Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1901-08-08

Friday.
An old-fashioned camp meeting is in
progress at the beautiful Crystal
Springs grounds north OF Niles, and
thousands of people hocked there Sun.
day from the surrounding country and
nearby cities.
The Hlllsdale Manufacturing Co. has
given a trust mortgage on all its prop.
erty TO VIM. prldeauX. teller OF the
First National Bank of this city. ms
trustee for It's creditors. Liabilities
about $4,000.
In the Ingham county Circuit Court
the contempt case against HaZen s.
Pingree was dismissed on motion Of
Charles +. Hammond. who represented
the Ingham County Bar Association in
the premises.
The Lake Shore Fruit Growers asso-
citation basket factory burned. Loss
estimated at $4,000. The burned in.
stitution was owned and operated by
some 200 fruit growers of the st. Jos.
eph fruit district.
William Vincent, n young colored
man, giving his home rs Nashville,
Tenn. was arrested near Albion,
Thursday on charge of attempting
to wreck the Michigan Central train
No. 3, going west.
Naval officials at Washington say
Americans in Venezuela are not men
aced. Had Il situation existed which
was dangerous to American interests,
the Mayhower would not have left
Venezuelan waters.
The State Forestry Commission has
decided TO commence active field work
In the northern part Of the state next
month. +. Ii. Sherard an expert con
nected with the National Forestry
Commission. will assist
Alma college will lose the following
teachers next fall: Chas. \. Davis,
professor of biology; Fred Fullerton.
teacher Of mathematics; Miss Nora \.
Clark. lady principal and teacher OF
English, and Coach Allen.
Emmett j. Barton and Mrs. Barton
No. >, of Jackson. are sailing on rough
seas Monday Mrs. Barton charged him
with assault ana battery and he paid
his fine. Tuesday she charged him with
blSamy, and Barton is in Jail.
lowering village and vicinity. There
have been two deaths. The village au-
thorities are working diligently to pre-
vent any further spread of the disease.
and it is believed they will succeed
Howard Hopkins, OF Mendon is the
oldest man in the county, having just
entered on his ninety-fifth year His
first vote was east for John Quincy
Adams. The deed of the farm on
which he lives was secured from Gen.
Lewis Cass.
a thief on the Grand Rapids & In
diana Railway between Grand Rapids
and Mackinaw City relieved William
landlord n diamond salesman for
Frendenheim Brothers e Levy, New
York. of over 800 in diamonds and
$50 in money.
The act of the last legislature for
the establishment of rural high schools
permits the establishment Of high
schools in townships which do not
have within their limits an incorp0r-
ated village or city. The bill becomes
operative Sept. D
The Manistee saw mills and salt
count of strike. started up Monday.
The patent salt filters have been
adopted by the salt manufactur-
ers, which will do away with labaIcrs
entirely in lifting salt
Edward DeForest. of Battle Creek,
charged with sending poisoned peaches
to Mrs. Clara Wandell who ate one
and came near dying has been held
for trial. He admits having qulrreled
with the woman, but still afIirms his
innocence of trying to take her life
VIM. Leverer, Of Benton III rbor
saved his wife life and incident Il to
the rescue he must answer to charge
of assault on her He says she was
about TO swallow n dose of poison
when he struck the bottle from her
hand. In doing so the back of his
hand struck her nose. Hence the ar
rest
According to Lansing reports
Stearns will enter the race against
Bliss for the gubernatorial chair. de-
spite the promise of the former not to
oppose Bliss. The promise is contin-
gent upon no other one entering the
HtlNls bul IL IL NtllNl lIil ~. VI. tIIN
will be brought in as n blind. which
will open the way ior Stearns.
Two little girls. aged 3 and years
daughters of Geo. Simmons. Of Man
celona, were burned to death Saturday
night They were left with two older
boys i'm the house. which in some un-
known manner caught fire. The boys
escaped and gave the alarm, but assist
ance arrived too late to save the two
youngest. The house and everything
in it was burned.
Clarence Mosher is tramp. He is
also working ms farm hand near
Battle Creek. strange as il may seem.
But he has his own definition of the
word work" and when he thought his
boss, Elmer Austin. was pushing him
too hard. he sailed into him with n
pitchfork. Austin is nursing two Sc
we're wounds and Mosher is i'm Jail on
charge OF assault and battery.
Edward Primer and Nellie Wood. Of
Owosso. were married Saturday night.
They didn't take the trouble TO inform
the girls parents of the fact. Mr. and
Mrs. Wood, while hunting for their
daughter. met the newly married
couple i'm the street. Before they had
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