Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1895-07-25
MICHIGAN HAPPENINGS.

James MOrlarty, aged 81, Sulclueu
by drowning himself at Detroit.
Wilson Keightly, an expert swim.
mer was drowned at Greenbush.
Athens sports will build combina-
ton horse and bicycle race track.
Methodists of Coldwater district will
hold camp meeting August to H.
Richard Tanner, of Fowlerville. was
drowned while bathing at Triangle
lake.
Geo. II olland, Jonesville deaf mute,
was seriously injured by a Lake Shore
train.
Dottie Waters, aged :, was fatally
injured by an electric car at Port
Huron.
Paul Verbanich was fatally injured
by "A fall of rock in the Calumet and
Hecla mine.
A daughter of VIM. Simons was
killed near Saginaw by being thrown
from horse.
The general merchandise store of
Rothfus a Brown at Holloway burned
and is a total loss
VIM. Hoffman, aged 81, comitted sui
cided at Lyons by taking chloral. Dis
appointment in love.
Some scoundrel cut the throat of
one of Chas. l.. Hoynes most valuable
horses near Jackson.
James Uhristler, aged IS, a farmer
near Flint, suicided by shooting, be-
cause his wife left him.
Williamsburg was placed in complete
isolation by strict quara ntine be-
cause of malignant diphtheria.
James Crowley fell from a cherry
tree at Adrian and two ribs were
broken from his spinal column.
Scarcely enough rain has fallen
about Belleville to lay the dust and
the drouth continues undated.
John Samuelson took rough on rats
mother opposed their marriage.
The White laundry burned to the
ground at Owosso with total loss.
Stock and furniture were saved
VIM. Chaplin, aged IS, shot Isaac
Davidson, farmer near Gladwin.
Wild west stories are responsible.
Charles Schultz fell off load of hay
and broke his neck, near Rogers City.
He died a few moments afterwards.
Arthur Busch dropped dead from
heat at st. Louis. He was the son of a
millionaire brewer at Burlington, la.
Fire at the cooperage works of the
Thread FIGURING mills at Flint, des-
troyed the enginehouse and frame
building. Loss $1,000.
Peter Venise's three-year-old child
ate piece of bread on which paris
green had been spread for rats and
died, near Three Oaks.
Kalamazoo asylum has not been free
from dipht iberia but for short time
in over year. The cause of the dis
ease cannot be discovered.
Postmaster Spring, of Hubbard
says that the recent fires in that set
Element, during the forest fires out
side the town, were incendiary.
The Escanaba, Frankfort 81 South
eastern railroad, has been sold TO the re-
Ann Arbor * North Michigan railway.
Isaac Burr, aged s, fell into Bell
river at Marine City. An Indian res
cued him after he had been under
water IL minutes, but his life was
saved.
Mrs. Theresa VI. Porter, committed
suicide at Detroit. She had been in
ill-health a bout two years from severe
nervous prostration, resulting in in
sanity.
The Port Huron & Lexington rail
road will probably be abandoned.
President Brennan is unable to float
the bonds of the road and private cap
ital cannot be interested in the enter
prise.
The five year-old daughter of Chas.
Johnson was burned to death near
She tried to build a fire
in the cook stove and her dress caught
on fire.
Fred Barr, arrested at Big Rapids |
on a charge of stealing from his en-
ployer, Reese Marshall, of 1T. Johns,
horse which he drove to death, is but |
10 years of age and former inmate of |
the industrial school
The Thompson Lumber company's |
irykiln, with 60, 900 feet of hardwood |
lumber, burned at Thompsonville. |
The planning and sawmill were saved.
All lumber in the yard was also saved. |
Loss, $1,000, fully insured.