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What is Doing In All Sections of the State Chasing Heceped Prisoners. The police for the prisoners, Hibbard and Mra Malw Rahtwit, who broke out of Kalamaxoo jail, was kept up all day Saturday, although the police re ceived no satisfactory results from the nctions of a sccre of detectives. Dur ing the afternoon a horse which the pile stole from Jarvis Skinner, of Cooper, was found at West Lake, a re sort south of Kalamaxoo, more than fifteen miles from tts home. ‘The es caped prisoners made a circuit of the town while the officers were running flown useless cidex at South Haven, Grand Rapids and Battle Creek. One dogen officials made the journey to the lake when sufrauition reached their arrival they found had stol relative to the pritonemy location. Upon fine horse, the property of Frank Toonder, a local taeiness man. It is thought they are bound for the east via the Grand Trank. The Whining payed navee in the vicin ity of Birminsham during the storm Wednesday afternoon. Oo Calvin Blen word's beet arm, one and on half miles northeast, 20 men and Thornes took refuge in bar. A bolt of Hight ning struck the landing, and every one in it was knocked down and the building set on fire. As soon as the stunned men could gather themselves they extinguished the blaze. One horse was killed. On the farm of John Donaldson, a mille south of Blen wood's, 50 sheep huddled themselves together under on trey Lightning struck it, killing 45 of the animals. The Glorions Fourth, Michigan in common with the rest of the country tadate fair share of. Fourth of July accidents, resulting in Heath ang malwiue of enthusiasm In the use of explosives for noice marking, Bay City held a wide open celebration, thousands from Chicago visited St. Grand Rapids celebrated with m a pinying chapter of acci dents, Detroit lad it quote, Sault Ste. Marie reports many children tujored, and thus the seamoints accumulate. The reports from all ciites and townes in clude one or more accidents resulting from the exuberance of the celebra tors. The Off Inspectors, State (i) Inspector Judson has dis placed four deputies and has estab lished a new Warriot with headquar ters at Saginaw. His new appointees jare J. J. ducket, of Homer, to take ‘the place of W. J. Garfield; 0. Te Torlinsen, of Plainwell, succeeding John Wiltbeck, of Fenville; A. L. Ste vens, of St. Joseph, is sneceeded by 1 4 vette, of Cixsapolle; and Rob sibd of the “So0,' gets gay at 3 Campbell, of Detroit, is, to be Feagpointed. Killed am Iriocent Mane Deputy Sherif Lawrence attempted ‘to arrest Frank Van Gorder, keeper of disorderly place #ix miles from Tea Mountain, and a quarrel followed in which Lawrence was shot In the leg by Van Gorder. ‘The fough then fled, fot Lawrence sent a bellef after him. Sob Gorlet then turned and fired into therowd of spectators, wounding John Hanan to the shoulder and shoot ing John Salehert throwes the chest, crusing his death. Lawrence may dhe blow poison having cet ini. The mare derer was caught at Quinnesce, A Meathertilaves Crimes , Tomes More died In Detroit Satur day afternoon from the effects of a tur ret wound followed by hhe brotherly law, George W. Parker. The waiter, who is now confined at the Central po lice station, must face a murder chore, ‘The prisoner exhibit no wrethen and expressed no regret when told of the fatal consequence of bhe set,in the other hand, It In evident til hie family feel that he oughe to acus for the penalty of Lis rine, Tax Commusen....r aeconnghion, ”y ny interview In regard to the disap pworance of the Sfemized schedote book of railroad property, said: “The book was milesed last December, I cannot see why the book was taken, as we have a complete and full depli cate of the Items as complied by Mr. Cooler, and the records were open to rospection or for copying at any time, by the railroads or anyone else Inter ested enough to do #0.” The State Cash, The balance of $4,517,105 32 In the state trenency at the clone of the fecat year Tuesday night Is divided among the different funds as follows: Gen eral, $2,006,585 22; university Interest, primary school Interest, £ 1; war loan, S80,237 OF; war fund, $245; sundry deposits, S180 17. During year the disbursements from the state treachry were STJST~ WS St and the receipts $5,400,50900, Col. De Land the Survivor, The death of Gen. Withington leaves but one of the orfinal colonels from Mehigan, who went to the army of the Potormac, Miing. There were Afteen regimeents from Michigan In the firing of the Potoime, with as many original colonels. The uly ane lHvtg ta Col, OV. DeLand, of Jackson, Me {uo well at one 1m years and recently waffered a stroke of apoplexy, but has recovered and is about again as uaua Duncan Fraser, 3 years old, was fronted by falling into Black river while in the throes of an epileptic ft. Surveyors are in Dundee laying out the route for the electric railway from Toledo to Ann Arbor by way of Peters burg. It wills come into Dundee on Toledo Street. George Kunath, of Alpena, was, fitted by a northbound passenger while alighting from a train at South Rogers. His skull was crushed and dens will likely follow. Out for Health and Climate. TD. W. HL, Moreland, ex-commission l eft public works of the city of De troi, who went to the City of Mexico when he was under Investigation by a counties of the city council and has since been deposed from office, has, left that city for Chihuahua. He gave as his reason for leaving Mexico City that he was going to meet his at torney. Hefore he went, however, he sold concerning his movements: I came here solely on account of my failing health, as many att have done, 1 went south last y * month, and To was at Allante oly for time this spring. Before 1 came away I sent a con munication to Hie comion council aM one for a month's leave of absence. 