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Newspaper
Marshall News
Location
Marshall, Michigan, United States of America
Date
Jan 31, 1902
Page
5
The County reminds reporters to include offices and dates and to sign all reports for THR News. unsigned communications are not published, following the paper’s invariable rule.
Sidney Msister and wife hosted Mr and Mrs Bullman or Sanger for a week with strong attendance at the Trietitate meeting. Mr Hall from Diamondale spoke on feeding cows and butter making, while many residents travel and visit relatives. News covers farm shipments, fruit box orders, upcoming social events, club meetings, and local misadventures with weather and transportation.
Walter Yintereon plans a move to a Battle Creek area farm while Graog Galusha and Vern Thomas wed at the bride’s parents’ home. Rev Biery officiated. Neighbors received visits Friday from Mr Hall and his wife of Charlotte. Emimet Jowett tends sore feet. Mrs A Belding ill with tonsillitis. Baby Olimatead ill. Pearl Waterson visited an Olivet on Sunday. Mrs Degroat visiting in Lansing. John Wade and wife headed west Sunday. UBOR consecration meeting scheduled for Sunday evening.
Community notices report a Friday Feb 7 social at Jacob Brenner's residence for Oak Grove Sunday School fundraising. Local residents share visits and illnesses, with attendees at past events, and a charity quilt drawing among attendees. Also notes on club dance raffles and local newspaper prices.
The report notes eight degrees of cold on Tuesday morning and a string of local accidents and illnesses. Several residents are named for illnesses, deaths, and injuries from incidents such as load accidents, equipment mishaps, and self inflicted actions. Community social events include dances, receptions, and a surprise birthday. Local schools, revival meetings, and sermons are mentioned along with visitors from Battle Creek and Muskegon.
The St Aloyaina Your People's club of North Clarendon met at the home of Jaises regarding recent readings and a varied program. Seven new members were added bringing the total to thirty-two. visitors from Murekell, Wredouis, Homer and Tekou were present.
TEKONSHA reports Frank I Masters stock sold to Wolf and Clarke of Frontier. A lecture by Prof OL Gurney of THillsdam college on Belt and the other man to be in the M E church. The dry pools and grocery stock of Frank I Masters has been sold. LW Randall employs men clearing timber north of the village for spring building. Aural free delivery routes inspected by Col BV Pond. Rev OH Palmatier ill. MI pulpit filled by Rev Host of Burlington. About forty friends visited George and Clyde Shedd. Various social and church events announced. Gramophone at KOTM hall Feb 7. Tekonsha creek drain near completion. many residents mentioned with visits and entertainments.
A Pierce school hosted a conundrum social Friday February 7 at Charles German’s home to benefit the school library with a pupil program and ten cent supper plus a best guesser prize. James S. Barry died Sunday January 19 two miles northeast of Marengo after a week with pneumonia. Born July 15, 1845 in New Jersey, he moved to Michigan as a child and led a large farm, owning it since 1878. He married Amma Young in 1874 and left five children. As superintendent of Marengo M HB Sandy School for twenty years he supported education and served on the school board at his death. he was also a church leader and advocate for his children’s education. He left his wife, five children, a brother Alfred of Marquette, two sisters Ayard of Litchfield and Geo. Welch of Tekonsha, and the blind Francis Eastman. The funeral was held January 22 at the village church with many friends paying respects.
Fred Roggenbeck will sell at public auction on the Old Milles Farm premises six miles north of Warenga and south of the River Church. The sale is set for Tuesday Keb 18 at 2:53. Items include sheep, 10 pigs, ten-horn plow fur supplements, gover wad thnodwby kay, vora stalke and curn, dry weeds and barn timber. A. S. Young, Rice Grove, muotigneer. Daily News reports largest end be Yi. Ten 2enth.
Susie E Hadden Cooper daughter of Townsend and Celia Hadden of Rice Creek born March 22 1869 united with Methodist church at childhood home married Chas D Cooper of Marengo June 23 1889 died January 17 1902 in home for nearly thirteen years. A brief life but a complete one marked by christ like gentleness and loyal friendship, funeral held January 19 in Rice Creek churchyard. Card of Thanks from Chas D Cooper to friends for sympathy and help during illness death and burial.
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