Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1898-11-17
STATE GOSSIP.
Bay.City is to have hospital al las,

mel, st. Clair Flats.
Richmond fears a diptheria epidemic
and schools are closed. The whole
town has been exposed.
Mrs. Anna Bentley Lewis, of Sagi-
nav, celebrated her 101st birthday.
She is still quite hearty.
Minden City has established a
monthly auction sale for the benefit of
the farmers of Sanilac county.
James Jackson, aged II, was crushed
to death between a heavy piece of ma
chinery and freight car at Delray.
DIR. Simonds, of Center Line, fell
from his wagon while on his way
home from Warren and died from his
injuries.
Ypsilanti is now engaged in warm
postoffice contest. Thus far nine Re-
publicans have openly announced their
candidacy.
James Sullivan, Co. c, 31st Michigan,
died in division hospital at Camp Po-
land, Knoxville, of typhoid fever. His
home was at Manchester.
Charles Carpenter, aged %, farmer
near Benton Harbor, while hunting,
was accidentally shot in the knee with
a shotgun, and the limb was ampu-
tated.
The Delaware mine, in Keweenaw
county, is to be bought by Boston
and Houghton syndicate capitalized at
81, 500, 900, of which 81 900, 900 is cash
capital.
Col. T. j. HeclIer, of Detroit, of the
quartermaster's department, has re-
turned TO Cuba to complete the prepa-
rations for the reception Of the Ameri-
can troops.
A recent addition to the L. of NJ.
library consists of a full set of the
originals of Matthew Arnold's works
in 10 volumes-the gift of Hon. ID. NJ.
Ferry, of Detroit.
The 35th Michigan moved from Camp
Meade to its southern camp at Atlanta,
Ga, in four sections. The few patients
in the regimental hospital were sent to
the First division hospital.
The 35th Michigan is now quartered
in its new camp at Camp S. B. Young,
Augusta, Ga. The command is pleased
at its new location. 1t promises to be
a healthy site, and the weather is mild
and pleasant.
Fully 1900 deer hunters flocked into
the upper peninsula during the first
week of the open season. They were
from all parts of the country. The
game wardens were watchful and made
10 arrests the first week.
The 4-year-old John bod was accl-
dentally shot and fatally injured with
a pistol by his cousin, Cornelius bod,
at Musl<egon Heights, while the latter
was firing on rabbit which was con-
cealed beneath sidewalk.
The body of Lawrence Goss, Bay
City. steward on the lost steamer noty,
floated ashore at Gauges. Considerable
Doty wrecl1age came ashore near San
gatuck and Grand Haven, including
one of the steamers lifeboats.
The Mohawk Mining Co., of Hough-
ton, has ordered the steel for an extern
sion of the Traverse Bay railway and
will complete the line before winter.
The new stamp mill, costing $500
will be built on Lake Superior.
Robert Thorburn, Co. f, 31st Michi-
gan, sought to surprise his mother at
Lansing by coming home unexpectedly.
She was so startled by his sudden APP
pearance before her that she sank to
the floor and died from the shock.
Land Commissioner French offered
$500 acres of state lands for sale at
public auction, but only 200 acres were
sold at prices ranging from SIPS to IS
per acre. The remainder of the lands
will be disposed of at private sale
Insurance Commissioner Campbell
has closed out the Michigan Mutual
Fire Insurance Co., of Lansing. An
examination shows assets of only S507,
with liabilities of S5,675. The COM
pany has $500 of insurance in force
Mrs. Merrill L. Abbott, democratic
candidate for prosecutor, of Ogemaw
county, was elected by an easy major
ity. She is a graduate of the law de-
partment of the University of Michi-
gan and is bright and witty speaker
Andrew Beck was picking ore on the
docks at Escanaba when he was struck
by lump and knocked into the chute,
thence conveyed into the hatehway of
the boat that was being loaded and
buried under the ore. He was taken
out dead.
Chief Justice Grant, of the Michigan
supreme court, has allowed a writ of
error in the family mileage book case
brought by Gov. Pingree against the
Michigan Central railway company,
and it will be taken to the u. s. SUI
preme court.
At receivers sale at Houghton
Mathew Van Orden, of Houghton,
bought the Wyandotte mine for S35, 900
and the Escanaba mine for $4,000
Spirited bidding by outside parties ran
prices to much higher figure than
was anticipated.
Ida Arola, aged %, committed suicide
by jumping from the window of a
sleeping car on fast Michigan Central
train, at Columbiaville. She had been
adjudged insane by the Marquette