Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1898-09-01

900, innrance $1,000.
The Detroit & Lima Northern Rail-
road CO, has increased its capital stock
from 5000, 900 to $4,000, 900 and paid
81 800 hto the state treasury as an adj
ditions franchise fee.
w. J McKone, for six years superin-
tender of the public schools at Mason,
has ben appointed superintendent of
the Albion public schools, TO succeed
w c. Iull, who goes to Flint.
Sylvester Wise, a sawyer, was killed
in savmill, three miles from Tustin.
He wa struck from behind by board
that ought in the carriage block. He
lcaycsl widow and baby 10 days old.
Alorzo Potter, of Eaton township,
Eaton county, took paris green with
suicidl intent. Potter, who is 67
yearsDf age, had been drinking heavily
and qlarreled with his wife, who is a
young girl.
DIR. Mary Green. of Charlotte, presi-
dent If the American Household Eco
nomi, association, and an authority on
foods has been appointed a special
food examiner for the war department
and i inspecting the food supply of
the s.uthern camps.
join w. Maynard, who secured the
Location of the University of Michigan
at Am Arbor, died in that city at the
age d IS years, in the house in which
he had lived continuously for "a years.
n \ 4 ~. 4. Il
one If whom is Atty. Gen. Maynard.
During heavy gale at 2 a. m, while
off Frankfort, an unknown schooner
collioed with the schooner +. A. Fitch,
of Benton Uarbor, bound for the
northern ports with load of peaches.
The Point Betsie life-saving crew res
cued the Fitch's crew, but the vessel is
a total wreck
A destructive rainstorm, which con-
tinued eight hours, washed out streets,
flooded store easements, wrecked the
telephone, telegraph and electric light
wires, and in all did over SIG, 900 dam
age at Iron Mountain. The G. & NV.
railroad was tied up by washouts.
Two men were reported killed by
lightning on Quinesec road.
When the transport Santiago arrived
1t Montauk Point with $50 men and %
officers of the 34th Michigan regiment
hey reported that Private Robert Nc
xellup. Co. l., Marquette, and Private
Albert Gihooley, Co. b, Manistee, had
died on the trip north from Santiago
ind were buried at sea. There were
1870 on the sicl, list, Is of whom were
very i'll.
The auxiliary cruiser Harvard, from
Santiago, arrived at Camp Wikoff
GO men of the SD Michigan. Diph-
liberia made it's appearance on the voy-
age. Bryde Breede, Of Co. A, SD
Michigan. died of the disease, and was
buried at sea. Three other men have
the disease. There were 80 other sick
men on board.
& Inattemptipg to fill gasoline stove
'Ahile it was lighted, Mrs. Milo Gains.
of Leslie, was frightfully and prob
ably fatally burned in the blaze that
resulted Her clothes caught fire and
in attempting to assist her, daughter
was terribly burned. w. Il. Stillson,
a ncighbor, ran to Mrs. Gains rescue,
and his hands were literally cooked in
his efforts to save her. The house was
saved.
During a heavy gale of wind, fire
broke out at ID. Il. Buffers large saw
mill at Frankfort, spreading to the
Frankfort Hardwood Mfg. Co. S broom
handle factory, near by, completely
burning both to the ground. This is
the third time Mr.. Butler has lost his
mill by fire in the same spot. The loss
on the broom handle factory is S10,0
and on the sawmill $4,000, with very
little insurance. Mr.. Butler expects
to rebuild.
Traverse City suffered severely from
a cloudburst and terrific electrical
storm. The damage in the city is said
TO be $1,000, while thousands Of dol
lars damage was done to fruit trees and
grain. In the city nine bridges were
swept away, several families had to es-
cape from the second story windows of
their homes by boats, scores of cellars
were flooded to overlooking, several
dwellings and barns were struck by
lightning, and huge washouts sus-
pended operations on all railroads.
A collision which might have been a
dreadful catastrophe occurred, through
someone's gross carelessness, on the
T.. & p. NJ. railway, near the tunnel
station at Port Huron. A trainload of
cxcursionists on the Almont division
was crashed into from the rear by a
Saginaw express train Most fortu-
nately both trains were moving at a
low rate OF speed, but four cars of the
crowded excursion train were over
turned in the ditch and dozen Aimont
and Memphis people sustained injuries
from broken ribs to severe sprains and
bruises. The accident caused an indie
scribable panic on the excursion train.
The Knights Of Pythias supreme
lodge at indianapolis elected: Supreme
chancellor. Thomas G.. Sample, Allie
gheny, Pa; supreme vice-chancellor,
Ogden Feathers, Wisconsin; supreme
prelate. James Moulson, st. Johns. N.
b.: supreme keeper Of record and seal,