Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1901-08-08
MINOR MICHIGAN MATTERS.
McBaln wants a gl.Ist mill.

McBain wants grist mill.
Albion has new military company.
Freesoil, Mason county, is to have
rural free delivery.
Nathan Benedict. of Marshall. is 90
years old, hale and hearty.
Miss Eta Auringer, of Owosso. will
go to South Africa as Il missionary.
The Belgian chicory mills, Essex
vile. c=hurned, involving a loss OF
$4,000.
Fred Jenkins, m Easton farmer, fell
off a load of lumber and was instantly
killed Thursday.
A mad dog was killed in Lawton
after tearing the dress off n woman
and doing other damage.
The cash balance in the state treas
rry at the close of business Wednes-
day night was $3,555,S
DR.. Arthur C. Perbert, of St Luke's
hospital Niles, is wanted in Indiana
on the charge of wrecling bank.
Early peaches are ripening and are
being contracted at 50 cents n bushel.
The largest crop in years is promised.
Charles Bell. young Christian
scientist employed on the farm of John
Nicholson near Parma, shot himself
Monday.
Robert Hamlin of Saginaw, was vic
iously assaulted Sunday by two men
who cut him severely on the face and
the head.
Farmers claim that fully three.
fourths of the wheat in Missaukee and
Osceola counties is ruined by the hot,
damp weather.
Charles Richie, an inmate of the
northern asylum, eluded the vigilance
of a brother, and hanged himself from
tree in the woods.
The Bloomingdale Cheese Factory
received over 27,000 pounds of milk
during the month of May and paid the
patrons for the same S1.672
Couaty Clerk Church, of st. Joseph,
issued Is marriage licenses Sunday,
making 20 for the week. Over 5000
excursionists visited the city.
The temperature in Detroit in July
was higher than in any single previ-
Gus month since the weather bureau
commenced to keep the record.
The w. III. Sweet grocery store of
St Joseph was broken into Sunday
morning and safe blown open. The
cash contents, 5000, was taken.
An unknown young man was killed
Thursday at Dorr. He had been beg
cling and gave his name ms Frank Web
Der and his home Howard City
Myron Stark, Hcsperia farmer. re-
Gently cut his finger off in n moving
machine After two weeks he was at
tackled with lockjaw and is dead
Dennis a. Barnum, a prominent
OwoSso man has drawn 100 acres in
the government drawing at Oklahoma.
He expects to sell it for $4,000.
4 man answering the description of
Albert Ryan, wanted on charge of
shooting his wife on Wednesday, July
24 at Litchfield, has been arrested at
Au Sable.
The little settlement of Wagar six
miles out Of Hesperia. consisting of
sawmill. store and n number of dwell
lings was burned, excepting the store
and one dwelling.
Miss Floyd Gilmore, of Laporte, who
graduated this year from the law de-
partment of Michigan university, will
practice In Manila. leaving this week
for the Philippines.
Erick Johnson and John Perucheti.
of Negaunee, miners Of the Prince Of
Wales mine, of the Regent group. were
crushed to death under thousands of
tons of ore Saturday.
Ed. Deforest. of Battle Greek, is un-
der arrest. charged with poisoning the
peaches which were left at Mrs. Clara
Wandell'S door. and from eating which
her death nearly resulted.
Aug 81 will be Three Rivers day at
Otsego. when the Three Divers fire
department will pay their annual visit.
There will he every sort of amusement
and hot time generally.
The W. II. Sweet grocery store i'm ST.
Joseph was b-oken into Monday morn
ing and the safe blown open with dy-
Mantle. The cash contents. amounting
to $500. were carried away.
Dogs still continue TO kill and mutt
late sheep i'm Huron township. Sheep
valued at about $500 have been killed
and mutilated since last April, and not
a single dog has been captured.
Walter Richardson, of Millington. II
few days ago found letter near his
house. i'm which the writer threatened
10 Kill Richardson and burn his barns.
He thought nothing Of it, and I'm n
day or two another letter was found.
pinned To the gate. renewing the
threats. Yesterday he was away on
business. and when lie returned found
the barns In flames.
Julius Clifford OF burlington. will
come before the circuit court for trial
on the charge of committing an indig-
nifty against the S-year-old daughter Of
DIR. Brown. Of that village. Clifford IS
in the county jail in default OF $1,000
bail bonds