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

October to lonia for one year Tor lar
ceny.
Lewis & Allen will start an axle
factory with 40 men, in connection
with their vehicle spring works at
jackson.
Thos. Payne, aged "a, promising
young man of Detroit, was drowned
while bathing in Lake Erie near Cleve-
land.
Harry Schell, aged 10, was drowned
at Stoney lake, near Oxford. He was
swimming with the aid of rail, but
slipped off.
Douglas Parks, who escaped from
Ionia prison June %, has been captured
at Glendale, N. d., while en- route to
the Klondike.
Alexander Grant, of Monroe, has
been made assistant general superin-
tendent of the railway mail service by
the postmaster-general.
The Tllden mine at Bessemer has
closed down, throwing ESQ men out OF
employment. Poor demand for that
grade of ore is the cause.
Silas Huested, of Muir, n pensioner
in moderate circumstances, took car
bolic acid and died in terrible agony.
He was very incorporate.
The Ionia council has decided to
bond the city for $500, to extend the
city water system, and special cleo
ton Will be held on Aug 10.
James Miller's 2-year-old son, at
Croswell, became frightened at some
hogs that came close up to him and
fell In faint and finally died.
On Aug. 10 Gov. Pingree will de-
liver an address at the fourteenth an
nual picnic of the farmers of Jackson
and Ingham counties, at Pleasant lake.
The Il. & p. NJ railroad has issued
orders that no person shall be en-
ployed in any of its departments UNI
less able to read and write intelli-
gently.
Mrs Emily Goodale left her homo at
Medina July 20 to call on n neighbor
Nothing has been seen of her since.
She leaves husband and three small
| children.
Geo w. Delano of Monterey town
ship, near Allegan, fell from "A hay
press, which ran over him and broke
both legs above the knee. He may
not recover.
All the grocery stores and meat mar
kets in Grand Rapids were closed for
one day and the business men with
their clerks took day off for their
annual picnic.
AS result of the recent pam Ameri-
can visit to Grand Rapids an order for
900 desks, tables and chairs for the
Mexican government has been placed
with firms there.
The Michigan State Pharmaceutical
association met at Grand Ledge with
about so present. Besides addresses
and papers there was considerable
pleasure INDUCED in.
Prof Frank Wood, teacher of science
in the Bay City high school, has re-
signed TO accept position in the gov
eminent school at Toxic, Japan, where
he will teach science and English.
Melita Sallovbani, young woman,
was found beastly drunk lying across
the railroad track at Iron uutain.
She was pulled off just in time to save
her from being run over by freight.
Fred W. Vergien, who is wanted for
the burglary of Albaugh's jewelry
store, at Hillsdale, where he was night
watch, has been captured in Chicago
and part of the stolen goods recovered.
The City roller Touring mills at
Adrian have started after an idleness
of three and half years. With
cooper shops they employ 40 men and
have capacity of 500 barrels of flour
daily.
Jerry Wetsel, retired farmer near
St Joseph, was drugged and robbed OF
SIPS and left in his berry patch uucon'
scious. The drug was administered in
glass of cider and hired man is sus
pected.
Two cave-ins on the Union street
sewer at Grand Rapids buried Martin
Neal and Samuel Knight. Knight
was crushed between the side planlSs
and killed, but Neal was rescued and
will recover.
The Monitor Coal Nine CO., Bay City
has let the contract for 90 new houses
to be built near the mine for the ac
commodatou of miners There are al
ready good-sized villages near the
two shafts.
Henry Smiths only daughter, Ethel
was burned to death at Dimondale by
her clothing catching fire from rub
bish fire. The father became so de
spondeut that he took morphine, bu'
will recover.
Hezekiah Callan, of MuslIegon, took
carbolic acid and was found dead in
bed, with his son Arlie sleeping quietly
beside him Cailan leaves widow
and five children. Ill health and pov
erty induced the suicide.
Lydia Brown, a pretty Grand Rapids
girl employed at the Ottawa Beacl
hotel, was brutally assaulted by ;
negro named Collins, who decoyed he
to the beach. The girls condition il
very critical. Collins escaped.
Prof Dave Anderson made balloon
ascension at Leslie. but when 200 fee
in the air his ballon burst lie wa