Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1904-08-25
Lake Odessa boasts that the town
is the home OF woman who but re-
Gently took her ninth husband.

Webster, CT the department. of agri-
culture Is establishing n station In Bel
lalre for the purpose of observing the
habits and operations Of the Hessian
fly.
Tekonsha citizens are having their
troubles with sneak ,hleves. Several
houses have been entered and money
aud other valuableS taken while the
occupants were visiting their neigh
bors.
There are 200 more insane patients
confined at the Southwestern Michigan
| asylum than at any previous period in
It's history. The crowding is still on
the Increase, with 1905 mind-wrecked
inmates.
After being asleep for six days.
Charles Tuppic prominent Finn, Of
Negauncc. died Friday This was the
second long sleep he had had i'm three
months the first one lasting four days
ana nights.
The state board OF health has given
warning TO many small towns and
cities in the state that they are lay
ing un untold misery and sickness for
their citizens by the use of old wells
for cesspOols.
Quite I'm important industry in st.
Joseph county Is the gathering, of
watercrcss from rivers and brooks for
shipment 10 Chicago. the income from
this source being several thousand
dollars yearly.
The census for Lenawee county
Places the population at 1907, Il gain
of 100 over that of 1900 Adrian has
S10,6S0; Hudson, 2.30T; Tecumseh, .
go; Morenei LIS; Rlissticld. 1,425;
Clinton, 1000.
The potato crop in Mancelona and
vicinity is looking better than it has
Tor number of years past. for this
season OF the year. and there Is
an extra large acreage, with prospects
of biz harvest.
frank H. Ranihan was picked up ut
the l.. VI. depot. i'm Saginaw. with his
foot badly crushed He said he sup
posed he had received the injury while
trying 10 get on moving train, but
he WAS not sure
Chas. III Brown, representative in
the legislature from the iron district,
has been shot in the right lung while
on his way from Greenland 10 Mass
City. The shooting was done in the
dark. near Piety Hill.
Deputy Huber has returned with
Frank Weidman. whom he had pur-
Srcd from Marcellus away out into
Minnesota. Woidman was accused of
forging certificates of dcDosit for
about Sl.GlO. his victims being trust
ing widows
Dowic will hold his annual meetin.
AT Rem Mae DhuL on White lake. the
first Sunday in September. He has
chartered the steamer Christopher Co
lumbuS for the occasion. and will bring
his entire flock. including the Zion City
chorus of 1000 voices.
4 cloudburst swamped the little
town of Maple City. near Traverse
City. 1t came without warning and
many OF the villagers were caught
and carried long distances before be-
ing able TO get 10 high ground. Luck
ilS no liyl wfe lost
Geo. Graham. of Niles. n linemon
working for the Michigan Telephone
Co.. came In contact with live elec.
tric power wire and received q 2.3OO
volt shock. When taken down he WAS
thought to he dead, but prompt work
The Pcrc Marquette railway has
filed in Detroit refunding mortgage
FOR S6J, 0O0.OO0. running TO the New
York Security * Trust 60. The mort
gage secures an issue of gold bonds
TO the amount stated, to bear prr
cent interest. They mature July l,
igJ:.
Juan Yema. Il Filipino hoy who has
been living with Mrs c. c. FaXon. of
Bay City. about II year. has decided
that the climate isn't to his liking and
is on his way home. He was brought
back by Mrs. FaXon after an extended
missionary trip she took in the Phil
ippines.
Mayor George ROckland. of Midland.
is Offering reward of 800 for the
arrest and conviction Of the person
who set fire 10 his hotel last week.
Work on the Calhoun county farm
buildings Is progressing rapidly. and
whom they are finished they will be a
credit to the county.
II cost GenoSec county $3.50. or
about five cents head. for taking the
census of its I3,042 inhabitants. The
largest cost WAS OF taking the census
the two cnumeratorS I'm Flushing. tn
Guiding the village, was S1G920, and in
Fcnton the cost was S16l.1O.
Daniel Holmes, wealthy retired
farmer of Galien. died suddenly Of
heart disease. He seemed to have
premonition Of death. as he had his
coffin made two weeks ago and babe
all his friends goodbye Wednesday.
Holmes had long been a resident of the
county. He was IS years old.
The production of salt in Michigan
in the calendar year 1903 was 4.20T.542
barrels. or 22.G per cent of the total
production In the United States The |
leading state in the output Of that
commodity Is New York. which pro
duccd S,1T0,G4S barrels. or 49, per
cent of the total Ohio produced about |
2.I0ooo0 barrels, and Kansas 1,J00,00j |
barrels
ASA Mills was arrested at his home |
rear Davisburg by Deputy Sheriff JAY |
Brewster or warrant SWORN ont |
against him over two years ago by |
Miss Anna VanGordon. charging him |
with statutory offcnse. Mills loft
home on hearing of it and Is supposed |