Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1895-08-15

Frank Jacobs, aged 8, was drowned
while bathing at ST. Joseph.
Huckleberries and lackberries are
a total failure about Schoolcraft-
Mackinac island has been formally
transferred to the state Of Michigan.
Tommy Oxford. aged IL, living near
Hart, was drowned in Pentwater river.
Joshua Rettis. pioneer farmer, was
fatally injured by runaway team at
Carsonville.
Detroit officials entertained 107 re-
representatives. of the official family of
Columbus, q.
During a storm at Hart, lightning
struck the NJ. +. church doing consid-
able damage.
Children played with matches near
the barn of Lhas Boutwell,, near Mt.
Morris. Loss, $1,000.
Lightning struck J. C. Jensen's barn
near Greenville, and burned 1T with
contents. Loss, Sl,50O.
Martin Dubbs, aged 25, was killed by
being buried 100 feet deep in well he
was digging at Bayshore.
G.. r. & /. train was ditched near
Edgerton and IA loaded freight cars
demolished. No one injured.
A stepladder fell upon the only child,
a three year-old boy, of Gustave Bake,
at owosso, killing him instantly.
Andrew Corcoran and George Curtis
ut 40 =
with nets in Looking Glass river.
Willie Ganss. aged 10, was drowned
at Saginaw by falling from log on
which he was playing in the river.
Calvin r. Beebe, aged 81, one of the
oldest men connected with the state
prison at Jackson, died of apoplexy.
J. w. Underhill, of Flushing, was
coal se-with his l6-year-old daughter.
A bountiful rain fell at Kalamazoo
in me To save the celery crop. The
growers had begun To feel pretty blue
August Slate, who visited st. Joseph
on an excursion from South Bend
Ind, was drowned while bathing in
the lake.
John O'Hara was kicked in the tenn.
pie by horse at Minden City. His
skull was smashed, and the brain
oozed out.
Chas. Harter was instantly killed by
being struck by pieces of a bursting
emery wheel at Bostwick's factory al
Millington.
y. Perkins was in the undertak q
business at Clayton 81 years and has
buried over 1850 persons. He has just
retired from business.
Mrs. Geo. T. Boynton attempted to
suicide by jumping into Black river at
Port Huron. She was rescued by the
bridge tender. Sickness.
Mrs. Richards and Pat Mcdonald.
both of Traverse City, were severely
injured by the overturning of coach
on the G. Il. Il /. railroad.
Battle Creek has dropped out of the
state base ball league and Jackson
parties have purchased the Findlay, O. T..
team and will fill the gap.
Chas. Faust and John Johnson were
caught in cavein at the Chaplin mine.
Iron Mountain. Faust was killed and
and johnson seriously hurt.
The Brunk Shirt Co., of Albany,
y. V, signed "a contract with Warden
Chamberlain. of jackson prison, to en-
ploy 800 convicts TO make shirts.
Owing to drop in salt, from 55 to
45 cents "a barrel, Thompson Bros. of
st. Clair have suspended salt manufac-
turing operations for the time being
Henry Doberton night operator of
the e.. X. & |. railroad at Sturgis, was
held up in the office and ST. of the
company money taken. by a masked
robber.
a 12-year-old son of q. w. Riley at
Greenville, got caught between a
wagon box and beam at the Ranney
refrigerator sawmill and his skull was
crushed.
John Young, of Grand Traverse
county, is wanted at Vicksburg for an
assault on IN old man, in which the
latter had his skull fractured and tive
ribs broken.
A farmers institute society has been
organized at Coldwater, under the law
of 1895, with Hon. l.. NJ. Marsh as
president, and A. j. Aldrich as secre-
tary and treasurer.
While learning to ride a bicycle l..
+. Rosenfield, of Detroit. slightly hurt
his ankle, blood poisoning followed
and bis leg was amputated, but he died
despite all the care.
Chas. IIemming's planning mill was
destroyed by fire at Sebewaing. 1t
had not been run for three years and
it is thought that enemies of Mr.. Hem
ming started the blaze.
John McDonough. viii Barnes. Asa
BENSON and Frank Ludwig. OF South
Haven. were jailed on charge of al
legged illegal liquor selling, the result
of raid bY Sheriff Lamberson and