Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1895-07-04

license. iic W"S BSeeihB iiSh ch mp
pop" sales.
The Michigan Equal Rights associa-
ton will. hold their annual convention
at Traverse City August /. Judge A.
w. Tourgee will deliver an emancipa-
tion address.
VIM s. Brown, a commercial traveller
of Detroit, out of work, died at Notre
Dame hospital, Montreal, from an
overdose of laudanum, evidently taken
with suicidal intent.
Judge Corbett, of Traverse City, de-
cided TO call special jury for July
to try Woodruff Parmelee, accused of
the murder of Julia Curtis. The case
will be holly contested.
Preparations are being made at
South Haven for the reception of 1000
of Chicagos working girls at the home
which has been built for them by Chi
cago's benevolent citizens.
Sam Lee, Chinese laundryman, aged
4s, died at Flint. He was much re-
spected. did large business and had
accumulated a competency. His re-
mains will be taken TO China for burial.
The three-year-old son of II. r.
White attempted to pet a bloodhound
at Muskegon, when the animal snapped
at the child, decorating his eye and
destroying his sight. The dog was
shot.
Louis Hang, an employee of the
Lessen & Hanes Brewing company at
Menominee, was killed by lightning
while returning from Peshtigo with
wagon. One of the horses was also
struck.
Alice Anderson fell from the balcony
of the second story of the Occidental
hotel at Muskegon. Her head struck
the two-inch glass sidewalk. shatter-
ing the glass to pieces. Her injuries
are fatal.
Carelessness with fire crackers almost
caused "a serious blaze at Pinckney. 1t
was near midnight when jackson d
Cady's store was discovered on fire, but
the citizens worked hard and saved
the block.
Fire broke out in the warehouse of
the Hannah & Fay Co. steam boat
dock at Traverse City, and 10000
shingles were destroyed, causing a
loss of 81 900, with no insurance. The
dock was also damaged.
Acknowledgement Maynard handed
down an opinion in which he states
that the law passed by the legislature
relating to the licensing of pc Idlars by
townships, instead of by the state
treasurer, is unconstitutional.
A former designer for the Pope Man
ufacturing company has organized a
company at Grand Rapids for the
manufacture of bicycle which is
after new pattern. This will make
the fourth cycle factory there.
Albert Houghtby, of Blissfield, made
trial trip in steam launch on the
River Raisin, taking with him two
men and four ladies. The gasoline
used for fuel took fire, and the whole
party jumped into the water and were
rescued later
The booming company trouble al
Muskegon came up in the circuit court
| The old company. of which John Tor
rent is president, asked for further
! adjournment and conceded the use OF
the private channel to the new com
pany until July 5.
Archie Campbell, ten miles from Cas-:
City attended church. While he was
away some one shot three of his
horses as they were grazing in his
pasture One was dead, shot through
the head. The other two were shot
in the breast and will die.
Floyd Gibson. of Jackson, beat hi'
wife. threw his landlady and baby of
a porch and hased n neghbor whC
interfered with his fun, two blocks
with a revolver and now will have
time TO laugh over it all for % days il
the Detroit house of correction.
The State Horticultural societ,
meeting at Agricultural college, il
conjunction with the Grand River Val
ley Horticultural society, was devoted
largely to an inspection of the horti
cultural features of the college ant
experiment station and the reading o
papers.
A Michigan Central freight broke il
two at Dexter. The brakeman wa
unable to control the rear portion
which crashed into the front, which
was at standstill, pillng 10 cars in
heap. Engineer Scalliop was unde
the engine oiling, and narrowly es
capped being killed.
AS the result of strike by tn
'Longshoremen Union, at Sault Ste
Marie, a fight occurred on the steame
Stimson, which was being unloade
by non. union men. Three of the latte
we're badly battered up. Presiden
Martin, of the union, has been al
rested, and other arrests will follow.
The case of Michigan VS.. Bay county
involving the claim of the state fo
delinquent taxes aggregatiug abou
slO6, 900, was argued and submitted i
the supreme court An opinion is nc
expected for some weeks. On the r,
suit of the case hangs the right of tn
state to recover from a number {
other counties.
The house of Rufus Stagg caught o
, fire at Flint while the occupants wer
, Stun bering. Mr. Stages dog ran in,
the bed room barking and Juggling {
the bedclothes. Stagg was awakene
lust in time to carry his bedridde
I wife out and to warn his daughte
D The house was completely destroye,
The dog was saved.
Jennie Ritesma. pretty girl OF 1
I hung herself in the woodshed at h,
e home at Muskegon. This is the secor