Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1902-05-22

people and their friends will be held
at the Hotel Butler, Lansing. on We'd
nesday, Thursday and Friday, june
1870, under the auspices of the Mich
igan Blind Peoples General Welfare
association.
Floyd Ryno and another young man
who was helping him blast rocks on
farm In Flushing, did not retire far
enough away from the scene of their
operations before a blast Wednesday,
and the conclusion stunned them for
several hours.
According TO returns to the depart
ment OF state, there were $3.50 deaths
IN Michigan during April, decrease
or lo3 over the preceding month Ihc
deatu rate. however. Ill per LOCO es-
tilnated population, was the same as
that for March.
ST. Joseph railway and steamboat
managers and the street car COM
pany are hustling to raise IA purse OF
Soo,OOO for the purpose of booming
the 81. Joseph excursion business ana
aifordlng entertainment for guests
when they arrive.
Malcolm McAuley. well-known
from his wagon Saturday. his team
starting up suddenly and he striking
on his head. 1t was at first Thought
that lac was killed. but he will recover,
although badly hurt.
Mayor Cunningham is lying very
sick ut his home I'm Bay City, and
whether he will ever be able to take
up the reins of city government again
depends on the success of an operation
for strangulated hernia performed
hastily Monday night.
One of the recent sales Of primary
school and swamp land ut the state
land office was that CT go acres IN
Baraga and Schoolcraft counties. for
which $1,000 was paid by J. Bristol
Johnson. of Desbarats. Ont, who VIII
prospect his land for copper.
Jacob Miller has filed notice in the
Circuit Court, Saginaw, of suit
against the Pere Marquette railroad
for $4,000. Miller was engineer on
the road and sustained injuries in
jumping from the cab three years ago
just before Il collision took place.
About thirteen years ago Mrs. Il. w
Washburn, of Ovid, was taken i'll with
In grippe. 1t settled in her throat, rem
dering her speechless. She was unable
to communicates While sitting in her
house Il thought came to her Friday
and she spoke it aloud, much to her
own astonishment.
Gov. Bliss has issued paroles for
two convicts. They were Ernest l..
Chase. of Detroit, who was sentenced
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murderous assault on his wife with
razor, and Joseph Moss. colored. sent
from Kalamazoo for using his razor OH
the mother of his fiancee.
Frank Woodwork was struck in the
left eye by Il seven-penny wire nail
while at work in the Grating depart
ment of Peterson's factory. in Flint
The nail penetrated the ball of the eye
and when Woodw9rth himself pulled
it out part of the Ayes came out with
the nail The Ayht was entirely de-
stroyed.
The senate committee on public
buildings has agreed to raise Flint's
postotfice building appropriation $25.-
600 instead of $4,000. bringing it up
TO $4,000. Senator Burrows is trying
Battle Creeks item in the bill to $780,
600 and to make an appropriation for
n building ut the 500. where the gov
eminent owns the site.
Wellington Jones. aged ~. was ar
rested ut his home. 16 miles southeast
Of Cassopoiis. Tuesday morning by
Under Sheriff Russey at the instiga-
tion of Elkhart, Ind. officers. who sus-
pected him of counterfeiting. His
home was searched. and two molds
and two plaster stamps, with other
paraphernaia. were found i'm the at
tic OF his house and confscated
Henry Swartz, a Niles bad man. in
vaded the home of Clinton Tromwell
Tuesday night while intoxicated. and
Mrs TTomwel shot at him twice,
missing him. She then summoned
help. Officers handcuffed him and
took him 20 Jail on a dray There he
struck Chief of Police Francis in the
face. whereupon the chief threw away
his billy and thumped the prisoner
with his fists.
The gang of abductors which has
been operating i'm Grand Rapids for
several months. Friday night tried to
SelIt II StINHHl SlIl tllIloAeu III tue
family of Superintendent of Schools
w. i. Wilson. They had carriage
ready TO take her away. but the girl
resisted them successfully. The
method attempted was the same which
had been operated successfully in sew
eral cases Il few weeks ago.
The home of T.. c. smith. i'm West
Bay City. was visited by burglars
Wednesday night and stripped OF
nearly $1,000 worth of silverwarc. cut
glass. vases and linen. 4 servant
WHO was employed Monday received
permission to 30 out and took key
with her. The girls things are all gone,
together with most of the contents of
her room. The thieves took the stuff
away In light rig. making two trips
after II.
The large stone house on the Robert
Gamer farm. four miles east of Clyde,
and occupied by Andrew Gamer. with
/ all its contents. was destroyed by fire
early sunday morning. Loss. $4,000.
A large barn ON the Thos. Holland
farm. three miles west. containing IL
head OF cattle. 10 sheep. four horses.
farm tools hay. grain. etc. was totally
destroyed by fire Monday night. Loss.
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