Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1897-10-07
MICHIGAN NEWS ITEMS.

Joseph Hennes, the millionaire mer-
chant of Houghton, was injured by a
fall at the Belt mine and is not ex-
! pected to live, as his back was broken.
Robert Force and Mrs. Alice Turner
were convicted at Lansing of living
together without being married and
were sentenced to one years imprison-
ment each.
The grand council of the Order of
the Star of Bethlehem for lower Mich
igan met in annual session at Detroit.
l.. ID. Martin, of Detroit, was reelected
grand commander.
Warden William Chamberlain has
appointed Rev. John +. Orwicl chap
lain of the state prison to succeed Rev.
George Hickox, resigned. Mr.. Orwiclz
was pastor of the Haven NJ. Il. church
in Jackson several years.
Daniel McCabe, white, convicted at
Paw Paw of criminal assault on a
colored girl, was sentenced to Jackson
for 10 years. John Mitchell, colored,
for similar offense against a white
girl, was given seven years.
John Bradley, aged 30, farmer re-
siding one mile northeast of Durand,
borrowed revolver of neighbor to
kill some rats. Bradley's lifeless body
was found in his barn the next morn
ing with bullet hole through the
heart
After carefully purchasing his casl1et
and his tombstone and giving the
receipts for the same to his married
daughter, Frederick IIintze, "a Ger
man, aged "A, of 364 Dubois street, De-
troit, committed suicide by hanging
himself from a ladder in his woodshed
Four masked men broke into the
home of Elias Swanson, an aged Swede,
near White Pigeon, beat him into in
sensibility, then bound and gagged
him, and made away with his savings,
S25, and his only horse. Swanson may
die from his injuries.
Senator Burrows, Of Michigan, called
at the navy department at Washington
and had a conference with Acting Sec
rotary Roosevelt in reference to the
use of the u. 5. cruiser Yantic and re-
ceived definite Information that it was
in tended for the Detroit naval militia.
The Yantic is now at Boston undergo
ing certain repairs
President Mckinley has named Thos.
Scadden for register of the land office
at Marquette, the position which ex-
Rep. John Jones was after. A. w.
Smith has been appointed postmaster
at Adrian, Ira II. Butterfeld at the
Agricultural college, VIM. A. Leet at
Ithaca, Thaddeus Il. Bailey at Man
chester, and Fred A. Woodruff at st.
Joseph.
Fire broke out at 1880 a. IN. in the
meat market of Watson q Seward at
New Buffalo, totally destroying II
wooden buildings. With stiff wind
blowing it was with difficulty that the
adjoining buildings were saved.
Nearly all the furniture, etc. was
saved The loss is estimated at S., 600.
insurance 5000. The cause of the fire
is unknown.
Elmer +. Struble. the cashier of the
Farmers bank at Shepherd who was
found dying in the bank from bullet
wounds one morning several weeks
ago, committed suicide This is, at
least, the verdict of the coroner's jury,
after 16 hours of deliberation. The
verdict was surprise and disap-
poin tment to many people of She pherd
and the surrounding country.
A car-ferry route between Detroit
and Sandusky, o., is an assured
fact Il. III. Moreton, of Detroit, presi-
al. IL.
Transportation Co., and John X. Cowan
and Oscar G.. Murray, receivers OF the
Baltimore 81 Ohio railway, have signed
a contract for placing two ferries on
the route, thus giving the Il. & o. an
extension to Detroit and Michigan that
it has for many years desired.
The famous case of Henry &. Smith
VS.. the Lake Shore Railroad Co., in
volving the validity of act No. 90,
passed by the lie islature of 81, com
polling railroads to issue a l,000-mile
ticket good for any member of fam
lly and not transferable, for $40, has
at last been decided by the state SUI
preme court The act has been sus-
tanned, the court deciding that the
legislature had the power to enact such
a law.
Simeon and Seth Kent, farmers near
Mason. quarrelled over business mat
ters and Simeon seized shotgun and
fred both barrels point blank at his
brother. One charge entered Seth's
eye and the other struck him in the
side. Ills injuries left no hopes for his
recovery Both men have families.
The trouble, il is said, is all over Sim
Kent's wife with whom he has not
lived for year. lie lays all his trouble
to his brother Seth and is jealous Of
him.
The Alma wooden mills were burned
by fire which started in the engine
room. Loss $1,000. no insurance.