Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1902-05-08


They were discovered and frightened
away by the occupants of the building
Mrs. Christina Haywood, one Of the
most prominent ladies In Alpena, was
arrested for forgery Saturday. She
was arraigned and pleaded not guilty
and her examination was set for
May 8.
The postofilce in Napoleon. also the
store of w. S. Blackmar and the meat
market of b. r. Tracy was robbed last
night, the robbers taking $50 in stamps
from the postohice and small amount
OF cigars and tobacco from the store.
Miss Demmick, an aged pioneer of
Rose City. Ogemaw county, was
thrown from n buggy and two ribs
broken, her shoulder dislocated ana
other injuries inflicted, which may
prove fatal.
Frank Gotoyzlnski, aged IS, an oil
er In Buffers mill. Ludington, was
caught on shaft and whirled to
death. When found the body was
wound around the shaft, and every
bone broken
James Cloonan, aged %, an en,ploye
or the Muskegon Boom Co, while
breaking n log jam below Big Rapids
this afternoon. fell in and was swept
down the river. His body has not yet
been recovered.
VIM. Shaffer, Of Lake Odessa. was
attacked by vicious stallion Friday
night and sustained injuries which
may prove fatal. Shaffer's right leg
was terribly mangled and he was
otherwise injured.
G. Il. Duncombe's store in Keller
was burglarized Friday morning, an
explosion of dynamite blowing the
safe to pieces and nearly wrecking the
building. Several hundred dollars were
taken or destroyed.
August Fischer, the man whose skull
was sma Shed by the bursting of an
emery wheel over which he was work
ing at the Gale works. Albion, last
week, died Sunday night without re-
gaining consciousness.
All Pere Marquette section men
working between Elwell and Paines
junction on the Grand Rapids Il Sagi-
nav division struck for higher wages
Monday. They had been getting $1.15
per day and want $l.4O.
Niles papers say that the Indiana
electric railway has decided TO cut
Niles out and 20 by way of Buchanan
from South Bend to st. Joseph, be-
cause the Niles council has been dila-
tory in passing n franchise.
Moreno Weldon. the Jackson girl,
who tried suicide at Lansing recently
by the carbOlic acid route, claimed TO
| be under Is years, and, when a So
iourn i'm the Industrial school for girls
was proposed, she was more than will.
ing to go.
Mrs. Geo. Hughes, of Saginaw; Mrs.
William Barrett, of Ionia, and Mrs. Il.
Pemberton. of Agonac. sisters who
were separated when children, from
HE fifsstt efiinGs ~'"''an home in Detroit
Standard time went into effect in
Bay City at midnight May /. the reso-
| luton passed by the common council
specifying that hour for making the
change The schools will run on the
new time. and so doubtless will every
store and mandatory.
]. c. Elder, of Deshler. O.. reports
that Canton syndicate has bought
several sections Of land In Newaygo
sheep ranch on large scale AS a
starter 1000 head Of sheep will be sent
from Ohio this spring.
The village Of Red Jacket will have
Gj saloons this year that number hav-
ing been granted licenses by the Will
age council. The receipts from the
sale of licenses is large I'm Red Jacket
and the village averages about $50. 900
from that source each year.
T.. VI. Thomas. of Charlotte. has just
completed $1,000 residence, made
Of field stone Failure TO get solid
foundation is causing the building to
settle, some parts going down four
inches. 1t is now occupied by Mr..
Thomas. but the fear of a collapse may
cause him to rebuild
Ernst Heinrich. Detroit painter and
well-known G.. A. r. man. 60 years of
age. was seized with hemorrhage OF
the lungs while i'm the act of making n
speech Tuesday night in Arbeiter hall
and fell dying ms he walked through
the doorway of the room adjoining the
place where he was speaking.
Sundays storm did considerable
damage i'm Saginaw and vicinity. The
barns of the Saginaw Realty Co. were
burned by lightning, together with
50 coo Sphinx colt Ten buildings in all
were burned John Robinson, one Of
the barn men was severely burned in
attempting 70 rescue the horses
A meeting of the contractors of Cal
umet. Hancock and Houghton has
been held and the organization Of an
association for mutual protection will
be formed. { is not proposed to con-
soidate the building interests of
Houghton comfy. but the contractors
will get Together and sort of trust
will be formd for the regulation of
prices. wages etc
Several years ago Harry Ingersoll
and wife. OF Lansing. were sent to
prison for anon. Ingersoll was sent
to Jackson. While his wife went To the
Detroit hous, Of correction. Their
terms eXpiredsomc time ago. and Mrs
lngersoll has commenced proceedings
for divorce. Sue alleges that her hus-
band Induced her TO participate i'm the
crime mentioned. and that she has
seen nothing Il him since he was re-
leased from pison
After an exiting chase of 10 hours
the Keeler poSoffice robbers were cap