Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1898-08-18
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Work has begun toward the erection
OF a monument to ex-Gov. Blair on the
state house grounds, Lansing. 1t will
be unveiled in October.
New Michigan postmasters: Hart
ford, VIM. Bennett; Plainwell, Frank
+. Heath; South Haven, Chas. Della
men; Boyne, r. 4. MELVILLE.
The supreme trustees of the Knights
OF the Maccabees have purchased
choice property at Port Huron for the
purpose of building Maccabee temple.
The semi-annual convention of the
Central Michigan Band association, at
Greenville attracted over 10, 900 people
to hear the 35 bands which were
present
1t is expected that the SD and 34th
tiago and be encamped at Camp
Wykoff, Montauk Point, l.. l., by
August 25
Postmaster III. l.. Bourroughs, of
Fairgrove, Tuscola county, was ar
rested charged with failing to deposit
government moneys amounting to
| about $500.
Capt. Fred Alger, son of the secretary
of war, is not recovering from fever
contracted in Cuba as rapidly as was
hoped for, and is confined at the fam
lily home at Washington.
Capt. Fred Alger, of Gen. Miles staff,
son of Secretary Alger, has arrived at
Washington to recover from sprained
knee and an attack of malaria result
ing from the Santiago campaign.
Warren turned out with all kinds of
noise-making apparatus to welcome
home j. II. Flynn, "A gunner of the bat
tleship Texas, who arrived home on
seven days furlough He is only II
years of age.
Mrs. John Mead, of Rice Creek, Cal1
houn county, was strung back of the
hand by black hornet while fishing.
| The hand began to swell and she was
unconscious in 20 minutes and dead in
less than an hour.
Harry Adams, aged Is, of Grand
Rapids, Co. +, 32d Michigan, died of
typhoid fever at Fernandina. Funeral
services were held and the entire regi-
ment escorting the remains to the de-
pot for shipment home.
The fever patients of the 32d Michi-
4 gan have been transferred from Fer
| nandina. Fla, to Ft. Mcpherson, At
lanta, Ga. Over so patients were taken
on the first train and there were as
many more to follow.
Drs. j. o. Cobb, Lee, Palmer, Stimp-
son and Stevenson, immune physicians,
appointed by Gov. Pingree to help care
for the sick in the 33d and oath Michi-
gan at Santiago, arrived at New York
to take the Yale for Cuba.
Fred A. Percival, Co. +, SD Michi-
gan, who was reported dead at San
tiago, and whose picture and obituary
appeared in several papers, has re-
ported to his mourning Port Huron
| friends that he is alive and well.
Fishermen of Beaver island, Lake
Michigan, declare they will not observe
! the closed fishing season as it is their
most profitable time of the year.
! Trouble is expected as Game Warden
Osborn says he will enforce the law.
At the closing meeting of the annual
4 conference of the Free Methodists at
! Paris, Mecosta county, scores of people
became uncomfortable from excite
ment, and DR.. Ashe, of Walkerville,
! VIM. Meade, farmer, died from heart
trouble, aggravated by excitement.
Mary Maehl. aged 16, a domestic,
I Il al Nd -b~r
with her throat cut from ear to ear and
bloody razor near by. The grass
about her was beaten down as though
struggle had taken place, but an ex-
animation of the body showed that no
assault had taken place. VIM. Parish,
aged %, foster brother of the girl,
was arrested on suspicion.
A syndicate of Boston capitalists has
secured options of the Chicago, Kala-
mazoo & Saginaw and the Lowell &
Hastings railroads, and it is the inten-
ton of the company to extend the
Lowell e Hastings south from Free
port to Hastings to connect with the
Chicago, Kalamazoo IL Saginaw, and
north from Lowell to Bedding. This
, will give Bedding an opening direct to
Chicago by way of Kalamazoo.
The state military board has decided
that the reorganization of the state
militia for the present shall consist of
one battalion of 436 men, so that in
case of an emergency In Michigan there
will be troops enough to protect prop
erty and quell riots. The board feels
that the reorganization should not take
place while absent members are away
to war. They still belong to the state
militia, their enlistment in the United
States service simply acting as leave
OF absence.
At meeting of the Democratic state
central committee and the Democratic
candidates, held at Detroit, n plan ot
campaign was outlined, which princi-
pally consists of an attack upon Gov.
Pingrees administration. At this
meeting Chas. 5. Hampton, of Petos-
key. was elected secretary of the com
pittac. Goo VIM Moore of Detroit