Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1898-10-27

Col. Irish and staff and Cos. b. +. G
and l., 35th Michigan. participated in
the peace jubilee ut Philadelphia
Twelve cars of through freight
were completely demolished by wreck
on n 2O-foot embankment, near Clio.
Chester Warner, of Lawton, bugler
Co. G., 35th Michigan, at Camp Meade,
received an honorable discharge, much
to his surprise, as he had not applied
for one and had no idea of getting one.
Will Cressy, of the Detroit Naval
Reserves, died at his home at Saline of
fever contracted in the service. Cressy
enlisted as n stoker and was twice pro-
noted, serving last on the gunners'
deck.
Judge Adsit, of Kent county, SEN
fenced VIM. Cramer to 10 years at Jack
son, and VIM. Manley to five years at
Ionia for assaulting aged Mrs. Elliston
and her daughter, both invalids, a
month ago.
VIM. ii. James, painter, fell three
stories while working on business
block at Grand Rapids. He landed on
a glass show case which he smashed to
pieces. and he died of his injuries in a
short time.
The Great Western mine at Crystal
Falls has been purchased by Corrigan,
Mckinney & Co., of Cleveland, and
will be operated this winter, giving
employment to 600 men. 1t has been
closed since 1898.
The Michigan Library association,
at the Bay City convention, elected
III. NJ. Utley of Detroit, president; Mrs.
Archibald MacDonell, of Bay City, Sec
rotary and Miss Genevieve NJ. Walton,
of Ypsilanti, treasurer.
Fire at Bay City destroyed the store
house and dry kiln of the Bay City
Manufacturing Co. and damaged the
factory to some extent. A large guam
tity of heading and the company's
office burned, Loss $4,000.
Eugene Eldredge, a laborer, was
found cut to pieces on the d., q. III. n
NJ. tracks near Lowell. Five trains
had passed over his body before it was
discovered. He leaves widow anc
and five children at Saranac.
Moses Shug, an old settler of Oak
land county, was instantly killed anc
horribly mangled by an express trair
while visiting his birthplace, neal
Portland. Pa. His remains were
brought to Pontiac for interment.
Two convlcts employed in the boiler
room at the Ionia prison escaped b.
scaling the walls. They are Charlie
RAYMOND. from Otsego county, serving
five years for burglary. and John Mil
Ter, from Kent county, for three year
for larceny.
John Carson, while drunk, entered
the house of Angus Mcmillan at Sagi
nav and began to abuse the latter
wife. an aged woman. The HUSBAND
tried to defend her when Carson stab
bed the old man with a pocket knit
inflicting fatal wounds.
The miners of the Cliff shafts at Isl
peming demand an eight-hour day
Some 800 men are employed at TN
mine in question and it is anticipate
bv the miners that the management
Will accede to 20 per cent reductio
in hours as skilled miners are scarce.
Benz. Corbett. well-known resider
of Reno township, Iosco county. Will
slightly demented, left home with tn
intention of committing suicide. Owe
200 persons Joined searching partit
for several days without finding him.
While some boys were shootin
squirrels with an old.fashioned breecl
loading shotgun, near Lapeer, til
: breech failed to lock and shell fle
backward, striking Leslie Prestag
aged S, in the face. cutting terribl
cash and destroying his sight.
The iron ore firm of Corrigan, McKil
ney & Co., of Cleveland. has taken a
option on the old Quinnesec mine, ;
: Quinnesec. and has begun the sinkin
of new shaft. This was the first ire
mine opened in what is now known
I the Menominee range. The mine W;
a abandoned few years later as workC
D out.
a Three children, aged ., 4 and year
of Michael Anderson, at Pequamin
n were burned to death. The moth
+. went out 10 nllh INC cow itdNihB u
e children alone. 1t is thought the oil
c est child, in playing with the fire
the kitchen stove, set the house on fir
4 The house and furniture, valued
q $500, are total loss, with no insuranc
i A large dam is to be built aero
n Kalamazoo river. four miles belo
Kalamazoo. to cost $685. 900. by q
e Kalamazoo Valley Electrical Co., viii
. proposes to furnish both electric ligl
p ing and power to surrounding point
i and it is very probable that Allega
Kalamazoo, Otsego, Plainwcll a,
other towns will be lighted by I
company. 1t is estimated that 13.5
horse power will be developed Fo
:, large water wheels will be put in, a
~ the electric generators will be attach
directly to them.
e 1t is claimed by government {
IL gineers and conceded by the enginec
&c of the company that the big wat
y power canal at the 500 will in til
lower the water in Lake Superi
N enough to interfere with naviEati
t in harbor entrances and other pla'
n