Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1898-02-17
MICHIGAN NEWS ITEMS.

Test shafts have revealed deposits OF
anthracite coal about Saginaw.
One agent at Durand delivered SO
harvesting machines to farmers in that
vicinity.
The Catholic church at Berlin, ten
miles east of Grand Rapids, burned.
Loss So, 900.
About $50 was raised at Standish
mass meeting to purchase flour for the
starving Cubans.
tie Creek friends have started boom
for him for congress.
Mrs. Katherine Murphy, the oldest
resident of Berrien county, died at St.
Joseph, aged 1o9 years.
julius Gagnier, who left Bay City,
Jan. IA, for Alaska. was killed by a
falling lamp on a steamer.
The Soldiers Monument association
of Dexter has contracted for 81 900
monument to be dedicated on May 80
Flowing wells in Maple Ridge park
at Owosso throw out globules of oil,
and residents talk of sending down
pipes.
Gen. Alger has recovered sufficiently
to travel to Fort Monroe for his health
Before going he spent short time at a
cabinet meeting.
Edward Nj. Buchanan, Il grocer of
Sodus, was arrested on the charge of
selling liquor without "A license and
was held for trial.
Mr. and Mrs. Andrew j. Hosmer, of
Romulus, have just celebrated their
golden wedding anniversary. They
have 10 children living.
Secretary Eanshue, of the Michigan
Millers' association, has issued an APP
peal to farmers for contributions of
flour and meal for Cubans.
Capt Joseph Kaufman, of the Sal
walton Army at Adrian, has gone crazy
over his work. He is confined in jail
and will be taken to Kalamazoo.
Two well known deaf mutes, G.. S.
Fletcher and Miss Grace Jones, were
married at Ypsilanti by Rev. j. NJ.
Gelson, Prof. Newcomb acting as inter
prefer.
The projectors of the electric road
from Detroit to Toledo, via Monroe.
claim to have secured the whole right
of way and will begin the construction
at once.
Ann Arbor's superintendent of the
poor has fed and lodged 200 tramps dur
ing the last two weeks Says its
cheaper than to arrest them and lodge
them in Jail.
The North Shore limited train struck
Frank Briggs, newspaper man out of
a job, at Ann Arbor. One arm was
broken and he was injured about the
abdomen and may die.
The grading on the northern extern
sion of the Detroit & Mackiuaw rail
road is finished, and only four miles of
steel rails remain to be laid before
trains can run into Onaway.
Mrs Barbara Mahncke died at Sagi-
nav from injuries received in the Miner
igan Central crossing accident week
ago. She is the fourth victim and the
last of the occupants of the sleigh.
The State Spiritualist society met in
conference at Lansing, the chief feat
ure of the meeting being the address of
the secretary of the National society,
Francis b. Woodbury., of Washington.
The postoffice incident in Bay City is
regarded as closed, and VIM. NJ. McCloy
has won. Congressman Crump tele-
graphed to that effect. and there is no
longer any doubt that McCloy will be
confirmed.
Ypsilanti has granted right-of-way
on her main street to the Detroit, Ann
Arbor & Ypsilanti electric railway.
This completes the route and the con-
struction of the power house will be
begun at once.
Edward Perket, aged 81, of Menomi-
nee, died from the excessive use of Gig
arettes. Deceased was the youngest
son Of the late Pascal Perlet, the pio-
neer hotel man of Menominee. He
leaves a widow.
The O'Connor Transportation Co.
was organized ut Benton Harbor, with
a capital Of $50. 900, to operate a line of
passenger ana lrclRnJ oodIS DeIWeen
Benton Harbor and Chicago, commenc-
ing about April /.
Clyde Pickworth was seriously in
jured at Eaton Rapids by a vicious
horse, which kicked him upon the head.
the corlis penetrating his head and
causing conclusion Of the brain. Little
hopes of recovery.
President Angel, of the University
of Michigan. has written to Regent
Butterfield that he intends TO resign
his post as L. s. minister TO Turkey,
and will return in time to resume his
position in the college in the fall.
The largest shipment of produce from
Otsego county in any one day was
made by Buck & Bolton, Of Gaylord, %
ears of potatoes, aggregating $4,000
bushels, and worth Sll 900, being sent
to Baltimore, New York and Prov
idence.
Chris Millenbacker, of Charlotte.
placed an attachment on all the NOV
able property of the Toledo and North
western, the new railroad being built
between Albion andv Charlotte. The
attachment covers I'll scrapers, plows,
and other implements.