Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1896-02-06
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build q decent depot.


was killed.
Rudolf Brasch fell from a ladder in
Chas. Nash's barn, near Marcellus, and
broke his neck.
VIM. Grenier's four-year-old girl
played with matches, near Cheboygan,
and was burned to death.
John Torrent, the Muskegon capital
list, will have some wells sunk in Mus
lregon county in search of oil.
Van Buren, county supervisors refuse
to call q local option election and its
advocates try to force them to do SO.
James Helmer, aged 40, has been
arrested on a charge of criminally as
saulting Ann jackson, colored, aged l2.
Mrs. Carrie Tucker, of st. Joseph,
received $3.50 from Richard Liskey, of
Stevensville, for selling liquor indis-
criminately to her husband.
While the family of Theo. Swarthout
of Chelsea were away from home the
house caught fire and was de-
stroyed. Nothing was saved.
The people of Bessemer have the
gold fever over the report that an In
dian recently brought in 100 pounds of
quartz, which assayed $4,000 TO the
ton.
ID. c. Page, clerk of the board of
state auditors, and Samuel A. Com
mons, clerk in the secretary of states
Office, have resigned and exchanged
their positions
An electric car demolished a milk
wagon containing Mrs. Jos. Smith and
her son, at Adrian. Both were soaked
with milk and Mrs. Smith was prob
ably fatally hurt
Orleans farmer who was shot by Sam
uel Reeves, his hired man, has been ar
rested on charge of conspiracy and
is in Jail at Ionia.
Peter Callicott, of Decatur, was SEN
fenced to Ionia prison for - months
for selling liquor in local option Van
Buren, county. Theodore Lowry, of
the same place, got five months.
James Burke, white, is creating a
great sensation among the colored
people of Saginaw by claiming to be a
divine healer 1t is claimed that he
has effected a number of cures. He
halls from Chicago.
Solomon O. Hunt, a pensioner, APP
peared on the streets at Petoskey. in a
dazed condition and applied for lodg-
ing with the village marshal. lie
was well cared for, but in the morning
was found dead. doubtless from poison.
Charles RUPEE IA well-known land
locker, shot himself three times at
Iron Mountain. The first bullet went
through his neck and mouth, the sec
ond entered the head under the right
ear, lodging over the right eye, and
the third penetrated the abdomen, yet
Ruppe may live.
In his annual report State Geologist
Lucius l.. Hubbard says he has
spent almost 10 weeks in the field,
giving special study to the Keeweenaw
formation as seen In the Central mine.
The survey last year cost S5,3 for
salaries, Sl.249 for Office expenses and
S1,276 for field expenses, total, S7,s4s.
Mrs. Maggie Shust and Mrs. Sarah
Tiff were caught robbing a clothes
line at Big Rapids and were sentenced
To 80 days each in the Detroit house of
correction. About a wagon load of
stolen articles were found at the
homes of the women, who were re-
garded as respectable. Both have big
families.
A teamster for the Sawyer-G Goodman
Co., driving with load of supplies
from Menominee to Camp II on the
Fence river, was stopped by two half
breeds. He used his Winchester, but
succeeded in injuring only one of them,
and was shot dead by the other. The
two men have been caught and taken
to Republic.
T.. A. Robinson and wife have been
arrested at Romulus on the charge of
attempting to defraud the Etna In
surance Co. The house they occupied
burned under peculiar circumstances.
The 5000 insurance on the contents
was withheld pending examination.
A few days ago most of the furniture
was found in a house near town.
Deputy Sheriff Butcher, of Fenton,
| arrested at Howell Fred Brooks, who
was stopping at the Barber house with
woman. under the name of VIM.
White and wife. Brooks was wanted
at Detroit, Fenton, Pontiac, Worthwhile
and other places for bigamy, larceny,
swindling, etc. He will first be tried
at Detroit on charge of grand larceny.
William Trowbridge, the Bedding
man in the jail at lonia under the
charge of incest preferred by his
daughter, was held for trial. The
daughter who makes the charge
is at the point of death, suffering from
relapse of typhoid fever, and two
children have died from typhoid fever,
in destitute circumstances. The wife
is just recovering from the disease.
Fire was discovered in the Engle-
mann block at Manistee, and before
| the flames could be checked a part of
the mammoth building was Quilted.
1t was occupied by j. A. Crawford q
Co., stationers; X. H. Pierce, music;
Charles Curtiss, job printing; Comfort
Bros, cigar factory, and Chris. Peter
son, saloonist The various losses are
estimated at 81, 900; insurance, $1,000.
The executive committee of the State
Agricultural society met at Lansing
1t was reported that the society
is SOS, 900 in debt, with great deal of
expensive litigation in prospect The
question of holding fair in 1896 was
regarded as dubious one. The bust
ness committee was instructed to con-