Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1896-04-02

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decided to extend the water mains and
! put in 1000 electric light plant
Camp meeting opens July q.
Chas. Hedinger was soldering his
gasoline tank in his store at Clio when
il exploded, blowing the front of his
store out and shaking the whole town.
Hedinger was not badly injured
The State Fair association and the
West Michigan association have come
terms whereby the former will hold
| its fair on the latter's grounds at Grand
Rapids, profits to be shared equally.
During the first thunder storm Of
the season at Galien Isaac Haroff' s
house was struck by lightning and the
windmill demolished. A tree in an
other part of the town was shattered.
Geo. Jones, convicted at Grand
Rapids of deceiving Mary Webster by
making her believe he had married
her by means Of mock ceremony,
was sentenced TO Jackson for three
years.
Geo. Town. of Otsego, was engaged
IN buzzing wood when the saw burst a
piece hitting him in the face, cutting
his nose, mouth and chin open, frac-
turing his jaw and knocking several
teeth out.
Albert Henry. aged 40 years, an en-
ploye on the night shift of the @. q q.
Il. shops at Battle Creek committed
suicide by taking an ounce of carbolic
acid. He was found dead in an out
house by his wife.
Il. j. Wieman, of Armada, a travelling
salesman for the l.. 5. Baking Co., re-
Gently won horse at rattle and his
good luck has followed him to the eX-
tent that he is now the father of trip
lets-two girls and boy.
4The twenty-third annual meeting of
the Michigan branch of the Woman's
Board of Missions of the Interior of the
Congregational church held at Port
Huron reported that over $4,000 had
been received the past year.
Nearly % fishermen were carried
out into Saginaw bay by the wind
breaking the ice and they were in
great danger of losing their lives.
They reached shore after "a hours, but
had to abandon all of their belongings.
win Emmons, while splitting wood
at Jackson caught his AK in a clothes
line. 1t rebounded upon his skull,
cutting frightful cash, severing an
artery and nearly slicing his ear off.
A surgeon saved him from bleeding to
death.
The three companies of militia in
Grand Rapids have organized as a
stock company under the name of
Grand Rapids Light infantry, and will
unite in securing commodious
"a Tho tsril1 ha
for dedication in the fall.
While t. G.. Bailey was oiling the
machinery in his laundry at Lansing
his coat sleeve caught in n swiftly re-
volving shaft and he was thrown to-
ward the ceiling. lie caught pro-
iecting beam with his left arm and
hung until every stitch of his clothes
was torn from ais body, but was not
badly injured.
Strong southwest winds parted the
ice in kewaunee bay near Pequaming,
setting five fishermen adrift. Their
rescue was regarded as almost impos-
sibIe, but the men waving distress
signals. were seen by Constant Rem
bach, fisherman, near Jacobsville,
and he succeeded after great. eXer-
tions and much danger to himself, in
saving all five. The families of the
men had given up hope of seeing them
again.
Foreclosure suits were begun in the
L. =. court at Grand Rapids against the
Detroit, Lansing a. Northern; Detroit,
Lansing q Grand Rapids and Saginaw
a. Western railroads, by the Boston
holders of the trust mortgages. This
is the first step IN the radical reorgan-
ization of the d. l.. IL y. system, which
has been contemplated for three years.
The mortgage bonds on which the
suits are based, aggregate about So
225, 600. The bill asks for the appoint
ment of receiver.
VIM. H. Meyer. the Traverse City
merchant arrested for alleged attempt
to defraud his creditors, has turned on
his accusers. At Philadelphia his at
torney brought suit in the U. $. court
against Samuel l.. Jones. of McSher-
rystown, Pa. to recover 100000 dam
ages for alleged false arrest. Jones
sold cigars to Meyer. giving him credit
of 50, 900. Last January robbers broke
into Meyers store, gagged Meyer and
stole 81 700. Jones charged that the
robbery story was ruse and had
Meyer arrested
The fifteenth annual meeting of the
Woman's Home Missionary union Of
the Congregational church of Michigan
was held at Port Huron The reports
showed the society to be hourishiDg.
The treasurers report showed that
81, 0ss.0l had been received during the
past year. Officers elected were: Pres
ident, Mrs. Il. F. Powell, of Grand Rap
ids; vice presidents, Mrs. w. III. War
rem, of Lansing: Mrs. Geo. McLane, of
Detroit Mrs. T.. n. Rhodes, of Han
cock; Mrs ID. NJ. Bradley, of Grand
Rapids; corresponding secretary, Mrs.
c. c. Dennison, of Grand Rapids; re-
cording secretary, Mrs. Ii. c. Wyman,
of Detroit
The Republican state convention at