Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1895-06-27

Drdncn OF Jne SIdIe library eStaDllSneu
in accordance with the new law.
The single mill of the Kalkaska
Single Co. was destroyed by fire.
Loss about 81 900. No insurance.
p. ID. Sampson. clothing merchant
at Benton Harbor, attempted suicide
by taking aconite. Family troubles.
An eight-months-old child was found
buried in a small box in grove near
Benton Haroor. 1t had been strangled.
The infant daughter of VIM. A. Case,
was drowned in cistern at Saginaw.
The mother had gone to n neighbours.
The cornerstone of Berrien county's
new court house at st. Joseph will be
laid on July 4, with imposing cere-
monies.
Field fires near Britton burned IS
cords of wood belonging to Amos Nc
Intrye. Miles of fences were de-
stroyed.
Thieves entered the house of Alfred
Robinson near Mason, and finding no
money, cut off the hair of Flossie
Robinson.
Port Huron police were fred upon
by gang of tramps and Chief Stod-
dard narrowly escaped. Four hobos
were collared.
The Michigan Women's Press asso-
citation has presented the Univers ty
with life, sized portrait of Mrs.
Lucinda ii. Stone.
Chas Willis, aged IS, was convicted
at Detroit of assaulting 4-year-old
Bessie Perry. Judge Chaplin sentenced
hiWLto Jackson for life. A.s~..
- - holds
The McMorran Elevator company
has let the contract for larger and
finer elevator on the site of the one
recently burned at Port Huron.
The oats, corn and wheat on the
farm of John Wynn, near Niles, have
been ruined by myriads of grasshop-
pers. Other farmers also suffer.
Anthony Burney and Emma Nc
Kenzie, alleged to be married elopers
from Marinette, Wis, were arrested at
Ionia and taken back to Wisconsin.
The Saints of God, in camp at Grand
Junction have baptized about 100 con-
verts and claim to have healed several
A vein of coal five feet thick was
struck at depth of $50 feet near
Estey. The new mill is about com
pleted, and several buildings are being
erected. :.
Will Munger, painter, fell from
scaffold, near Schoolcraft. His left
arm was fearfully mangled and it is
e. he s,.to
injuries.
The home for feeble minded at La
peer will employ about 25 persons,
two-thirds of them women; 1,941 men
and women have already offered their
services.
Ansel Mitchell's team ran away at
Coldwater, throwing him from the
wagon and injuring him fatally. Sew
eral ribs were broken and his lungs
punctured.
Frank Granger and Frank Doyle
were arrested at Tekonsha charged
with fishing with a net. Deputy Cole
man made eight arrests in ten days in
that vicinity.
Mrs. Mary Hess, who complained of
being assaulted by May Allen, of
Galesburg, has disappeared. 1t is re-
ported she left with company of
horse traders
Deputy Sheriff Brink thinks he has
good clues TO the murderers of James
Kent, an old resident of Greenville,
who was murdered near Lakeview
four year ago.
A special election was held at Battle
Creek on the question of bonding the
city for $50, 900 for the extension of
the water works. The result was:
Yes, 45s; no, los.
John Minnie, of Cottrellville, was
drowned in the st. Clair river His
horse got scared and upset the rig,
going over the channel bank, drown
ing the horse also.
The Temperance hotel of Charles
McGilvray was Quilted by fire at Jack
son, and all the contents were de-
stroyed. The Hotel Ruhl was also
damaged about 81, 500.
Jacob Uoffmer, an alleged horse
thief cut hole almost through the
wall OF the Ann Arbor Jail with
rusty old iaclkknife, but was discov-
cred before he could escape
While fooling with a pistol, Louis
Schweitzer accidentally shot and prob
ably fatally injured his young friend,
Verne orion, at Bangor. The ball
passed through orion ribs.
Hazel, the 4-year-old daughter of
John Watkins, fell from an open win
dow at Reed City TO the sidewalk,
striking upon her head. Although
seriously hurt. the physicians think