Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1898-07-14

cherries at Coldwater, fell upon a
picket fence, sharp spike penetrat-
ing her groin about eight inches. She
was impaled until neighbors came to
her assistance and tenderly lifted her
off. She cannot recover.
There was general observance
throughout the state of President Nc
Kinley's suggestion that the nation
give thanks to God for the glorious
victories of American arms, and many
prayers were offered for future sue
cesses.
Mrs. Charles Cunningham of Bruins
wick, Muskegon county, filled wash
boiler with cold water and left it
standing on the kitchen floor. Soon
after her 11-months'-old child, Otis,
fell in and was drowned.
Anna Durcau, of Muskegon, widow
of Ruben W. Durcan, of Co. c, oath
Michigan volunteers, is the first woman
in the state to apply for pension in
the present war. Her husband died of
pneumonia in Fort Meyer hospital at
Camp Alger.
Frank G. Putnam, sergeant of Co. III,
Twelfth U. S. infantry, was killed at
Santiago. He was n Saginaw boy, %
years of age, and was on his second en-
listment. He was visiting his home
when the war began and was ordered
to join his command.
John Henry Franklin, the first Mich
igan volunteer to fall in the war in
Cuba, was from Dimondale. He was
26 years of age and was one of the first
to respond for the Sons of Veterans
company, which was assigned to Co. l.,
SD Michigan regiment He leaves
daughter aged years.
Mrs. Flora b. Renkes, of Hastings,
fusion nominee for superintendent of
public instruction, has received an
opinion from the encouragement that
she is constitutionally elibible to the
office if elected, but for personal reas-
ons she does not want to make the race
and will therefore decline the nominal
ton.
The following message was sent to
Admiral Sampson by the President
You have the gratitude and congrat-
ulations of the whole American people
Convey to your noble officers and crews,
through whose valor new honors have
been added TO the Americans, the
grateful thanks and appreciation of
the nation"
The Sands e. Maxwell lumber yard
at Pentwater was almost totally de-
stroyed by fire, 5000, 900 feet of lumber
from Ludington responded promptly
but the flames were not subdued for
several hours. The loss on the stock
is placed at about $50, with about
500, 900 insurance.
Officer Wilson is just now the hero
of the Bay City police force. He was
appointed about month ago, and has
already distinguished himself by saw
ing the lives of the three children of
John Nankowski who were asleep in a
burning building. The brave officer
did not mention his act, and it was
out.
DR.. Mae C. Landes, young woman
physician at Muskegon, took a bath,
carefully attired herself in her best
clothes and then took deadly potion
consisting of carbolic acid, laudanum
and morphine. She left note saying:
Business perplexities are too much
for me and think it is time to quit.
Death has no terrors for me; life has
many
Gen. c. +. Roe, of New York, who
held the rank of ma jor-gcneral in the
National Guard, has been appointed
brigadier-genera of volunteers and as
signed to command the brigade the
31st Michigan is in at Chickamauga,
and which had been under command of
Col. Gardener of the 31st. Gen. Roe
graduated from West Point in 1865 and
served several years in the cavalry.
Michigan had two passengers on the
Inflated La Bourgogne, which was
sunk in collision off Cape Sable,
nearly 600 lives being lost. Prof. L.
l.. Walter, who occupied the chair of
languages and literature in
the University of Michigan, was on his
way to Europe to spend the summer
vacation. Miss Fannie l.. Hess,
prominent young woman of Grand
Rapids, was passenger and was listed
from Chicago, with other pupils from
n Chicago institute.
The acreage of wheat grown in
this year is, approximately,
1 ,710, 900 acres. The average yield per
acre in the state is estimated at 1874
bushels. This estimate is based on
nearly / $50 reports covering all parts
of the state. The estimate points to
crop of about $4,000, 900 bushels. Har-
vest is full two weeks earlier than in
1897 The area planted to corn is
about normal, and the crop is in ex-
cellent condition. The condition is 90
per cent higher than one year ago.
The average condition of oats is Of;
potatoes, 90; apples, so; peaches, "a.
The chief engineer of the Gloucester,
the vessel that sank both the Spanish
torpedo boat destroyers off Santiago
and which took Admiral Cervera pris-
oner. is Passed Assistant Engineer
George w. McElroy, of Adrian. He is
a son of DR.. George McElroy, now and