Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1896-03-12


eide with small revolver. because OF
business trouble.
The Red mill was destroyed by fire
at Adrian. This is the third Touring
mill burned on the site in the past &c
years. Loss $4,000.
Supt. Phillips, of Vicksburg, has
been appointed superintendent of the
White Pigeon schools to succeed Supt.
Plowman, who has served 81 years.
Peter Murray. aged 65. of Banks, was
killed at Bay City at a crossing of the
c., j. Il NJ road. The engineer of the
incoming passenger said the man de.
liberately stepped in front OF the train.
Geo. L. Pummer, of Holland, has in.
vited about so prominent free silver
Democrats to conference March 21 at
Lansing to devise plan for sending a
free silver delegation to the Chicago
convention.
One woman was burned to death
and another killed by falling at the
burning of the Genesee flats, a seven
story apartment building sheltering
$50 people at Utica, n. Y. Property
loss, S250,000.
A fire started in 4. w. Wheeler &
Co. S shipyard blacksmith shop at Bay
City and before il was extinguished
caused a damage amounting to about
900. large force of men will be
thrown out of work.
Walter NJ. Strong, the Bancroft
banker, who was arrested in Texas a
few days ago and brought back on the
charge of larceny in neglecting to
endorse a payment by j. L. Miller, on
note left in Strong's hands for collec-
ton.
The bank of Frankfort, owned by
Chandler Bros, closed its doors VIM.
Chambers was made assignee. Much
| excitement was caused by the failure,
though it was not unlooked-for. Liza
| bilities, $50 900; assets, 500, 900, de-
| posts, $4,000
While hunting rabbits near Jackson
Peter Donley got tangled up with
ferret at the mouth of burrow, his
shotgun discharged prematurely and
blew off his right knee cap, tearing
the leg in "A sickening manner. He
may not survive.
In a drunken brawl at Holland an
unknown tanner employed by the
CaPPoh ~ ipCl ioCl W. was ID
tally stabbed by Nicholas Schmidt, an
ex-alderman, who, realizing his des-
perate deed, attempted to end his life,
but was disarmed.
County Clerk Forbes, of Kalamazoo,
has notified Atty. Gen. Maynard that
several female notaries public of that
county have married since receiving
their commissions, and he wants to
know what name they shall sign to
their legal papers
Marshal Lease, of Tiffin, o., went to
Midland after George Sands the young
man who was arrested charged with
swindling merchants by forging the
name of his employer at Toledo. 1t
was discovered that he had obtained
another $3.50 at Findlay, making about
5000.
Capt. j. +. Ball, of the disbandea
Marquette militia company, has been
trying to get Col. Lyons assistance to
keep the company in the state troops.
No company TO take It's place can be
organized on the Marquette range, so
great Is, thersthipathy of miners to the
,m1itisb INT
The attention of Gov. Rich has been
SdAACu w a DOyCObb against OF
the Iron Mountain militia company.
Merchants are threatened with a boy
colt by labor unions unless national
guard employees are discharged The
boycott includes every labor organiza-
ton there.
X. Schomberg. of Good Harbor, and
w. Beitz, of Milwaukee, engaged a
livery team of David Seiber to drive
across Carp lake. Before proceeding
far, and in attempting to cross a crack
in the ice, both horses went down and
were drowned and the men had mar
row escape
Arthur Baker, of Grand Rapids, re-
Gently tumbled into $4,000 fortune
and is trying to drink it all up While
on a spree he took a dose of morphine,
but the hospital doctors pumped il out.
While recovering he jumped from a
second-story window and broke his leg
and his nose and was badly cut.
The state board of pharmacy at its
meeting at Grand Rapids, examined
the papers of 20 candidates The
standard was raised to 20 per cent and
this caused many candidates TO fail.
OF the "a candidates for registered
pharmacists IL passed OF II appli-
cants seven passed. The next meeting
of the board will be held at Star Island,
st. Clair flats, June %,
Co. c. Fifth infantry, M. n. G., To-
Gated at Marquette, has been mustered
out of the military service as the result
of an inspection made by Inspector
General Walsh, who recommended the
disbandment of the company because
of want of care of state property,
total disregard for orders governing
the drills and meetings of the company,
internal discussions, subversive of all
discipline, etc.
The Misses Cartwright, of Port |
Huron, created considerable excite |
ment by horsewhipping stranger
The man is travelling for a baking |
powder firm and made the assertion |
that he had seen the girls in ballet |
at the Detroit opera house. They |
asked for an apology, and when it was |
not forthcoming, procured horsewhip |
and chased him around the block. The |
girls belong to respectable family.
Frank Young, aged 30, Familiarity |
known as Peg" was shot and per. |
ha ms fat. 81 l. l.. a. 1