1 believe this fine climate, high altitude and the strange scenes will helpie, 1 win feeling better already. “Poiave been meeting some of the best people In Mexico and enjoying thie fun, 2 will return to Detrolt when my Serith taproves sufficiently and, bet before,” AULNA Tie FAIS The Muskegon County Agricultural seelety luis decided 1 hold no fair this fall. Some micorouit recently entered the graveyard near Jasper village and de- Ciped out Wrake 17 tunbstones. Tattle Creek papers say that real et Tite values in thin city have harehiedl 00 to 100 per cent in the past year or two. Even the Detroit lew trust is «ald to be sited for a turk with the grand jury, which is to be carted in Wayne county. After long surres, the body of How ard Selter, of Bellevue, Ky., drowned Saturday at Clark's lake, was recov ered Sunday. Bert Kesson, of Butler township, was fied S20 in Justion White's court Moulay for furnishing lqnor to Loren Astrander, an habitual drunkard, M. HL. French, the former banker of West Franch, who failed for a large amount, Joan Deadwood, 8, 1, en gaged in mining and stock raising. The the four mill now being erect ed at Sault Ste. Marie will offer an in centive to Chippewa county farmers to raise more wheat than formerly, John Kaiser, the T1-year old pioneer resident of the Lake Superior copper country who fell beneath a moving rae at Gay, Wed of his injuries Mon day, The Carvers are doing lively stunts now to get their day in before this live to harvest their wheat, whiet fe toe weather * spening very rap idly, aistebrtet fe, was mira by a “switel and faestivastly killed. He was . wre old and fowcy a family. The store of the Divs Dry Goats Co, Owosso, ernst the Sunday fro 4 gs Jet ood was burned, with several thousand dotlits’ damage, covered by insurance. Three hundred corporations which are failed to fie these amount reports will be prosecuted by the attorney-gen eral. The penalty is $23 and $5 a day since March . After remaining unconscious for sev eral lanks, Joseph W. Avery died Monday at fill home in Grant town ship, Mr Avery was kicked by a horse over the heart. A chil of Mrs. Mary Keller, of Bat tle Creek, he kidnaped in a pecular hanner. The baby wis jig eas, sta sid, jog in front of a beighhorn, when a Word Was aden to fomeove It mad Ka ie Lyontoll son of Mr. and Mrs. 1 Darrow, of Mason, was terribly fine on the back of Its ten and the Loft side of its thee and body by hoiling water from a tea kettle. He dily recover. Runsing almost at full speed and loaded. with passengers two cars on the Muskegon Interurban road collided head on at Obern’s Corners Saturday. One passenger was blatantly killed and #ix Injured, . BH. A. Rockwell, aged 48, the prin cipal Allegan dairyman, is In a serious comition as the result of being at tacked by an enraged bull. The animal tempted Dla amd then towed nnn Through a fens, Provence Waterbury, of Jackson, age 1, nearly severed her head from her heiy this moraine with a razor. She had not been well for the past few days, and It is thought she was temporarily fnnatic. Now that June is past, the county clerks can arrange for their vacations. Except, of course, at St. Joseph, there the strummer Posh for marriages isn't confined principally to the month of June, or elsewhere. Chas, Hitler, arrested In Lansing! Friday for drunkenness, made three attempts to hate Mimeelf In the jar, but each trnoble plan was frustrated by an officer. He dd ronnla for making such attempts, . Contractor Wallerstein, of Tonia, has made arrangements with the prison board whereby he secures an exten sion of two weeks in which to aquate his accounts with the state. The pris oners have again been set to work. While drawing hay to Mason, Ira Hewes, of Ingham township, met with a serious accident, the tire coming off one of the wheels, causing It to break, tipping over the ladd, and throw Hewes against a tree, breaking both bones on the right leg below the knee, both bones penetrating the flesh, Kent county hat only $10,000 on hand with which to meet the current expenses of $80,000 during the next six months. The law prevents the county from borrowing money and the result will be that employes and cred tors of the county must accept county in orders worth the AmoUn: he spread on the tax ill, as Tielion less met have to pay ery Wich fee Insurance rites becamee of the wok of adequate fire protection, Frank Douglass, a firmer Telus Tear Owendale, found his wife beat MDOH he diver when he returned from Twn Meads Trifiog differences with hoe gedghior had hurt her een wife nature and led her to take her own fire, Tose Patta, Sry Of At, Toweeph dle Irie. gujine the shoter of unmaking fie rest shipment of Siebigan peachys thi FeaWon, the