Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1903-07-30
STATE NEWS IN DRIEF.

In ner bonnet
Buchanan is to have feather dus-
| ter factory.
Rumors of an attempt TO secure a
parole for Frank c. Andrews have
beer revived.
Berrien county farmers complain
that their fruit harvest is wasting
through lack of help.
A flying slab struck Will Kirby on
the head in Cameron's lumber mill.
Torch Lake, and killed him.
Bro. Reyes. of the Lexington News,
mourns because tho town hasn't been
visited by a circus for many, many
months
A Grand Ledge hotel has closed be
cause the landlord was unable To Sc
cure sufficient dining-room and kitch-
en- help.
A large addition has been built e.
the wooden mills at Clinton. over
$4,000 worth of machinery has been
purcha sed.
A son OF George Hudson fell off a
load of hay on his fathers farm, in
Richtield township, Thursday and died
soon afterwards.
The summer meeting Of the III ring-
ston cmnty association of farmers
clubs will he held I'm the courthouse
1T Howell on August 4.
The Tekonsha News says that hog
cholera Is raging IN that vicinity and
that farmers have lost large num-
bers of hogs in the past few weeks
New York papers are advertising
that fortune awaits Henry Ash,
resident of Hereford. Mich, in 1902.
1t is said Ash is confirmed wan
derer.
Bennett & Burton. who have edited
the Laingsburg News for some time
past, have disposed of their interests
In the same to III. Van Ommeren, of
Armada.
We believe Sebewaing can give any
village OF her size cards and spades
on worthless dogs. says the Review.
and win out And they are all I'M
muzZled.
Several human skeletons have been
uncovered near the village of Lee
Grand. The bodies lay in a circle and
had undoubtedly been there for cen
fury or more.
There is every indication of bump
er crop of sugar beets in Bay county
this fall. Unless all signs fail il will
be the largest in the history OF the
sugar industry.
George Elliott. aged 81 of Seneca.
challenges any person of his age for
a wreStle. John Brown. the g3-year.
old blacksmith of Sand Greek. may ac-
cept the challenge.
Nicholas Seaman. of Grand Rapids. !
stood on a ladder that rested on the
/, NJ. tracks against Stowe q Davis
factory An engine struck the ladder, |
and he was fatally injured
Earl, the eleven-year-old son of Al. |
bert Smith, residing near Yorkville. |
was seriously injured on Friday by q
pulley used on hay fork giving way
and striking the lad on the head.
The body of woman found floating !
in the river this morning was identi- |
fed as that of Mrs. William Manskie. |
of Point Edwards, who committed sui |
eide because neighbors had slandered |
her
Drunken Finlanders made a raid on |
a building occupied by 40 Polish girls |
engaged i'm beet wedding at Alabaster. |
The girls jumped from the windows |
and several were hurt, one quite seri-
ously.
In fight said to have arisen over |
the recent organization of the carriage |
and liverymens union John Stewart,
of Bay City, president of the union. |
was perhaps fatally injured Saturday
night.
The board Of state auditors has
awarded the contract for placing a
new roof on the state capitol building
to George Hickman X Sons. of Kala-
mazoo, on a bid of $4,000, which was
the lowest.
The fact that under new law
which takes effect September II first
cousins may not wed i'm Michigan is
pointed out in the monthly bulletin of
the department Of vital statistics in the
secretary of states office.
Several human skeletons were I'M
covered in Il mound by the blasting Of
a big pine stump in lie Grand. Che
boygan county. The skeletons lay in
a circle and are supposed TO be re-
mains of Mound Builders
j III uiNl HtN NHtdl OF TIE season
was sold in Lansing Tuesday. II was
Of fine quality and brought seventy
four cents. Farmers are now i'm the
midst of their harvest. but are being
delayed 10y frequent rains.
The state committee on selection of
4 site for the new normal school will
visit Hastings, Charlotte. Traverse
City and other places. 1t Is NOT prob
able that decision as to location will
he made before October /.
The crops throughout Sanilac coun-
ty are in better condition than they
havo been in years and the abundant
yield gives promise of compensation
For the failure OF last year. caused by
the heavy and frequent rains.
The annual reunion of the Twenty
seventh Michigan Infantry will be
held in Detroit in the near future.
The headquarters will be at the rooms
IF the Loyal Legion Memorial hall, al
Grand River and Cass avenues.
Attorney John K. Simonson. of Bay
City. has been interviewing members
Of the pardon board in favor of Ed
Bennett, who wants TO be released
from the state prison where he mas
I've wears vet 10 serve The aDpli .atIon