Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1896-07-16

| Baptist church in Michigan.
The entire right-of-way has been Sc
cured for the inter-urban electric rail
road between Bay City and Saginaw
and the work will be pushed.
Albert Therben, Menominee bar
tender, during an epileptic fit, fell off
beer wagon and was run over by the
heavily loaded vehicle and will die.
The city council of Niles decided to
bond the city for $50, 900, which will be
used so pay the current years expenses
and TO pay the interest on bonded in
debtedness.
James Seymour, aged 60, hanged
He left widow and two children.
The suicide is the wind-up of a pro-
longed spree.
Conrad Barstch, aged 81, was
drowned in mill pond, near Stark,
while in bathing with several others
He was taken with cramps while cross
ing the pond.
Fred Finn, six members of his family
and lady guest were poisoned at Bay
City by eating salt pork which con-
tanned trichina, and their lives were
saved with difficulty.
Frank Sweet, aged Is, was impaled
on a pitchfork near Niles. He jumped
from a load of grain and all the tines
were buried to the hilt in his body
His injuries are fatal.
The extensive manufacturing plant
of T.. Bement & Sons, at Lansing,
which has been shut down for several
weeks, will resume operations giving
employment to 800 men.
Edward StoclSwell tried to commit
suicide at Allegan, by taking an ounce
of laudanum. but doctor and his little
pump saved his life. He had been hav-
ing trouble with his wife.
Peter, the 1O-year-old son of n. d.
Cool, of Newaygo, was drowned while
bathing in the Muskegon river. The
unfortunate boy waded out beyond his
depth and could not swim.
The board of supervisors of Allegan
county in special session, voted to sub
init the local option question to the
voters again. August II is the date
set for the special election.
Herman Bartsch, aged %. of Pike
Peak, mute. was drowned in Nanllin
pond, near Wayne, vile swimming
with several companions He went
down before he was noticed.
W. G.. Human, of Pontiac, has re-
reived SIS. $50. so for the cyclone suffer
ers, besides supplies and some money
given directly to the sufferers. There
is still a great need Of money.
The army worm has made its APP
pearance about Blissfeld, destroying
the wheat. oats and corn crops. The
roads and fields throughout this sec
ton are covered with the pests.
The body of Arthur Johnson was
found in ditch which runs through
the Walpole marsh near Carleton. A
wound m >rhe back of the neck has
given rise to suspicion of foul play.
Micah Morton, aged %, has travelled
from Syracuse, n. Y, to Grandville on
a bicycle of his own manufacture, to
visit his twin sister, Mrs. Kellogg.
He paid his way by repairing clocks,
spectacles, etc.
Just before his death at the Battle
Creek sanitarium f. 5. Peddiford, of
Marseilles. ILL.,, decided Sl2, 900 farm
to the institution. Heirs will contest
on the ground that Peddiford was not
in his right mind.
The molders imported to fill the
places of the locked out union men at
the Gale works at Albion, did not go
to work The union men prevailed
upon them to remain out. Things are
warm, and trouble may result.
Some villain placed stick of dyna-
mite under the residence of ID. c. Mar
win. an aged soldier at Dimondale. and
caused an explosion which threw Mr..
Marvin out of bed, knocked the plaster
off the walls and started a fire.
Mark Harder, a 16-year-old son of a
Chicago plumber, was drowned while
diving from boat in mid lake on Paw
Paw lake with a number of compan-
ions. His mother witnessed the drown
ing and is almost crazed with grief
The sight of fremen standing in five
feet of water in river to extinguish
fire was sight which appealed to the
humorous nature of Saginaw people
when they saw the boys" playing" on
a fire on the under side of the Bristol
street bridge.
After many discouraging accidents
the test well at Bangor struck oil at
depth of .0j5 feet. The company will
drill deeper in the hope of securing a
flowing well but if unsuccessful the
we'll will be shot with 100 quarts of
nitro-glycerine.
Grant Rowe, laborer from Rives
Junction. was fatally injured while
excavating for a new wall under the
barn of j. ID. Thorn. of Pulaski. He
dug the earth away from the props
which held the building and the heavy
structure fell upon him.
John A. Seymour, aged 60, farmer
living near Rives Junction, was found
hanging from the limb of a cherry tree
in his orchard. He had fastened a
harness strap about his neck stood on