carnent harvesthur pitches ever known. ‘The largest crojt in years is prowined. The fruit went to Mesa, Michael Kahler, one of the promi, Her iiviness men of Gaines, former ly of Thirand, is in a critical condition, He bowled biewoughs for the past three thouthe, and hae grown neater by degrees, ‘The median profeasion in Honplissed, Braveh county will in the near far fire save, anothir Partiind cement Plant, coking the fifth of these great manufacturing industries In a hitherto etheity fapuing district. “Mie new face tory will be built abet 12 a miles south of Coldwater, Col. Lester Hf. Salsbury, of Adkan, Aged 68 by dead, He enlisted in the Second Michigan Infustry aid served enough the civil war. At Gettyshans # buller went through Wisinu, and this wind, with others, were the In direct cause of his death. With the mercury at 02 In the shade cases of Insanity are reported on the increase, one of the vietiis being Dr. Robert Henderson, of Buchanan, pres ident of the Bertien Medical society. Four causes were reported in Threw Oaks township in three days. ‘The mere fact that he is 14 years old doesn't Linder John Brown, of Sunt Creek, Lenawee county, in fey parents of his trade of blacksmith. He has worked at it more than sev enty years, and says he hasn't as yet begun to think of retiring. Rev. A. Preston Boyd, pastor of the Lipeer Baptist church, preached a sen saphena sermon against Christian Science Sunday. We tald that tale wos a colossal hutting, a pagan floc tring 4,000 yeard Old, and that Mrs. Eddy herself did not believe in It, Ga «a warrant charging them with ecole the death of Warren Thorpe, who lived near Jackson, Mrs. Thorpe and daughter, Pearl McDonald, wi arrested Thursday, od will beg an iimediary examination, EB, Kirk by, their attorney, is confident that he can learhem. Wheat, corn barley, corn and pota toes are in excellent condition In Gra ter counts, and lots of wheat felds will go 40 beshels to the acre if noth ing Papyiens to Pratt seeme to be all right at present, and there will be ead lords of wild blackberries iy about four weeks. a. Leahy, a traveling optician who elamne to live at Mt. Pleasant, Mie is alleged to have attempted to commit erin qossadit on Bealah Hanneh, an estimate young lady of Omers who send ie roams to save her Yon” tran tet, = Mra, Pranees Freligh Hodges, formerly wered In gem snelets Poutiie, Mich. Ged suddenly of heart fallive Monday nightsn a Detroit remulit house of a doubtful reputat ion, where she had been employed for six Weeks #4 a seamstress at 3 a week Witten Holbert, of Buchanan, Mick. Has just been married to its seventh spouse, though he is not yet TV yells wd. Among the seven were + to elsters from one family and two fren another. Death rotted him of three helps and an equal powder were divorced. I Kalel, of Wolverine, was core grating the Fourth by driving a rig on the wrong side of the street. He aucked Homer Wooley, aged 14, fron lis blovele. Pendering hits wne ankelons with costing an Aelygist in is head, Henry , an thedranhee ma n sears all, was drowned In the inaw river near Cheboyganing while Watching Sunday. Reports to the government on hare bor juprovenwrts on Lake Michigan this season Inilente that att rocardy for dredging and breakwater construc ion will be broken this year. Up to July 1 there will have been 250,000 rate of earth removed to the Chlen ow Creat Takes dredges alone, and there are half a dozen stanker com panies working at northern ports. Warmers throughout Berrien county are badly in need of help for the wheat harvest, which is now on In fall and the Indications are that in Jews they secure assistance the wheat Th sent toenlitlet will suffer for want of theely attention. It is estimated that 4.000 men will be required to har vest the wheat crop In the county this ~ that 1,200 self-binders will be in operation, representing a cost of $150, 000. A small eyelone did consider a Wte damage between Battle Creek and the suburb of Urbandale last Friday. The home of Charles Bowers was de stroyed and scattered over a mile of territory. By remarkable luck, Mrs. Bower and her three children were, Jeff on the door of the house unin jured. One child was one bed asleep, but the cyclone threw the clothing over protecting the baby from flying tistics. The bed was twisted out of shape. Lighting trick #everal places in the city, #battering the tower of the Michigan Central station. The lWherty bell was started on tte Journey from Fhthadelphia to Rostuo. Where it will be a feature of the cele bration of the battle of Ettinier Hili A 89,000,000 fire destroyed the Hammond and Neleoo-Morria packing invite in St. Joseph, Mo, Sunday, with 7,100 careanses of beeves, hogs and shown in the cooling room, Dr. Water of Kounts '4 on trial at Pittbury for the murder of Jno, BH. Walsh, a wealthy contractor, whom he found on the street with Mrs. Kounty. ‘The latter was also badly Wounded, Joseph Ankum Lamothe, — the French Canadian who J¢ wanted in Winchester, Mass, on suspicion of having murdered Georgiana Grado, died In St. Luke's hospital, New York, Sunday morning.
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Belding Banner
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Thu, Jul 09, 1903
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