Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1897-02-11
THE TWO PENlNsuLAs.

account OF dlphtherla epidemic.
The Union Life Guards is new fra
ternal insurance society established at
Alpena.
Jos. Richardson, young farmer at
Long Lake, was instantly killed by n
falling tree.
The office of the Arenac Independent
at Standish, was partially destroyed
by fire, the loss being Sl,700.
Fire destroyed the store and stock of
the Star Dry Goods Co., at Eaton Rap
ids, causing loss of $4,000.
Timothy McGraw, of Benton Harbor,
was killed by train at Bangor. He had
formerly lived at Bangor and was Wis
ting his old home for the first time IN
eight years
The Huron Handle and Lumber Co.
has completed a large plant at Alpena
and started up with force of so men,
but will greatly increase this number
in the spring.
Willard kirkpatrick, preferring
death to unrequited love, committed
suicide at Munith by taking paris
green. He lavished his affections on
widow of IS years.
c. r. Adgates large barn in Berlin
township, Ionia county burned, to-
gether with horses, 10 head of cattle,
30 sheep, hay and grain. Loss about
So, 900: insurance, 81, 300.
The board of managers of the Sol
diers' Home at Grand Rapids has de-
cided to prosecute saloonkeepers who
sell liquor to inmates. Many veterans
have been getting drunk of late.
Reports have been received of the
ravages of an unknown malady which
is killing hundreds of sheep in Cass
and adjacent counties In some cases
entire floclls have died in few days.
Chas. Schranll, near Menominee, be-
came frightened nine years ago and
lost his voice One day last week he
suddenly regained it, and is now one
of the happiest men in the upper pen
insula.
Prominent peach experts, such as
President r. Morrill,, of the state horti-
cultural society says early varieties OF
peach buds especially Crawfords, are
unquestionably dead, and varieties un-
injured have but few buds.
Anton Admansk, of Krakow, Pres
que Isle county, shot and fatally
wounded his father-in-law, Anton
Sczycnelslli. Admanski has been mar
ried only three months and the men
quarreled over the brides dover.
Gov. Pingree has paroled Billy Con-
sidine, leader of one of the most no.
torious gangs of toughs of Detroit,
who was convicted of theft after es-
Gaping from under a great many ar
rests and charges of crookedness.
Joseph White, an eccentric character
of Hoppertown, near st. Joseph, and
better known as Crazy Joe,' was Gre
RsssS,fy@ISess CARED to quiet him down.
Crazy Joe" became violent and the
constable shot him dead.
The executive committee of the state
Grange met at Lansing and decided to
work for the passage of the anti-fee
law now before the legislature. They
also laid plans for NATURAL fire insur-
department in the Grange.
Mrs. Lovina Beckwith. aged so, a
widow. of Flint, was found dead on the
floor of her miserable hovel, and in
her hand was a tin box containing
81. 100 in certificates of deposit on local
banks. She also owns considerable
property, but lived a misery life.
The operators of the Norrie, East
Norrie and Pabst mines at Ironwood
have announced a reduction of 10 per
cent in wages and "A cessation Of opera
tions is not improbable, as the mines
in that section have sold but very little
ore and their stockpile room is almost
| filled
Representative +. c. Chamberlain,
of Gogebic, slipped away from his col
leagues at Lansing presumably on leg
| islative business, but he fooled 'em and
! went to Hegaunee where he was mar
ried to Miss Eta Bortle They will be
at home at lis Ionia street west, Lam
| sing, from Feb. "a, until the close of
the legislature.
While Peter Neuman was transact
ing some business at Muskegon he left
his son Gustave, aged Is, to hold the
horses. A passing street car caused
the team to run away. The boy had
been standing at the horses heads and
he was caught on the wagon tongue
and carried a block. when he fell and
was crushed to death.
Mrs. Livonia Healey, of Bridgeport
township, Saginaw county, has been
married six times and secured Sl3, 500
on life insurance policies. Her latest
husband, j. J. IIealey, is in jail at Sag
NAV charged with uttering forged
insurance papers. The much married
woman claims that Healey has swim.
died her out of all of her money.
Robert Loomis, bachelor living
alone at Brinton, got drunk and
started for home. Soon afterwards
his house was discovered to be on fire.
Neighbors found that Loomis was in
side, but couldn't get him out and his
body was burned beyond recognition.
lie was known to have some money,
and IL is suspected that he met with
foul play.
Geo Edward Butler, the famous
Australian murderer, was captured