Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1904-06-02


cute any person who dares TO spit or
the sidewalks The ordinance was
the result Of Or. Mary T. Green's CT
forts.
High Men, well known farmer near
Lake Odessa, became Respondent be-
cause of his wife's illness, and when
tod tlat she could not recover, hanged
himself.
Gov. Bliss has granted the requsi.
ton for II. Irving Andrews. the New
York man who is Wanted i'm New
York Tor securing money by means of
raised drafts.
Inc Mansfield mine, near Crystal
fallS, owned by the United States
sieei corporation, has been closed for
an indefinite period, and all but
Twelve men laid of.
\ levy has been made by the sheriff
on the Menominee opera house. on II
writ OF execution for wages, claimed
by the stage carpenter, and the place
Miil be sold at public auction.
The safe Of W. ii. Stairord's store
IN Port Hope was blown open We'd
nesday night. Tho loss has not yet
been determined The burglars made
good their escape. leaving no clue.
Chicago parties have secured the CO.
operation OF the farmers in Marinette
county for right of way. the purpose
being 10 build an electric line from
Green Bay TO Menominee. go miles.
For considerable time past some
one has been killing dogs In the yicin-
ny OF Gaines. The latest instance Oc-
CURED at the farm of Charles Kelsey,
When someone poisoned his valuable
shepherd dog.
Owosso dealers are offering $40
Tor wheat the highest price offered in
central Michigan during the year.
This is explained by the fact that the
Owosso wheat market is one OF the
best IN the state,
The Michigan Manufacturing Co
plant local branch OF the packing firm
of Nelson Morris & Co, Chicago, 10
Gated on the middle ground. Bay City,
was totally destroyed by ire Sunday
morning, cntailing loss OF probably
100000.
John w. Snow. tannery empioye
in Alpena, whose home is la Scranton.
Pa. won't violently insane. 1t took the
police All day to capture him. lie
tried 10 carve up the officers in the
county jail ana now Is IN solitary con
hnement
Carroll Roberts, q Lcneawcc county
man well known as the principal zig
urc in the Roberts will case, which
has been in the courts of that county
for some time. dropped dead We'd
ncSday from oycreNCriOn in running
for a train.
While working on a smokcstacl OH
the boiler house az the North lamar
ack mine, Isaac Liiliala lost his bal
ancc and fell - feet into large pan
of hot ashes He was quickly taken
from his precarioU.' position by fell
low-worllmen ana will recover.
The Marshall board of education has
decided tusrS;ast inanual training in
tie public schonls. The work will be
begun next year on small scale i'm the
first, second third ana fourth grades
Marshall will be tho fourteenth city
in the state TO institute this work
Delta county has ninety-one saloons,
AMI mp TO the present time the county
treasurer has received the license
money from but tfty-siX. the sum
amounting TO $4,000. The time for
paying the liccrses Is long past, ANA
an investigation may be made soon.
The case OF Mrs. w. j.. Caldwell.
wife of Or. w. Il. Caldwell. is attract
ing the attention OF physicians
throughout central Illinois. She has
been sleeping for - days and nights
and all efforts 10 awaken her have
failed. She is much cmaciated and
little hope Of her recovery Is enter
tanned
The state convention Of Spanish war
veterans will assemble In Bay City
next August. and the arrangements
committee will cndeaNor to get as
many Of the Guard companies here as
possible. while en- route 10 on from the
state enCampmcnt at Ludington. The
convention will last two days. and
the visitors will he royalty entertained.
Old man Payne. of ST. Joseph. con
vlcted of numbering his young wife.
is resigned 10 his fate. and declares
that ne doesn't want Il new trial. He
has made his Will leaving most of
lis property 10 Ms son Ted. The viii
gives the property 10 the children of
his second wife. and the children OF
the murdered wife We're left pennies.
The jury serving at the present
term OF tho Marquette circuit conrt
contains the oldest juryman ever
drawn In the county. He Is William
Danley. Of Skandia township. 94 years
OF age. The old man IL hale and lively
ON receiving bis jury summons. he
walked from his home In the country.
1G miles out. 70 be present at the open
ing Of court.
Thiriy.fvc taxable estates have
come into the probate office ut pon-
tmc during the past year according
20 the report Of Roy Watson. from
the ONCE Of The auditor general. who
has been nero for several weeks look
ing up estates That come under the
Inheritance taN Jaw. During the three
years this law has been In force this
county has turned in over $4,000 TO
tho state.
Stimulating n consumptivc and ap-
pealing for aid in seeking change
OF climate is an imposition which has
bcen procticpd nv William Davidson