Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1898-04-14
MICHIGAN NEWS ITEMS,

Horace w. Rossiter has been APP
pointed postmaster at Alden, Antrim
county.
Clayton Kotz, aged 4, played with
fire, in his mothers absence. He died
of his injuries, at Kalamazoo.
Levi W. Rose, whose leg was crushed
by falling safe at Bay City, died two
hours after the leg was amputated.
The employees of the bedstead factory
at Pentwater received an advance of
10 per cent in their wages on April /.
The 24-year-old daughter of Oswald
Gustavson, of Calumet, was burned to
death. Her little brother set fire to
the bedding with matches.
j. w. Milliken, -Pingreeite whom
the 27th district Republican senatorial
committee nominated for senator to
succeed Covell, has about 1900 ma
jority.
Mr.. and Mrs. Armstrong celebrated
their golden wedding at Hartland and
their granddaughter, Miss Nellie Arm
strong, was married at the same time
to RHy'C Wood.
Adjt. Gen. Irish has been advised
that the equipment for the Michigan
Naval Reserves has been forwarded by
the t. :. government from the Brook
lEn navy yard.
Gov. Pingree said that in case of war
he would go at the head of the Michi-
| gan state troops, and he was strongly
urged and seconded by Col. Eli Il SUIT
ton a member of his staff
st. Joseph county will not have "a
new $50, 900 court house for the pres
ent. the proposition to build one hav-
ing been defeated at the recent election
by a considerable majority.
a Spanish flag was trailed through
the dust of the streets at Coldwater
and then burned amid much hooting
and yelling. A cannon nearby was
rapidly fred during the demonstration.
On account of some irregularity in
the recent election at Lyons, when an
issue of bonds for electric lights was
voted. another election will have to be
held in order To make the bonds legal.
William +. Reimers, the lunatic who
confessed TO causing several disastrous
lumber fires at Saginaw in recent
years because he hated capitalists, has
been taken TO st. ,Joseph's Retreat at
Dearborn
5The L. ). Senate committee ON claims
made "A favorable report on MeMillan's
bill TO pay Thomas Chambers, of Mac
lSinac, S3,654 for carrying Canadian
mails from Sault Ste. Marie TO Mac
.kinac from 1875 to 1879.
The township of Portland Ionia
county has appropriated $500 to be
used in connection with the fund the
Women's Relief Corps of the township
israising TO build a soldiers monument
in the cemetery at Portland.
Fire broke out on the third floor of
the Michigan Cutlery Co.'S factory at
Buchanan. Alfred Hall was overcome
by smoke The stock of finished cut
lery was badly damaged by water The
loss will reach in the neighborhood of
$40, 600; insured.
The L. of NJ. professors, headed by
President IIutchins. sent a telegram to
Congressman Spalding, emphatically
indorsing President McKinley's policy
of peace, if consistent with national
honor and asking the congressman to
second the Presidents efforts.
The result of the city election at
Niles shows tie between the alder
mamie candidates in the fourth ward
and they decided to draw cuts to settle
the matter. The result is of great inn
portaDae. as ii practically gives the
winning party control of the council.
The directors of the Orion lake assem-
| bly, met at Orion and adopted plans for
an auditorium to seat 900 people,
which will be completed in June. The
assembly will open July -. Secretary
Halter reports an active demand for
lots and fiattering prospects for the sue
cess of the new enterprise.
Maj. j. w. Long who has been adj
| jutant of the Soldiers home ever since
the institution WAS started, surviving
all changes in the administration, will
retire with Commandment Grocer on May
| / and will be succeeded by +. Il. Tay-
| Tor, of Port Huron. who will come in
with Commandant Judd. Taylor is an
appointee of Gov. Pingree recommended
by Gen. Hartsuff.
Andrew Howell has appealed to the
courts for an injunction TO prevent
Lewis NJ. Miller from publishing and
selling his new compilation of the
Michigan statutes, on the ground that
they infringe upon the copyright of
the Howell statutes. Miller replies
that Howell is trying to tie up the new
compilation for several years, while
the sale of the Howell statutes pro-
ceeds. Miller declares he has carefully
avoided an infringement on the Howell
copyright
Custer post G.. A. II. of Grand Rapids
adopted resolutions pledging the ser.
vices of the veterans. In case of war.