Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1903-02-12
AROUND THr STATE.

van DuTeu ltW toulilN buiiNih-H
are complete and ready TO turn over to
tho county.
The cement plant OF the Hecla Co.
nj Edwards. Ogemaw county, is NJ
most completed.
One OF the banks In West Bay City
has placed an embargo upon Canadian
iive-cent silver pieces.
Louis Norma committed suicide
Monday night on the street near the
Norway postofiice by shooting.
The Charlevoix Courier says +. w.
Coulter. OF That city, picked half "A
dozen pansles In his front yard one
day last week.
In Brldgehampton township, Sanilac
Co. lives n man who Is six feet six
inches in his stocking feet, yet weighs
but 40 pounds.
The Michigan Dairymen's Associa-
ton is holding It's nineteenth annual
convention at the Agricultural College
with Il good attendance.
Mrs. q. England, whose home was
formerly at New Lathrop. Is dead at
her home in Lapeer She had been
married only six months.
The rumor that the peat industry at
Capac has been sold to the coal trust
is declared by men in position to know
to be without foundation
West Michigan State Fair Associa-
tlCn has decided to nod its fair at
CoInstock park. Sept. ll-19. the week
following the state fair ut Pontiac.
The home OF Thurlow Loving. in
Fairp!ains township. was burned Sat
urday. Two children. aged l and 8
years, persisted in the burning house.
Adrian citizens are investigating the
matter of central heating plant and
it is considered likely that such n
plant will he esta blished in Adrian
by local capital.
\ large concrete syrup tank at the
Sbewaing sugar factory, In which
was stored hundreds OF tens Of syrup,
hursted Thursday afternoon. About
800 tons of syrup was lost.
Farmers around Vernon apparently
are prosperous Ten large barns cost
ing from $500 to $1,000 apiece will be
built the coming summer in the imme-
date vicinity CT the village.
One of the few remaining narrow
gauge roads in the state will be wild
ened to standard gauge as soon as
spring opens. Tits is the Amont di-
vision Of the Pore Marquette.
A large force Of workmen is busy
finishing up the electrical equipment
OF the Lansng-St. Johns railway, as
the line must be in operation by March
l or the franchise will be forfeited.
Fifteen carloads of coal confiscated
by the railroads" was the message
which Secretary Wade of the Uni
versity of Michigan received Wednes-
day. There Is only weeks coal sup
ply on hand
At the beginning of the present year
there were 1876 divorce cases pending
in the Ingham Circuit Court. This Is
40 more than at the beginning Of the
previous year During 1902, 46 di-
vorces were granted.
The frozen remains OF John Roucht.
n Swede. were found Saturday evening
in the woods rear Lyons, and after be-
ing viewed by the coroner. who pro-
nounced death due to suicide, were
buried in the potter's field.
Crystal Lake, on account Of it's me
perch fishing. attracts nearly as large
a crowd in winter as in summer. The
ice is dotted with little villages of fish
Shanties and n number Of people make
good wages catching fish to SELL
Michigan postmasters were appoint
ed Thursday as follows: Garfield.
Ogemaw Co, Thomas Frank Sheldon.
vice Geo. l.. Miller, resigned; Valen-
tine. Montmorency Co., Edward S.
Ewing, vice Mrs. Esther Montgomery,
resigned.
Benzie county has been invaded by
Il large number of Indians the past
year, owing to the building of charcoal
and chemical plants. The braves
make good money cutting cordwood,
and the squaws help in the struggle
for wealth.
The Diamond Match Co. has receiv-
cd at Sidinw IA carload OF the finest
heavy draft horses ever brought to the
upper peninsula The lightest one III
the consignment weighed LOO pounds.
The company now has sc horses in its
camps near Sidnaw.
Jesse Hunter, of Saranac, the lad
who was shot n few days ago by a
schoolmate and whose life has been
despaired of ever since. is still in
precarlous condition and the physi-
clans will not give any hope OF ulti-
mate recovery. although he shows
some signs of Improvement.
Marlette business men are begin
ming to appreciate the value OF good
roads to village which depends on
the farming community for its bust
ness. and will probably build good
gravel road ten or twelve miles TO the
east Of the village the coming summer,
at their own expense. 1t will be
money in their pockets to do so.
Charles Fromiller, aged 16. living in
Dawson township, went rabbit hunt
ing with his brother George. aged II.
Saturday afternoon, and In getting
over the fence the hammer OF Georges
gun caught on the top RAIL- dlscharg-
ing the weapon. The load struck
Charles and tore great hole In Ills
body. He died Sunday morning.
Scion Stone. who is supposed to be
the oldest person living in Shiawassee
county, will be l02 years old March 10.
and Is still able to be around the
house every day lie has lost his eye