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

Antrim county wants n new court
house.
Hart shipped 40 cars of potatoes in
one day.
A 40-foot vein of coal has been struck
at Alpena.
VIM. Balm, aged 16 years, OF Morley,
was accidentally killed while hunting.
Charles Odds, OF Traverse City, was
struck by falling tree and fatally in
jured.
Mrs j. II. Smith, of Milan, cut her
throat with butcher knife with sui
cidal intent.
Charlie Clark, aged II, was drowned
while skating on the ice in the river
at Saginaw.
1t will take $4,000 acres of beets to
supply the three sugar factories of Bay
City next fall.
Brig Gen. Tyrrell, of the Michigan
National Guard, has established head
quarters at Jackson.
The lockout of the freight handlers
by the L. & p. NJ, at Ludington, is
likely to be long one.
The date of the dedication of the new
law buildingat the U. of NJ. has been
set ahead to Feb 10.
Another coal mine is to be opened in
Monitor township, Bay county, by the
North American Chemical Co.
! John Thon, blacksmith, was killed
| Ivy an f. & p NJ. train while walking
on the belt line tracks at Saginaw.
Wallace Twins barn, northeast Of
ed sne. III ese. Loss $780, insurance
Jacob Kieblcr, switchman on the
+. & p. NJ, fell from the top of box
car at Saginaw and was ground to
pieces under the wheels.
Frank Parker has sold his stave and
heading factory at Armada, to an Ohio
company, which will erect large mill
and employed so men the year around.
Cove Theodore Roosevelt, the
famous Rough Rider, will probably
participate in the annual banquet of
the Michigan club at Detroit, Feb. %.
The Mt. Clemens Sugar Co., has been
formed. One thousand acres of sugar
beet lands have been contracted for,
and the project will probably be a go.
Col. J. p. Petermann, of the 34th
Michigan, is to have the rank of brevet
brigadier-general conferred upon him
for meritorious services in the Cuban
campaign.
Albert Larsen, aged 81, of Manistee,
while dressing suddenly dropped to the
floor and expired. He had just been
joking and laughing with members of
the family.
Henry Zeran, postmaster, and j. Il.
Mills, general merchant, Of Prescott,
killed two bears, weighing 49s and 391
pounds respectively, while hunting
near the town.
Walter o. Roberts, aged %, brake
man, who was making his fourth trip,
fell between the cars at Rives Junction
and was instantly killed, his body be-
ing badly mangled.
Gov. Pingree thinks that the militia
companies will get their $500 annual
allowance for armony rent just the
same, whether portion of the militia
is in the field or not
The annual report of the board of
state auditors for the year ending June
30, 1898, shows that the total allowances
of the board were S361, 1882 against
$2si, 917.53 the preceding year.
At large mass meeting of farmers
at Kalamazoo formal steps were taken
looking to the establishment of beet
sugar factory there. Farmers will
pledge to raise 6,OOO tons of beets.
The workmen at the Michigan
Coal Co. IS mine at Bay City have struck.
They were recently notified that wages
would be reduced from So to $l.75 per
day and hours heightened from eight
to nine.
New Michigan postmasters: Chase,
Lake county, Alvin Seabuck; Gleenie,
Altoona county, Joseph III. Hayes; La
sale, Monroe county, John c. Bot
timer; Clarenceville, Oakland county,
Herman Shoupeter; Pittsfeld, Washte-
nav county, Geo. Il. Crippen.
The schooner San Diego, of Detroit
recently taken to the Atlantic for coast
trade was so badly wrecked by con-
tinued gales off the Nova Scotia coast
that she had to be abandoned, the
crew being rescued by fishing
schooner. The San Diego was built at
Detroit in 1874, was 76s tons register,
valued at $4,000, insured for $4,000.