City council discusses sewer work and bridge project
The council debates sewer joints and contractor Lamson’s work with city engineer Jourtright affirming proper progress. Alderman Anson reports Marshall avenue bridge nearly finished and urges holdback, while a water and sanitation push prompts pipe repairs and new water connections.
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Recorder Brown
Ald
Zanger
Couneil
Miller
Ald. Joy
Water Works Committee
Lamson
Joy
City
Ald. Anson
Street and Bridge Committee
Marshall Avenue
Anson
Aline
District Seule Fashion Club Meets at Mrs Snyder Home
Mrs Snyder entertained the Monday Club on North Grand street with reports on operas by Mrs Cook and remarks from Mrs Miller and Mrs Dickey who attended grand operas. Miss Canfield’s lecture request read. Miss Hughes spoke on women and children wage earners. district school style spelling drill followed. next meeting set for Miss Bess Fletcher’s home on South Eagle street.
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Snyder
Monday Club
North Grand Street
CG. T. Cook
Craig Miller
F. W. Dickey
Anns Canfield
Canfield
Charles Gorham
Elizabeth Hughes
Calhoun County Medical Association Banquet Planned
The Calhoun county Medical Association will hold its regular meeting and banquet at the Halladay house in Battle Creek next Tuesday. Dr Bot Pendell will speak on Christ in Science. The association has about 100 members with thrice yearly meetings and an annual banquet.
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Calhoun County Medical Association
Halladay House
Battle Creek
Bot. Pendell
Mysterious phrase puzzled locals and a county abstract ad
A reader seeks help decoding the odd phrase went as used by a Cockney guide near Clarendon and a murder scene described by English witnesses. The column notes a community letter request and proposes readers send explanations for publication. It also advertises Calhoun County Abstract Co and Crushed Cere s Coffee Cake for indigestion.
Convention to feature Christian Endeavor in Battle Creek
Battle Creek hosts a two day Christian Endeavor convention this Friday and Saturday with speakers including Charles Dell Ernest Hatch and Miss Mary Isabel Smith. Delegates from Marshall and Kalamazoo will attend, outlining sessions on prayer religious life and societal involvement.
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Christian Endeavor Societies
Battle Creek
Chas
Dell
Ernest
Hatch
H. A. Buzzell
Lala Weatherwex
St. Joseph
Charles Dell
Ernest Hatch
Marshall
Mise Carrie Parsons
Kalamazoo
King's Children
Eva Wood
Linsing
Nev
H. A. Wanniford
Athens
Calhoun County
QU. E. Union
W. 8. Potter
Dan EF. Beattes
D.db
Grand Rapids
Bastian Sauls
Charlotte
WH. Bk. Wiequit
Three Rivers
Christian Endeavorers
James Provan
Buchanan
The
Christiann Endeavorers
Eicty
Mary Isabel Smith
W. E. Cook
Battle Greek
H. E. Davis
Homer
C. I. Norton
Plainwel
Pres
Parewell
Mary Issabel Smith
Presbyterian Church
Sovietly
Mr. Voorhees
Christian Church
Mains Denies Starting New Battle Creek Paper
Charles R. Mains rejects rumors he will start a Battle Creek newspaper. He told a Sunday Record reporter that papers overstate his plans, saying the Sunday Record probes differently than dailies. He doubts he will launch a newspaper unless it educates the public.
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Battle Cratk Record
Charles R. Mains
Battle Creek
Mains
Sunday Record
Stark
Marshall
Carelessness in Calhoun County Poor Office
The Coldwater Reporter notes serious mismanagement in Marshall county affairs of the poorhouse office. It alleges duplicated and fictitious bills resulting in over $820 drawn for one person though only $34 was claimed or paid. The piece urges supervisors to tighten controls and protect public funds.
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Calhoun County Abstract
Watson Block
Court House
Batiss Church
Cannoun County Abstract Co
Marshall, Mich
Marshall
Calhoun County
Coldwater
Fire at Taifeu Place Destroys Barns In Clarendon Township
A Friday morning blaze at the Taifeu place in Clarendon township destroyed three large barns, with about sixty tons of hay and stock losses. Neighbors arrived quickly, including the Thunder boys with a hose line, saving two additional barns and much of the stock. Total loss around $4,000 with $1,750 insured. origin undetermined.
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Clarendon
Tuffee
Parnors
TuFee
Circuit Court December 4 Startling Cases Likely
Circuit court opens December 4 with notable cases including the Sanderson matter likely to go to trial though key witnesses are not yet secured. The city of Battle Creek sues the county board of supervisors over a smallpox epidemic bill, with the prosecutor prepared to offset the claim by showing county payments for bills that should have been city responsibility. Prosecutions under city ordinances have been paid by the county and sentences under the ordinance have prior county support.
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Circuit Court
Sanderson
Battle Creek
Board of Supervisors
Marriage Complication Near Albion Stirs Local Officials
A marriage between John Butts and Elizabeth Bugden in November sparks a complaint of perjury by Elizabeth’s uncle William Butts. The couple, ages 40 and 26, fled Albion after a license was issued in Des Moines. Authorities have yet to locate them. a warrant will follow once their whereabouts are known.
