Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1902-01-30
MINOR MICHIGAN MATTERS.

Bloomingdale has seven cases of
smallpox.
Detroit is now in the throes OF Il
plague of Cuban itch"
Suspicious case of sickness at the
agricultural college. May be smallpox.
James Hadlow, well known Benton
Harbor fruit grower, died of hic-
coughs.
Mendon will get new -four mill
when the new dam is built across the
st. Joe river
A Kalamazoo man Is enthusiastic
over a nugget of gold which he found
In "A hens crop.
David Clark has lived on the same
farm in Eagle, Clinton county, over
siXty-siX years.
The postoffice at Cleon, Manistee
county. has been discontinued, mail
going to Copemish.
Saginaw claims TO be the first city
In the world to award a contract for
electric street lighting.
There are two mild cases of small
poX in the Northern Michigan insane
asylum In Traverse city.
~ utN lOult Out VI i'u-
rand will be established March !. This
will be the second one.
one woman in Cadillac has set all
the others guessing by sending out
cards for "Koffee Klatch."
Secretary Storrs says that the next
national conference of corrections and
charities may be held in Detroit
The town of South Haven will vote
next March on the proposition of in
cooperating the village as city.
Ii is proposed to observe McKlnley's
| birthday in Grand Rapids in the
schools and by public meeting.
The carpenters Of Adrian have or
ganized. They will apply TO the ma
tional association for Il charter.
The courthouse at Grayling has been
completed and the present term Of the
Circuit Court is being held in the new
building.
Seventeen thousand farmers in Mich
! igan are engaged in raising beets and
they were paid So. ,520 last year by
| the sugar companies.
Newaygo sportsmen have finally sue
ceeded in shooting Il large white owl
which has been killing large numbers
of quail in that vicinity.
Albert Radley of Muskegon has been
convicted Of boisterous conduct for the
thirteenth time His Inheritance Of
$1,000 has now been squandered.
After trying it for three months
without telephones the physicians of
Marlette have backed down from the
stand they took and have had their
telephones replaced.
George Harter's shngle mill nj
Faithorn Junction burned to the
ground Thursday. A crew OF men
were sent from Menominee and the
mill will be rebuilt at once.
Smallpox has broken out in two
families in Weidman. There are three
cases in all, and the health authorities
have ordered all public meetings TO
cease for the next ten days.
Elk Senator Sayre and Postmaster
Halliwill. Of Flushing, have purchased
several hundred acres Of land In Turn
or township. Arenac county, and will
start an extensive stock farm.
Hollands new shoe factory is all
ready to start operations. This is one
of the new factories that the city Sc
cured with the $4,000 bonus fund
voted by the citizens last fall.
John Paul. Of Owosso who has a
criminal record. risked his life by
climbing into the Capac Packing Co.
plant to steal n number of hams. II is
alleged. lie has been arrested.
Harry Bye and John Soper. OF Long
Rapids. quarreled over harness. Bye
got possession and started away with
it when Soper returned to the house
and bringing out shotgun fired nj
Bye. filling his side and arm with No
q shot. A warrant has been issued
for Soper's arrest.
Fx-Speaker Edgar j. Adams. whose
bribery trial came to a sudden end Mt
Mason. owing to the fact that the SUI
premc Courts ruling shut out the tes-
tmony OF Charles III. Pratt has writ
zen "roast" on Pratt. Adams saws
Pratt DETAINED him because he tAdams)
refused TO procure railroad Transports
ton for Pratt.