Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1896-04-09
MICHIGAN NEWS.

The Tilden mine at Bessemer has
closed down one shaft and let out roc
men.
A big revival has just ended at Deer.
field. Over 100 conversions are re-
ported.
The North Michigan Schoolmaster's
club was held at Petoskey with a large
attendance.
Wesley Hainer, aged SIS, was kicked
TO death by horse on his farm near
Marine City.
The rendition of Shakespeare s'Ju-
Illus Caesar" by the u. of M. students
was brilliant success.
| James Kelley, an aged Benton Har-
Dor veteran, was probably fatally in
| jured by n fall down stairs.
A daughter of Charles Seidel, aged
seven, was instantly killed by being
struck by an electric car at Grand
Rapids.
Charles Eber. of cambridge, aged
25, was killed by the recoil of cap
stansweep, while he was pulling
stumps.
Sands lumber mills, the chief in
dustry of Lake city, are about to close
down, and the people wonder what is
to become of the village.
Fred Johnson, the colored man who
fatally shot Will Crockett, near Royal
Oak, has been released, the evidence
showing that he fired IN self-defense.
Over $50 Detroit Epworth Leaguers
visited the Worthwhile league and held
an enthusiastic rally which was adj
dressed by Rev. c. Il. Allen, ID. d., of
Detroit.
1t is said that the value of coin found
in the counterfeiters' cave at Mottville,
will aggregate $4,000. A portion of
this amount is represented by pure
bullion.
The bondsmen of eX-County Treas
urer Paul q. Suekey, of Ann Arbor,
have finally decided to contribute S1l0
to settle his shortage and there IL be
nc prosecution.
The University of Edinburgh, Scot
land has placed the l.. of NJ. on the
list of colleges whose graduates are
admitted to the Edinburgh law school
without examination.
Gov. Rich has appointed James Nc
Naughton, of Iron Mountain, a mem
Der Of the board of control of the Mar
quette prison, to succeed X. NJ. Hoar,
of Houghton, resigned.
In Nottawa township, Isabella
county, Democrats, Repu blicans. Pro-
hibitionists, Populists and free silver
ties, all came together in one big eau
Gus and united on ticket.
Railroad men found John O'Neil, of
Flint, by the side of the railroad in a
critical condition. He was suffering
from fracture of the skull. When
found O'Neil had $50 on his person.
The entire fire department was
called out at Traverse City, to fight
fierce fire in the Baker saloon. The
fire was confined in two houses.
Bakers loss is 81, 500; Fuller Il Yenish,
$1,000.
Geo. Tam, an inmate of the Sol
diers' Home at Grand Rapids, wan
dered away and was found lying across
a railroad track. lie also swallowed
broken glass In an attempt to commit
suicide.
Carol Gay, aged Is, was sharpening
pillow points in Stewards foundry at
Allegan when his grindstone bursted.
One piece broke his leg above the knee
and another struck him in the stomach.
He cannot recover.
Rev. FIR. Baart, of Marshall, has
been engaged by the editors of the
Encyclopedia BRITANNICA to write and
revise a number of articles on the
Roman Catholic church. lie was
recommended by Cardinal Gibbons.
Albert Pelligrini, an Austrian, res
ident of Vulcan, was run over by
passenger train and had both legs cut
off, in the presence of several hundred
people near the passenger depot at
Iron Mountain. He died soon after.
Gale Manufacturing Co. S force of 60
molderS was thrown out for an indie
finite time at Albion. The company
claims lack of business, but will have
some work done at South Bend. The
men say the action is because they be-
long the moldiers' union.
Tue house of Rev. FIR Kuuispasot,
of st. Mary's church at Iron Mountain,
was raided by two masked burglars,
who aroused the priest from his slum-
bers and threatened to blow his head
off if he didn't produce the cash. Be
tween $500 and $500 was secured
Frank Murkey and Earnest Haga-
dorm were arrested at Manistee on the
charge of having brutally assaulted
Mrs Sattler, a 7O-year-old widow and
robbing her of $3.50. They knocked
her down and then forced her to tell
where the money was hidden. She
identified Hagadorn.
Peter Hamilton, Oliver Snay and
Fred Schmlt were arrested at Bay
City charged with illegal registration
in the second ward. Hamilton ac-
that he was not even
citizen of the United States, and had
only been in the city few days. He
lives in Canada.
The iceboat Majestic, with four men
and four boys on board ran into pile
at ST, Ignace while going at the rate
OF 40 miles an hour, and was com
pletely wrecked. Peter j. Vigeant
broke four ribs, Cat Collins cut his
head badly. an Indian was thrown 80
feet and one of the boys was badly
injured.
Two new churches were dedicated
at Ann Arbor-Trinity English Luth-
eran and the African Methodist Episco-
pal. At the former, Rev. III. l.. Wiles,