Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1902-08-28
STATE NEWS CONDENSED.

stephen Ries. Flint grocer. disap-
peared, leaving his family behind.
The old Jewish synagogue at Jack.
son has been purchased by Christian
Scientists.
Children playing with matches start.
ed a fire that destroyed the entire
grain crop Of Mute Bent. of School.
craft.
Hemlock bark is becoming scarce in
Michigan, and there is talk of n rise
in prices, though it is now quoted at
Si1 per ton.
The reunion Of the Eleventh Michl.
gan Infantry will lie held at Constan.
tine on Tuesday and Wednesday. Au.
gust 81 and -.
While temporarily insane John Hols
worth. an old resident of Big Rapids,
beat his head with a Ratchet till he
became unconscious.
DIR. H. l.. Foster has been appointed
pension examining SURGEON at Reed
City and Dr. Ernest Shillito will have
the same position at Three Rivers.
+. 4. Stuart, of Marshall, a million
aire, has caused l,7GO shade trees 10 be
set out i'm this city since 1898. He has
now ordered 800 trees to be set out
next spring.
Arcadia Greek, which serves Kala.
muzoO as n sewer, is To be greatly en-
larged. Its present capacity Is only II
feet, but it will be enlarged to about
80 square feet.
In the examination of Roy Hopper,
of Flint. for incendarism, Claude st
Denis swOre that Hopper told him Of
having fred farmers barns for the
purpose Of intimidation.
Samuel J. Kennedy. chief OF the cor
poratiOn division Of the secretary of
states Office. submitted TO n surgical
operation Thursday and is in an ex-
, tremely critical condition.
DR.. II. V. Apsley. n Grand Rapids
physician. was the victim of pick
pocket at the Grand Trunk depot, last
night Eighty dollars and some surgi-
cal Instruments were lost.
All the bids opened for the new Ing.
ham county court house at Mason
were above the appropriation for the
building and the plans will have to be
modified or new bids asked.
The Methodist Protestant College ~
Adrian Is in debt Si1,000 net, and il IS
planned 10 issue bonds in the denomi.
nation of 500 each, payable in five
! years. interest ut per cent
An attempt by tramp to kidnap
/ Roy Powell. OF Iron Mountain. aged
was frustrated Ivy the boys compan
I ions who gave the alarm and caused
! the pursuit and capture Of the man.
| William Sowatsky, n farmer in Bue.
na Vista township. slipped from his
/ farm wagon and the wheels passed
over his neck. killing him instantly
He lived in Saginaw county some 30
/ years.
4 single steamer took out of Muske
! gon to the Chicago market on Tues
/ day night 1850 baskets of peaches and
pIums. 800 barrels Of apples, 100 cases
! of celery. 80 cases OF berries, 800 bush
/ els of peaches and apples.
Wheat is the best crop it has been
/ for many years. though damaged In
\ some localities by growing caused BY
wet weather. Corn has improved dur
/ ing the past two weeks. and is thought
Will be fairly good crop.
The thirty-scventh annual reunion of
I the Twenty-third Regiment, Michigan
! Volunteers. will be held at Midland
Wednesday. September II. 1902. Mid
land wants every mothers son of the
association. together with his family.
10 be present on this occasion.
Friends of Il. r. Bennett. of Bav
City, who Is serving n seven-ycar sen.
tence ut Jackson for mansh lighter
for causing the death of AgrRs Eber
stein, are making n quiet effort TO SO.
| cure his release from prison. Gov
Bliss has been approached on the mat.
ter. hut none of those interested will
tell with what success.
Stanch friends in life, Benjamin An.
drews and Frank Nancarrow had u
joint funeral. according TO their wish
es. The funeral was held at the Pew
anic Methodist church. Hancock
Wednesday. They were buried side
by side In Forest Hill cemetery
! l0S.a,on.