Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1897-03-18
TWEEN THE LAKES.
MICHIGAN NEWS RECORDED IN
NEWS FOR MICHIGANDERS.
Chapter of Accidents and Interesting
Happenings In all Parts of the State
Port Huron Policeman Shot Three
Times by Burglar.
Serious Floods In Michigan.


I Marine City taking one of Alger,
Fmith & Co.'S RATS, down the river
Antil it struck solid ice, forming a
gorge of ice and logs 20 feet high. The
orce of the gorge was terrible, pull
-lg up piles and swapping large chains
Ike Irvine. Timbers all along the
iver suffered considerably. The wa
er in st. Clair and Belle rivers rose
sver two feet, causing considerable
prouble to vessels in winter quarters.
! The rains and ice gorges raised the
cater in Grand River at Portland, I'M
81 it is as high as during the recent
Tood. Factories are once more shut
eng down and property-owners MAX
lg ready to make a hasty removal.
,.ater.-The gorge above town broke
md came tearing down the river,
which rose to the highest point known
q local history. Trouble had been an
icipated and many families had moved
ut Some stores on the main business
treet had their cellars flooded, while
he large factories are all closed down
nth engine rooms full of water.
iany fear for the safety of the dam
uilt last summer for furnishing cleo
rio light and power.
The Clinton river is swollen higher
Utica than it has been for so years.
some places on the highway the
iater is two feet deep. Many trees
re destroyed by the torrent and some
uildings are entirely surrounded 10y
Sater
The heavy rains flooded the Michi-
an Central depot at Ann Arbor and
he newly macadamized street was
flashed out. The Huron river is
.igher than ever before, and it is
cared that the dam will give away.
he small creeks tributary to the river
verflowed causing some damage.
he Michigan Central track in the
Western part of the city is covered by
bout foot of water.
The old grist mill was destroyed by
Ugh water at Medina and was carried
own the stream. 1t was the third
lill built in Michigan.
Reports of high waters and consider
BILE resulting damage come from a
lumber of other points, including Tpsi-
anti and Jacksonville. At the latter
lace the river cut new channel and
0 feet of earth on the bank was car
led away. The saw mill and old
yoolen mill were undermined to such
n extent that the former toppled over
nto the torrent and the latter is in
reat danger.
The Kalamazoo river reached the
ighest notch in years. Many houses in
kalamazoo was surrounded, some be-
ng filed half way to the caves All
Movable material was carried TO higher
round or placed on house tops. One
treet was badly damaged by the flood.
Iany houses are reached only by boats.
Amsden & Wedens wooden mill at
'orunna is wreck, a large portion of
he structure having one down the
liver. The firm moved all the valu-
bles out just in time. The loss is s., 600.
The Pigeon river went on the ram
,age, flooding highways, fields, orch
rds and flats about Caseville. There
vas three feet of water over Hayes
fridge ia the village of Pigeon all
.he streets except Main were flooded.
The Hotel IIeasty yard, cellars and
tables were under from one to three
eet of water. Grave fears were en-
ertained for the safety of Flach &
,onley's dam above Caseville. In the
vent of its breaking, the Pontiac, Ok
ord & Northern railroad bridge would
,e in great danger.
Policeman's Battle with Burglars.
While making his rounds Policeman
Richard Kerwin, of Port Huron, dis
covered the back door of Fenner's sa-
Don open and went in to investigate.
lie was reaching up to turn the lights
IN when some one behind the bar shot
lt him three times, each bullet taking
fleet. Kerwin drew his revolver and
fred four shots at the burglar, out
.ould not tell whether any of the shots
struck or not. The burglar escaped
through the back door, although Ker.
win made pluclly attempt TO stop him.
Kerwin managed to get to the Grand
Trunk hotel. Doctors found that one
oall entered Kerwin's right arm, just
below the elbow; another pierced his
egg, flattening itself against the thigh
bone, while the third struck his left
rib, near his heart and glanced off
.eaving only slight flesh wound. lie
will recover.
sad Human wreck-Caused by Drink
Henry Monroe was sent to jackson
prison from Owosso, for two years or
The charge of larceny. Monroe was
released from the Ionia house of cor
rection but few days before, after
serving two-year sentence on SINH
lar charge. Ten years ago he was
prosperous furniture dealer in the
village of Byron and owned a com
Portable home that was made doubly
attractive by loving wife and tw,
children But he lost business, home
family and friends through drink, an,
became miserable outcast.
Marshal VIM. Hare, Of Kalamazoo
was called before the council to answe
charges of allowing the gambling an,
liquor laws to be violated. Bert Tavis
an anti-saloon leader, said that h,
called attention to violations, but Har