Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1902-04-24

began Monday.
Montague's hotel will be converted
into an opera house, with seating
capacity of 1000.
Judge Wolcott presiding in the place
of Judge Newman. of the Grand Rap
ids Superior Court. denied the motion
for a change of venue in the indict-
ment case against Thomas +. Nc
Garry.
William r. Samms, blind Of one eye,
recently began work in the causuc
works OF Wyandotte and before night
the caustic vapor had eaten away The
film OF the blind eye and his sight was
restored.
The Magic Manufacturing Co.. or
Ann Arbor, has leased the old Krause
tannery, as its present quarters are
too contracted. The company manu-
features enamel paint for bicycles,
roofing, etc.
The census office has issued report
showing that in 1889 Michigan, on 3ll,-
0G3 acres raised 23,4T6444 bushels OF
potatoes valued at $6,759,342; onions
2,G11 acres and a product of 1S3,ofS
bushels, valued at $345,310.
w. II. Tench x Co, Detroit, were
awarded the contract to build the
Michigan Central second track be-
tween Albion and Marshall, and VIII
begin work at once with 100 teams
and large number of men.
Chicago capitalists are projecting an
interurban road from Manistee to Mus
kegon. They have assured the people
that that portion of the road between
Hart and Montague will be In opera
ton before the fruit season begins.
Labor unions will celebrate InJunc-
ton day, in Saginaw, May IL Outside
and local speakers will be hired. The
Trades council and miners of Bay City
and miners unions from Owosso, Cor
unna. st. Charles and Sebewaing will
| participate.
Sheep killing dogs cost the farmers
of Day township, Montcalm county,
| dear the past year. Owners of sheep
| killed in this manner will receive but
u cents a head for the animals, that
being all the money there is available
for this purpose.
The people of Minden City propose
| to bond the village for the sum of So
600, the money to be used for improv-
ing the streets. They figure that they
will get their money back in the in
creased farmer trade which good high
ways will bring.
Rev. Fr. Gore. Of Coldwater, who Of
ficiated ut the funeral of Mrs Zolinski,
aged 112 years, last week, has quite a
record. having olliciated at the funeral
OF Mrs. Lewis, aged 107, at Benton
| HarbOr. and Mrs. John Murphy, aged
l0l, at st. Joseph.
Prosecuting Attorney Tuttle is inves-
tigating the transactions of Rev. ]. Il.
Andrews. who is alleged TO have prac-
ticed blacllmail upon a business man
Of Lansing Andrews physician says
he is much improved and they look for
his speedy recovery.
A woman who gave her name as
Madge Darull died from the effects of
morphine In Toledo Friday night. The
girls parents are said TO reside in
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man named Clarenca Brown at Bic
Rapids.
st. Joe and Benton Harbor citizens
have been agitating for cheaper gas
Tor some time past. The gas company
has just made a reduction Of % cents
per thousand. and says it will make
further reductions when the patronage
warrants it. The price is still $1.3j
per thousand.
James Eckert. n we'll known farmer
living near St Charles. is under arrest
for fishing with gill nets in the river.
He had been suspected and Deputy
Game Warden Carpenter cinched the
] mt n
Eckert. and securing a confession be-
fore witnesses.
The Detroit Sugar Beet Co. whose
factory is at Rochester. will plant 900
acres of land with beets around
| Wyandotte this year. The company
planted 61S last year and raised on an
| average of eight tons of beets to the
acre. Employment will be given to at
| least 200 persons.
A fire Mt Muskegon totally destroyed
the planning mill of Frank NJ. Knowles
ana damaged the electric lighting
plant and other adjoining property.
The planning mill was valued at 5000.
ana was insured for $3.50. The cleo
trio plant was damaged to the extent
or several hundred dollars.
%'f''s toAiit NltNh. Itl1OHI So
ciety woman, was arrested I'm n Mus
kegon store on charge of shoplifting.
A shirtwast was found concealed on
her person and she was turned over
to the police. She offered to pay the
merchant three times the value of the
goods, but he refused She is about 40
years OF age and has married son re-
siding in Muskegon.
The epidemic among cows east of
Owosso has broken out anew. The live
stock commission killed and examined
a COW. but are utterly ut loss TO deter
mine the nature of the disease. eycept
that II Is in the head instead of the
stomach or bowels. Mr. Olney and A.
l.. Chandler have lost 1G fine Holsteins
Many cattle are still affected. and not
COW that has contracted the disease
has survived.
The differences between the coal
miners and the operators remain the
same ms on the first day OF this month.
when the miners quit their places and |
placed the mines i'm ideness. Ohio |
coal Is being shipped to this city. but |
the freight rates are so steep that II |