Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1903-07-02


to-dIte village
Receiver May of the Ingham County
savings bank las paid into the circuit
court 5000 unctled for by depositors
and procured his discharge.
A committee of Monroe business
men will meet this week to consider
providing new fair grounds. as the Old
site Is being plated into building lots.
1t appears that Niles would like to
get a cracker factory, canary, g pa
per mill, a vinegar factory. a military
school and pottery and tile factory.
The raspberry crop in Sanilac coun-
ty, from present Indications. will he n
big one, and it is expected that 500.
coo Will be paid out for the crop this
season.
If reports of members OF the Grand
Rapids Fruit Growers association are
correct, the fruit crop in that section
will be excellent, both in quality and
quantity this season.
June marriage licenses to the num-
Der of $50 have been issued by the
Kent county clerk. which thus far
this month breaks all previous records
in the history of that county.
State tax commissioners have been
in Jackson, and as a result real estate
valuations have been boosted S1,543,-
lis. This will drop the tax rate from
$3.50 to $11 per $1,000 for city taxes.
The apparent danger from the high
water in Maple river Is past, and the
stream is fast assuming its normal
anrsti, Ia,
vailed throughout June ceased yestcr-
day.
Mr.. and Mrs. James Wilson. who
were brought back to Alpena from
Bay City. were arraigned. charged
with forgery. Wilson waived exam
ination and is held to circuit court for
trial.
Mrs. Joseph L. Richards. OF st. 10
seph, was taken violently i'll three
weeks ago. Since that time she has
lost $50 pounds. Before her illness
she weighed 500 pounds. She will re-
cover.
Two fine ponies belonging to II. Hor-
WITT, Of Laroque. strayed on the
premises Of one Gray. Gray became
eXasperated at the trespass and shot
both animals. The affair will be aired
in the courts.
Miss Annie s. Peck. who has sailed
for South America to climb Mount So
rata in the Andes. and who has scaled
some of the highest peaks ever
reached by man. is a graduate OF the
University of Michigan.
Upon examination. the discovery
4 . L.. Y
office robbers got more than was mt
first suspected Almost $1,000 in
stamps and coin was taken.
Relatives will contest the will OF
Mrs. Nancy Neff. a Dowieite. who died
in Valparaiso, Ind. Monday after Civ
ing her entire estate. valued at $4,000,
TO the Baptist Minister'S Aid society of
Fenton. She was 80 years old and
leaves Il husband.
The state board Of education inspect.
ed the 30-acre park that Millionaire
Chaplin will present to Niles If the new
state normal school be built there. Mr..
Wright says it is the intention TO Sc.
ect a site now. and to erect $40,00o
building in the fall.
Word has been received ut Grand
MaraiS that Angus McPhail. former
resident OF that place. has been SEN
fenced 20 death at Arlington Wash.
and will be hanged September 10. He
became involved in fight in his 81
loon and killed man. for which he
was convicted of murder.
William Alcock, young man living
I'M New York city. died in the home
NJ
whom he was visiting. I'm Grand Blanc.
lie was taken i'll with pneumonia and
died five minutes after his mother
reached his bedside. The body will
be taken to New York for burial.
4 farmer in Austin township. Slni-
lac Co. found tramp i'm his hay
NOW When ordered out the hobo re-
fused TO move and got insolent. The
farmer. who held club i'm his hand.
nearly beat the life out of the fellow.
4 few more farmers like him and ho-
boCs would be less plentiful.
Aged Mrs Thomas Weston. who
lives on farm west OF Three Rivers.
was clicked and robbed of SO at her
back door. Her cries brought her hus-
band. but he was held back ut the
muZZle OF a revolver. The farmers Of
that reighborhood may deal summar-
lily with the offender IL he be caught.
Fred Il. Smith, of Detroit was ap-
pointed president OF the state board Of
commissioners for the Louisiana Pur-
chase exposition. with Austin Farrell.
of Gladstone, vice-presidcnt; Hal ii.
Smith. of lonia. secretary; II. Ferris.
of Saginaw. assistant secretary, and
Roy Barnhart. Of Grand Rapids, treas
urer The next meeting will be held
in Detroit. July 90
The neurological record Of Yale uui-
versity shows 102 deaths within the
past year. The oldest living graduate
is Rev. Joseph c. Lord, Of Galesburg,
Mich. who was born in that town
April s. 1908, and graduated from
Yale in 1881.