Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1896-07-23

The employees of tbs Munith brick
works struck for pay for half-hours
overtime
| Fire was discovered in the shoe store
OF l.. A. Bentley, at Eaton Rapids al
2:3O a. m, but by prompt work 1t was
subdued. The loss will probably be
$1,000. The origin of the fire is un-
known.
Ezra NJ Bliss was convicted at Ithaca
! of criminal assault on his own
daughter. Bliss is SO years old and
the girl Is. His wife died about four
years ago. and these relations began
two years ago
A wonderful cure by prayer is re-
ported from Sunfield. Mrs. II. +.
! Fryfogle has been helpless invalid
for years. Her friends had lost all
hope and were greatly SURPRISE at her
restoration TO health.
A 2-year-old son of Chas. Caswell
| fell from porch at Muskegon and a
collar button, which he had in his
mouth. lodged in his windpipe. Be
fore physician could be summoned
the little fellow died of strangulation.
Army worms have appeared in inn
mense numbers in lIoughton, Mar
quette and adjoining upper peninsula
counties and are doing great damage
to crops. All cereal and grass crops
except red clover are destroyed 10y
them.
Several ladies of the law and order
league at 1T. Joseph spent two hours
in the principal saloon of town and won't
through the wine rooms and gambling
rooms. Hundreds of people watched
the ladies and great sensation was
caused.
Father $. Truslli. the Polish priest
who melted the riots against Father
Matl<owslli, at st. Stanislaus church,
Bay City has been sentenced to an in
definite penitence in the Trappist mon
astery at Gethsemene, Ky, by Bishop
Richter.
Mrs. Catharine Lawer, aged 20, was
found dead in cistern at Blissfield by
her husband John Lawer. She was
aroused by the storm and went out
doors. Her husband missed her and
made a search. She was still warm
when found, but he could not pull her
out, being nervous and weak.
A sad drowning accident occurred at
Edgewool near Traverse City. Tom.
the 1l-years-old son of Alex c. An
gell, of Detroit, and grandson of Presi-
dent Angel, of Ann Arbor, went in
swimming alone. He was missed after
time and was found in only four feet
Of water. lie was a good swimmer.
and must have been seized with
cramp.
Last March a clever counterfeiter
known as c. w. Brooks made his escape
from a United States marshal en- route
from Chicago to Minneapolis. Deputy
Marshal Henry Hayden, of Jackson,
who had description of Brooks. has
arrested a man answering his descrip-
ton after sharp run in which Chief
Boyle and several patrolmen took part.
He will be taken to Chicago.
A stranger, aged about -, attempted
to- assault Ida Unterkircher. aged o,
near Allegan, in broad daylight, but.
she escaped to her home. Friends al
relatives chased the fellow to the v
lage and he then made for the riv
and jumped in, although efforts we
Z" made to rescue him he was browne
After the body was pulled out lette
Is were found showing him to be NJ.
IS Stevens, of Grand Rapids
The Chiefs of Police and Sheriffs q
r, ISOLATION of Michigan, which held +;
Sc interesting session at Saginaw, decid
To hold their next meeting at Pc
B. Huron in July. 1897. The election
at officers resulted as follows: Presider
n. II. O. Carr, superintendent of police
u Grand Rapids; vice president, Sheriff
70 w. Kerns, of Saginaw; secretary al
=. treasurer, John =. Sanford, superi
tendent of police of Lansing.
The Mackinac Island park comm
- sion is very DESTROYS of making need
=; improvements, but the lack of fun
prevent. They have planned for
new roadway around the island and
~ syftem of waterworks, but the
. cient for the most pressing tempora
" improvements AMI keeping up appet
ances. The next legislature will
m expected TO make an appropriation.
~ The steamer III. A. Root arrived
rs Alpena from Milwaukee on anoth
n expedition to find and raise the steam
Pewabic. sunk in Thunder bay 30 yea
at ago. with valuable cargo of copp,
r. This expedition is sent out by I
ne American Salvage ~ Wreclling {
d. The Root is well fitted out an carr
a crew of IL men besides three dive
to They will not sweep for the Pewab
IN but will endeavor to locate the wre
RS 10y new secret method.
A bolt of lightning killed Grace. {
lO-Vear-old dauUhter of John Durp