Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1895-06-06

A COW kicked over q lantern IN a
barn belonging to II. ii. Warner, of
Algansee, and about $1,000 will cover
the damage.
Two sunstrokes are reported at Erie,
that of j. q. Fix, a carpenter, and
Henry Clark, well-to-do farmer. Both
will recover.
Lightning rod swindlers are operat-
ing in Allegan and surrounding coun-
ties, and number of farmers have
been victimized.
Uncle Ben Ferguson, of Coldwater,
aged n years, ran a race with his
young grandson, the latter using a
bicycle, and won.
Some unknown person scattered
blue vitriol in various watering troughs
for horses at Niles. The poison was
discovered in time.
A seven-year-old son of Joseph
French, near Lexington, was drowned
in Black river while wading across to
drive the cows home.
Mrs. Grise was awarded Sl4, 900 dam
ages against the d., Il. G. 81 A. railroad
at Alpena because of the killing of her
husband two years ago.
Peter Capsuma, laborer at Grand
Rapids, suffered a sunstroke. He is
80 years old and has family. 1t is
thought he will recover.
Wagon Co., of Lansing, building big
factory in their town. They are
trying to raise $4,000 to help it along.
A correspondent at Lake Linden
denies the report that the Calumet Il
Hecla mining company has raised the
wages of their $500 employees 10 per
cent.
While several persons were attempt
ing to gain admission into a house of
ill-repute at Manistee, Minnie Cornell
shot at the party and wounded VIM.
Murphy.
The Lake Superior Iron company
has closed down its mine at Ishpeming
More than 200 men were laid off. 1t
is said that no market can be found
for the product
A Flushing correspondents says wheat
in Genesee and Shiawassee counties
will not be more than one-third of a
crop. Hot winds have dried up mead
ows and pastures.
The state board of auditors has
awarded the contract for supplying
he state with stationery for two
years, commencing July l, to Ihling
Brothers & Evarard, of Kalamazoo.
Gov. Grape Post G. A. r., of Flint,
adopted resolutions denouncing as
treason the erection of monuments to
confederate soldiers and asking all
other Michigan posts to join the protest.
While making the trip between
Cedarville and Snow islands, Lake
Michigan, boat containing TONY
Shipman, of Cheboygan, and Mike
Manion, of Toledo, capsized, and the
men were drowned
While shopping at Jackson. Mrs.
John X. Fellows, of Blackham. was
overcome by the heat and dropped
dead on Main street. The deceased
was 62 years. old, and belonged to one
of the oldesQ and wealthiest families
in Jackson bunty. Il
Fiee destroyed the large saw, shin
gle and picket mill of samuel Moore,
at Elmer City. About 200, 900 feet of
lumber and 100, 900 shingles were also
burned. The loss is estimated at
$4,000, with no insurance. This is the
third time Mr.. Moore has been burned
out, and he will again rebuild.
Nearly a thousand sports invaded
Pittsford to see prize fight to finish
between Burt Halleck, of Ransom,
and bruiser of Montpelier, o. Under
sheriff Jim O'Mealey heard the crowd
going by his home, and reached the
ring at a. m. in time to break up the
hight. The crowd threatened to mob
HIM, but his nerve cowed them.
Lemon Bros. circus train was badly
wrecked at Beaver. Five circus at
tendants were severely injured, one of
them fatally. Three horses were
killed outright, and three others were
so injured that they had to be killed.
One lion escaped. The wreck was
caused by disregard of orders by en-
gineer and conductor of the circus
train.
Trap rock, which has for many years
been considered as worthless by own
ers of copper mines, is now said To be
Just the thing to pave driveways and
boulevards. Cleveland contractors are
negotiating with the big copper mine
owners of the upper peninsula for the
vast piles of traps that have been ac-
cumulating about their mines for many
years
The Frankfort e. Southeastern rail
road, extending from Frankfort to
Thompsonville, and operated as part
of the Il. e. A. A. railroad, was sold
under foreclosure at Benzonia to George
Lord Day, of New York, and Albert G.
Hall, of Connecticut, for 100000. A
new company was at once Incorporated,
to be known as the Escanaba, Frank
fort Il southeastern Railroad company,
and the property was transferred.
August Champion, aged 80 years,
was found dead in bed at Grand Rap
ids with his jugular vein severed and
his hand still clasping bloodstained
iackknife. The young man was a
cripple, having lost both legs four
years ago while attempting to board a
train. lie became insane from brood
ing over his misfortune and was con-
fined at Kalamazoo for time. lie
had made three previous attempts on
his life.
Bank Commissioner Sherwood has