Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1904-04-21

lar mark has been reached for num-
! per OF years Farmers are rushing the
tuoefS 10 market in large quantities.
Gorge w Davis, the Detroit florist
VINO mystcrlousiy disappeared Win
4 about $lbn. the receipts of his sales
for the Easter season. Is still missing,
ana no word has been received from
him.
( Chester l.. Mitchell charged with
attempted criminal assault on 4 girl
! - years Of age. mas changed his plea
81 not guilty to guilty. THIS leaves
4 Only Two cases 10 he fried ont OF
docket Of T.
Miss Lizzie Gregg domestic for
Rex aud Mis-. H. If. Northrop, Of
Flint. WAS fond dead at the bottom
( of the cellar stairs. 1t is supposed she
died cf heart discaSe when about 10
I gcl the Vegetables fer Gi1ncr.
senators Aiger and Burrows visited
he president Tuesday 10 secure his
! lttScncc az The Under tl'e Oaks celc-
/ brItion IN Jackson IL July, but were
assured that il would he impossible
( tor Him 10 attend ut that time.
The Grass Lake -four mill is now in
! N''N '''iiAs' VI IL lfNNiNAi NH' " ~ ~
\ sold April 30, 10 satisfy the demands
( OF the creditors. the largest one of
I which is the Farmers bank ut Grass
Lake The mill is running full time.
Mrs. Beatrice Sturdcvent, of Iona.
I who recently got $500 judgment
I against Bert Weaver. Il saloonkeeper.
for selling liquor to her husband, has
! now had Weaver arrested on the
charge of operating under an INSULT
cient bond.
VI. VI. Brown, for fifty years Il prom
ircnt business man of Quincy. is dead.
aged 80 years Mr.. Brown was civil
war veteran. Justice of the peace and
deputy coroner Of Branch county. He
was n Fremont voter and an ardent
Republican,
Northern Michigan has been visited
by Il bowling blizzard. Monday night
one of the worst storms OF the winter
came. 1t extended from Tawas to
Cheboygan. Snow fell in Alpena four
teen hours. and is nearly II foot deep
OH the level
An attempt was made to rob the Al
pcna county treasurer's office ut noon
Friday Entrance was gained by break
ing panel door. The thieves got moth
ing. rs the money drawer was put in
the safe whW Treasurer Oppenborn
left for dinnv.
Eugene Gr -. who lives on farm
in Flint towhpip is convinced that Il
gold mine exists OH the farm. He
killed duck a few days ago and in
the birds crop found piece of yei-
low metal the size of pea. \ jewel
or pronounced ii pure gold.
Bert Hall. the treasurer Of Bath
township. is missing. and so is nearly
81 900 of the townships money. He
has been gone several days but the
shortage Tas Suly discovered when
the township hoard sent for him to
make the yearly settlement.
Two Sidney boys chased II muskrat
into culvcrt drain one hoy looked
over one end of pipe 10 locate the
muskrat and was just in time to catch
bullet from the rifle in the hands
of his partner. who had already found
the rat. The injured boy will recover.
w. q. Thompson, eX-state senator
of Detroit. while crossing the Cam
pus Tuesday evening, was Knocked
down by Il boy who was rapidly riding
his bicycle northward. The old gen
tleman was considerably hurt by the
conclusion and had to he removed 10
his home.
James Unison. Of Lansing. was the
victim of rather peculiar accident
Saturday. While at work in the Hugh
Lyons factory piece of plate glass
broke and fell upon him. cutting an
artery in his arm and inhicting other
injuries lie is seriously hurt, but there
is no doubt Of his recovery.
Azlz George Mabardi, of Alexandria,
Egypt. is In Battle Creek. taking steps
TO revolutionize Egypt He represents
the importing firm Of Steineman, Ma
bardi 4 Co. AMI also the Egyptian
government. and he wishes to replace
the bullockS now used on Egyptian
farms Ivy American traction engines.
The first claim for damages for loss
of life in the Pere Marquette horror ut
East Paris last December has been
settled, the settlement being made
without resort TO litigation. The claim
was made by Mrs. Anna May. whose
husband. Amos Frank May. persisted
i'm the wreck The amount agreed on is
50. 500.
The commissioner Of tho state land
office has been authorized TO sell the
dead and down timber. and such green
timber ms cannot be longer preserved
I'm the interest of the state, off the
state swamp and tax lands which
. have been offered ut public sale anu
> lave been subject to private purchase
for year.
At meeting Of the Detroit branch
of the Army De Santiago association.
held in Detroit Monday night. the
question of back pay, which Is alleged
to he due the members OF the Thirty
third and Thirty-fouith Michigan
Volunteers. was discussed. 1t Is said
that two months back pay Is due each
private and officers of both regiments.
John Dice. proprietor Of Sturgis
bakery and grocery, while getting ont
of his delivery wagon, caught his foot
I'm the lines lie fell on his face. break
ing his nose ana two ribs and injuring
himself internally. lie had just re-
turned from Detroit where he under