Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1898-11-03
STATE GOSSIP.

ihctory efecteu theiS'
]. M. Mccoy, of Millburg, is missing
and foul play is feared.
The Detroit & Romeo electric line
will be completed July next.
The Michigan Central is building a
fine new depot at North Lansing.
Lexington schools have been closed
on account of diphtheria in the village.
The little 5-year-old daughter of Wm]
Spencer, at Port Huron, was fatally
burned.
All four of the Grand Rapids compa-
MES of the 32d Michigan have been
mustered out.
The 25th annual convention of Mich
igan superintendents of the poor was
held at Flint.
Edward Tanger, aged 30 years, of
Hancock, Rough Rider, died of ma
laria, at Boston.
Oil has been struck by farmer of
Isabella township, Isabella Co., while
drilling for water.
Over so children under legal age
have been taken from Bay City factor
les and sent to school.
A loss of $1,000 was occasioned by
the burning of Bronson's chicken pack
ing house at Allegan.
Geo. II. Kipp, of the 35th Michigan,
died at Philadelphia. The remains
were buried at Hudson.
Capt. Colby, surgeon 3lst Michigan,
has returned from Ponce, Porto Rico,
to rejoin his own regiment.
Fire destroyed the barn on the farm
of Herman Kienbaum, in Watertown,
Sanilac county. Loss $1,000.
Insurance Commissioner Campbell
has revoked the license of the North
ern Assurance Co., of London.
A new stock yard and cattle farm is
proposed for Bay City to utilize the re-
fuse of the beet sugar factory.
John b. Allen, one of Kalamazoo's
oldest and best known citizens, com
mitted suicide by shooting himself.
The extensive gypsum beds near
Omer will be developed, furnishing
employment to more than 100 men.
Ward Murray, formerly of Mason,
was struck by falling tree and in
stantly killed while prospecting in the
Klondike
George Van Buskirk was shot and
probably MORALLY wounded by Albert
Reynolds at the disreputable house of
Tillie Ray at Cadillac.
Miss Z. Russell, aged 40, deaf
mute, residing near Sterling was run
over by passenger train near Stand
ish and instantly killed.
While trying to chase his pet dog off
the street car track, Chas. Wilson, a
retire~ Detroit merchant, was struck
by car and fatally injured.
Assistant Yardmaster John Marshal
of the South Shore road fell from the
top of boxcar at st. Ignace and broke
his neck. He leaves widow.
The 13-year-old son of John McCran-
dell, of Billings, was killed by his gun
slipping from stump and being dis
charged, while he was hunting.
Two large barns owned by Myron
Cook and Chas. Clute, the latter con-
tanning Guy Monroes household goods
burned at Marshall. Loss 81 200.
Wallace Watkins, of Battle Creek,
reported drowned on the steamer Doty,
is alive and well. He left the boat at
Chicago just before the fatal trip.
Over 100 acres of land near Flint
have been leased by E. f. Christian, of
Detroit, for the development and work
ing of coal mines on the property.
Edward Sherlow, farmer of Climax
township, Calhoun county, was ar
rested on a charge of setting fire to the
home of Joseph Lewis, of Leroy town
ship.
Mrs. Rosina Tanner, Of Ionia, is 100
years old She is hale and hearty
About 100 friends celebrated the ami.
versary at the home of her son, A L.
Mum.
Frank w. Gregg a Seventh Day Ad-
ventist evangelist, got on jag in Bat
tie Creek and fiourished revolver lie
was arrested and fined, and also lost
his job.
1t is charged that a grand debauch
characterized the closing hours of the
carnival of fun at Grand Rapids, and 1T
Is unlikely that another will ever be
held there.
Fred L. Eaton of the Saginaw Naval
Reserves has been restored to his posi-.
ton as prosecuting attorney of Sagi-
nav county, which he resigned to go
TO the front.
New Michigan postmasters: Arcadia,
Manistee county, Charles j. Starke;
Galloway, Saginaw county, +. L..
Black burn; Greiner, Wayne county,
Fred Blackett.
The death rate at the u. of NJ. hos
pital for the year ending June 30, 1898,
was but 90 per cent which is low for a
hospital having large number of
operation cases.
Chas. Morton, keeper of the Holland
life saving station, has been appointed
superintendent of the Eleventh life
saving district in which is comprised
all of Lake Michigan.
Some fiend scattered poison in field
on Richard Coward's farm near Bron-
son. Nine head of cattle and a num-
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