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John Butts
Elizabeth Bugden
Merrill
William Butts
Marengo
Austica Mervill
Austin
England
Albion
Perhips
Morrill
William Butte
Ure
Geils
Butts
JUMPS ONTO HATCH. Battle Creek feud over jail fines rages
The Rattle Creek Record attacks Prosecutor Hatch over efforts to make Battle Creek pay for sending its drunken offenders to jail. The editor notes contradictions about county and city funding, arguing that fines from local recorder and justice courts affect different jurisdictions and blaming Marshall and Albion for delays and disputes.
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Rattle Creek
Hatch
Hattle Creek
Young
Marshall
Albion
Marshall Wen
Battle Creek
Recorder's Court
Justice Courts
Wire breaks cut town fire alarm for half hour
A broken wire halted the fire alarm system late Monday afternoon, leaving the town without alerts for about thirty minutes. Fire Chief Girant Ahen began locating the fault, suspecting accidental telephone line damage by linemen, who soon restored service when communication resumed.
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Girant Ahen
Blood Relations In Prohibited Marriage Case
John Butts and Elizabeth Bugden have married within prohibited kinship and lived with Butts’ brother James Butts in Albion. Will Butts of Murengo asked City Clerk Austin about the license and relations, denying any near relatives. The girl came from England in July. the couple have been in the county about a year and have since disappeared, to be separated if found.
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John Butts
Elizabeth Bugden
Butts
James Butts
Albion
Will Butts
Murengo
Austin
Butta
England
Real Estate Transfers in Albion and Battle Creek Area
A stream of real estate transfers lists buyers and sellers across Albion, Clarendon, Battle Creek, Homer, and surrounding townships. Notable entries include Elizabeth Hyatt to George No Briars-Law in Burlington for 5000 dollars, Daniel G. Peck to Eugene Adams in Athens for 740, and many lot and acreage exchanges in Irwin's and Burnham's additions. Heirs of Liza M. Blanchard sell 80 acres in Marshall township for 600 dollars, with other deeds detailing sections 34 LeRoy, 28 Athens, and 26 Lee. The list reflects widespread property activity and specific parcel descriptions, prices, and township references.
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Melie
Irwin Avenue
Albion
Tamar Stednan
Frank G. Perry
Qamumings
Caroline Salter
Robert
Irwin's Add
Daniel Pareh
Ira Partch
Clarendon
Elizabeth Hyatt
Gavorge
Block
Burlington
Cora Weaver
Liinan Dryer
Verona
Jutan D. Day
Levy B. Bentley
Crauvis
Davin Vollick
Marcus D. Marna
Cereseo
Liza M. Blanchard
Lewis Blanchard
Marshall Township
Caleb Webb
Ernest D. Webb
Lut
Burnham
Battle Creek
Susie KE. Rousseau
Minnia J. Ellis
Slock
Wright
al Lion
Nat. L. Rowe
Harry Avery
LeRoy
Daniel G. Peck
Eugene Adams
Wlock Athens
Elenora Miller
Alberto WM. Fuller
Athens Township
John Bird
Martha Palmatier
Pemnfield
Rank
Billings
Hirany W. Sunberg
Lee Township
Isabella M. Wintersteen
Rollin d. Harlow
Arin B. Wrisbie
Piper Avenue
Fred'k A. Miller
Carl Vogelrenter
Fredonia
Pinch & Robinson
John Kellogg
Corless Heights
Jacob Stross
Paul Collyer
Albion Township
Henry Goldup
Homer Township
Jas. Stringer
Orson Andre
Marriage Record Shown by County Clerk After Twenty Years
County Clerk Austin recorded a marriage that occurred twenty years ago in the town of Lice. The couple was wed November 19, 1879, by an Albion justice of the peace. The union was not logged until Tuesday, when the clerk added the record to fulfill the justice's affidavit that he performed the marriage.
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Austin
Lice
Albion
the Perce
Oil Well Boring Near Bellevue Attracts Attention
The Wolverine Development Co. begins drilling on Thomas Blank’s farm near Bellevue after decades of surface oil indications in Assyria township. F A Stuart of this city is an investor with a 50000 capital, and Toledo operator T H Grogan oversees the project. Drilling reaches 65 feet with a strong water vein breaking through a 10 inch pipe.
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Bellevue Gazette
F. A. Stuart
Assyria
Bellevue
Thomas Blank
Wolverine Development Co
7. H. Grogan
Toledo
Ohio
Tha Wolverine Development Co
Messrs
Stuart
Marshall
Farmers Descend on Marshall Trade Town
Summer warmth fades as Juldyr weather shifts farmers into Marshall's town for wintering purchases. Merchants report brisk trade across lines of industry with bargains drawing buyers from the countryside to Marshall, a flourishing market hub.
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Juldyr
Marshall
Marehall
Knox Stomach Tablets Cure Catarrh of the Stomach
An advertisement profile describes catarrh of the stomach as arising from impure blood and poor digestion. It asserts Knox Stomach Tablets purify blood, activate the liver, and restore digestion to cure the condition rather than merely stimulate the stomach. A single box of fifty tablets is touted as proof.
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Knox
Fountain Head
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Locust Street
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Warneworth
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Water Board
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Justice Merrill
Mann
County Medical Association
Table Creek
Mirela
Wing
Orler Uy
Mia
Hickory
District Christian Endeavorers
C. R. Mains
Makabonee
Taffee Place
Snellen Merrill
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Joli Butts
Vaete and
Niett
E. B. Hughes
E. J. Howsop
Deak
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