Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1897-05-27

The Cd Rapids & Indiana rail.
road has luced its pay roll in Kala-
mazoo so a month by laying off
seven me nd transferring the three
train crepf six men each to Grand
Rapids arFort Wayne.
The anal jubilee of the Jackson
county fabees, will be held June
12. All tleaders in the state have
been invit together with 10 bands
and two que base ball clubs, and
10000 visis are expected.
Wetmor book store at Ann Arbor
was robbie of base balls, pencils,
fountain ps, etc, amounting to about
500. No &c could be found by the
officers un they discovered Henry
Golz and Eie Krug, aged and 10
respectively about the streets, show
ing some othe booty. They were
arrested.
Rev. JADE Snashall was killed by a
street car vile riding his bicycle at
Grand Rapb His funeral was held
in Calvary Jptist church, Rev. c. w.
Barber and ven other clergymen Of
floating lie attendance was so large
that all coul not get into the church
and Rev. c.. Higgins spoke to the
crowds outsit.
Pierre Ser, night operator at
Milan, was hid up at the point of guns
at a. m. Tie robbers placed him in
box car forSafe keeping, and he re-
manned two burs and half, when he
was releasedby train crew. The
bandits securd fine gold watch and
$3.50 from theoperator, together with
s6.15 of the c0pany's money.
The inabilit to settle with the cred
itors for indebedness many years due,
as well as to SCI its equity in the fair
grounds coupld with the hopelessness
of state aid, wi ia is freely granted in
other states, his ed the State Agricul-
tural society toV eide to hold no state
fair this year. This action probably
marks the end that once prosperous
society
-Four years d'o Mrs. VIM. Num-, of
bay City, sent letter to her son Will
lam, musician md minstrel, who was
then In Australl with a circus. A few
days ago the letter was returned with
20 postmarks, ydlow but still intact.
IL had been returned from Australia
TO London via AN Francisco and had
travelled many housand miles. Mrs.
Num- died two vars ago.
Three barns Burned at the same time
ut Three Rivers, out prompt work on
me part of the ire department pre-
vented a serious confagration, al
though a high wind was blowing.
lne barn was occupied by G. Clark,
'ity oil peddler, who lost an oil wagon
md had his hands and face badly
burned trying to save his team. The
property was not insured.
A painters bridge, strung 40 feet
bove the ground on the Lambert
building, at the corner of Bates and
'armer streets, Detroit, fell, carrying
With 1T George Allen and John Rade-
nacher, painters. The men struck
eayily on w stone walk below, and
n his death. Rademacher received a
ad shaking up and a number of severe
ruises but will recover.
The Order of the Red Cross of Mich
gan held an interesting and important
meeting at Detroit. Supreme Com
nander Windrow, Scribe Williamson
nd Treasurer Picllens were deposed
nd a committee of three were APP
ointed with full authority to adopt
ny means for obtaining possession of
he records as might seem advisable.
he names of the members of the COM
nittee were not revealed.
Gov. Pingree is having a hard time
Thing the vacancy on the jackson
'rison board of control lie named ex-
iayor L. c. Brooks, of Jackson, for
he place, but through certain influ-
noes the state senate was induced to
efuse to confirm the appointment.
.ater the governor nominated Sheriff
udson, of Washtenaw county, but it
low appears that the constitution for
lids a sheriff holding any other Office.
The bill providing for board of pub
ic works in villages of l 200 was killed