Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1902-11-20
STATE NEWS IN BRIEF.

The 500 will have another bank
about December !.
ConcOrdS new creamery will begin
turning out butter about December 1.
The State Horticultural Society will
meet ut Hart December ., 3 and for
its winter session.
There is great alarm in Metamora
among the farmers over hog cholera.
which is killing the hogs in great
numbers.
\ Battle Creek man is said to have
secured control of the turkey supply
and proposes TO boost the price away.
away up.
Frank Lewis. of Cross village. shot
Merritt Lewis, his nephew, through
the head Saturday morning. lie took
him for deer.
George Hawkins. of Ithaca. pleaded
guilty 10 attempted assault OH Anna
Carroll, aged 10, and was sentenced
to five years to Ionia.
Owosso coal dealers have declared
political vengeance upon City Clerk
Fred. Edwards. who promoted the
scheme for the city to buy soft coal
and sell 1t at cost.
The death rate in Michigan during
the month of October was less than
in September, the total number of
deaths for the month reported to the
secretary 81 state being 2.3G0. a de
crease of 1SS compared with the pre-
yious month.
A movement has been started in
N nj fa al nt.in 10
have smoke consumers placed i'm their
chimneyS. The smoke is increasing
along with the rapidly growing num-
her Of factories. until it has become
a nuisance and the dismay of house
keepers.
Giving his impressions after the
sights at the NJ. \. c.. Gov. Elect Bach
elder, of New Hampshire. said: Your
college was revelation to me. 1t ex-
GELS any | ever visited, and l can safe
~ say that it is a splendid example of
what a state agricultural college ought
TO be-"
Burr Gould has commenced suit for
$4,000 damages against Martin Il.
Baum, proprietor of the Sherman
house. Saginaw. Gould stepped into
the toilet room. opened door and it
is alleged. plunged down a coal hole.
fracturing his skull. lie suffered con-
cussion of the brain.
Now that the hunting season Is
fully on. passenger traffic is back to
normal conditions on northern roads
Ii is estimated that 1000 hunters
passed through Bay City in the past
two weeks Traffic was so great that
extra passenger coaches and baggage
ears were called into use.
\. s. Myers, of Otsego. Mich. hunt
ing deer i'm Republic. mistook Hank
Shoulders white horse for wolf,
and fired. the ball striking the ami
mails head but not with fatal result
Shoulders was on the horses back at
the time. Myers was arrested. but
settled by paying Shoulders 500.
The garnishment proceedings cover
ing the 81 200 alleged to have been paid
by Senator Nichols to Frederick Cor
man. witness in the Grand Rapids wa
ter contract case have been begun.
Attorney william Il. Brown is sup
posed to have the money. and is made
garnishee defendant. Brown says he
hasn't the money.
Edward Harris and George Kelley
were found guilty at Grand Rapids Of
breaking into the Martin postotfice last
June and taking money and stamps to
the amount Of $50. and sentenced to
five years each in the Detroit house OF
correction by Judge VANITY in the
United States Court. Each had served
time for similar offenses.
The rural routes running out of
Pontiac did n bic business during the
month Of October. Routes |, and 3.
which have been established for some
time. distributed an average of over
G.OOO pieces Of mail each during tho
month. Routes and ;. which were
begun October 1, distributed during
their first month, an average OF over
5000 pieces.
A recount of the vote i'm Washtenaw
for congressman has been petitioned
for The inspiration of the recount Is
said 10 be for Judson. who wagered
that Townsend would carry Washte-
nav.
Thomas McGrath was arrested Sat.
urday ut Cheyenne, Wyo. In connec-
ton with the murder OF Horton War
rem and the robbery of George Keller
at the Goderich hotel. in Detroit, early
on the morning of Oct. 20 last.
The annual meeting OF the state
board of corrections and charities will
be held I'm Battle Creek Dec. 3 and 4.
II Is expected that about 100 members
and agents of the board Will be present.