Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1904-09-01

h'"tl thursday aIteIhooH Ut bi'Ni,
Ave miles north where it washed
| ashore.
The condition of Rep. Charles III.
Brown, of Houghton, who was shot
| from ambush by some one unknown,
Is stlll serious. hut his physicians be-
licve he will recover. The bullet has
not been located.
The famous camp meeting for
Northern Michigan and Canada will
commence at Saganing on the Sagi-
nav bay, a few miles southeast of
Standish, August 20, and continue
about ten days.
The business of the Pyritcs Mining
d Chemical Co.. of Sebcwaing was
wound up last week ana the closing of
The mines means sad blow 10 the
village rs about 5000 was paid out
there monthly to employees.
Miss Florence Nanderveer. OF Ben
ton llarbor, girl of II, was found
dead under the bed in her home, and
suicide is suspected. The authorities
are making IN investigation, as the
case is considered mysterious.
City employees OF Kalamazoo are srs-
pected OF stealing parts of bicycles
picked M by the police and placed
I'm headquarters for Safc-keeping. Not
single bicycle is complete, something
having been stolen from each.
Peter Shafer was seriously injured
at Stephenson. Mich, while trying 10
steal ride on a Northwestern pas
senSer train lie WAS smashed be-
tween the engine and tank. lie was
removed TO the pOorhousc in this city
George Hemple fell from his RIG at
the Lenawec and LIillsdale counties
farmers picnic ut Devils Lake and re-
ceiVed injuries that may prove fatal.
George OlmStedd was kicked by Il
horse ana his c9llIrhone and several
ribs broken.
Writ McClain. through his attorneys
has brought action against the Jack
sen d Battle Creek Traction CO., in
Tie sum of $1,000 for damages al
legged to have been received in an ac-
cident on that road, east OF Parma,
July 4. 1904.
Alvin J. Cook now OF Ionia Mich,
who was believed By his relatives to
have been Killed III the civil war. or
10 have persisted in Il confederate pris
on surprised his sister, Mrs. William
- fNtlt4 ill ~. vi lAIiAltA l.'l - sNAlNl
By walking into her house.
The 2-ycar-old child of Edward
Giansc. Of MenomnCc, died of poison
ing from IN overdose of laXberries.
The box had been left within reach
ana three were eaten. The pills CON
tanned strychninc and beladonna. The
child went into commissions and died
in agony.
Mrs. Bert Johnston, Of Montrosc,
had Il narrow escape from death Mon
day night By mistake she took Il
teaspoonfullof aconite. Upon discov-
ering thd nj, take Il, hurry-up call was
made ufof physician, who after
working upon her for an hour pulled
her through.
Edward Chenoweth. proprietor OF
The old Dalton packing plant in lsl-
peming. and Nicholas Webb. an cin'i|
ployc. were fatally scalded Saturday
They were working under Il tank of
boiling talloW and the bottom drOppeH
out. the contents coming upon them
10th Will Gle.
\ tramp entered tie barn OF j. G.
Brown. i'm Quincy and built Il nice
fire on the barn floor by which TO warm
ana dry himself. the night being
stormy. He thought he eXtinguished
the fire before he left but he was
mistaken. ami the owner came very
near losing the building.
John Flagg. who is employed at the
Flint Sandstone Brick Co.'S plant was
seriously injured Monday night by the
clutch of MINDLESS giving way and
letting the handle fly around. IL
l. I1Ff cid hrnol-intp
four ribs and causing internal injuries.
which may result fatally.
Bishop Burgess. the third bishop of
Detroit. died AZ Kalamazoo in 1880.
and the monument which he directed
in his will TO he placed over his grave
is just being prepared. 1t will be of
granite with Il shaft 40 feet high,
capped with heroic figure of the
bishop importing his blessing.
4 piece Of gas pipe filed with
nitro-glyceriuc. found under the home !
of Chris Thompson. of Menominee. was
exploded by the police ana caused Il
terrific report That the Internal ma
chine was intended TO wreck Mr.. |
Thcwpson's hourc Is evident, but the !
motive cannot even be guessed at.
w III. w uulOH was oliNsNSN hSol
Standish, charged with burglary and |
with having stolen chickens. jewelry |
and various other things I'm and around |
Standish during the past month or
two He led sort of gypsy's life. |
camping out in the woods and raid |
ing houses and chic IN coops at night |
John Cofrcy, who had several times
been an inmate of the insane asylum |
in Kalamazoo finding his mind be-
coming clOudad once more. walked all
the way from Richmond county. Que
bee province 10 he taken in once more. |
As he is now resident Of Canada and |
owns 80 acres there. he will be sent
back.
\ Bedford farmer constructed a
baIbed wire fence across Seven Mil
creek when the water was low, and
the recent heavy rains caused the fence
wires 90 be submerged. He visited the
stream the other morning and was sur
prised 10 find five fine brook trout. |
weighing not less than a pound cach
caught OF the barbs OF the wire.
The growth Of all business durin.
the mast decade has been large aud