Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1901-03-14
MINOR MICHIGAN MATTERS.

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Mendon was visited by 81 800 fire
on the 4th.
Every cell in the Oakland county
Jail at Pontiac is filled.
The Rapid Railway Co. has removed
its general offices from Detroit to New
Baltimore.
II is getting about time for some one
to start the report that the peach buds
have been killed.
j. w. Martin, the Detroit telephone
promoter, has been granted franchise
for plant in Jackson.
Grand Rapids suffered loss by fire
on the night of the 5th that destroyed
$50, 900 worth of property.
The G. r. & |. has inaugurated a
new fast freight line between Macki-
nav City and Richmond, Ind.
! Wolves are very numerous in Luce
county this winter, and hunters are
killing large numbers of them.
Grand Ravens fine high school build
ing was destroyed by fire on the night
of the 5th, entailing a loss of $40, 200.
Philip Helma, of Inlay City, recently
sold porlxer which weighed 200
pounds for which he received $500.
Harry Houghton, of st. Joseph, was
awarded 500 damages against Deputy
Game Warden Palmer for false impris-
onment.
Hamilton business men and the
farmers of the vicinity have organized
a stock company for the establishment
of creamery in the village.
Hall & Dunylle's lumber camp, near
Menominee was quarantined one day
recently because of smallpox. Other
lumber camps are also under quaran-
tine.
The hearts of Watervliet folks have
been gladd ned by the announcement
that the big paper MILL the industrial
mainstay of the village, is to resume
operation soon.
Rumors are again in circulation in
Calhoun county that renewed efforts
will be made by Battle Creek to secure
the removal of the county seat thence
from Marshall
The Central Normal school at Mt.
Pleasant will reopen March Is and the
city schools a week earlier. The health
officers believe the smallpox will be all
out of the city in that time.
At the Prohibition state convention,
held at Kalamazoo on the 5th, reso-
luton was introduced indorsing the
work of Mrs. Clrrie Nation in smash
ing saloons in Kansas, but it was all
most unanimously voted down.
A rain and sIeet storm, extending
on the 10th, caused much damage to
telephone and electric street railway
property. The loss is estimated at $25,-
600, Detroit's share being $4,000
Five cases of smallpox developed at
Saginaw on the sth, and many others
are suspected. The talk of closing the
public school grows An assistant
health officer has been appointed, as
the cases now require the attention of
two physicians.
There are at present 2l7 rural free
mail delivery routes in Michigan and
415 applications for routes pending.
BY June 30 next, when the current APP
preparation expires, there probably
will be 400 routes in operation in the
whole of the L. 5.
An unexpected run on the First Nat
ional bank at Niles on the sth caused
that institution to close its doors, 1t is
one OF the best paying banking insti-
tutions in Berrien county, and will re-
open very shortly. Had the run been
foreseen ample cash would have been
on hand TO meet all demands.
An explosion which Jared the whole
village OF plymouth and awoke farmers
within a radius of two miles occurred
in the Ptre Marquette yards on the
night Of the 9Th. blowing out one end
OF a Cur in which a number Of Italian
laoorers were sleeping As the force
of the explosion was outward none of
the men We're injured.
Northern Michigan farmers are APP
parently not greatly in need of money,
for they cut up much birdseye maple
for cordwood which they dispose of in
the cities The timber will sell for S35
to $50 per thousand feet in the log, and
yet it is sawed up into cordwood to be
sold at S1.5) a cord just as if it were
! the commonest kind of stuff
The people of Newberry have long
wanted grist mill located there, and
recently a southern Michigan firm took
up the villages offer of bonus. 1t
was confidently expected that the long
felt want was to be filed at last, but
al the last moment the deal fell through
and Newberry and her grist mill are
apparently as far apart as ever.
A case of 10 being an unluclxy num-
Der occurred at Saut Ste. Marie one
day recently There were IL hoboes
confined in the police station when an
other one was brought in for nights
lodging. Things had quieted down
for the night when the newcomer gave
groan as if in pain, rose to his feet and
then sank down on the floor dead.
Prosecuting Attorney futile has prs
pared a detailed statement of the eX-
penses Of the grand jury and trials of
state cases, which aggregate Sl5,07l.
%. The expenses of the grand jury
was 81, 246. 80; trial of Marsh, 1916. "a;