Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1897-11-04


DIR. Wesley, OF Detroit, i'm the err
ploy of Drs. Goldberg & Co., special
lists, was arrested at Alpena, on {
charge of embezzlement. Wesley was
manager of the Alpena Office and has
been rolling high.
John Adley, Elmer Espey and John
Wright, who live near Benzonia, began
TO throw kernels of corn at each other
when Adley became angry and whip
ping out knife seriously stabbed both
of his companions.
John Carrier, driver of coal wagon
at Detroit, turned off of one street car
track to allow car behind him to pass,
but carelessly drove upon the other
| track directly in front of car APP
preaching from the other direction. A
terrific collision resulted, smashing the
| front end of the car and pnbably
fatally injuring Carrier and Motorman
Robt. Longmate. The horse was
pulled out of the wreck apparently
half dead, but he jumped up suddenly
and dashed away for his barn.
CdIHlNdl Vi lui WAS
such a success that it will be repeated
next year. One of concluding events,
which was given before an exclusive
audience of 200 men, was "Seelev
dinner" where 10 carnival maids" did
the muscle dance in the altoget Their
The police interrupted the affair. A
Holland clergyman said the carnival
l, I,,t
God would forgive the mayor and com
mon council of Holland for being pres
ent as representatives. of that town.
The agitation at Three Rivers and
Sturgis for the removal of the St.
Joseph county buildings away from
Centerville, has stirred W the citizens
of Nottawa township, and an election
will shortly be held to vote on the
question of spreading an additional
$4,000 on the tax rolls, for the purpose
of erecting a town hall in Centerville.
Should this program go through st.
Joseph county people will be asked to
contribute S25, 900 to build court
house complete at Centerville to in
clude "A town hall.
A large number of distinguished citi-
zens of the state visited the state capi-
tol and witnessed the presentation to
the state of Percy Ives portrait of ex-
Gov. Rich. The presentation was
made by Theron +. Giddings, of Kala-
mazoo, chairman of the committee who
contributed to the portrait fund. The
picture was accepted by Secretary of
State Gardner. Brief addresses were
also be made by ex-senator Patton,
Chief Justice Long, of the supreme
court, and others. Gov. Rich enter
tanned the visitors at dinner.
All the stock and 1924, 900 worth of
bonds of the Lowell Water and Light
Co., the Peninsular Light, Power and
Heat Co. and the West Michigan Elec-
trical Co., were sold at auction by the
Michigan Trust Co., at Grand Rapids,
to James Barnett, trustee for creditors,
for 500 No plans have yet been
formulated for the management Of the
property, but a syndicate may develop
its possibilities. The three companies
were virtually one concern, their pur-
pose being TO develop the water powtr
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electricity to Grand Rapids for com
mercial purposes
Fire broke out in the Central mine
at lloughton, but the miners were
warned in time to escape without much
danger. 1t was shortly discovered,
however, that Frank Stanton, agent of
mine company, with his father, John
Stanton OF New York secre tary of the
company, and VIM. a. Payne, of Bos-
ton, were still ir the mine, at the bot
torl of the shaft and below the fire A
relief party heroicallv descended into
the mine and by almost superhuman
efforts rescued the imprisoned men,
who were nearly exhausted and had
almost given up hope The mine was
then sealed to smother the fire.
When the old L. $ cruiser Yantic
ran down "A Canadian steamer near
Montreal, while on her way to Detroit,
the Michigan Naval Reserves were
charry about accepting the boat until
Uncle Sam had assumed all RESPONSE
bility and had repaired the damage TO
the Yantic. Assistant Secret ary of the
Navy Roosevelt promptly notified Gov.
Pingree that unless Michigan accepted
the boat as she was she would be
turned over TO another state which
wanted her. The governor at once
replied that Michigan would accept
the Yantic as soon as the navy depart
ment was ready to turn her over.
Gen. A. S. Wiescrt. of Milwaukee,
and Gen. Paul Vandcrvoort, of Omaha,
each an ex-commander-in- chicf of the
Grand Army of the Republic, and Gen.
Il. n Adams, of Minneapolis, have Sc
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