Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1898-02-03

Test coal shafts are be put down
on the middle ground an island in
Saginaw river which sps once covered
with sawmills.
Elks have subscribed 227 shares of
stock, amounting to St,675, for new
temple, and an opera hose is talked of,
in connection.
j. ). Stearns, OF Ludhgton, has an
nounced his candidacy for the nomina-
ton of secretary of site on the Re-
publican ticket.
During raging blizzard the dwell
ing of VIM. Walton wa burned to the
ground, at Sutton's Ba., with all their
household effects.
The first grand juryin 10 years in
Berrien county, has BON impaneled to
try numerous saloonkepers and drug
gists for alleged violations of the liquor
| laws.
The. Goth annual stat convention of
the Y. M. G. A. at Kali mazoo, Feb. 10
! to 13, Is to be one of tbe most success
full in the history of tie organization
in the state.
Rover Snow, a farrier near Battle
Creek, while preparinga windmill was
struck by the fan and thrown to the
ground, A. feet, striking on his head.
He died instantly.
Arthur Kangas, ag,d 10, was run
| down by a work train 1t Calumet His
right arm was severed from his body
and his head split open He died in
short time in the hospital.
Coloma is excited oger the alleged
discovery of petroleum. A Chicago
man is organizing company to inves-
tigate surface indications which have
been found on Paw Paw lake.
Rev. Isaac Matzinger, pastor of the
German church at Elk Rapids, was
found dead in front of his church. He
had been cleaning the walk of snow
at night when stricken with heart di-
sease.
Laadan Winchester, of Byron town.
ship Kent county. cele brated his Tooth
birthday, and among his descendants
at the reunion were "a great-grand-
children and one great-great-g grand
child.
George Johnson has started from
Sault Ste. Marie with a dog team and
sled eight feet long, carrying $50
pounds of supplies, and expects to
average 80 miles day on a trip to the
Klondike.
Charles Rowland died at Copemish
during an operation, performed by DIR.
King, of Manistee, to find bullet.
He had been shot in the stomach by
w. f. Hobson during trivial quarrel.
llobson was arrested.
August Kollas, aged 30, of Romulus,
tried to punch rabbit out of hole
with the stock end of his gun. The
weapon was discharged and his right
arm was SO terribly lacerated that he
died from loss of blood.
Franklin Il. Carson, of Woodruff,
ILL.,, was arrested at Boston by u. 5.
officers on an Indictment warrant,
charging him with sending an obscene
letter through the mail to Miss Blanche
Lurton. of Ann Arbor, Mich.
Washington authorities have decided
that the Bay City custom house shall
be kept open during the winter.
There will Be no extra expense at
tached, as the government acquires
the service without additional cost
The loiler of VIM. Benjamin's trac-
ton engine exploded near Constantine,
fatally injuring Herman Lane. VIM.
Benjamin, John Born and James Davis
were also badly hurt, Davis losing a
hand. Four other others were scalded
more or less.
Four prisoners in the county Jail at
the 500 escaped. They unlocked the
door of the cage, wrested n bar from
the Jail window and crawled outside
All were awaiting trial for serious Of
lenses. Six other prisoners, in for
short terms, remained in Jail.
Arthur Manner, an escaped convict
who was sent to Ionia from Detroit,
March l, 1894, on a 15-year sentence
for robbery, has been captured at Daw-
son, Ky. The young man was allowed
outside the walls as a trusty. On June
6, 1896, he skipped and has been at
HDerJy since.
New Michigan postmasters: Viclzery-
vile, Montcalm county, Frank Heacox;
Cone, Monroe couhty, Frank Il. Ray
mond; Corey, byron Hunt; Hamben,
Fred Erbish; Twin Lake, G. Il. Putnam;
Wildwood, Henry Benson; Arland,
A. Il. Lyman; Atlanta, George NJ Bah
cock; Lambertville, III. l.. Van Orman.
The officials of the proposed Lansing,
Dexter &c Ann Arbor Electric railroad
made trip over the line, and are
greatly encouraged with the promises
OF aid which have been received.
Meetings were held at Holt, Mason,
Dansville, White Oak, Stock bridge,
Plainfield, Gregory and Pincknev, and
committees appointed to solicit sub
scriptions.
There is a row in the Saginaw board
of trade because the powers that be in
vited Mayor Maybury, of Detroit, to
speak at the annual Soap plate banquet
Feb.12. Gov. Pingree's friends claim
that this is direct snub and an insult
TO the governor, and they declare that
they will not attend the banquet, but