Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1902-03-27
AROUND THE STATE.

City.
Edmore has closed Its churches as n
measure OF safety against the spread
of smallpox.
Dowagiac has changed its principal
business thoroughfare from Main street
to Mckinley avenue.
Central Lake has landed a canning
factory, which will be built in time for
this years campaign.
John Aldrich living near Laingsbur2.
Mich. died i'm Bancroft from the ef-
fects Of drinking wood alcohol.
A banjo. mandolin and guitar club,
as well as n glee club will be formed
among the goods at Ann Arbor.
David Bowman. wealthy pioneer
farmer, OF Niles. is dead, aged 40
years. He leaves four daughters and
three sons.
Otsego will have n creamery, stock TO
the amount of $1,000 having been sub
scribed, and the milk of 60 cows guar
anteed by the farmers.
Gen. Il. Il. Tracy. eX-secretary of the
navy, who was suddenly overcome by
illness in court Saturday, is reported to
be steadily improving.
Phineas Il. Blake. Of Lansing, TOOK
30 grains OF morphine and was re-
licved of both life and marital woes
He was GO years of age.
The company to operate Augusta's
canning factory has been organized.
The capital stock is $4,000, or when
$4,000 has been paid in.
J. w. Martins new gas proposition In
Pontiac is said 10 be Il winner, over 100
prominent business men having signed
within the past few days.
There are two schools in OntonaSon
county which have but two pupils
apiece. but the teachers get their SiO
per month apiece just the same.
At present Niagara, Dickson county,
is without church, but ii will not be
for long. The Methodists OF the vii
lage are preparing TO erect snch
structure.
ON complaint OF the lads own father,
l.. w. pricer a secondhand dealer OF
Albion. was arrested for buying stolen
goods from minor. He was assessed
Il small fine.
State Communicable Disease Inspect
or Raney has gone To Rapid River.
Delta Co, TO Investigate an alleged
outbreak Of smallpox which is not be-
ing restricted.
Sheriff Shepherd. of Adrian. took
James Il. Harrington to Jackson this
morning to begin his three-year term
for killing Jesse Hooker, the man who
ruined his home.
1t has cost Dickinson county about
&c ono fn anna fot. cpDIInoN nutiaptS tbis
winter, and the supervisors propose to
build a county detention hospital as Il
matter OF economy.
Vicksburgers are counting on having
new depot this spring. basing their
hopes on the fact that the railroad COM
pany refuses TO make any repairs TO
the present structure.
Quartermaster Adolph Karku, who
was drowned In the Yang Use river in
China, was son Of Louis Karku. of
Lansing, The boy was 10 years of
age. R-iistsd two years ago.
Alvah e. Dickinson is dead at Cold
water at the age of II years. He was
a former popular hotel keeper in De
troit. Coldwater and Hillsdalc. He was
one of Coldwater's wealthiest men.
An extra freight. eastbound, ran into
an open switch mt Ovid. Engine 1913
was thrown upon the ties. and three
engines were required to pull her back.
Trains were delayed for two hours.
Mr. and Mrs. l.. +. Wilcox celebrated
the fiftieth anniversary of their mar
rage March y. 1902. at their home
i'm Sherwood. this being the third
golden wedding in the Wilcox family.
Nothing has been heard Of John NJ.
Burns, the station agent at Reese, who
disappeared on the 18th. So far as
checking has proceeded his accounts
are all right. 1t is feared that he has
lost his reason.
The police raided the Still Alarm
restaurant in Lansing Sunday night
and caught the proprietor. John Lott.
ana six young men engaged in game
Of craps. All were arrested and held
for examination.
Myron Seymour. a well-known farm
or of Stephenson, drove to the home OF
his cousin John Seymour, in the same
town. and entering the house. went up
stairs and without n word of warn
ing shot Mrs Seymour
Jackson has exempted the city taxes
for 10 years Oh vacant property upon
which new factories will he built. The
resolution does not carry exemption
10 the personal property OF the manu-
facturers who occupy the buildings.
Louis Southauer. station agent at
Waucedah. Iron county. is alleged to
have assaulted Napoleon Bauden with
an iron poker. fracturlng his skull and
breaking his bones. The victim can
not live. Southauer is under arrest.
While roofing the L. :. Robe Co.'S
building at Corunna some boiling tar
exploded and A. w. Holmes. an Owosso
contractor. was frightfully burned
about the face and body. He will lose
the sight of one and possibly of both
eyes.
The ladies of the congregational
church at Charlotte have received
pretty handkerchief and a neat letter
from Mrs Theodore Roosevelt. The
handkerchief will be among those sold
by the ladies at their Easter sales next
week
NJ. III. Wells. the eX-yeteran soldier,
who undertook TO cut and slash an Of
ficer last December who attempted his
arrest. pleaded guilty to assault, and
was sentenced to 80 days in Jail. He