Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1896-04-16
MICHIGAN NEWS.

Mrs. Addie Brown, aged II, was
burned TO death while alone at home
at Grand Rapids.
The large brick farm residence of
Mrs. John Calvert burned at School
craft, loss, $1,000.
A Baptist Young Peoples union con-
vention of southwestern Michigan was
held at Kalamazoo.
Omer is trying TO get the county seat
back from Standish, whittier il was
moved three years ago.
A rolling log crushed the life out of
the four-year-old daughter of Samuel
Montgomery, of Harrietta.
The building belonging to and occu-
pied by Richie Bros, in Camden, was
destroyed by fire. Loss, $4,000
The u. s circuit court at Grand
Rapids appointed Chas M. Heald re-
ceiver of the d., l.. & y. railroad.
The Agricultural college faculty Sc
lected L. d, Partridge and c. ii.
Briggs as commencement orators.
Joseph James, of Lucas, bled to
death from a small cash cut in
his foot while he was making ties.
The bondsmen of ex-County Treas
urer Suekey, of Ann Arbor, have paid
SO, 500 TO make good his defalcation.
The home of Frank Plat. of Benton
Harbor, burned To the ground. The
family barely escaped in night robes.
The loss is -, 000
A dose of bi-chloride of mercury
| ii. 60 Il -
Rocky Bushey, aged Is, at the Wo-
mans hospital, Saginaw.
At a dance near Valley Center Jack
and Pat Melanie got into fight with
Dick and Homer Tobin and all were
injured, Homer Tobin probably fatally.
Geo. Adams, woodsman, while
walking on the d., :. ). ~ A. railroad
track near Seney, was caught by
freight train and was fatally cut about
the head.
| Fred Rhenhart tried to look at the
sun through yellow colored glass at
Ipsilanti. The rays focused in such
way as to destroy the sight of one eye,
and the other is seriously injured.
The Mansfield mine, at Crystal
Falls, which has been flooded ever
since the catastrophe of two years ago,
will be pumped out Part of the
Michigamme river flows over the mine.
George w bolivar, formerly Michi-
gan Central roadmaster but at present
proprietor of the Hotel Pike, at Niles,
mysteriously disappeared. He had
large amount Of money when last seen.
Peter Jensen. a laborer. employed
on the Manistec ~ Luther railroad,
while loading ties slipped and fell
under the wheels, crushing his leg
and died during the night from his in
juries.
A big sensation was created at Grand
Haven by the arrest of 13 fishermen
for using nets with meshes smaller
than the legal size. About SO, 900
worth of nets were confscated by the
state game warden.
Q Chas. T.. Hills, cashier of the Belding
,S9yi Jae2aanJ-has Disappeared AID n.
preliminary examination Of the books
shows shortage of $500 Hills was of
a good family and was good business
man, but drank little.
Wayne county physicians have petit
| toned congress and several state leg
! islatures to defeat anti-vivisection bills
claiming that they would prevent the
securing of vaccine points and anti
toxine, two medicinal products of
inestimable value.
Detroit entertained for one day the
great japanese general Field Marshal
! Yamapata, COMMUNICATIVE chief of the
army of Japan. lie was accompanied
by six other distinguished Japs on
! their way 10 attend the coronation of
} the ear of Russia.
Frederick Schwartz, aged -, an old
| resident of st. Clair, committed suicide
| by shooting himself in the left breast
| lie had been great friend OF Geo. y.
! Eber. and when he learned of that
young mans death expressed the wish
that his funeral might be held upon
the same day.
While returning home a party of II
! Wheatland, Hillsdale county, people
were caught in a thunder storm. Sud
denly there was binding flash, fol-
| lowed by a heavy clasp of thunder.
The entire party was Frustrated. One
horse was killed and Charles Stafford
remained unconscious for two hours.
As the result of a drunken family
row at Kalamazoo. Mrs. Cornelius l..
/ Linehan, lies probably fatally injured
with five deep knife stabs in the back,
and her husband is badly pounded.
Dan Linehan, brother of Cornelius,
who is said to be an all around tough,
is the one who did the bloody work.
The lifeless remains of Donald Nc
/ Lean were found near Martin, sitting
upright under a tree about 80 rods
| from his house. Over his left temple
was bullet hole. A ball had plowed
its way clear through his head, coming
out on the right side. A revolver with
one chamber discharged was found at
his feet.
The thirty-frst annual reunion of
the Twenty-sixth Michigan infantry
was held at Mason. Officers elected:
President. VIM. Horton, of Fowlerville;
vice, Il. II. Bachelor, of Deco Center;
secretary elias Durfy, of Fowlerville;
treasurer, j. j. Dana, of Williamson;
color bearer, A. Mcliale, of Muskegon;
chaplain, Lafayette Church.
Detroit narrowly escaped another
terrible holocaust in the burning of
the Riverside Storage warehouse.
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