Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1898-12-22


falling on the sidewalk.
John McAllen, farmer near North
Branch, was killed by being thrown
from his wagon by runaway team.
The 35th Michigan was reviewed by
President Mckinley, together with the
other troops stationed at Augusta, Ga.
Henry Campeau, miner, died at
Sebewaing from the effects OF a blow
by falling stone in the Michigan
Standard coal mine.
Leroy w INDIAN, a former post
master and prominent citizen OF Mar
quette, committed suicide at Utica,
n. Y, by shooting himself.
Michigan department, G.. A. r., will
push law in the state legislature to
prohibit persons wearing the q. A. X.
badge or button who are not members
of the order.
The total number of deaths regis
tered in Michigan for the month Of
November was 2,1s5, or 229 fewer than
the number for the previous month.
1t was the smallest number registered
since June.
The contract for building factory
for the Bay City Sugar Co. has been
awarded to the Kilby Manufacturing
Co., of Cleveland. The capacity will
be between 500 and 600 tons of beets
per day.
Henry A. Goodyear, aged 81, of Hast
ings, was member OF the 1S47 legis-
lature, which held its sessions at De
troit, and voted to locate the capital at
Lansing He has a clear recollection
of early Legislation.
Lee Hung. proprietor of the Chinese
laundry at Munising, and Mary Smith
colored, were married at Ilessemer.
The woman refused to live with Lee
until he cnt off his queue and declared
his intention TO become citizen.
Hon. A. f. Temple, L. d. Smith and
c. c. Billingsworth, of Muskegon, had a
hearing before the rivers and harbors
committee of the house at Washington
to urge an appropriation for the gen.
eral improvement of their harbor.
Hon. II. A. Chaplin, the large upper
peninsula mine owner and one of the
wealthiest citizens in the state. died at
his home at Niles, aged IS. His one
son, c. III. Chaplin, becomes heir to an
estate valued at about $50, 900, 900.
New Michigan postmasters: Leonard,
Oakland county, Oliver S. Hibler;
Silver, Houghton county, Samuel j.
Dahlbcrg; Stephenson, Menominee
county, Miss Louise Woessner; Stock
bridge, Ingham county, Clarence S.
Mills.
1t is now reported, on apparently re-
liable authority, that Congressman
VIM. Alden Smith, of Grand Rapids,
will enter the race for the IT, s. SEN
atorship. He left Washington before
the holiday adjournment to look over
the ground. -y
vnT hee g., stats Ne cc2a,22SsasSeron vision was
2s9,zfj, Of which 163,l23 were in favor
and 1877, 147 against. The board win
not certify that the proposition car
ried, leaving that to the judicial
authorities.
Rep. VIM. Alden Smith secured the
appointment of Jose A. Gonzalez, of
Grand Rapids, to assist the postoffice
authorities in establishing potal SER
vice in Cuba. Gonzalez was born in
Cuba, but is natura!ized citizen of
this country.
Harry Rudd aged IA, jumped into
the Shiawassee river at Owosso and
rescued Sadie Cooper from drowning.
He was so paralyzed by the cold water
that he could not pull himself out and
sank second time before rescuers
could reach him.
The famous Spanish cat taken from
the Spanish battleship Cristobal Colon
on July by the crew of the Oregon,
died at the United States government
station at St. Joseph. The cat was in
the cat show in Chicago and was
awarded special medal.
Emma Thompson, aged 81, committed
suicide on farm near the village of
Fruitport, by cutting her throat with
a razor. She nearly severed her head
from her body. The act is the result
of quarrel with her mother and was
witnessed by her husband mother and
a neighbor.
Three young men of Benton Harbor,
Guy Hollis, Frank English and VIM.
Crosby, started a factory for the man
ufacture of pearl buttons from clam
shells, taken from the st. Joseph river.
Hollis has invented button machine
that will revolutionize the pearl but
ton industry.
Michigan was largely interested in
the proceedings of the Northwestern
Game Wardens' association at Chicago.
Uniform laws for game season, the in
terstate shipment of game and other
needed protection were advocated and
will be presented to the various state
legislatures this fall.
Warden Otis Fuller, of the Ionia
house of correction, says that institu-
ton is almost self-sustaining. The
average number of inmates is $50. An
appropriation of Sl4,20 is asked for,
for special Improvements. OF this
$500 is wanted for the purchase of a
farm of 35 acres adjoining the prison,
and 81. 600 for general repairs