Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1898-04-21
MICHIGAN NEWS ITEMS.

Mrs. Alice McCourt died at Saginaw,
aged 1O7.
The jackson Coal Co. has struck
fine vein near Saginaw.
Col Loomis X Bishop has been APP
pointed postmaster at Grand Rapids.
David Neil, Jr. was crushed to death
while loading logs on train at
Pulaski
Curt limerick, a farmer near Hastings
was drowned in the river while spear
ing fish.
A supposed incendiary fire in Graver
Bros wall paper store at jackson,
damaged the place $4,000.
The 4-year-old daughter of James
billiard, of Onel1ama township, Manis-
tee county, was burned by bonfire so
badly that she died
At jackson burglars stole clothes
from Frank Smiths house and S35 from
John Pitts, but missed 5000 hidden in
a stocking. DIR. +. A. Bulson's Office
was looted of 500 worth of instruments
and spectacle rims.
Thus far about S25, 600 has been spent
for the extra session of the legislature.
Besides this, about S11 800 will be paid
newspapers for printing the general
laws, and other expenses will bring
the total to $4,000.
Anna Merryfeld, aged %. living near
Dundee, was arrested and jailed at
Monroe on suspicion of having made
away with her child. 1t was found
buried under a brush heap in "A box
wrapped in an old apron.
George Fox, the Grand Rapids boy
blown up on the Maine and who lived
to tell the tale, has been transferred to
the Indiana in the Key West squadron.
Earle Malett, another Grand Rapids
youth, is on the Cincinnati.
While playing about bonfire the
little daughter of William Burke, of
Muskegon Heights. was burned to
death Both Mr.. and Mrs. Burke were
badly burned while attempting to eff
feet the rescue of their little one.
The Monroe county Republican con-
,vention will be held early-May -
and will be the first in the state. Ow-
ing to the fight against Gov. Pingree's
denomination the opening of the con-
test will be of particular interest.
Kent City was visited by a disastrous
fire. Aid was summoned from Grand
Rapids and a hose truck and engine
sent, but arrived too late to be of SER
vice. The opera house and three other
buildings were burned. Loss. SIS, 900.
A house and hall occupied by Mrs. j.
Parr. at New Boston, as drug store
was destroyed by fire with contents.
Loss s.. 600, with no insurance. The
fire was caused by the explosion of a
lamp. Frank Parr was severely burned
and his recovery is doubtful.
The sexton of the Grandvi]le Gene
terry, seven miles south of Grand Rap
ids was startled by finding the body
of Mrs. Johanna Rischow She was
the wife of a wealthy farmer, but do
mestic affairs were not altogether
pleasant, SO the old lady had bought a
package of rough on rats, with which
She committed suicide in the Gem
etery. She was 60 years old. Over
5000 was found on her person.
Willis Cranda1l, Jesse Burdick,
Willie Shirley and boy named Car
penter. ala about 16 years old, stole a
ride from Ypsilant on through
freight. In jumping off near the
Huron bridge at Ann Arbor Shirley
was killed and Carpenter knocked
senseless. Burdiek is missing, and the
boys have no idea what became of him.
one year ago Shirley's father commit
ted suicide, and short time later his
mother died suddenly.
The Newland block, recently rebuilt
at Benton Harbor, was ruined by fire.
The property was valued at 81, ZOO, but
was covered by insurance