Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1903-01-29
MICHIGAN NEWS IN BRIEF.

Ludington will try to secure Car
negie library.
VIM. Johnson. living in Pinconning.
is dead of a felon. Blood poisoning
set in.
Andrew Carnegie has offered Grand
Haven a $1,000 library on his usual
conditions.
The sideboard factory at Howard
City has been temporarily closed for
lack of fuel.
The Constantine schools were closed
last week because there was no coal
to heat the buildings.
The Michigan militia is to be sup-
piled with Krag-Jorgensen rifles right
away. The troops need them.
Victor S. Rolfe has been appointed
postmaster Mt DiGhton, Osceola county,
vice Chas. McCreery. removed.
There is said to be more corn stand
ing unhusked i'm the fields in Jackson
county this winter than ever before.
Treasurer Buhrer, of Wayne county,
has deposited with Auditor-General
Powers $401 1882, the portion of
Wayne county's state tax.
4 big corporation just organized at
! New Haven. Conn, is to build and OPP
crate huge rolling mills and chemical
works at Sault Ste. Marie.
VIM. Davis. charged with breaking
into a house in Burton last August,
has surrendered to the officers. He
admits his guilt and is in Jail.
Mrs. o. NJ. Mclaughlin. OF Munising.
drove her husbands dog team to Wet
more not long ago, making the round
trip in one hour and % minutes.
II Il becomes necessary TO resort 20
peat for fuel. it is said that there is
enough in Kent county to keep the
people there warm for an indefinite
period.
Efforts TO induce local contractors to
remove the Menomlnee pesthouse from
its present site to new location have
failed. because OF fear of contracting
smallpox.
The purchase OF the Lake Erie & De
troit River railroad by the Pere Mar
quette system was formally ratified
Mt a meeting OF the directors Of the lat
ter company Monday.
W. 4. Demars or Bay City, wa
found wandering In a field near Eos
ters, he having disappeared from Ba!
City with horse and buggy. Tn
young man is demented.
Fire of an unknown origin In the
news stand Of Fred BENEDICT, Niles
destroyed $4,000 worth OF property
Tuesday. The millinery store Of Mrs
Il. VI. IIenwood was destroyed
M. n
teachers and grangers at llesperia viii
be held February 9 and T.. 1t is ex
. pected that about 1000 people will b.
. I'm attendance at each OF the sessions
The insurance company organize,
by the grangers OF Gratiot county
year ago went through the year wit
only one loss. and that but So. In
surance cost the members but one-hal
: II mill OH the dollar.
e. -"uad has been '"cchased for tn
second grape juice factory ut Paw
= Paw by another season two OF thes
factories will De In operation there
. and real estate lis taking a boom /
= consequence, ms lands suitable 10
!, grape culture are growing In deGan
every day.
Houghton county's first agriculture
fair will he held next fall.
% J. w. Pearl, of Benton Harbor. VIII
T, has the contract for constructing th
Is Dowagiac river drain. is securing I'll
u right OF way. The dredges will /
y started April I. The drain will l
y nearly l.; miles long and about % fee
: wide.
- William Green. whose death q
- Cured few days ago AZ Wetmo
20 lake. settled In Ann Arbor three yea
n before Michigan was admitted into q
NJ union. 1t Is stated that he plant,
:. corn on the spot where the Universe
rs OF Michigan campus Is now locate
lie was % years old.