Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1904-08-11


and took them to Battle Creek, where
lhey must answer 20 q charge OF rob
plng man OF $50.
The Bank of Birmingham. owned by
Powers x Smith. has ceased to do bust
ness IN Birmingham and will he moved
Immediately TO Casanova, Kent county,
about - miles north OF Grand Rapids.
Failing hcadfirst through Il trap
door, Jack Dean. Houghton team
Sier. WAS literally scalped. His skull,
though laid bare by wounds, was not
crushed aud he Will probably recover.
G. w. Post is determined to make Il
handsome city OF Battle Creek. lie.
each year gives liberal cash prizes 10
those residents who keep their lawns
and premises most beautiful and or
derby
The large warehouse of the Gatcly
Donovan lnstallment house on
South Franklin. caught fire. apparent
~ from spontaneous combustion. ana
Il loss Of S25.0OO resulted from fire and
water.
William Hayes. Battle Creek man
who claims he has accomplished the
feat, took his oath the other day that
there was NOT a saloon in that city
whore he could not obtain liquor on
Sunday
III" state tax lcvey this winter Will
he $lO54.32S.71 less than last year
when SI,UO2.O24Sl was raised. The
rate this year will be S1.S6 per $1,000
"r valuation. rs compared with So
last year
Henry Ncwherry. or Flint. reported
10 tho police that he was held mp near
the Durant-Dort carriage factory ana
robbed of So. Two or the men held
NcWbcrry while a third went through
bis pockets.
The state prison board, ut its meet
Ing in Williamson Thursday. denied
the pardonS tn Thomas and Robert
Hannifan who were convicted five
years ago &c killing Lawrence Ed
wards in Lansing.
Michael O'Bricn, aged 81 years. fcl
from a Scalrold. - fcct 20 the bottom
Of thc drydork in The Dawson shipyard
nj Bay City. striking on his head ana
shoulders. one side of his skull NVas
crushed ana he WAS instantly killed.
John Veres. aged 20. came TO OwoSso
from Henderson on a Michigan Cen
trail train last night and jumped before
the train stopped at the station. His
head buttcd box ear and his scalp
WAS lifted as well rs If Il war Iniun
The South Haven board of trade has
concluded its bargain with the Gable
Nelson Piano co. of Chicago. ana that
firm Will AZ once begin 10 build its fac
tory To cost $4,000 which is a part Oi
the city's 10000 bonds given rs Il
bonus
Every saloon was closed and drug
stores declined to see any liquor sun
day. and Benton IIarbor was dry
town for one Sunday at least. rs Il
result of the order of Mayor Gillette
that The sunday closing laws be en-
forced.
Eating green apples caused the sud
den death of NIaudc. the young wife of
VIII Runnclls. of Sand Lake. During
tie day she had eaten many green
apples. Congestion OF the stomach was
the result followed by congestion of
the brain.
Forty people Of Battle Greek are re-
covering from milk poisoning along
the route of a local dealer of the fluid.
including the members of the dealers
household The milk came from one
can that had been contaminated from
some unknown cause.
The Michigan Central elevator IN
Toledo operated hy the Paddock Hodge
Co, was totally destroyed by fire Mon
day at Il loss of S2O0,O00. The build
ing contained 10000 bushels Of corn
and 10000 bushels of oats; also ID
freight ears were destroyed
Joseph Wundcrln, a,ed ~. n well
known restaurant keeper OF Kalamn-
100. WAS found dead beside the tracks
OF the G.. H. & |. railroad He had evi.
IDENTITY been dead some hours and ply
siciauS WHO examined the body say he
Was a victim OF heart failure.
1t is expected that fully 1000 people
mostly farmcrs-will he present at
the Farmers Friendly association o.
Emmett. Antrim. Leclcnaw. Grand
Traverse and CharlrvOiX counties,
which VIII lac held in Van relIs
White Birch grove in Norwood Char
levoiX county. Thursday. Aug. -.
Prof. Smith. dean of the short course
ut the VI. \. G.. will make n tour %
the southern and northern portions OF
the state I'm The interests of dairying.
llillSdHlc. Traverse city ANA MI. Pleas
ant are Il few of the principal points
to bc visited and al each of the placcS
addresses ON the dairy interests of the
state will bc given.
Three ycar-old Polly Crosby was rid
ig on tlpc BINDER driven by tho hired
man on her fathers farm. i'm Lake
Odessa. 4 sudden start by the horses
threw The tot off and she fell directly
i'm front Of the cutting bar. Both of
the bahps logs were cut off ana her
body was badly mangled. the entire
machin" passing over her.
Calhoun county now claims to pos
SeSs the champion mean man Of the
state. \ storm overlook n funeral pro-
cesSion near this mean mans farm
home and he hcarse was driven into
his barn for protection. The storm
soon cleared away but when the un-
dertaker started TO drive off the man
of tuo farm boItoI him and demanded |