Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1896-07-02

cord, was seriously III not 1atally nurt
while trying TO break three-year-old
colt.
Mrs. w. A. Summers received burns
that will prove fatal, caused by her
dress catching fire from a gasoline
stove.
Orlo Muskgrove, % years old, is
being held at Montgomery on the
charge of assaulting his 10-year-old
sister
! Midland county supervisors have re-
duced county officials salaries from Is
to 30 per cent-their own per diem in
cluded.
Mrs. Peter Bossette was thrown from
her carriage at Lapeer and her skull
was crushed, arm fractured and leg
broken.
Thirty-two thousand crates of rasp-
berries were shipped from Benton
Harbor in one day, all being one days
picking.
The general synod of the Holland
Christian Reformed church was held at
Grand Rapids, the sessions being mostly
in private
The state convention of the Social
istic labor party will be held in Detroit,
July IL, for the purpose of nominating
state ticket.
John Wise, who entered the resi-
dence of Mrs. Mary Lamb, near Mason,
and tried to rob and criminally assault
her, was convicted.
Frank Howard, of jackson, was
crushed by train at Ypsilanti. Death
was almost instantaneous. He tried to
board a moving train.
Vicksburg voted on propositions to
bond for ST., 900 for water works and
for SO, 500 for electric lights and both
carried by good majority.
While bathing in Lake Huron Jo-
seph Harrison. aged II, of Point Ed
ward, was taken with cramp and
drowned in four feet of water.
Miss Carrie Edwards fell down stairs
with a lamp at Sturgis The flame ig-
nited her hair and her hands, face,
neck and shoulders were terribly
burned.
A fellowship, or professorship, is to
be established at the U. of NJ. by the
alumni, in the name of President James
Il. Angel in honor of his 25 years of
service.
Three upper peninsula persons were
drowned in one day: Kate Tophela,
aged 0, and Xavier Gillet aged IL,
near Calumet; John j. Cleary, near
Escanaba.
Chas. Presnall, aged Is, ran away
from home several months ago. His
widowed mother has just received
word that he was killed by the cars at
Blackburn, Mo.
The board of regents in executive
session at Ann Arbor voted to bestow
diplomas upon candidates numbering
745, the largest class ever graduated
from the University.
Daniel Dumas, while riding with a
friend, near Lake Linden, was thrown
from the vehicle by the horses running
away and, striking upon his head, re-
ceived fatal injuries,
The plant of the Grand Rapids Mat
tress Co. was almost destroyed by fire.
OF the large two-story brick factory
only the walls remain. The loss will
reach SIS, 900; insured.
The Lake Superior Iron Mining Co.
at Ishpeming has reduced the working
forces by letting out 425 men. The
output of the mine will be thus re-
stricted by / 900 tons of ore daily.
Mrs. Chas. Elwell, of Vienna town
ship, Genesee county, arose from her
bed about midnight and jumped to the
ground, Is feet below; her collar bone
was broken, and she was badly hurt.
Ex-Gov. C. G.. Luce met with a Sc
rious accident at his farm in Gilead,
near Coldwater. A large barn door
fell upon him, crushing him, dislocat-
ing his shoulder and severely bruising
his body.
For the first time since Gogebic
county was settled. 10 years ago, people
are turning their attention to farming,
Many discharged miners have found
agriculture their only escape from
starvation.
Grand Rapids bankers met to discuss
the relation of bankers and politics.
The session was secret, but it is UNI
stood they talked about bringing the
right sort of influence To bear on the
Chicago convention.
Mrs. James Conlllin, aged 65, near
Coopersville. mistool< n pitcher of gas
oline for water and started to pour it
into kettle on the gasoline stove. In
an instant her { I hing took fire and
she was burned to death.
Gov Rich has issued proclamation
naming July IL, ls96-the one-hun-
dredth anniversary of the surrender of
Detroit by British forces To the Ameri-
cans-as state holiday. and urging
all patriotic citizens To join with De-
troit citizens in celebrating the event.
Frank j. Lamb. well-known com
mission merchant. of Grand Rapids,
has been arrested for alleged fraud
ulent use of the mails. An Allegan
farmer, per orler shipped him several
crates of eggs. Lamb failed 10 pay
and when the farmer came 10 invest
gate, declared he was simply acting
for other parties.