Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1896-10-15


Bruno Paulus. tailor of Ann Arbor.
was arrested, charged with serious
crime. His adopted daughter, aged IS.
has baby, and now charges Paulus
with being the father of it.
John Mclaughlin, well-kno,yn
farmer near Ann Arbor, fell from a
wagon, his feet caught on the while
trees and he was dragged over the
rough road with his head against and
under the wheels. The wagon was
heavily loaded, and he was crushed to
| death.
The judgement received by w. +.
Davidson, of Port Huron, in the U. S.
circuit court at Chicago some time ago
against the Illinois Central railroad.
has been affirmed by the u. S. court of
appeals. The verdict was for $4,000
damages for injuries received at Hyde
Park during the Worlds Fair.
w. w. GUNNER, of Cadillac, visited
Grand Rapids, placing orders for lum-
bering machinery and apparatus to be
sent to Florida. He owns several
thousand acres of pine land there, and
| the recent tornado worked havoc in il.
1t will be necessary to convert the
fallen timber into lumber at once or
suffer heavy loss
Jennie Dali, IS years old, an Italian
| girl, became entangled in the flood
gates on the river at jackson, while
boating. She was carried by the water
under the gates and her clothing
caught. In releasing her she was
again carried by the water to Liberty
street, where two men rescued her.
She was apparently dead, but was fin
ally resusciated.
| Little Jennie Williams was APP
preached by large Newfoundland dog
at Musllegon, while on her way from
the meat shop. The animal took the
bundle of meat she carried and was
making away with it when intercepted
by Simon O'Day. The animal turned
upon him and mangled his leg terribly,
tearing his trousers into shreds. The
animal was shot.
! Il. /. Jarvis, Democratic postmaster
for the past three years at Benton Har-
Dor has been discharged, for alleged
offensive partisanship. He is a candi-
date for congressman on the silver
| ticket and has stumped for himself for
two months. +. r. Nichols, gold Dem
ocrat, has received the appointment TO
succeed Jarvis, but will not assume the
duties for two months.
A freight train broke in two near
Indian River and the sections came to-
| gether again with crash. A. l.. Rose,
of the Saginaw Beef Co., was thrown
through the cupola of the caboose and
considerably bruised, and Brakeman
| Parsons was hurled through a glass
door and matches in his pocket set his
clothes on fire burning him somewhat.
Several cars were wrecked.
David Ward, of Detroit, is preparing
to lumber an immense tract of pine
and hardwood, southeast of Gaylord,
containing 1000, 900 feet, most of
which will be taken to Bay City for
saving. The tract is 40 miles long
and from 3 to Is miles wide. Mr.. Ward
has been holding the tract 10 years.
He believes that better times for the
lumber industry are at hand.
| The district convention of the Ep-
worth league, held at MuslSegon,
elected the following officers: Presi-
dent, l.. l.. Smillman, of Grand Rapids;
first vice president, Mrs C. ii. Tullar,
of Grand Rapids; second, Miss Vida
Baldwin, of Hastings; third, Mrs j. p.
MacCarthy, of Muskegon; fourth, Peter
Deboe, Holland; secretary, Miss Lenna
Mead, Grand Rapids; treasurer, Bert
| Jacokes, Fremont.
| The twentythird annual meeting of
the Woman's Missionary society of the
the Michigan Presbyterian synod, was
held at Grand Rapids. Miss Hunter, of
South America, Mrs. Esseltyn and DIR.
Mary Bradford, of Persia, were among
the speakers. The election of officers
resulted: President, Mrs. A. +. Bruslke,
Alma; general secretary and treasurer,
Mrs. c. G.. Brownell, Detroit; secretary,
Mrs. w. ). jerome, Pontiac; recording
secretary, Mrs Norman Johnson, Bir-
| mingham. The next annual meeting
| will be held in Kalamazoo