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Newspaper
Marshall News
Location
Marshall, Michigan, United States of America
Date
Apr 05, 1901
Page
8
Brevities note an Easter hop next Monday at the opera house, Mol Bain lecture Tuesday evening, dancing school in session, and a line of local notices. Reports include a broken leg from a falling tree, disease tallies in the state, and local license politics.
The notice lists marriage licenses for Mack Fairweather and Parmelia A White of Marshall and Georges E Andrews and Samantha Turner of Battle Creek. Also promoted is The Song of a Robin by Gracia Southworth, a Fancy paper cover Easter souvenir priced at 23 cents with illustrations. White & Co. Diamond dyes advertised at Bradshaws'.
The sad news reports the death of Rev George Field Hunting D D at his East Mansion Street home after years of declining health. A Civil War veteran and longtime pastor in Wisconsin Michigan and Alma College president, he served in multiple churches and supported missions, leaving six children and a devoted wife. Funeral services are set for Saturday at the Presbyterian church with burial at Oak Ridge Cemetery.
J. P. Sullivan and Co of Chicago offered O. E. Hillis the manager post after his recent move to Union City with Geo. Bowton. Hillis, who ran a Chicago decorating business until last June, declined the offer due to health concerns. He did the last Kellogg sanitarium decorating at Battle Creek.
Mrs. O Dorberty is seriously ill at her South Marshall avenue home under Dr Joy and nurse Mrs Ravb. Marshall Hose Co No 2 met at the engine house and elected officers: Page foreman Gd Raub secretary, Lathrop treasurer. Fireman’s dance announced for Monday at the opera house.
The Horse Shoers Union formed a Master Horse Shoers association in Albion and Marshall. Officers named include President K A Weiderwax Albion and Vice President Charles Wagner Marshall, with Wm Benner and Albert Wilder among others. Charter members list Groff Metz Tochtenhagen Waltz Hoagland. Wives hosted banquet. Hoyt's orchestra played. Meetings set biweekly in each city and monthly joint sessions, next in Marshall. Plans include adding nearby horse shoers.
In Vienna on a Wednesday an officer of the guard fired at the Czar in his study with a revolver. The shot missed him and the officer killed himself. The report is unconfirmed and doubted.
The German Lutheran congregation voted to authorize the building committee to raise $500 more, totaling $10,500 for the church erection. Contractor Vander Horst will start work on Monday, April 22, with completion aimed by Anpnat 1, and local mechanics to be hired as possible. The old church property will be offered for sale next week and moved.
Regular monthly meetings are announced for St Albans Lodge No 20 A M Rebecca Lodge No 102 O F and O Colegrove Post No 166 G A R on Friday evening A Drummond Circles talk at the Brewers home next Tuesday on the religious status of europe in the seventeenth century by Dr F G Powers requests for instances of executions for religious belief GC C club reports a thirty game contest with captains chosen and a banquet for the losing side first games set for next Tuesday Dr Caldwell’s Syrup Pepsin advertised as a stomach remedy For Sale dry cast wood $1 50 per cord Phone 118 G R Tixgay
Announcement by Mrs A Mataon reveals renewed carpet and rug weaving services after purchasing four Eureka steel looms. Offers first class work at seasonable prices. Also seeks three energetic workers for Page Brow Buggy factory. Seeking steady, immediate employment per The Daily News.
The article argues Michigan's constitution requires electing a judge by the voters of the new Calhoun circuit rather than gubernatorial appointment. It notes a bill to create the 87th circuit including Calhoun County, pending governor's signature, and suggests Judge Smith could preside until the April 1902 election.
The young ladies basketball team from the high school will play Albion College in this city at the high school gymnasium on Saturday afternoon at four o'clock. Admission is 10 cents.
Emil Segerlin a prosperous farmer killed his three children Della seven Lilly five and then stabbed himself to death near Devils Lake North Dakota on a Friday afternoon Esther nine was reportedly killed while calling him from the barn after Della and Lilly had been slain Segerlin a former patient at a state hospital was said to be insane at the time Attorney General Griggs bade farewell then left for New Jersey and a famed preacher John Jasper known for sun do move died in Richmond Virginia with his sermons drawing crowds near the end
William Conley travels through Ohio on business for Andrew Chrystal. Ruby Pratt of Ypsilanti arrives Friday to visit her brother Howard Pratt, city editor of Statesman. Various locals, including Mrs Clarkson of Tecumseh and Miss May Marble of La Porte, are mentioned with travel, visits, and residences. Several individuals head to Kalamazoo, Battle Creek, Albion, or Lansing for work, study, or social calls, and Church Missionary society events are noted.
The Treasury plans to fund cutter patrols in the Behring Sea this summer while missionaries prepare to renew work in Chinese districts. Mrs. Ames offers 310,000 for Cincinnati music hall. Leech Lake Indians object to timber cutting on their reservation amid state primary reforms. Stese P. Duffy, 19, deputy postmaster at Purnell, Ia, faces embezzlement charges of 1,000. Joshua Levering, a 1896 prohibition candidate, wed Helen Woods at Baltimore.
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