little
vac tian
That Monistique will have pulp mill
is almost an assured fact The coun-
try tributary TO the city is being thor
oughIy Investigated by a company
which viii establish the mill if the Wis
IDLE supply of suitable timber warrants
the outlay
Niles claims the distinction of hav-
ing the only woman chewing gum
"magnate" in tie world. Her name is
Kate w. Noble, and she wages war
against the great chewing gum trust
and employs nobody but women in her
factory at Niles.
For the steenth time the people of
Oceana county will, on June z, vote on
proposition to bond the county for
$4,000 for new county Jail. Hart,
the county seat, will give $4,000 to-
ward the new building in clse it is de.
cided TO have one.
Benton llarbor and st. Joseph are
both hustling to secure new industries
but there are hardly enough houses in
the cities TO accommodate the present
population, 20 say nothing of the adj
ditional families which would come in
with the new factories.
Although he lived within so miles of
Detroit for Gj years, Alfred i. Hustead
prominent farmer Of Groveland town
ship, Oakland county, who recently
died, had never visited the metropolis
but once. That was in 1886, when he
walked into the city to file a deed to
the farm he had purchased from the
government
SO many companies composed mainly
OF wind have applied to the common
council of ST. Joseph for franchises for
electric railroad lines into the city that
the council has finally adopted reso-
luton that hereafter no proposed fran
ehise will be considered unless il is ac-
companied by a check for $1,000 as
guarantee OF good faith, the money to
be forfeited in case the company does
not accept the franchise in case ir- is
granted.
In order TO express their disgust over
The action Of the council in suppressing
saloons, cit zens Of Centreyille sowed
oats in the main street.