Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1898-10-06
STATE GOSSIP.

Niles voted against the free text
book system, 226 to %.
The 18th Michigan regiment reunion
was held at ST. Petersburg.
burglars secured $50 in raid on the
c. e. w. M. depot at st. Joseph.
Harold Rogers, aged 8, was fatally |
mangled by street car at Kalamazoo.
Mr.. and Mrs. Chas. II. Woodruff, cell
ebrated their golden wedding at Ann
Arbor.
Harold Martin, aged 5, fell from |
train in the yards at Hudson and was |
fatally injured.
Jerry Sullivan was fatally injured by
falling rock in the Tamarack, Jr.,
mine at Calument.
Capt and Mrs. j. II. Crofoot, pioneers
Of Berrien county, celebrated their
golden wedding at Niles.
Carbolic acid, taken with suicidal in
tent, ended the life of Oliver Court
manche, Saginaw barber.
During family quarrel John How
ard, of Benton Harbor, struck his wife
a blow which laid her scalp open and
| probably fatally injured her.
Mrs. Emeline Morse Saxton, aged n,
one of the first settlers of Cassopolis
and woman suffragist of national
reputation. died at Cleveland.
An incendiary fire destroyed the
grain and horse barn on Ben Proctor's
farm, north of Romeo, together with
700 bushels of grain. Loss $4,000.
The barn of Stewart McCreary, at
Prairie Ronde. was struck by light
ming and burned, with all its contents,
including six horses. Loss, $4,000.
John Marshall. aged 100 years, the
founder of the town OF Marshall, Mich,
has died in the county asylum at Mish-
awake, Ind. He was once very rich.
Edward McKinder. who attempted
to murder his wife at their home in
Shiawassee county last June, has been
sentenced to life Imprisonment in Mar
quette prison.
: j. NJ. Wardlow, and his wife, Of
Highland, were seriously injured in
runaway accident at Holly. Each is
, more than 20 years of age, and fatal
results are feared.
; The Olds gasoline engine works and
the Olds motor vehicle works have con-
solidated at Lansing and will erect a
large plant for the manufacture OF
horseless carriages.
Two vicious rams on the farm of q
{ Il Coleman, near Pennington, killed
e and horribly muti!ated Miss Abbey
S Lewis, aged so, while she was going
r through pasture lot.
The Detroit. Grand Rapids & West
1 ern railroad company will at once com
r mence prelminaries for building an
5 extension from Grand Rapids to Mus
c kegon by the most direct route.
9 The annual meeting of the Michigan
Building and Loan association league
e was held at Saginaw with 25 of 81 asso-
S Citations represented. Five more asso-
s.i~.i9as were added to the league.
The srarc rafr was a NO; al
success but the surplus will be small
The new board of directors brings in
considerable new blood and attractive
). features are promised for next year.
O Fire destroyed j. ). Meacheam'
d dwelling and harness shop and Muckle
/. & Devlin's livery stable, at Central
{ Lake. Loss $1,000. John Kassaw and
r Cyrus Richmond were seriously injured
S by falling walls.
t The Mexican War Veterans associa
S tion of Michigan met at Grand Rapids
d with l3 members present, ranging IL
:, age from % to 80 years. Col. Andrew
r T. McReynolds, of Muskegon, was
t elected president.
). Frank Gibson's team ran away al
Utica, throwing Gibson out and crash
ing into rig occupied by Frank Glib
;. bons. his wife and children. demolish
n ing the rig and fatally injuring Mrs
e Gibbons. Gibson may die also.
d The attendance at the state fair a.
l. Grand Rapids was not up TO expecta
l. tons, but the exhibits were better thar
d usual T. III. Butterfield, of Lansing
l. was chosen president of the association
g and Henry ;. Fraick, of Grand Rapids
secretary.
Two years ago, after a sensational
trial in the Ingham probate court, Mis-
?, Henrietta Snow was adjudged insane
l. but before she could be sent to an asy
m lum she disappeared. Her lawyer
a recently secured new hearing and sh'
is has been declared of sound mind. Mis-
r Sparrow is quite wealthy.
u Charles Braden, aged SO, a conducto
on local freight was instantly kille'
while uncoupliug cars on the G. Il. 4
/. at Walton. His head was nearly sew
!, cred from the body, the right arm Gu
- off ana both legs nearly taken off. II
- leaves widow and two young children
at Cadillac. He was or his last trip
having obtained lay off for 81.
months.
90 New Michigan postmasters: White
more Iosco county, Adam Cataline, Jr.
Ashton, Osceola county, Chas. j. Grill
Byron, Kent county, George Bloin
" Summerton. Gratiot county. Charles A
Z. Vredenberg; Thayer. Oakland county
nj Clara Hartwig; Emmet, St. Clai