Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1897-08-12

While fishing on VandercoolS lake
John Fitzmier and Clarence Russell,
young men of Jackson, were thrown
into the lake by their boat capsizing.
Russell succeeded in reaching shore,
more dead than alive, but Fitzmier
was drowned.
About i25 men and women of the
Minnesota Editorial association struck
the Wolverine state at Ludington
after journey across Lake Michigan
from Milwaukee, on a weeks outing.
special +. & z. nj. train carried the
party to Detroit where four days were
spent in sightseeing and side excur-
sions.
The abandoned coal mines near Sc
bewaing, some of which extend under
the business and residence part of the
village, are settling gradually. Peo-
pie frequently wake up in the morn
ing to find that their front yard has
sunk foot, and it is nothing uncom-
mon to find the walls cracked and the
clock stopped.
Morgan Florance, farmer near
Rdgeway, stopped the team attached
to his reaper and was fixing the knives
when the horses suddenly started, and
before he could get out of the way one
limb was completely severed and he
was otherwise severely bruised Flor
ance is about 20, and there is little
hope of his recovery.
Two tramps stopped at the home of
John ID. Stricken, the Michigan Cen
trail baggageman at Ann Arbor, and
asked for food. Mrs. Strickler gave
them and lunch and asked them to 60
This made the tramps angry, and one
slapped her while the other struck her
with his fist, knocking her down. The
tramps then escaped.
Certain Galesburg citizens succeeded
in closing the public billiard rooms
and now the devotees of that game
propose to retaliate by stopping public
croquet, which they call church bill
liards. The croquet lovers indulge
in some rather heated arguments at
times which the others say do not have
the most beneficial effect upon young
people.
Four prisoners escaped from the
county jail at ST. Joseph. They are
Alex. Mcdonald, awaiting trial for at
tempt at murder; Louis AXE, bicycle
thief; Frank Roby and Otis Bentley,
burglars. They sawed the bars from
their cells and the windows in the rear
of the Jail, gaining the ground below
with the aid of blankets. Saws were
probably struggled into the Jail by a
woman.
remonstrance has been issued by
the professors at Brown university at
Providence, r. l., and sent to the mem
bers of the corporation. They protest
against the action of the latter body In
discharging President Andrews be-
cause of his expressions against trusts
and combines. The document lays
stress on the Importance of the free
dom of thought and speech, especially
in university.
While the A. o. ii. of Port Huron
were .sisnicing on Stag island George
Reamer, a G. & G.. L. brakeman, en-
gagged in friendly fracas with Miss
lettings his sisterinlaw. She struck
at him with her parasol and the point
of the stick entered his ear over an
inch, causing him TO fall TO the ground
like dead man. He was taken home
as soon as possible, but may not re-
cover from the shock.
A national organization of farmers
and fruit growers is being talked of
by Michigan fruit growers, to handle
and sell all farm products at a nominal
advance over actual cost, thus doing
away with middle and commission
men. 1t is proposed to establish
branches in the leading cities and to
ship the products where the best
prices can be secured and above all
else to guard against Cutting any one
market.
John Ryan was elected drain com
missioner of Scioto township, Shiawas-
see county, last spring and notwith-
standing the fact that the last legisla-
ture abolished that Office John has been
doing business just the same. He eX-
perienced no particular difficulty until
the laborers who had been construct
ing costly drain demanded their pay
and the township treasurer refused to
cash the commissioners orders and in
formed the men that they must look to
Mr.. Ryan for their pay, about $500.
John Boyington, OF Durand, and an
unknown man were arrested at Sagi-
nav charged with raising 81 bills to
$40 and passing them. The same day
two young women giving their names
as Bella Whitmore and Lydia Ward
were arrested at Detroit while Willis
Whitmore and Sherman Johns were
locked up at South Bend, Ind, all on
the same charge. Detroit, Toledo
Lansing, Pontiac and other points
have been visited by the gang and a
great many of the altered bills passed
Mrs. Charles Bishop, who lives with
her husband and little child at Mason
has conducted a very prosperous mat
rimonal business with herself as one
of the principals. 1t is alleged that
she advertised in matrimonial papers
that she wanted TO marry and when
promising replies were received "bied
{ the suckers" for wedding trousseau,
) and for money TO pay her fare to the
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