Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1904-03-24

Another bauk is talked of for Yea
land.
Osceola has an epidemic Of scarlet
fever.
Brooklyn children are passing round
German measles.
There are fifty cases of typhoid
fever at Escanahu.
Mills and factories in Allegan are
closed by high water.
|. Counterfeit dollar certificates arc
circulating at Ironwood
Ten young men enlisted in the Unit
ed States army at Escanaba.
The Menomince Sugar Co. wants TO-
600 acres of land for beet raising
st. Johns steps out of the village
ranks and will hereafter be n city.
\ proposed factory for Kalamazoo
viii be operated by compressed air
\ Say City man earns 81 80 a DAY
but refuses to support his children.
Attorney Flanagan. of Norway. has
the first automobile in Dickinson coun-
~.
Marquette 70 escape lighting for Rus
STA.
Lansing has 81 citizens who voted
for John c. Fremont for president in
1896.
South Haven citizens are agitating
the question Of establishing a city hos
pital.
Mpena voted to bond for $15O.0OO
for water works and other improve
ments.
One hundred students of the Ian
sing high Achoo will give comic
opera. %
Farmcrd to,nr Bagley junction are
locking up stock because Of wild
beasts.
Joseph w. Wiler. of Union township,
a farmer. dropped dead while unhitch-
ing horses.
Grandma Wyman. 81 years old of
Weston made bread and sandwiches
for 175 people.
James Lown, q cripple OF Delta
township, pleaded guilty TO selling
liquor To minors.
MIS-. + ~ IoNllNoll. VI ONONNOs -
dead of injuries received in Il runaway
accident Il week ago.
Fred Hyatt ana wife, Of Dover. died
within three months of each other,
leaving six children.
Mayor Campbell asserts that Cold
water has the lowest city taxes of
any city In the state.
J. II. IIaak. of Luther, denies the
report Of bis death printed in north
ern Michigan papers
4 demcnted negro Of Whitcford
roamed through woods five days, ter
ribly freezing his feet.
Charles Highlands. released from
Jackson prison. was sentenced again
for stealing IL chickens.
Hiram Topper. of Ionia, pleaded
guilty I'm the United States district
court TO raising 81 bills to 81.
Fruit growers and shippers in the
western part Of the state are getting
ready for the coming season.
4 1I-year-old girl from Avoca fell in
bad company in Port Huron. was ar
rested for intoXication and sent home.
\ girl charged with truancy by her
mother in Kalamazoo court turned
the tables by introducing her husband.
The voters Of Mon.roSc at The recent
election turned down q proposition TO
bond the village for 500 for the cree
ton of city hall ana engine house.
Those who have been subscribing
for Il home paper. paying 81. AMI
..f Al ..f
receipt later signed L. Il. Dunagain.
The barn of a. j. Cook. OF Valley
Center was burned recently. Several
cows. one horse and some farm ma
chlnery were destroyed. No insurance.
I.udgington is waking mp to the fact
that the town needs schools and fac
tories and SGj.OOo will he raised this
spring to begin work on new build
ings.
Frank c. Andrews has gone to New
York. with Coy. Bliss consent. for
the purpose Of negotiating his Mexican
concession. which lie claims is yalu-
able.
Miss Hannah Greenwood an ON.
plove of the state public school. Cold
water. died from blood poisoning
caused by cutting her hand.
Fire I'm the governors private office
ut the state capitol Wednesday de-
stroyed the governors desk and the
carpet before it was put out.
The last Of the smallpox cases in
which the Branch county supervisors
refused to pay the amount charged
by physicians two years ago was set
tied Wednesday. the county allowing
Dr. ]. II. Anderson his bill in full
S9OO-the plaintiff throwing or tho
interest