Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1903-07-09


first shipment Of Michigan peaches
this season, the earliest harvesting OF.
peaches ever known. The largest crop
In years is promised. The fruit went
to Chicago.
Michael Kahler one OF the promi-
nent business men Of Gaines. former
~ of Durand. is in critical condition.
lie has had hiccoughs for the past
three months. and has grown weaker
by degrees. The medical profession Is
nonpluSsed.
Branch county will In the near flu
ture have another Portland cement
plant. making the fifth of these great
manufacturing industries in n hitherto
strictly farming district. The new fac
tory will be built about II miles south
of Coldwater.
Col. Lester II. Salisbury Of Adrian,
aged 63. II dead He enlisted in the
Second Michigan infantry and servel
through the civil war. At Gettysburg
n bullet went through his lungs. and
this wound. with others. were the in
direct cause of his death.
With the mercury at 81 in the shade
cases of insanity are reported on the
increase. one Of the victims being DIR.
Robert Henderson. of Buchanan. pres
ident of the Berrien Medical society.
-Four cases were reported in Three
Oaks township in three days.
The mere fact that he is "a years
old doesn't hinder John Brown, of
Sand Creek. Lenawee county, in the
pursuit of his trade Of blacksmith.
He has worked at it more than sew
enty years. and says he hasn't as yet
begun to think of retiring.
Rev. A. Preston Boyd. pastor Of the
Lapeer Baptist church. preached a sem
sational sermon against Christian
Science Sunday. He said that faith
was colossal humbug, pagan doc
trine 1000 years old, and that Mrs.
Eddy herself did not believe in ii.
On warrant charging them with
causing the death of Warren Thorpe.
WHO lived near Jackson, Mrs. Thorpe
and daughter, Pearl Mcdonald, were
arrested Thursday, and will be given
an Immediate examination. +. Kirk
by. their attorney, is confident that he
can clear them.
Wheat, oats, barley. corn and pota-
toes are in excellent condition in Gra-
tiot county. and lots of wheat fields
will 60 30 bushels to the acre if moth
ing happens to il. Fruit seems to be
all right at present. and there will be
dead loads of wild blackberries in
about four weeks.
]. Leahy. a travelling optican who
claims to live at Mt Pleasant, Mich.
is alleged to have attempted TO commit
q criminal assault on Beulah Hannah,
an estimable young lady of Omer. who
had ,cnled at his rooms 10 have her
eyes treated.
Mrs. Frances Freligh Hodges,
formerly moved in good society
Pontiac. Mich. died suddenly of heart
failure Monday night in Detroit
rooming house of Il doubtful reputa-
ton. where sine had been employed
for six weeks as Il seamstress at So a
week.
William Hulbett. of Buchanan.
Mich. has just been married to his
seventh spouse. though he is not vet
30 years old. Among the seven were
two sisters from one family and two
from another. Death robbed him of
were divorced.
H. Raich. of Wolverine, was cello
bratlng the Fourth by driving a rig on
the wrong side of the street. He
knocked Homer Wooley, aged If. from
his bicycle. rendering him unconscious
and cutting an ugly cash in his head.
George W. Rock. an insurance man.
% years old, was drowned in the Sag
nav river near Cheboyganing while
bathing Sunday.
Reports to The government on har-
Dor improvements on Lake Michigan
this season indicate that all records
for dredging and breakwater construc.
tion will be broken this year. In 70
July / there will have been 90. 600
yards Of earth removed by the Chica.
go & Great Lakes dredges alone. and
there are half dozen smaller com
panies working at northern ports.
Farmers throughout Berrien comfy
are badly in need Of help for the
wheat harvest. which is now on In fnll
force and the indications are that nm
less they secure assistance the wheat
in some localities will suffer for wane
of timely attention. 1t is estimated
that 5000 men will be required TO har-
vest the wheat crop in the county this
week. that 1.200 self-bnders will be in
operation, representing a cost of $780,
600.
A small cyclone did considerable
damage between Battle Creek and the
suburb of Urbandale last Friday. The
home Of Charles Bowers was de-
stroyed and scattered over a mile of
territory. BY remarkable luck. Mrs.
Bower and her three children were
left on the floor of the house unin-
jured. One child was on bed asleep,
sut the cyclone threw the clothing
over II protecting the baby from flying
missiles The bed was twisted out of
shape Lightning struck several places
in the city. SCATTERING the tower of the
Michigan Central station.
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The liberty bell was started on its
journey from Philadelphia to Boston.
where it will he feature of the cele-
bration OF the battle Of Bunker HILL
A S3.OOO.O00 fire destroyed the
Hammond and Morris packing
plants I'm st. Joseph, Mo-. Sunday. with