Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1904-09-22


friends or relatives buried in the city
cemeteries are registering vigorous
Kick against the vandals who enter
the cemeteries and steal every flower
placed on rhe graves.
The Dupont Powder Co, the trust
has purchased l6 acres of land on the
northern city limits for the storage OF
powder dynamite and other high ex'
plosives, making Monroe distributing
point for three states.
Ralph Fitzpatrick. aged 20, for tax
ing the hat Of another passenger on u
Lake Shore train. was arrested and
fined $3l,5O. including costs. lie can
not pay and goes 10 the Detroit house
of correction for 90 days.
\ new trial has been granted to
Frank T.. Hutchings. Of Detroit, by the
supreme court. Hutchings was convict
cd of securing $1S7.31 from the Wayne
County Savings bank on Il draft made
payable to Mrs. c. l.. Price.
Julius Buchholtz of Chicago, visit
ing AZ Benton Ilarbor, recently Went
hunting. He got on the track OF what
he supposed was Il badger, and shot
the animal. 1t proved to he a monster
woodchuck, and weighed 26 pounds.
Saginaw Arbeiters have made the
city II proposition in the way of pro
viding an auditorium to he uGed foI
large conventions and large public
gatherings. They offer to enlarge their
hall sufficiently to accommodate any
crowd.
At camp S. near Deward. Tuesday
morning. Harry Long. IL young man
from Gladwin. employed in loading
logs. was struck by chain and almost
instantly killed, his skull being frac.
tured. The remains were taken &c
Frederick.
Charlotte and Hastings have put
manual training departments in the
fifth. sixth and seventh grades Of theiI
schools. The two towns hire one
teacher on cooperative plan. she
spending part of the week al one place |
and part ut the other.
Swindlors have been at work in the
vicinity Of Galcsburg the past few
days trying 10 work the old game of !
getting a farmer TO sign a contract
which later turns UP at bank as Il
preached. SO far as known. bit"
John Huston. Durand's only police
man. is now the proud posscssor of Il |
brand new policcman's suit Uncle j
John. rs he is Familiarity known, feels .
that lie must now be respected. rs he |
is there with the goods, to use his
own phrase.
The village OF Tckonsha has gained
three inhabitants. according to the
last census. and according to the de-
mand for houses il would seem rs |
though the place had gained at least !
300 Several families are unable to OIL !
tain shelter.
Joseph England IS dead Mt Pontiac.
aged &c years. lie was born in Eng |
land ana came To this country when a
boy lie acquired considerable prop
orty in Waterford township and held |
several township offices. He is sur
vived lv widow.
Durand was an exceedingly busy
town last week on account of the ,
state fair 1T Pontiac. Thousands of
people, headed for the fair. changed
ears nj Durand. and sometimes sew
eral hundred were sidetracked for
hoHs at time. unable TO get trains.
The craze harvest has begun on the
carly varieties, Concor,s. Wordens and
DclawareS Will require n week more.
The crop will not be largo. owing 10
the spring frosts and hail. but the
quality is good Probably from 700 10
900 carloads Will be shipped from the
grape belt.
Levi Rivers, of Escanaba. recently
celebrated his Tooth birthday. He is
still active. and is at present visiting
his granddaughter in Manistique. He
clearly remembers the war OF 1872.
when he was drafted into the British
lrmy ana taken 10 Canada He Sc
cured his freedom and returned to this
country. where he has since made his
home.
George Witten. Of Saginaw. coach
man. is happy over the prospect of re-
ceiving legacy Of $4,000,000 as his
share of his grandfather's estate in
London. An attorney is pushing Wit
tens claim. as his grandfather gave
another man Il life lease Of the prop
crty. The man recently died and his
son is managing the business and us
ing the revenues.
Great damage from floods is reported
along the Rio Grande river in Texas
The river is up II feet ut Laredo. ana
many thousands Of acres Of irrigated
farms are inundated between that
place and Hdalgo. a distance of 200
miles. The towns Of lgnacio, Roma
and other small settlements on both
sides OF the river are said 10 be inun-
dated and many houses are washed
away. Parts OF the towns Of Garlic
and Rio Grandc City are under water
1t is feared that many lives have been
lost
4 Chicago firm which recently pur-
chased the Sherwood farm of 10J
acres, west of Kalamazoo. has com
menced laying out the land and build
ns streets. A portlsn Of the land will
be given over TO park. and land
Scape gardeners have been engaged 10
install flower beds and beautify the
whole territory. There will be a wide
boulevard on the north and south