Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1902-01-16


ship to contribute 900.
An explosion at the Arcadian mine,
eight miles from Calumet, resulted In
the death of Isaac Sarala and probable
fatal injury 10 Andrew Daru. While
drilling they encountered an unex-
ploded charge of dynamite.
While walking the length Of Donnel-
ly's millinery store I'm Adrian, Thurs
day morning, Mrs. Mary Rolla,
woman of II, accidentally fell down
an open trap door. Her neck was
broken. She was instantly killed.
Rose Reynolds, Pc years old, arrest
ed for drunkenness, committed suicide.
by hanging in Grand Rapids police
headquarters. Her mother. Mrs. Mary
Welm, of Muskegon, identified the
body from a description furnished by
the police.
The contractors have completed the
new double cottage at the Industrial
school for boys in Lansing and have
turned II over to the board of trustees.
At present there are 705 boys at the
institution, the largest enrolment in
its history.
Fire burned for II hours in pile
of about 5000 tons of soft coal owned
by the Fletcher Paper Co. in Alpena,
and which was lying on their dock at
the mill. \ close estimate Of the loss
cannot be made, but a large amount
was destroyed.
Berrien Springs Electric Light &
Power Co. and the Berrien Springs Wa
Ter Co. are fighting before the board
of supervisors, the one to retain and
the other to wrest away. the franchise
TO build n dam and power house near
Berrien Springs.
The state auditors had before them
a claim OF $1,000 from Ralph Stone as
his D per cent commission on the S24,-
600 OF the Michigan war claim recent
~ credited the state. AS the sum has
not been received into the treasury the
claim was held up
The state board OF health has sent
Inspector Ranney to Onaway to inves
tigate an alleged outbreak Of small
pox in three townships of Pressure Isle
county. The doctors have disagreed
as to the diagnosis, and II is said that
there are fifty cases.
Word comes from Los Angeles. Cal. |
of the death of Col, J. +, Messmore, a
native OF Michigan. aged SO wears.
His wife died last Monday, and they
were buried in common grave. Col. !
Messmore served In the civil war with
4 Wisconsin regiment
Sparks from locomotive set fire to
the Michigan Central warehouse and
grain elevator in Mattawan. No fire
protection. and buildings were burned
Loss, $1,000. NJ. Kent * Co. and w.
X. Beehe, Of Kalamazoo, also lost
$500. Partly covered.
William 4. Boland, of New York,
head of the Detroit-Chicago electric
road, declares that cars will be run
ming between Battle Greek and Jack
son in June. Rails are already being
unloaded for the stretch Of road be-
tween Jackson and Albion,
Chas. II. Thompson, claim agent of
the Hammond Packing Co.. was ar
rested Tuesday in Kalamazoo on a
charpf or bribery, in the way of stop
ping prosecutions of his company for
selling oleomargarine Developments
are expected to be startling.
The case Of f. S. Ross. the Kalama-
zoo lawyer, who is cited to show cause
why he should not be disbarred be-
cause of his connection with the mill
itary frauds, will be taken up by the
supreme court, January %. The state
cases are set for hearing February 6.
Eastern capitalists have purchased
large tracts of clay land in the vlcin-
ity of Sherman, Wexford Co.. together
with n bed of mari, which they will
use in connection with the clay in the
manufacture of pottery. A large plant
will be established in the village next
summer.
The village of Three Oaks has in its
public park the famous Dewey cannon
representing the great naval victory
by Admiral Dewey at Manila. 1t is
now the desire of the Three Oaks peo-
pie to place in the park a Schley
cannon, representing Schley's victory
at Santiago.
The Detroit United Railway has in
augurated an express service between
Flint and Detroit After laying over
all night at Rochester, the car will
reach Flint at 10 O'Clock next morning.
On It's return It will leave Flint the
snme day at noon and get to Detroit
In the afternoon.
Miss Ne:tie Luikehs. daughter OF
Chief OF Police Lulkens, of Grahs Ha-
ven, died Mt 1orain, o., under sorrow
full circumstances. She was Supposed
to have had bowel trouble, but post
norton revealed different cause An
Investigation is Under way. She was
generally respected,
Orville Mattif3rd, of Niles. who en-
! listed with the British Second Imperial
| Light Horse Guards in the South At
| rlcan war year ago, has just broken
4 long silence by writing home to re-
assure his friends. His time eXpirr
this month and he will start ut
for America and home. '''
V. T. Chappell, former en,S >, 49,,
urer of Schoolcraft count 10y ny. 'I n
arrested on n charge e't nag Iee
public funds during hj' ~, e'.peHn'p
office. An examinat' ,wo terhs
shows n shortage o. 81, 81 oo oi ms uooh
claims poor book S''8V Chappe
Of the apparent ,eeping is the caus
sri III, oS 0ns Burger. st. Clair, mas
.,, ,-'sa.. the Rapid railway whic