I Terrific Storm Herman Martin Crushed to Death from Every Nation
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The Clinton Republican. YOL. XLIV.-NO. 15. ST. JOHNS, MICHIGAN, THURSDAY, JULY 27, 1899. WHOLE NO. 2,302. VARIOU8 TOPIC8 . Notice to Taxpayers. Pay your taxes before August 10th, aa Robbers blew open the railroad safe at HERMAN MARTIN CRUSHED TO DEATH on and after that date an additional fee FROM EVERY NATION I TERRIFIC STORM Mulliksn, Ionia county, Sunday morning of 3 per cent, will be added. at two o ’clock. They only got a few D. L.Hunt , village treasurer. pennies. The agent hid the money Office at Hunt’s drug store. received from a large number of excur While Working in the Oakland Street Sewer America Still the Harei for tie Broke Oicr St Johns and Yicinity sion tickets sold Sunday. FUST HEW WHEAT. Monday light V Last Saturday Afternoon. Oppressed and Ambitions. A Ison Lindley, of Greenbush, who was Brought in by Lemuel Webster and Bought mentioned in connection with the arrest by L. G. McKnlght. of his wife, who was charged with steal The first load of new wheat was TABLE OF THOSE LANDING IN CROPS LEVELED BY WIND AND George Lounsbury Also Buried, but was brought in by Lemuel Webster, of Riley, ing a watch, says the article was unjust AMERICA LAST YEAR. TORRENTS OF WATER. to him, that he bears a good reputation Taken out Alive. and was bought by L. McKnight for 63 among his neighbors. While the article cents per bushel. It was a very good in question was based on what seemed to rnple. Seueral other loads were re ceived the same day. The buyers report Washington, July 21.—The official After two very hot days, the aky be reliable information, Thx Republican out twice in some instances. He did has no disposition to treat Mr. Lindley Shortly after noon last Saturday a the quality generally poor —shrunken figures of the number of immigrants became overcast with clouds toward disasterous cave occured in the east bank not consider the clay bank dau^eroue, unfairly. A Gentleman who has known and said Mr. Martin did not, as it was berry and lots of cheee. who arrived in this country during the evening, Monday, and shortly after 7 of the Oakland street sewer, and the him a long time says he has borne a good so thick and solid. It was a question of Pingree St 8mith Win. fiscal year ended June 30,1899, by races o ’clock the storm broke. The wind was word quickly spread that some of the reputation generally. which way the work could be done to The employees of PiDgree &, Smith, and sex, were today made public by the in the east, but gradually shifted to the workmen were buried. The sewer was the best advantage; Mr. Martin think immigration bureau as follows: south and blew a regular gale, while the V Detroit, who have been on a strike for about 11 feet deep, the first six or seven ing that it was best to go on as they Bace*. Male. Female. were, and he thinking it would be the past month, yesterday accepted the African (black)............................. rain fell in torrents and drifted in great M. Ellsworth Meriam, a teacher in feet cutting through solid clay, which 220 192 better to curb. Just before the Acci terms of the firm absolutely, and resum' Armenian........................................ 471 203 sheets so it was impossible ‘to see but a the service of the American Missionary seemed to make solid and safe wails on dent he told Mr. Martin to come out and Austrian....................... ................. 87 32 Association, gave an illustrated lecture ed work this morning. South American........................... 42 10 short distance. Limbs were broken from either aide. Below the clay fine sand go to curbing, and had lumber on the Central American...................... 38 20 trees, signs were torn loose and floated at the Congregational church Sunday ground for that purpose and sent for a Bulgarian ...................................... 19 1 was struck, and the tile had been laid saw. Martin and the other two men Bohemian and Moravian ............. 1,262 1,264 away, while every movable thing was evening on the work in the Mountain almost to the corner of State street. SHOCKED BY LIGHTNING. Chinese........................................... 1,627 11 lifted from its accustomed place. Berry districts of Kentucky, Virginia, Ten were standing there when the bank Croatian and Slovenian _____.. 7,266 1,366 Herman Martin, who was an experienced caved first in the center, covering Lou ns Cuban...................... 1,074 300 boxes that were left outside the stores nessee and North Carolina. He gave a Dalmatian, Bosnian and sewer man, and had worked on most of bury. He thought Mr. Martin could Lillie SUlea f^enderetl Unconacloua While Herzegovinian.... .....____ 297 70 went rolling down Clinton avenue or very good idea of life and social condi the sewers put in here, wae laying tile. have saved himself but stopped to heip Silting In Her Room, Dutch and Flemish...................... 1,226 634 Lounsbury, when another part fell and East Indian.................................... 