Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1896-07-09
James Jerry, aged Z, was drowned in
he Saginaw river at Bay City.


a fine of $40 would help him to remem-
Der that others had right on the road.
The county clerks office, of Newaygo
county, was broken into, and a number
of the sheriff's bills and other vouchers
stolen. The action of the board of
supervisors in appointing a committee
to examine some of the bills allowed is
supposed to be the cause of the scandal.
A. W. Bars and others, charged with
starting filibustering expedition for
Cuba from Florida on the steamers City
I of Key West and Three Friends, have
been discharged by the U. S. govern
ment on the ground of insufficient evil
dence The expedition got there just
! the same.
Brighton was visited by young tor
nado. Many buildings were damaged
and some grain fields ruined. One
house was moved from IFS foundation.
+ The photograph gallery was picked
up hurled into the middle of the road
and completely demolished Whole
orchards are laid fiat, the trees being
uprooted.
The stave and heading mill of the
/ Williams Milling Co.. located at Fisher
vile. was totally destroyed by fire.
! 1t had been idle for six weeks, but was
( To have been started soon by +. l..
Culver on lease. The mills value
was about $4,000. Its original cost
was $4,000. The loss was covered 10y
| insurance.
Fire broke out in the store of Walter
& Stemms, clothing, dry goods
and millinery store at Cass-
opolis The following are the
losses: Walter & Stemms, $1,000;
Myers block, 81 900; DIR. Links office,
$500; Hotel Goodwin, $500; c. A. Rivers,
saloon, $3.50; Il. C. Clark, household
goods, $500.
Strong winds overturned several
small buildings unroofed barns, broke
plate glass windows and demolished
parks and shade trees in and about
Plymouth. While picnic was on at the
fair grounds the dance hall was blown
down. The grandstand was filed with
people, who became panic-stricken and
several were bruised and cut.
While Robert Preston and John
Gales were scuffiing at Munith, they
frightened colt belonging to Pres
ton. 1t reared in the air and came
down, striking Preston on the back of
the head with both feet, cutting two
/ serious gashes in his head, and driving
one of the corks of the horseshoe
through his skull. He may recover.
On the petition of Charles +. Keeper,
! the supreme court has granted man
damus directing the Iillsdale board of
supervisors to submit To the electors of
the county, proposition to set aside
the operation of the local option law in
Mat county. The board refused to
l&A suclran.- eleSsltAn until two-years
after previous vote on the question
The Steele hotel at st. Johns was
damaged about $500 The roof YVES
being retinned when the rain ran in
torrents through floors and ceilings to
the basement, filing it two or three
feet, soaking carpets, table linen, fur
niture, etc. The plaster of one large
double room was soaked entirely off
and many other rooms partly demol-
ished.
The trial of Rev. c. +. Lee, of the
Second Baptist church. of Grand Rap
ids, charged with improper conduct to-
ward young lady member of the con-
gregation, lasted all night and the sun
was well up when the clergyman and
laymen adjourned. The finding of the
of the council was not made public,
but one member says that Lee will
never preach again.
3The fiscal year of the state of Mich.
gan closed June 30 and Treasurer Will
kinson reports cash balance in the
state treasury at the close of business
of S912 900. The collections upon tax
levy of last December, which amounted
to over 50. 900. 900, has nearly all been
received by the state and from now
until the close of the calendar year the
cash balance will steadily diminish
Batavia tent, X. O. Il. NJ, of Grand
Rapids, is in revolt because of the al
legged propensities of Maj Boynton,
the great commander, to make good
thing for himself out of side issues,
such as the Maccabee paper and the
Tunnel City Regalia Co A committee
has been appointed to confer with
other orders To see on what terms the
members of Batavia may be admitted.
Mrs. John A. Gregg. of West Bay
City. recently received divorce from
her husband. Their youngest boy,
Carl. aged 10, remained with his father
and John, aged IL, with the mother.
Gregg has discovered poison in his
bread and coffee and had Carl arrested,
The boy made assertions which led to
the arrest of the mother and the other
son, but they claim absolute ignorance
of the matter.
Four men who gave their names as
John Green, Billy Pickett, Thomas
Williams and Geo. Gibbs were arrested
bv the captain of the steamer Nyack,
charged with larceny, and were landed
at Musxegon. While crossing the
lake from Milwaukee the men stole
several cases of mems winter gloves
and felt boots and several kegs of beer.
They were detected trying to get the
stuff where 1t could be landed easily.