Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1904-07-28
MICHIGAN NEWS IN BRIEF.

II IL estimated that the dry weather
~ May and ,luuc iias destroyed one
haif or the wheat crop In Oakland
county.
William Carson. OF Traverse City.
IS missing, and from note found il
- supposed that he has committed
suicide.
Fire In the lumber yard OF Handy
Bros. West Bay City. caused n loss Of
S1oino 10 the firm aud $1,000 10 thu
railroads.
IL will NOT hc long before The las
Plank walk IN MtyvllIe will have dis
appeared, having been supplanted h1
Ccmtnt Sidewalks.
special election X called for Au-
gust i, 10 vote ON bonding the village.
of McRain for $4,000 for cement walks
and street improvements.
Lyman Topping. OF Niles loses q
alnd as a result of pricking his fingcr
on the lin of q hue gill he was taking
of his hook IN Barren lake.
= >uhteIraucan passage has been dis
covered between Lyon ana Long lakes.
il calhoun county. but the first man 20
explore il has not reported yet.
Arrangements are being perfected
for the biz soldiers and sailors reunion
L. d" held nj Staudish in September IN
CoDnection With 10 county fair.
The Edison theatre. the only ground
floor theatre in Port Huron, was de-
stroyed by FIRE Saturday. causing
loss OF $4,000, with $1,000 insurance.
\. Y. Withee of Marquette, former
postal clerk, pl4 AIDED guilty in the
United states court 20 stealing money
from letters. He was prominent in
fratcrnal and church circles.
Standing upright in IL feet of water,
the body of William Carson was found
a the head o. Boardman lake. lie
had evidently walked into the water
and died without a struggle.
Marshall is To have q "home-cominS
festival and gala week" August - to
y. and every man and woman whu
ever lived in the aid town have Dcen
rendered an invitation TO come home.
Lawrence Del. tlc 13-ycar-old boy
vino disappeared from summit city
last spring WAS found by his brothers
Who went 10 Cadillac 10 the Wallace
circus. lie said he Was looking for
experience.
a Grand Rapids minister believes
the dnrnin= needle e. he mighticr than
In" div Gree decree. for he SuggT SIS
the organization 81 n home mcuj-
Ing society" 9N re&cdy for the
divJrce evil.
Able-hodicd mem have To 20 armed
up near Leslie FOR the farmers are So
IN need If help that they are hole
lnG MP pedestrians ana forcing them
10 take $50 per ,ssy for working in|
\ b. harvest ticisfyH'
Mrs Whitjakcr was raking hay CT
her husbands farm when the horse
ran away She was thrown to dc
ground. striking upon her head n,d
receiving two large cuts. which rel-
dercd hcr unconscious.
The twenty annual reunion of
the soldiers ana sailors association or
Allcgan county will be held nj Sauga
tuck July 81. - ana -. md many
CT Michigan's best orators have been
placed Oh the program.
The Wolverine Mining 90. capita
stock >5ou,0C0 all OF the officers liz
ing here, has hccn granted fedcra
incorporation papers. The concern OBJ.
crates quartz and placer gold mines in
Rutherford county. y. c.
Carihoo Island. tho most isolated ISL
and IN the great lakes. situated forty
live miles from tine nearest shore nl
lake superior. has been purchased by
a company of Michigan sportsmen ard
will be converted into . hunting pre-
SCl'rc.
III some unknown manner ca
loaded with cattle and hogs caught mrs
near Montague and all The stock was
burned to death before til train could
be stopped II is suppC I'D spark
from the engine fell III &c straw in
the car.
City Recorder .. A. Ma sac of Bay
City, is enjoying his first vacation in
sixteen years. During his incumhency
Of tho Office the recorder has only
been absent three times. twice on ac.
count of sickness and once on a three.
day visit TO relatives.
Robert Shckcll well-known Battle
Creek business man, got some chem
zeal from Fourth of July Congo clubs"
on his hands while handling the clubs,
and the stun ignited. burning the flesh
OF his hands and arms 10 the bone and
badly scorching his face.
The largest raft of pine logs ever
towed on Lake Superior arrived at
Baraga a few days ago, after long
voyage from the head OF the lake.
The timber WAS cut during last winter
in the Gooseberry river district, and
aggregated 100000 feet.
Thieves entered Henderson Bros.
and A. H. a. NJ, "A. Ba.~less stores and
the depot in Metamorl. Mems cloth
ing. shoes and moncy we're taken from
the stores ana none from the dcpu,.
This il the second ,.no these stores
have been robbed since warm weather.
Mrs. Black, q widcL. OF Cass county,
Mich. is one 81 five claimants for the
pension of William black, an old sol.
dier, who died recently iii The indiana
Soldiers Home. The claim Of The j
Michigan woman Tor the veteran S
pension after his death brought the /
plural number OF wives to light and
the government is now making an 81.