Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1898-09-08
MICHIGAN NEWS ITEMS.

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There is rush in hardwood lumbe
ing in Wexford and Missaukee countie
Wilder NJ. Higgins, Co. NJ, a3d Mic
igan, succumbed to fever at Fo
Meyer, Va.
Sergt. Chas. Guibord, of Calumet. c.
ID, 34th Michigan, died of fever at I'll
Marine hospital.
Fred Nj. Carr, Co. +, 32d Michipa,
died of typhoid fever at Fort McPhe
son, Atlanta, Ga.
James Stringer, aged 10. WI
drowned in st. Clair river at Port II,
ron, while in bathing.
The governor has received s43. IS
from the national government for Tn
aid of the Michigan Soldiers home.
The reception planned out for tn
Saginaw soldier boys included the pre-
sentation OF new armory to Co. d.
Frank A. Nichols, aged As. a filer !,
Buckley & Douglass mill at Manistee
was killed by bursting emery wheel
Detroit captured the biennial su
preme lodge convention and uniform
rank encampment of the Knights O
Pythias for 1900.
Wallace l.. Corwin, aged 10. of Or.
sted, who fought at Santiago with the
Second Z. S. infantry, died at Montau<
of typhoid fever.
Uri Cramton, an old man and one cf
RnnSnnlfC a..li
the feed table of a thrashing machine
and broke his neck.
Leroy Holmes, aged 6s, and Olive
Convis, aged "a, were married a. St.
Louis. The next day they broke up.
however, and divorce will follow.
A severe epidemic of diphtheria has
broken out at Pleasant Valley, Mid
land county. Thirteen cases and three
deaths were reported, and the town is
under quarantine.
Three more Lansing men who went
to the klondike last February-Henry
Cogswell, Richard Van Nuys and
julius Watzel-have returned with a
fund of experience, but no gold.
Alonzo Potter, of Eaton township.
Eaton county, took paris green with
suicidal intent. Potter, who is G.
years of age, had been drinking heavily
and quarreled with his wife, who is
young girl.
Congressman S. W. Smith, of Pontiac
is in receipt of letter from Secretary
of War Alger which states that the
35th Michigan volunteers will undoubt.
edly be sent out of the state, presum.
ably to Porto Rico.
Surgeon Major Andrew p. Biddle.
31st Michigan, has sent his resignation
to the war department. DIR. Owen. of
4psilanti, will succeed him and DR.. A.
ID. Mclean, of Detroit, will be pro-
NOTED to assistant surgeon.
Chas Evans, Co. III, 34th Michigan.
died in the detention hospital at Camn
Wikof. MpntaulS Point, and was 5sried
before Col. Petermann was notified.
The colonel at once had the remains
disinterred, embalmed and sent home.
OF the Michigan boys who were too
Ill to be moved when the 33d and 34th
regiments left Santiago the following
have since died. George Briggs, Co. |.
34th regiment, pulmonary tuberculosis:
Joseph Berry, Co. l., 34th regiment.
typhoid fever.
Adelbert Pike, highly respected
farmer living west of Lapeer, was ar
rested on the charge of brutally horse
whipping Lydia Pearsall. a little girl
years of age, whom he had adopted.
Two physicians who examined the lit
tie girl say her condition is critical.
Burglars broke the Office of II. NJ.
Olney & Co., at Hartford, and blew the
outside doors off the safe. Then thew
evidently became discouraged and
went away. Thousands of dollars in
cash were inside, which they might
nave secured if they had persevered.
The remain of Charles Evans. Co. II.
sd Michigan, who died at Camp Wi |
1off, were in terrible state when they |
cached Marquette en- route for his |
home at lronwood. The body had been |
shipped in a rough coffin without be-
ng embalmed and had to be taken
rom the train at Marquette and be
On the day the 33d and 34th Michigan
regiments left Camp Wikoff for their
ZONES four Michigan men in the
detention hospital went to that home
where there will be no more disease
nd suffering. They were Charles
ienske, Co. ID, 33d; Carleton Day, Co.
!, 33d; Albert Bennle, Co. c, 34th. and
Ray Pardee, Co. E, 34th.
Soldiers boys are faring we'll as pol
ticians in st. Clair county. Capt.
Walsh, Co. f, 33d Michigan has been
ominated for prosecuting attorney by
he Republicans and the Democrats
'ould not put up n candidate against
i'm. Frank Wellman, quartermaster-
ergeant 33d Michigan, was nominated
Or county clerk by the Democrats.
Since the publication of Gov. Pin
ree's views on the privilege the volun-
GERS have in regard to expressing their
pinions about doing garrison duty.
ach company of the 35th at Camp
aton has had petition drawn up and
Irculated and the claim is made that
nose in favor of mastering out are on
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