Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1897-08-19
MICHIGAN NEWS ITEMS.

The cycle path between Owosso and
Corunna is finished and is giving salts
faction.
Mason county Sunday schools at
tracted 5000 persons at their rally day
exercises.
The mines on Isle Royale now en-
ploy so men and so more will be added
by Sept. 1.
A bonus of 81, 800 offered by Luther
citizens induces l.. e. Steadman to
build a flour mill there.
The Upper Pen nsula brewery build
ings at Marquette were struck by
lightning and destroyed.
Joseph TIoag, aged &c, of Wayne,
took out license at Detroit to marry
Caroline Haesler, aged 81.
Lightning burned out the fire alarm
system at Escanaba and seriously Grip
pied the street car system.
Lightning struck the residence of
Alex. McKercher, at Leland. instantly
killing 5,year-old daughter.
Thieves entered the postoffice at Cal
umet blew open the safe with dvna-
I4ite aud took over 5000 in cash.
The 1s-months-old son of j. r. Clark,
of Cedar Springs, fell into boiler full
of hot boiling water, and may die.
4. Oakland and Genesee counties COM
bined in their Sunday school rallies at
Il lol 10 afA 1AI
Alex. Becker committed suicide at
South Haven by shooting himself in
the head. He had been on a drunk
for several days.
Nearly 500 homing pigeons were
liberated by the United States Express
Co. S agent az Adrian. They belonged
to the Detroit Homing club and 4. j.
Rouff
The annual reunion of the veterans
of the G. A. Il. for ST. Clair, Macomb
and Sanilac counties will be held at
Yale Sept. and ?.
Miss Jennie Knott, of Beaver Falls,
Ia, has been appointed preceptress of
Adrian college, to succeed Miss Belle
Hamilton, resigned.
James Burns large barn near Port
Huron filled with this seasons crops
was totally destroyed by lightning.
The loss is heavy one.
Through freight No. 319 collided with
train No. Al, which was switching at
Edwardsburg Three cars and ca
boose were demolished
Chas. Trautman, who spent 20 years
in Africa with Livingston and was
with Stanley on his first expedition,
has Just died at Elizabeth, n. j.
The Black & Willard furniture fac
tory at Buchanan was destroyed by
fire. Loss, $4,000; no insurance.
During the fire several houses were
burglarized.
The talk of a strike of union miners
in the upper peninsula because so
many non-union men were employed
is resulting in scores of the latter join
ing the unions.
While driving across the Air Line
railroad track Harry Lucas, aged IS,
was struck by train at Richmond and
his injuries may prove fatal. The
horse was killed.
A frame business block at the $500
owned by Mrs. T. Launderville and oc-
cupied by the Scott sisters as a millin-
cry store, was destroyed by fire caused
by an exploding lamp.
Fire destroyed double dwelling
house at Calumet, occupied by Capt.
Joe Champion and Joseph Hirsch
Loss 1000. Mrs. Hirsch and five
children had a narrow escape.
Frances Walrop, chef at the Lake
side club at Grand Rapids, died from
the effect of eating toadstools which
he thought were mushrooms. He
claimed to be a mushroom expert.
DR.. l.. X. FislSe. the aged ex-presi-
dent of Albion college, had nearly fin
ished an eloquent sermon before big
congregation at the Methodist camp
meeting at Albion, when he suddenly
turned pale. reeled and fell unconscious
into the arms OF Presiding Elder era
ham. His condition is not serious.
DIR. j. T. Deaman, a dog trainer,
proposes to take a party of six men
from the 500 to the Alaska gold fields
overland, using dogs TO haul them.
lie will do this for 81, 900 and provide for
the party of six for year lie will
take 10 dogs to the man. lie has done
considerable travelling in this way 4