12 3 floated in the gutter. A barrel was tions, and the great need of more and Wm. Crich wae contractor, and in his English ........................................... 6,707 4,005 carri3d down the street, and there was a better schools, his photographs showing caught him before he could get out. During the storm Monday night, Lillie Finnish............................................ 3,942 2,155 absence John O’Bryan looked after the Thought if Mr. Martin had run the Stiles was sitting in her room at the French.............................................. 1,428 850 general shaking up of everything. homes, such school houses and churches moment the bank first broke he could Steel Hotel, near the window. Carrie German............................................. 14,741 11,890 digging. It seems that Mr. Crich as Greek................................................. 2,263 132 There was a brilliant display of light as there are, and much beautiful moun well as some of the other men had have escaped. Myers was also in the room. A flash of Hawaiian.............. 78 80 ning, and the thunder was calculated to tain scenery. lightning rendered Miss Stiles uncon Hebrew.................................................. 21,153 16,262 suggested the advisibility of curbing Mrs. Martin testified that she had a scious, and she was unable to work until Hungarian ...................................... 567 233 make the timid people wonder if the day V through the deepest part, but Mr. conversation with her husband when he today. Miss Myers was not injured. Irish..................................................... 13,72018,720 18,625 of wrath had come. Just a shaving of Italian (northern) ........................... 9,746 3,345 Allegan Gazette:—“The “kissing bug ” Martin thought there was no danger of left home for his work, and said in part: Italian (southern) ........................... 45,587 20,052 lightning dropped into the window at Reception to Gen. Alger. Japanese......... ................................ 3,1713,m 224 has arrived in Allegan. A specimen of a cave. Work had begun for the after “ He did not say anything about its Lithunian........................................... 5,291 1,567 Mit Leland’s barn, knocking down his this peculiar insect was killed by Jacob being dangerous. I asked him if it was Mayor Maybury invites the people of Magyar ............................................... 3,060 1,340 noon, and Bert Gardner, who was on dangerous, and he said not as yet. He this county to come to Detroit and par Mexican............................ 80 83 horse and Scott Crandall, and B. Bennett> Weatherwax Monday evening. Mr the bank, noticed the earth begin to Montenigrin .................... 4 1 never said anything about its being ticipate in the reception to General Pacific Islander............................ 10 who were 'caring for him, but neither Weatherwax was at home when attacked. dangerous. I do not think that he 4 move, and called to the men to get out. Alger August 2d. Polish ............................................... 18,191 10,275 were killed. The bug strjck at him two or three A section of clay on the east bank about realized that there wae any danger, as he Portuguese .............................. ... 1,101 995 was a man that always spoke his mind." Boumanian. .................................... 90 0 Reports Tuesday morning from farm times but failed to get its stinger in the 20 feet long, three feet wide at the top Russia 11................................................. 1,2811,261 513 ers, stage drivers and others who came flesh before he succeeded in killing it. Geo. Lounsbury testified as follows: EN*ex Farmer* Club Picnic. Butheoian (Kussnjak)................. 872 528 and five or six feet deep slid into the “Crich asked Mr. Martin if he did not Scandinavian (Norwegian*, into town, show that the storm leveled A careful examination of the insect The Essex Farmers Club will hold a Dane* and Swede*) ______ .. 12,747 10,502 channel. think it ought to be curbed. Mr. Martin picnic at Maple Rapids in the grove Scotch ...................................... ... 1,057 695 oats and corn, doing great damage, and showed to be one of the dreaded bugs.* Mr. Martin started south, and got said he thought there would be no dan Servian....................................... 62_ 7 the wind tipped over most of the grain August 16th. All farmers are invited to Slovak ........................:..................... 10.324 5,514 It resembled very closely the picture and almost out of the way —a second would ger if he dug just tar enough to put one Spanish............................................. 899UQQ tile at a time. This conversation took join in the picnic. 97 in shocks, necessitating a good deal of description given in the daily papers. have saved him—but was caught by the Syrian ..................................................... 2,446 1,262 extra work, besides thoroughly wetting lace several minutes before the cave in. Transylvanian (Seibenburger)..r).. 4 One was at work in Holland last week. full force and instantly killed.