Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1916-08-02
Have Resident Priest

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Morrice.-For the first time in the
history of the st. Mary's church, this
place is to have a resident priest.
The parish here has been notified TO
that effect, that as soon as a resi-
dence could be built, here FIR. O'Con-
nor will come here to live and the
parish house in Durand will be sold
or otherwise disposed OF, and that
place will be mission church.
The parish here has 105 establish
ed families with $50 children under
IL years of age, against less than
forty Catholic families of a floating
population in Durand. There has
been an effort made for some time
to have a resident priest here and
there has been a great deal OF rivalry
between the two parishes on thus ac-
count.
Lost Two Fingers
Hastings.-James Hopkins, six
teen-year- son of Mrs. John Con-
lon, went to work at Jamieson's Star
bakery Monday morning. He was
cleaning a bread mixing machine
which runs by electric motor, and in
some manner while the machine was
moving slowly got his left hand
middle finger. cut off at the middle
Joint and the index finger badly
mangled at the end. Fortunately
the mower was not on, otherwise he
might have been much more severely
hurt. Or. Lathrop dressed the injur-
ed hand and the boy is getting along
as well as could be expected.
Celery Suffering From Blight
Byron Center,-Under the direc-
ton of II. G.. Smith, Kent county
farm agent, assisted by Ezra Levin,
of Kalamazoo, a meeting in the inter-
ests Of celery growers was held at
Byron Center. Demonstrations were
made for the purpose of finding the
cause as we'll as the cure for blight
which is injuring the celery crop at
that place. An investigation was al
so made as to the best way in which
an insect, which is destroying onions,
can be controlled.
Foot Slips Causing Fall
st. Johns.-Earl Potts, who is en-
ployed at the Pierce & Hobart groc-
cry, was quite seriously injured
when he slipped and fell as he was
going into the store.
1t was during the rush hours early
in the evening. Having run out of
bread, Mr.. Potts went into the Putt
& Thomas bakery next door to get
some. He was hurrying back with
about eight loaves Of bread in his
arms. AS his foot struck the steel
plate on the store step, he slipped,
falling backward and striking his
spine on the edge Of the steel. For
some time he was practically par
alyzed, being unable to move. No
permanent effects of the accident
have resulted and Mr.. Potts was able
to continue work in a few days.
No Strife for Office
Reed City.-Every Office but one in
Osceola county has at least two can
didates seeking il from the Republi-
can party. But with the Democrats
it is different The latter is case
of the Democrats committee seeking
a man who will run.
On Tuesday the Democratic lead
ers gathered in Reed City and placed
the following names in nomination:
Representative, Emil +. Brehm Of
Sherman; judge Of probate, Frank
Proctor of Jersey; sheriff, Archie
Smock of Evart; clerk, Fern Gilmore
of Marion; register of deeds, G. A.
Kantz of Reed City; treasurere. c. A.
Stiles of Dighton.
Pity the Poor Farmer
Caro.--Iohn II. Lenck of near
Brown City is surely a hard luck
farmer. Last week he dragged to
town 1876 bags of beans and received
only s6.15 per bushel for them, or
$2044.25.
II is claimed to be the highest