Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1898-09-15

deal OF counterfeit coin circulating in
that section at present. The coin Is
very well made, and difficult to dis
tinguish from the real thing.
The Detroit & Mackinac railroad has
begun the running of regular trains
from Onaway To Alpena. 1t is doubt
full if the road will be extended this
fall from Onaway to Cheboygan.
The soldiers of Co. NJ, oath Michigan,
are now receiving the 81 per month
extra pay which Hon. Perry Hannah,
of their home city, Traverse City,
promised them when they enlisted.
Lieut.. Brown and Band Leader
Frank IIerick, of the 33d Michigan,
are going to Santiago to bring to Port
Huron in metallic coffin the body of
George Phillips, of the 33d Michigan.
Never were such quantities of fruit
seen at St Joseph as at present. The
big steamship lines have been com
PEELED to leave fruit on the docks be-
cause they hadn't room for it on board.
The people of Caseville are going to
do themselves proud in entertaining
the veterans of the First Michigan
cavalry on the occasion of their annual
reunion in the village September 81.
The funeral of VIM. Ross, Co. C, 33d
Michigan, who died at Montaulx took
place at Port Huron. Before the bur-
ial the remains lay in state at the
auditorium, and were viewed by thou
sands.
Daniel ID. Sinclair, aged %, died at
Adrian. He was the father of Mrs. T.
s. Apologize, of the Adrian Times.
Mr.. Sinclair was the Oldest Oddfellow
in Michigan and one of the oldest
Masons
The following Michigan postmasters
were appointed: Cumber, Sanilac
county, L. NJ. Bradshaw, vice NJ. f.
Jordan, resigned: Ellsworth, Antrim
county, Z. r. Harris, vice G.. +. Frienk,
resigned.
The Berst Manufacturing Co., of
Ko,lomo, Ind, manufacturers OF skew
ers and kindred articles of wood, have
decided TO locate at Saginaw. They
will be running by Oct 10 and will
employ - men.
Bellevue lodge of Oddfellows enter
tanned 800 visiting brothers from Bat
tie Creek, Charlotte and Marshall.
Degrees were conferred on 10 candi-
dates. followed by banquet given by
Rebekah lodge.
Ten years ago there was but one tel
ephone company in Michigan; now
there are 81. They are all kicking on
what they term an excessive rate of
taxation, and will ask the legislature
to furnish them relief.
w. +. Boyden. Washtenaw county
farmer, has strawstack that is GER
tainly ''corker." 1t is 1877 feet long,
81 feet wide and 30 feet high. The
straw came from 1000 bushels of grain
which he raised this year.
Fifty members of Co. C, 33d Michi-
gan, and the 33d band escorted the re-
mains of Private Burt Becker, of Sagi-
nav, to the grave. The remains of
Edward Secord, of the same company,
will be buried at Forest, Ont.
Carsonville now furnishes a market
for all kinds of apples. An evaporat-
ing factory is nearly completed that
will use from $50 to 200 bushels daily.
while from that point many bushels
are shipped by every train to other
points.
Pontiac is having a boom. Several
new factories are being built in the
! city, and there are not enough vacant
houses in the city to accommodate the
families of the worlxmen who will be
needed in the new factories for this
seasons business.
Guy +. Poole, of Co. C, 33d Michigan.
whose home is in Bay City, has been
located in a hospital at Siboney, where
he is critically i'll. Carl Mueller, of
the same company after a seige of yell
| low fever. was sent to Swinburne is
land, and has not been heard of since
July %.
In looking over old records at Lam
sing, Gen. William Humphrey found
that the Second Michigan infantry
went into the fight at Petersburg Va.
| June II. 1864, with about 400 men.
They came out with ls7 killed,
wounded or missing, or nearly 80 per
| cent of the regiment.
New Michigan postmasters: Ada,
Kent county, George Crow, vice II. II.
Bradfeld, resigned; Dorr. Allegan
| county, j. G. Neuman, vice Frank Som
mer, removed; Fenwick. Montcalm
county, III. ID. Loree, vice c. j. Thomp-
son, removed Rodney, Mecosta county,
Asa Carr, vice C. A. Richner, resigned.
The creamery at Wayland has closed
/ down, and for a peculiar cause. The
| farmers who furnished milk for il fed
their COWS cucumbers, and the result
ant taste in the milk rendered the cheese
unmarketable. The farmers refused
TO change their animals diet, and con-
sequently the cheese factory went out
of business
The Michigan Young Peoples al
lance Of the evangelical church have
elected officers as follows: President.
| Rev. j. G.. Kirn, Flint; vice-presldent.
Rev. Geo. Koehler, Ionia; recording
secretary, Miss Lizzie Kohl, Flint;
corresponding secretary, Rev. J.. II.