Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1898-01-27


coins name, on the other that of Han
nibal Iiamlin. The center had rusted
away.
Private Daniel Sullivan, ". s. "A. i,
stationed at Fort Brady, has served 90
years in the army. lie served under
Custer and barely missed the famous
massacre.
The trial of Owen McArron at Port
Huron. on a charge of striking young
Kilbourne Setback blow which
caused his death, resulted in disagree
ment of the jury.
Lansing has granted IA right-of-way
to the Lansing, Dexter e. Ann Arbor
electric railway, but prescribes that
tickets shall be sold eight for % cents
inside the city limits.
Large limstone quarries are pro-
jected near Alpena. The United AL
kali Co., which proposes to start n
chemical plant at Bay City, has been
figuring on the stone.
New Michigan postmasters: Detour,
Chippewa county, James L. Bennett;
Nadeau, Menominee county, Barney
Nadeau, ST.; Swanzy, Marquette
county, Frank Farquer.
Wheeler & Co., of Bay City, refuse
to arbitrate with the striking riveters.
Meanwhile, the unions are gathering
in all the shipyards laborers and the
strike crowns in proportions.
The Metropolitan Iron & Land Co.,
operating the Norrie group of mines,
at Ironwood, and employing 900 men,
has announced raise of about 10 per
cent in wages to go into effect Feb. l..
Peter and Fred Vanderberg and
Ford Dake, Of Grand Haven, will leave
for the Copper river gold country in
Alaska, together with eight Benton
Harbor men. Each man puts up $3.50.
A petition haze been circulated in
Pressure Isle county asking Gov. Pin
gree to pardon Informer Replle, whose
testimony caused the imprisonment of
alleged Molitor murderers. All but
ReplSe have been pardoned.
Mrs. Walter Ban Arllel, ST., while
attending the funeral of her husband
at Muskegon, became hysterical and
was given what was supposed to be
| proper medicine, but proved to be am-
monia and it may cause her death.
Ellis Campbell, aged 80, while walk
ing home at Battle Creek, came in con-
tact with an electric light wire which
had been broken down by the high
winds. His left leg was badly burned,
and it is doubtful if he will survive.
The committee of West Bay City
business men reported that they were
meeting with great success in securing
| subscriptions of stock for beet sugar
factory on their side of the river, and
it is believed factory will be erected
Secretary Reid, of the State Horti-
| vultural society, warns Michigan fruit
iafsers that they must take better care
of their apple orchards if they expect
to find a market with the fine quality
of that fruit being shipped from west
! ern states
w. HARDWOOD Michigan Central
brakeman, was badly jammed between
two cars while coupling on the Haupt-
man branch of the nj. c. railroad, near
Alger He was taken to his home at
West Bay City, but it is thought he
cannot live.
About 25 Grand Rapids mechanics
have organized the Grand Rapids Min
ing Co, with S25, 900 capital. The lat
ter part of February they will build
steamboat at Seattle and sail for the
Klondike, They expect to dredge the
Yukon and tributaries for gold.
Frank Phiscator, the Niles man who
made big stake in the Kiondike, has
been making trip through the west.
He visited his divorced wife in Mon
tana and gave her enough money to
keep her from want. Phiscator will
start on his return to the Klondike
about Feb. /.
Jos. Ragnet was caught by a large
circular saw, at Palmyra, which strip
ped the sleeve and flesh from the left
| arm. Placing his right hand against
the carriage block, he managed to push
himself away, but was caught by the
smaller upper saw, which cut piece
out of his check.
A keg of powder exploded in the
general store of Il. S. Keys, at River
dale. Flames started up and soon the
building, together with w. ID. Strong's
livery and blacksmith shop and DIR.
| Christipo's office, were destroyed. The
loss is about So. 500. Oddfellows and
Maccabees lost all their furniture.
Articles of association have been
| filed with the secretary of state by the
Rapid Railroad company, which pro-
poses to build an electric line from a
point on the Detroit & Mt Clemens
electric road in Clinton township,
Macomb county, to Port Huron, thus
making line from Detroit to Port
Huron. The company is capitalized at
81 900, 900.
The bloohounds which were secured
some time ago for tracking prisoners
escaping from the Ionia prison per-
| formed their first work very success
fully. Ed Hoagland, sent up from
Kent county for six years for larceny,
slipped away from his keeper while
piling lumber some distance from the
prison. AS soon as the dogs got on his
trail they followed it rapidly and the
| convicts liberty was quickly end ID