Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1902-09-11
MICHIGAN.
STATE a9ws CONDENSED.

The coal famine has struck kala-
mazoo and Lansing.
Michigan outranks every other state
in the union rs producer of beans.
There have already been ninety-three
applications for divorce In Berrlen
county this year.
\ new three story hotel is being
erected at I.udington. Ii will be built
entirely OF cement.
There arc at present no paved streets
in Holland. hut next spring the city Is
going to spend $S4 900 for paving.
Tekonsha aud Homer have raised
the salaries of Their school directors
from $40 year to So.
Grand Haven has shoe factory,
and very shortly plant for the manu-
facturc of gloves will locate there.
There was light frost In Standlsh
and vicinity Friday night. but it did
no injury 10 crops "a far as known.
Albert Thomas. of Grand Rapids,
aged 10. was found dead under Mill
waukce avenue bridge. Heart failure.
The annual school census Of Adrian
shows an increase in the number or
school children of liG over last year.
While playing with cutting box the
5-ycarold child OF Bert otto, of OF
sego, cut of three fingers OF its right
hand.
The Pere Marquette railroad station
ut Sawyer. 10 miles south OF St
Joseph. was destroyed by fire Friday
night
David Uvnns. Sr.. OF Corunna lies
at his home in a serious condition as
the result OF an encounter with his
pet bulldog.
For the first time in many years
every saloon in St Joseph was closed
sunday. and the thousands of excur-
slcnists went dry.
Fire Thursday destroyed $4,000
worth OF finished lumber. staves, bar
rels and headings at Kilbourn q Co.'S
plant in rerrysburg.
Tie 3-year-Old daughter Of Mr.. and
Mrs. Albert ROSka, of Mundy town
ship. ate too much unripe fruit and
died from its effects.
The publishers of the new city di-
rectory estimate Lansiug's population
a. 10000. an Increase OF about 1000
since the census OF 1900.
Chas. Wanstein. aged 40. was found
dead in bed Friday by his wife at
their home in jennings. He leaves
widow and seven children.
What ia probably one OF the largest
trees in southern Michigan was recent
~ cut near North Adams. 1t measured
seven feet in diameter at the base.
On Saturday and Sunday nights Eve
well known Benton Hurbor business
places were entered and an aggregate
CT $500 taken from the various safes.
Reports from all parts of the upper
peninsula Indicate TINT crops OF all
LisiST sh-e f,ourishing aad KsSa.tbe har-.
yg IS year Will be therIar2est On
About 1880 VIII be raised by the
Prohibitioaists and spent mostly In
organizing local Prohibition alliances.
the pan being to canvass every coun-
t. tloroughly.
David James. OF MuslceGon, who shot
end killed his son because of jealousy
OF Dnvid's housekeeper. killed negro
in Cass county under simiar circum-
stances and served time for it.
John McKjbbey Of Oakley. accused
OF running ''blind pig" in a black.
smith shop jumped through window
when officers appeared, and took to
the woods. The officers are after him.
Preliminary examination of Lynott
EloodgOOd. on charge of numbering
Joe Iabarge, of Monroe. has been adj
journed by mutual consent until Sept.
30 His ball bond was renewed with
same sureties.
Archie Smith, OF Saginaw. aged IL.
while riding on the footbOard OF a
street car Sunday, was struck by a
car bound In the opposite direction
and Knocked off. He later died Of con.
Cussion Of the brain.