Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1895-11-07


insurance.
William Jones Petoslxey, grandson
of the famous chief, was before Man
istee Justice for being drunk and had
to paw fine. Petoskey is well edu-
Gated and is said TO be the best Indian
interpreter of the region.
Lake Superior Iron Co. will resume
operations at its hematite mine at Ish-
peming, which has been idle for the
past 10 months. About $50 men will
be employed. The Excelsior furnace
will go into blast at once.
The barns, granary and other out
buildings on the farm of John Smith,
near Flint. were destroyed by fire.
All his crops, machinery, two fine
horses, several head of cattle, wagons,
etc, were burned. Loss, $4,000
Henry A. McCaustland, of Saginaw,
jumped from the Hotel Winslow,
Auburn, n. Y, and killed himself He
was the eastern representative OF the
Michigan a. Ohio Plaster Co., which
has headquarters at Grand Rapids
The fishing industry at ST. Joseph
which was once enormous, but fell off
TO such an extent that only two tugs
were left. is picking up again. The
| tug Violet lifted 1000 pounds OF troutat
one lift. Other tugs are coming back.
Glenn Mathews, young lad at
| Union City, is in critical condition
on account of cigarette smoking. His
nervous system is so badly shattered
that he has no control over his mind
or body, and he is likely to be an in
| valid for life.
The creditors of the defunct Central
Michigan savings bank at Lansing Will
try and find out who the wrecker of
the bank is The general
will investigate the failure, and if he
thinks it feasible will prosecute the
alleged wrecker.
Miss Rosie Currie, dining-room
girl at the Jackson hotel. at Yale,
nropped lamp upon stove. Her
clothes were soon afire from the ex-
plosion. She ran to a neighbors, but
before the flames were extinguished
she was fatally burned
John w. Cadman, of Jackson, made
an attempt at suicide at Chicago by
shooting himself in the mouth and he
can scarcely recover. No cause Is
known. Cadman holds the Office oi
Indian inspector. Mrs. Cadman is al
aunt of Mrs. Grover Cleveland.
A Michigan Central freight train OF
heavy grade about two miles east o.
jackson junction ran into a handcal
loaded with steel rails. badly democrat
ling the engine and throwing severa
cars from the track. No one was hurt
but several had narrow escapes.
The sale of the Michigan branch %
the Wisconsin Contra railroad, extend
ing from Ironwood TO Bessemer, abou
Ia miles, for unpaid specific STATE
taxes, amounting to Si,55l, was ad
iourned until Nov. 20, by order of U
s. Judge Severens, of Grand Rapids.
Lansing and Mason are preparing
, for a warm contest over the count
seat. Mason is now the county seat
but two terms of circuit court are an
, nually held at Lansing. The new cit
. hall building at the latter pla-ets In
, tended for the joint use of city an
county.
The large steamer Centurion wer
hard ashore on reef at Isle Royal
> and 525 tons of copper ore, valued Q
' SlO5, 900, had to be thrown overheard
followed by 1000 tons of. Hour, befol
she could be fioated. The Centurio
: was taken TO Duluth, but is badl
4 damaged.
! BENJAMIN Johnson was attacked |
4 vicious bull on his island. just mort
of the River Raisin near Monroe. al
{ barely escaped death. The amin
V tossed him high in the air five or 5
n times and finally left him for dei
n with nearly every rib broken.
may recover.
d A collision occurred at Crosse Point
n Lake st. Clair, between the propell
"a Business and the whaleback No. III
l. The Business was sunk, the bows
the whaleback forcing their way in
:. the propeller nearly TO the boiler
. No. lis had her bows badly SMASH
:, up and went aground on the cham
bank.
Large manufacturers througho
the state are protesting against q
~ percentage riders placed upon {
- Michigan standard fire insurance pc
: cies by the state commission, clalmi
% that these riders take the place of I
so per cent clause which was prohl
II tied by the last legislature rehe;
ID ing has been granted for Nov. L..
e. Aud-Gen. Turner is hot after Ire
IN Chippewa, Alpena and Muskeg
counties for the taxes due the sta
Alpena owes $50. 1000, Muskegon, 50
w 600, Chippewa $1,000 and Iron $50
y, The recent case decided against u
az county by the supreme court sett
Ill the legality of this indebtness a
allows no other alternative but for
a. counties to pay up.
p George Brown Of Inlay City, CO
er planned to the police of Detroit, Il
N. he had been swindled out of S10S a
he silver watch by young WON
named Louise Johnson, whom he
mr. expected to marry. The girl was
af rested later and tells a different sto
- She SAYS the farmers name is Wigg
IL and that he induced her to go to
~ troit with him to see the sights 9
that he gave her the money of his o
free will.
Tie The latest of Michigan's state
situations, the Upper Peninsula /
leo pital for the insane, has been forms
ore opened. Fifty patients were ira
'rn fered from Traverse City. The 4
concern has capacity of 100.
,as Samuel Bell. of Detroit, is med
ha 4.