Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1897-08-26

science and tactics at the Orchard Lake
military academy, vice Capt. +. A.
Smith. Winans will report Sept. 1.
j. ii. Potts. of Midland, met with a
peculiar accident the other day. He
was fixing the chain OF his bicycle,
when the hand in which he was hold
i, screwdriver slipped and the tool
was driven completely through the
pam of the other hand, infiicting q
serious wound.
The creditors of the broken Mecosta
County Savings bank at Big Rapids
are talking of converting the hand
some Comstock block, which, being
owned by the bank, is really their
property, into a sanitarium. TO be con-
trolled by stock company made up
among the creditors.
There is strange kind of bee, some
what smaller than the native bee and
with two web feet, robbing the tame
bees in Laketon township. The sting
of the native bee seems to have no et-
feet on this stranger. They come in
such numbers that they will clean out
bND tlTtt hives III al
Farmers in northern Michigan are
long on potatoes again this year, and
are hopeful that, in view of the numer-
Gus reports of crop failures elsewhere
on account of the bugs, they will re-
ceive prices for their crop that will
leave them decent margin of profit,
something they have not had for sew
eral years.
Several boys were playing in the
wheat bins of the elevator at Centre
vile when Roy Butler, aged l3. got
into a bin that was being emptied.
He at once discovered his danger, but
before the others could assist him he
had sank out of sight. Six men worked
Is minutes to release the little fellow,
but he was then dead.
The last rail of the new Milwau-
kee, Benton Harbor Il Columbus rail
road, from Benton Harbor to Blu
chanan, has been laid. The people of
Berrien Springs celebrated the event,
which is expected to result in a big
boom for the village, so long without
communication with the outside world,
save by the wagon roads.
Fred /. Snow, alias Chas. V. b. Scott,
n sleek young man who has been "cut-
ting big dash" in society circles at
Benton Harbor has been arrested and
confessed that he had stolen money
and goods from friends and relatives in
Providence, II. l., where he was
wanted for grand larceny. 1t is said
he wrecked his fathers business,
valued at S25, 900.
The largest artesian well in that
part of the state, on the grounds of
the Northern Michigan asylum, struck
water at 05 feet and has flow of
90, 900 barrels daily. 1t will be piped
through the institution and grounds
and will be more than ample for the
asylum, which now has over 1000 pa
tents. 1t will be saving of several
thousand dollars annually and will
furnish better water and more of it.
Labor Commissioner Cox has investi-
gated the strike at the Saginaw coal
mines. He found they were being
paid 20 cents per ton for coal run over
X-iuch screen, while the Ohio price is
81 cents over n l15-inch screen. The
Saginaw men are paid semi-monthly
in cash, and their signed receipts show
that their wages run from $50 to $50
per month, the work-day being but
eight hours. Day men are paid from
ST. 25 to Sl75.
The entire plant of the chemical
works of the Elk Rapids Iron Co. was
totally destroyed by fire, which caused
loss of $4,000. The loss will be
greatly felt as it was one of the princi-
! pal industries of the town. Alva Parks
was thrown from buggy and the hose
cart passed over him causing paralysis
from the neck down, and he cannot
recover. John Herman was badly in
jured by falling from the roof of the
burning building.
In April, 1894, Newell Is. Parsons,
confidential clerk of the Wells-Stone
Co.. of Saginaw, stole 81, 600 worth of
iewelry and $500, 900 worth of bonds
from the vaults and skipped. He was
captured at Grand Rapids and nearly
all of the stuff was recovered. Parsons
| got five years atJackson on one charge,
with other charges hanging over him.
The prosecutor has had the latter nolle
pressed and Parsons friends are now
working for pardon.
Gen j. H. Kidd, of Ionia, was called
to Lake Champlain, n. Y, where he me 4
President Mckinley and party includ-
Secre tary of War Alger, and was ten
dered and accepted the position of Sec
rotary of the board of engineers for
deep waterways from the Great lakes
TO the Atlantic seaboard. The position
carries salary of So, 900 a year and ex-
penses. The other members of the
board are: Maj. G. w. Raymond, U. S.
A., president, and Messrs. Noble, OF
Chicago, and Wisner, of Detroit.
Peter Bons, the confessed murderer
of Pearl Morrison, set fire TO his bed
ding and clothing in his cell in Jail at
Crystal Falls, and then yelled for as
sistance. 1t was some time before the
ell could be opened, and when Bons
made no response to the sheriif's calls
it was thought that he had been suffo-
Gated. A stream OF water soon
brought Bons TO the front. His plan
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