Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1903-11-19
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THE MICHIGAN NEWS
Showing What's Doing In Ill Sections Of the State


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After buying his farm last spring
an Eau Claire farmer made two, thirds
the purchase price Off his apple crop
this fall.
! Edward Law OF Flint occupies the
uncommon position of "A husband being
sued for divorce by two wives stimuli
taneously.
| A Codwnter farmer raised pump
kin this season. the stem OF which
joins the vegetable at each end, form
ing handle
| Township Treasurer Ilaig. OF West
! Branch. has returned only S6.9S delin'
| nuent tax ana that was on non-resi-
dert property.
The ringing of a stolen alarm clock
! in the pocket OF an Owcsso lightfin-
gered gentlemen. caused his arrest tor
stealing the same.
4 double funeral occurred at Boyne
Falls recently when two young moth
ers We're buried Each left six
months old baby.
Diphtheria is reported on the de-
| crease In AIanton. 1t WAS rag ~
few days ago ana the town vas about
10 W undTHHlilPu.
\ Holland woman shot at dog the
other day and lit her own foot. She
should he thankful that she didn't
blow her brains out
Street stands occupying portions Of
sidewalks are To be abolished. accord
lng 10 a recent decree of the Grand
Rapids city council.
Being short of help, a Williamson
farmer emp Dyed four husky women
to husk corn. In sever days they
husked LOO bushels.
At the Umholtz oil well, near Miles,
Il vein of mineral SAID 10 contain n
good percentage of silver WIS struck
at Il depth of 1G0 feet.
After falling 20 feet from the roof Of
Il building AT Seneca. Howard Smith
picked himself up, pulled down his
vest and resumed work.
A Cadillac farmer growing aistrust-
full of banks, drew s2,272 out of the
village bank and hid il in ais hay oft.
Inc next day II was cone.
Miss Louisa Haight. A Universalist
minister from Charlotte. will attempt
to build up the interests of her demon
nation in Benton Harbor
Charles Edwards for years Jack
son county farmer has departed for
Salt Lake City with an idea of be-
coming Mormon ministC".
There Is an exodus of foreign min
ers from Negaunee and vicinity. In
the aggregate they take with them
considerable amount of money.
Rev. d. Broew. one of the best
known Dutch pastors in western Mich
igan, is dead at Granville. where he
has served as pastor IL years.
A Nadeau farmer killed large
srtif IND 6s adrf IL Il to 6 the.l 5as ~
Laura Frickleton Of IRON Mountain.
the only woman in Dickinson county
To take out Il deer license. Killed a
large buck deer near Floodwood.
Michigan was granted $4,000 and
Detroit $4,000 for Improvement of mis-. |
sion property by the Methodist gen. |
eral mission conference at Omaha. !
young fellow named jacob Bah
ney. OF West Iiamlin, aged - years.
keeps busy digging potatoes and husk-
ing corn along with the other boys.
Narlctte physicians have all thrown
out their telephones because OF what
they Claim are eXorbitant rates
charged by the company for service.
AS a result OF being scalded b. run
ming into pail Of boiling wafer car
ried by her mother. little three.yearj
oid Mabel Reese. OF Rapid River. il
dead.
In the little mining town OF Paines
Iale the Sarah Sargent Paine memoir
lal building erected by VIM Paine In
honor of his mother has been dedi-
Gated.
Harry Smithman, a young soldier ,
blinded by service in the PHILIPPINES
stopped off at Jackson while on his ,
way to his old home in a new York ,
village. ,
\ Sodus citizen - years ago set oui
~ chestnut trees. or these rs sur
,lved and for several years have pro.
luced large crops which bring 500 +
bushel.
After finding sack OF -four on his [
'ack porch recently the editor of tho
)opemish Progress has faithfully [
watched both front and back porches
yer since. u
NV pAN'9 VI NPWHNgO | '
re comparing the recent Indian m u
Using In Wyoming with that predict. a
d for Newaygo in 1862, which did not e
lateriallZe e
One Of the largest individual owners u
property In Michigan Is w q is
iather. of Cleveland. who has hold.
lgs worth S30,OOO.0o0 in various parts e
the state. II
-
Michigan sent To,747 soldiers. includ. 81
IL 1857 colorcd troops and 1913 sail II
IS. 10 the civil war. There are now oi
VI G.. A. Il. posts in the state with W
1902 members. 81
"A WOODEN rag thrown on the water ~
Matnette well absorbed enough
ude oil to fill small bottle. On the "a
rcngth OF the smell OF II, a company in
Is been formed. OF
After coming from Chicago 70 8, :.
lint 10 settle dispute with her sls- ~, ~,
r over The ownership ~ VI chickens. =.
rs. VIM. Lee was told She had no ~ ~
use for action. ~
IL Is comforting TO know that WI . '"