Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1902-10-23
AROUND THE STATE.

4 IN BAY City is ABOUT H-,OOU.OUV
AllcCan supervisors want $1,000
clock put in the court house tower.
\ The 5000 stock having been all
I subscribed. the erection of a creamery
at COldwatcr will begin at once.
i Escanaba IS 10 vote next month on
proposition 10 bond for $1,000 10
buy l60 acres Of land for Il public
4 park.
4 Logging operations have been start
\ ell OH the Menominee river and its
tributaries. somewhat earlier than
usual
/ Plans are being prepared for n new
theatre. 10 he erected at Allegan to
cost $4,000 and have IA seating capac-
\ ity Of 1000.
Many farmers around Constantine
still have their potatoes in the ground.
1t Is feared they are rotted owing TO
wet weather.
Without any apparent cause, Ernest
PrieIn. Il farmer aged 10 years. living
three miles west of Kawkawlin village,
hanged himself.
1t is said that many farmers are
leaving Marquette county because of
the impossibilty Of getting clear
title to their lands.
Frank C.. Andrews. The Detroit bank
wrecker. is still making every effort to
furnish the 100000 bail required by
the Supreme Court
Gov. Hood, of Louisiana. has grant
ed the rcquisition for j. w. Stock
well. wanted at Flint for alleged con
spracy to blackmaii
Deer hunters are already getting
their licenses and the number bound
for the north woods promises to be
larger than ever before.
Eliza Battcn. ma idcn laly living
near Galen. was terribly burned by
her clothes catching fire from the cook
stove. Her recovery is doubtful.
Robert Cook. of Owosso. while
drunk. as alleged, attacked and choked
his wfeS sister. Mrs Geo. Smith. ana
had 10 be beaten into submission by an
officer
\ Chicago banker has madc propo-
sltion 10 the citizens Of Eau Claire that
he will establish bank I'm that village
and take half of the capital stock if
the community will take the other
half.
Bessie Gibbs and Cora DIN. the two
Grand Rapids girls arrested in Lam
sing for dsorderly conduct last week.
were taken To the Industrial home for
girls at Adrian, 10 remain for five
years.
Two rural mail routes are scheduled
to begin business from Worthwhile Nov.
/, one covering ~ miles and serving
population of 600, and the other the
same distance and accommodating 526
people
4 or nearly 200 Russian families
I brought into the Saginaw valley by
the Pere Marquette last spring to work
in the sugar beet fields. fully go per
cent will make their homes here per-
manently
Miss Virginia Mackenzie. of Ne
gauaec. was held UP by highwaymen
+ Saturday afternoon and robbed of IA
small sum of money. The robbers cut
4 the gloves Off her hand in the search
! for rings.
Samuel Robinson. Of Charlotte. has
been awarded 5000 damages against
the Chicago & Alton railroad because
Of the death of his father. Samuel
/ Robinson. who fell from Il train and
was killed
The coal dealers Of Flint. who re.
/ Gently boosted the price OF anthracite
4 coal 10 SD ton have voluntarily re-
duced the price to IS. People are con
iident that it will 80 still l1wer be.
fore many days
Pathmastcr Elbcrt Dickcma and two
or three Of The laborcrs, who. il is al
Iced injured two ladies In trying TO
force right Of way for wagon road
at Holland few days ago. were ar
rested Thursday.
Saginaw valley coal mine operators
advanced the price Of soft coal TO
dealers 80 cents ton As vet dealers
have not taken amy action to raise the
price TO the CONSUMERS The retail
price is now $3.50 per ton
George Willing. formerly Of Detroit.
shot and instantly killed Mrs. Lizzie
Morton. with whom he lived in Buff
falO, y. Y. He then shot himself in
the head, iuficting wound which
probably will prove fatal.
Cornelius Monningh Kalamazoo
pharmacist while weighing two.
/
from his grasp. The bottle hurst and
4 his feet and legs were terribly burned
10y the acid. which Spashed on them.
Wilfred Tyler Of Grand Rapids. 10
years of age, living with his parents.
spread - handkerchief saturated with
ch'orOform over his face. after locking
himself IN a closet. aud his lifeless
body was found there next morning.
Rondnnkers took possession Of a
strip Of land at Icnison Park on Ma
catawa Bay. Tuesday. aud il is alleged
that Mrs. W. j. Scott and VI. s. Mar.
shall. relatives of the parties claiming
ownership. were roughly used by the
/ wOrkmcn.
Mrs. r. u. Merritt. OF Saginaw. who
lost pearl necklace and diamonds
valued NJ $1,000 last Wednesday. has
recovered the jewels An unknown
man returned the valuableS TO the clerk
Of the Duluth Hotel where the lady
was staying