Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1896-10-29
NEWS FOR MIcHIGANDERs.

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Ben Christensen was sent to Jail 30
days at Mcnominee for hugging ladies
on the street
At the Baptist state convention at
Plainwell 81, 900 was secured for Kala-
mazoo college.
The store and Maccabee hall of
Henry Hoover, at Smiths, was de-
stroyed by fire.
Chas. Horton, of Calumet, pulled q
gun through fence end his right arm
was amputated.
The 17-year-old son of S. Parks, of
Riyerdale, shot his arm off at the
shoulder while hunting.
Washtcnaw county supervisors have
reduced the salaries of several officials
from 5000 to 800 per year.
Mrs. zeber Root, of Niles, celebrated
her eightieth birthday by husking a
bushel of corn in the field.
Emil Pardon, brakeman on Michelfs
logging road, was killed while making
a coupling near Lake City.
The board of supervisors of Oscoda
county have reduced the salaries of
nearly all the county officers.
VIM. Vaadcrveer, Hollands leading
butcher, was arrested for alleged COM
plicity in the tannery swindle.
William FIFTEEN fell from tree while
picking apples at st. Clair, breaking a
leg, collar bone and three ribs.
c. II. Morse, wife and two children
viii drive overland from Alma to Mr.
Morse's former home in Maryland.
John Evert committed suicide by cut
ting his throat with n pocket knife at
the farm Of james Patterson, near
Ravenna.
A G.. Il. & l. passenger train struck q
milk wagon at Grand Rapids aud killed
the driver, ID. Van Mildleworth, and
both horses.
FIVE cows on David Wilcox's farm
near Bay City, afflicted with tubercu-
losis. ware killed by order Of the state
veterinarian.
Solomon Elbinger, travelling man
of Bay City. was killed by his horse
running away and throwing him out
OF the buggy
James Shurley, aged AZ, committed
suicide It Ann Arbor, by hanging him
self from Il rafter in his house with a
strip OF cloth.
Conrad smith, an old and respected
farmer, was thrown from wagon and
killed, near Ncwaygo, by his horse
running away.
Mrs John Burbank aad Mrs. T. West
ern, elderly ladies of Hartford, were
very seriously injured by their horse
running away. Mrs. Western may not
recover.
Clovis Duval, II Marquette tailor,
committed suicide by attaching "a f.yb-
Der tube to a gas fixture and putting
the other end in his mouth and inhal-
ing the gas.
The sixteen annual convention of the
W. G. 7. U. of the Eighth district was
held at Saginaw. All the old officers
were reelected with Mrs Melissa r..
ADAMS as president
The G. X. 81 I.round house burned to
the ground Mt Alackinaw City. The
contents were all destroyed, including
passenger engine No. 40. The loss is
estimated at $1,000.
Col A. i. Bliss lumber yards at Car
rollton, were set on fire by some boys
with lanterns. The estimated loss is
700 900 feetof lumber, valued at ST., 600,
covered by insurance.
While hunting near Kingsley Ga nde
Putnam. aged %, was killed by the ac-
cidental discharge of his gun which
slipped off of log. He leaves a
widow and two children.
4 large barn in Essex township.
Clinton county. owned by John ID.
Henderson, was destroyed by fire to-
gcther with a large quantity of hay,
grain and farming implements.
Ora L. Hemingway. a well-to-do
farmer. near Orion, lost three barns by
fire. The barns were full of grain and
hay, and three horses were also burned.
rhe loss is 81 800; insurance $1,000.
The new Detroit & Maclxinaw Rail-
road Co. has made formal demand of
the business Mems association of Bay
City for the So, 200 promised as a
bonus for the extension OF the road
from Alger to that city.
The Drydocll Iron Co. S plant at Bay
City was totally destroyed by fire. The
plant employed about 30 men but was
working only about half time. The
plant was valued at $50, 900; insurance
Sl5.O The origin of the fire is un-
known.
The aged aunt of Arthur Smith. of
Dawson. fell down hay chute dis
lance OF 10 feet. and tore asunder the
ligamcnts of one of her arms. She
was in the chute for an hour and was
rescued bv means of ropes She is
seriously injured.
Mrs. Archie McDougal. in a fit OF an
ger. shot and killed her husband at
Mem min - lie had returned home
early from work and found strange
man with his wife. McDougal threw
the intruder out and after quarrel
with his wife he left the house. Later
hc returned and she shot him dead.
The Bcrkcy ~ Gay furniture factory,
at Grand Rapids. which is the largest