Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1896-10-08

TcSltO anu Tie SncIlil tooh hef hohic.
The 4-year-old son of Moses Middle
ton, of Otisville, placed a dynamite
cartridge on a stove and hit it with a
hammer. Both of his hands were torn
nearly off and his face badly lacerated.
The 4-year-old daughter of James
Collision, at White Creek Corners, fell
into cistern. Her mother jumped
in after her, but could not get out and
stood in four feet of water two hours
before help arrived.
The Saginaw Coal Co. has completed
| the shafts and buildings for it's mine
on the outskirts of Saginaw and is now
building spur tracks. Operations will
begin at once. The coal ranks with
the best Ohio product.
| Frederick Weinmann, an Ann Arbor
drayman, struck his brother, John
| Weinmann, terrible blow over the
head with a stick of stove wood, crush.
ing his skull. lie then skipped. A
trivial quarrel caused the deed.
Burglars broke into Wah Lees Chin
csc laundry, ut Hastings, carried his
trunk several blocks away, and break
| ing it open, stole S261 in cash, certif-
cate of deposit for 500 and several
notes. Three young men have been
held on suspicion.
| The Lake Superior, Cleveland Cliffs,
| Champion, Republic and other mines at
| Ishpeming have reduced the wages of
nearly 5000 men 6 per cent. The
Pittsburg & Lake Angelina, which
recently threw 500 men out of work,
may resume next month.
Mrs. Ella Mainly attempted to fill
| the gasoline reservoir Of the burnisher
at hurry & Casterline's laundry at
Three Rivers. The reservoir exploded,
completely cleaning out the laundry;
also the barber shop on the second
floor Mrs. Mainly was badly burned
| about the hands, and face, and inhaled
| dangerous gases.
The Second brigade, First division,
Ninth army corps, held the annual re-
unicn at jackson. Numerous promi-
nent veterans were present and the
business and social meetings-includ-
ing the banquet with its toasts-were
much enjoyed. Gen. VIM. Humphrey,
of Adrian, was elected president.
| At a. IN. the Waterman at the
| Willie mine at Iron Mountain discoy-
cred man sitting at the bottom 40
foot pit enjoying a smoke. He had
evidently fallen down the shaft as he
was badly cut about the head and
shoulders and his hip was dislocated,
He said his name was John Anderson
/ but he didn't know how he got into
the pit.
Thomas Mason, the octogenarian
president of the Quincy Mining Co.,
has set apart 100 acres on Portage
lake, Houghton county, where he pro-
poses to establish an industrial home
for neglected and parentless boys.
Agriculture, horticulture and forestry
will be caught. Ultimately mechan-
ical schools will be started, with com
plete equipment of tools.
Justice Haggarty, of Grand Rapids,
in trying Manager Stair, of the Grand
opera house, and several members of
the Wilbur opera company for conduct
ing theater and giving show on
| Sunday made several convictions and
said that the spectators could be ar
rested and fined as well as the partici-
pants In fact the justice found one
man guilty on such charge.
Fire in the basement of the Manu-
| facturers' shoe store, at Jackson, did
considerable damage. 1t started in the
rear of the basement. The furniture
store of Newall, Richardson & Gal
braith and the clothing store of J. l..
Loeb adjoining were also damaged by
smoke. All are fully covered by in
surance. The building is owned by c.
II. Knickerboclker, and is insured for
$1,000, which covers the loss.
A wreck occurred on the Ann Arbor
railroad at the junction of the Ann
Ar6or and Lake Shore railways at Dun
dee. Engineer Hanney, of sand and
gravel train, was following a north
bound freight which stopped to take
water and the fog being rather thick
caused the gravel train TO run into the
/ freight. The wreck was sad looking
affair. The gravel train engine was
ditched and ears were piled two and
three deep. The train crews jumped
in time to save their lives.
Douglas Dawson, secretary of the
Mckinley and Hobart club, at Iron
Mountain, was murderously assaulted
by stranger in the club headquarters.
Dawson was in the rooms alone when
the stranger entered and said he
wanted to talk to him. Dawson al
leges that the stranger suddenly pulled
knife and stabbed him in the left
breast innicting a slight flesh wound.
The blow knocked him down and the
stranger rushed upon him and stamped
him into insensibility. Dawson is in a
! precarious condition.
In the u. 5. district court az Detroit
John G. Bodewig and Geo. w. johnson
were found guilty on the charge OF
conspiring to obstruct the u. 5. mail.
1t is alleged that they were partici.
pants in the wrecking of a Grand Trunl,
press at Battle Creek, July l6, 1894,
curing the great A. r. U. strike This
will be remembered as one of the most
| cold bloodad orirnas Of tho lind Il, H.