Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1905-03-30
BRIEF STATE NEWS


hotel at Ely, Mimi which was de
stroyed by fire Thursday.
Midland AT the spring elections will
vote on the proposition 10 raise so.0OO
for the construction and maintenance
of suitable building for poor house.
The Michigan Peat Co, of Eaton
Rapids, have installed about all the
machinery in their new building and
expect to commence the manufacture
of peat about May /.
Martin Egelkroud. 10-year-old Bat
tie Creek boy. lost the sight OF both
eyes by the explosion of toy cannon.
The physician says there are 900 bits
of shot in his eyes and face.
Little 4-yearold Olive Goodebure,
of Kalamazoo loving both father and
mother and being unhappy over their
separation. caused the RECOMMENDATION
and remarriage of the couple.
Mrs. Catherine Eagan died in Ian
sing at the age of 104 years She had
used tobacco nearly all her life. she
was born in Ireland, but had lived
in Lansing for nearly 40 years.
The will Of the late Cha les II. Hack
ley has been admitted to probate, and
30 days given for an inventory. me
estate is estimated to be worth be-
tween $G,000,000 and $10,000.0OO
While opening a potato pit, hired
man on the farm of John LambrlX, OF
Pentwater, struck a human skull The
body must have been buried 30 years
and was evidently that of an Indian.
Daniel McPhan. the hermit OF Egg
sleston township. who has lived for
10 years in an old cabin, celebrated
his l0lst birthday on Friday. His
only companions are his hunting dogs.
The two children of Finnish team
ster at jerks Spur. Marquette, in the
absence of their mother, persisted in
fire which destroyed the home. 1t is
supposed they played with The kitchen
fire.
George Hildreth. Michigan Central
agent at Sterling. owner of the largest
poultry farm in this section, reports
getting $40 eggs from - hens in three
months during the coolest weather this
winter.
The MuskeGon Cutlery Co, capital
/ lied at s107,500, has suspended bust
( ness because it could not compete
with the cutlery trust The paid-in
stock was sG6,500 largely held by
/ local people.
Blind Dan Watkins. who sells CT
gars on the street corners in Battle
! Creek, was robbed of his days earn
! ings by having beer checks substituted
for his money by man under pretense
of making change.
Henry De Young, while catching
.l,.f, Al. 81 10. To
Grand river and foated 100 feet un.
der solid ice and on reaching an open
space was rescued His little son was
watching him from the bank.
A few farmers in Calhoun county
have already commenced the Shearing
4 Of their Jhccp altd citizens Of that
county are very indignant over the Tact.
The sheep suffer greatly at this time OF
the year If bereft Of their WOOL and the
practice of early shearing Is 4 cruel
one.
The prospects are good that the state
oncanpmcnt Of the NJ. y. g. will b.
held in I.udngton this Summer. AZ the
hoard Of trade is willing 10 accede to
all the demands made nv Adit.-Gen.
McGuiTin. who was here Tuesday loci;
Ing after camp grounds and making
known his wants.
NJ. A. Talbot Co, OF Logansport
Ind. have been awarded a verdict OF
1857 10 in the United States circuit
court at Grand Rapids against the city
of Charlotte, the amount being the
balance due on sewer contract. The
city refused payment because the sew
or was not built according TO contract
A bolt of lightning struck the rooI
Of William Fowler's house in Fremont
ran down into the stove and up the
leg OF MIR. Fowler, who was sitting
with his right foot on the stove. The
leg was paralyzed and turned black
MIR Fowler was unconscious for sew
eral hours and will lose the use OF hi
leg.
The Michigan Central Railroad Co
has commenced suit in the circuit
court at Saginaw to re ,er 5000 acre
of improved farming lands in Saginaw
county The land is valued at from
$751; to 100000 and if the suit is
successful scores of small farmers
will lose what they have worked fol
all their lives
Orders TO prohibit all music in sa
Icons have been issued by Chief 81
Police Mains, of Port Huron. Music
in saloons is just bait for DRINKS.
says the chief, and | have ordered
them all to quit. Il is against the
law to have music in saloons, but il /
a law that in the past has been en-
forced but little, If at all"
At the annual meeting OF the Up
per Peninsula Agricultural association
held at Marquette and attended by del
egates from nine counties, il was de
cided 70 dispense with the proposed
plan of "A northern Michigan fair thi.
year. and instead to collect an ex
hibit of various crops TO be shown al
the state fair in Detroit.
II is just about one year ago thai
Coleman suffered severely from fire
and another heavy loss was inflicted
by a blaze which broke out about II
O'Clock Wednesday night in the Den
bakery and burned all frame building.
i'm the Commercial House block Tn,
loss will reach $4,000. with small in
surance. The only building saved wa,
the cement block of George f. Gorton
but II wss badly damaged.
Prosecuting Attorney Martin ha,