Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1903-04-30
STATE NEWS IN BnIEE.

Labor Is very scarce at Niles, anu |
the factories are unable TO get as many
men as they want
A. Il. Hunt, cashier OF the Byron |
Exchange bank. has smallpox. No
body Is refusing TO take money from
the bank. however.
On one farm in Allegan county last
week 5000 bushels of onions were
thrown away because there is abso-
lutely no market for them.
Port Huron aldermen are opposing
the work of the citizens who are re-
vising the charter, because they pro.
pose to adopt the federal system OF
government
Burglars pried the front door of Ed
ward Smiths general store In Benton
Harbor and blew the safe into frag-
ments. They got about $500 and sew
eral checks.
Albert Underwood's large barns. five
miles north of Houghton, with three
cows. horse and "A quantity OF hay
and grain were burned. COW kicked
over lantern.
w. III. Foster, living three miles
south OF Coleman. Midland Co. was
perhaps fatally injured by an explosion
IOI IidCtu III a. -
his house by an unknown enemy.
Albert A. Hanson, Menominee sa-
loonkeeper, became Respondent over
losses at cards. and committed suicide
by hanging himself in dance hall,
Wednesday. lie was 40 years old.
Eva. 4-year-old daughter of Joseph
Cam. of Spalding. died of burns re-
ceived while playing about bonfire.
Her mothers hands were horribly
burned in the effort to save the child.
! The frosty nights and warm days
are causing CONSERVATION among
farmers and fruit growers. In some
places, 1t is said, wheat is heaved
, badly and fruit buds have been nip,
ped.
The sum of $4,000 is asked to run
Pert Huron this year-S24, 900 more
than last year, and $4,000 more than
the last tax levy For the fire depart
ment fund alone $31, 200 In all is
asked.
, William Mari. Port Huron dray-
man, did not come home Friday night.
and Saturday his dead body was
: found floating In the river near Dun
l ford's drydock. There are no suspic-
ions of foul play.
In row over the rent OF some
rooms Monday Charles Blair, of Ian
: sing, fired two shots from 32-caliusr
,. revolver into the breast of Frank Oar
/. ling 1t is thought that his injuries
: will not prove fatal.
Upon request of Gov Odell of
New York, Gov. Bliss has granted
detachment OF New York state
y troops permission to pass through
Michigan on their way to the
= Worlds Fair at St Louis.
4 Delbert Kinney, aged II, of Auburn
|, is a type of the local desperate. y
> mere boy in stature and appearance
NJ he has succeeded in terrorizing his
ID neighborhood TO such an extent that h'
II has been landed in the county jail.
r. Eighty-three farmers and business
70 men organized tho Farmers State
" bank in Middleville with paid-up CAPT
II tai of $37 900 The officers are: Simon
d. IL. Fist. Vaudeville president; JohI
G.. Nagler. Hastings. cashier
There is great rejoicing among tn
justices of the peace, the preacher
Int and the general public of St JOSEPH
"A over the defeat of the Van Ioeren mar
I'd rage bill. 1t is expected that the mar
n rage season this year will be create
ld than ever.
ea Edgar Latter. Of Battle Creek as
III serts that Miles +. Cornell has broke
" up his home He has had an inJuh'
Ell ton served OH Cornell TO enjoin hill
o. from talking. walking with CORE
III spending with. keeping company viii
DC or seeing Mrs. Latter i'm any way
to The Central Labor Union threatens
demand an investigation of the lettin
of contract recently to the Barbt
Asphalt Co. of Detroit. for the pawn
he OF West Main street. Owosso. Son
-, members charge that $4,000 change
o. hands during the transaction.
or The name of Clarence H. Burn
go Port Huron. was found on card
The the pocket of n well-dressed man. a
)ut parently about 20 years of age, WI
his was killed mt Dunkirk. \. Y. Tue
is day He had stepped In front of
9Th fast passenger train after stealing
rts ride on freight.
cir Grand Trunk train No. >, drawn
: of engine 100. which left Port Huron {
ain Detroit at o'clock Saturday evenir
ran into freight train standing
the Air Line track east Of the Len
station. on account Of an open switt
ten killing DOtn engineers utlHolishi
of both engines. and blocking both tract
Try Subpenas have been served
MY twenty Niles citizens, who must
lete pear before the grand jury and
ecu what they know about the giving
pro. straw bonds by saloonkeepers, abe
'unt gambling and SO on. Aid. Joseph
d. futile Is the man who gave tn
names to the grand jury and will pl
at the prosecution.
Toe Lucas, who had earned re
naw tation as tough lumber jack and h;
rect drinker, and who had been brought
by officers after n hard struggle,
fire to the mattress in the NUNS
lille jail and then lay down in the mid
h of lof the floor. with coat bound alb
i'm lhis head. He became unconscious,
ker. was resuscltated'
=, A wreck on the Pere Marquette I
...od way near New Richmond, about
- 60 miles south of Holland, caused
- ~ death of an unknown man who
rom stealing a ride, and the destruction
- thirteen cars with their merchant