Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1897-08-26

his head two of which are very serious
No reason known.
The members of the Ladies Library
association of Owosso had charge of
the cars of the Ossowo and Corunna
Traction Co., collecting fares for the
benefit of their library.
The lovers of trout fishing will make
the most of the few DAYS which remain
Of the time in which they can lawfully
go after the finny fellows. The open
season closes September 1.
Joseph Lahey, of Bay City, claims
to be the greatest Ion g-distance rider
i'm the country. He has completed TO-
900 miles since Jan. 1, and expects to
make 5000 more this year.
An electric car on the Salzburg line
was struck and wrecked by Grand
Trunk train near Bay City. Motorman
Frank Tibido was thrown Is feet, but
escaped without serious injury.
Benjamin Jones, ascd Is, of Detroit
was drowned near Pearl Beach, four
miles below Algonac by the capsizing
rescued in an exhausted condition.
The Bay City council don't like Can
adian thistles so the street commits
sioner was instructed to cut all of them
he found throughout the city and
charge the costs to the property
1t is said that Gen. Duffield, of De-
troit, superintendent of the L. S. coast
geodeSic survey, is to be removed to
make room for Il Republican. He was
appointed by Cleveland three years ago
The city fathers at Midland have
been ask to grant "a 10-year franchise
giving the exclusive rights for the
telephone business in the village, the
prices for service to be SIS and $50 per
year.
Prof. Harry Miner who called him
self the great Brooklyn bridge diver,
made leap from the roof of the White
mill, into the mill race at Albion and
was seriously and perhaps fatally in
jured.
Henry Crooks, aged rs, while driving
past the central school building at
Coldwater, pitched forward in his
wagon and was found to be dead. He
was strong man apparently in good
health.
John Huttenlocher's tream ran away
with tank of water at Munith, and
one horse struck "a tree and was in
stantly killed. A young daughter of
Chris Schumacher was injured SO
badly that she may die.
The G. A. r. members of st. Clair,
Macomb and Sanilac counties will hold
an encampment at Yale, September l
aud 2. They will camp out on that &C.
casion in tents, as in the days when
they were in active service.
Thos. Ii. Baker, of Shelby, agent of
the Walter Wood Harvester Co., was
arrested on the charge of embezzling
$500 of the firms funds. He promptly
swallowed a large dose of arsenic and
died before reaching the Jail.
A young man, aged about 20, DELHI
erately threw himself under moving
train at the C. & w. M. depot at Grand
Haven and his head was smashed to a
pulp. note found identified him as
Lem Wilson, of Lexington, Ky.
Thirty mint distilleries are now in
operation at Decatur, and thousands
of pounds of oil are being turned out.
Several hundred men are employed in
the industry just at present, which
livens things up considerably in the
village.
Horace Griffin and wife, of Manistee,
quarreled violently and separated. The
husband made tracks for the Manistee
Savings bank and drew $40 of his wife S
savings. Mrs. Griffin sued the bank,
and "a justice court jury awarded a ver-
dict of $50.
l.. II. Dezoete, age &c, unknown citi-
zen, of Traverse City, suicided by
shooting himself in the head with a
3s-caliber revolver. He arranged his
affairs Systematically, paid his taxes
| and left all his private papers in a
small satchcl.
Emmett county Indians have organ.
lied an Indian pioneer association, and
will hold their first annual picnic al
| Cross Village, Aug. 25. The Indian
band will furnish music and the speak
ers will be Indians. A large attend
ance is expected.
The striking miners at the Monitor
coal mine near Bay City have resumed
work, having compromised at s7N
cents ton when they struck for 9t
cents. The Bay nine which was pay
ing IS cents voluntarily increased tc
the new Monitor scale.
The state convention of the Baptist
Young Peoples Union was held al
Fenton with fair attendance. The
program Of addresses, discussions and
conferences was enjoyable, interesting
and instructive. A picnic at Long lake
was one of the features.
Frank Thomas, of Merrill took hi,
wife and twochildren and two children
of J. II. Whitney out for ride. The
| horse became frightened at a barking
dog and ran away, throwing them out
MIR. Thomas was run over aud killed
but the others were uninjured.
"'he indications are that there viii
| be 1. large number OF men employed il
the woods of Luce county this fall auC
| ,,nNt ,,sfuta~ Iarra contracts fpy fat,f