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Newspaper
Marshall News
Location
Marshall, Michigan, United States of America
Date
Mar 09, 1900
Page
8
The investigating committee ceased to trouble and was discharged yesterday. Four moral reports will be written by Chairman Henry from the data at hand and made public next week. They cover soldiers relief find committee drain commissioner clerk and treasurer offices.
New business blocks are planned for State Street this spring. Cronin's shoe sale continues. Leedle Bros. promote Ideal and Rambler bicycles. Several residents move or plan changes, auctions postponed, and local events announced including a WCTU meeting, a church social, a Lafayette dollar frame gift, and a notable funeral arrangement.
Real estate transfers list numerous parcels and buyers in Albion Homer Battle Creek Sheridan and other towns with prices from 60 to 2600 dollars. Names include Ri Elon Eldred Geo W Brett Edwin Greenfield Homer J Paul and many others. Also brief items about Prof F L Harvey's suicide in Orono and a Democratic state convention in Springfield Illinois scheduled June 26.
A string of short notices lists visits and travels of residents and relatives. Miss Florence Ames arrives to visit S. H. Gorham family. Miss Marie Burgy visits John East grandparents in Jackson. Mr. and Mrs. F. A. Stuart head to California. Mrs. Eugene Kirby stays with husband in Chicago for about two months. Other mentions include Mrs. Hattie Darrow’s return to Homer. Dr. C. E. Shoup visiting Ra cing Wisconsin. Mr. and Mrs. Chas Johnson of Niles returning from Kalamazoo. Mrs. Edward Butler and son Ned heading to Kansas City. L. Pealing back from visiting her father J. A. Cook in Marengo. Fred Francis visiting sister Mrs. Bentley Greenman with plans to return with him to Salt Lake City.
Multiple notices list upcoming public auctions across several farms including the P McFadden farm four miles north of Tekousha on the Marshall and Coldwater road and the old Austin farm near Marengo. Items include horses cattle hogs sheep poultry farming implements buggies grain and household goods. Each sale specifies bona fide no reserve terms and dates in March with local auctioneers A E Howell J Frank Onvaren and Willa Young.
The communitywide church calendar lists meetings at Baptist Presbyterian Methodist and Universalist congregations led by Rev. Hunting Miss Pattison and Rev. Getchell with sermons on Jesus Gospel to Humanity Dangerous Faith and Pilate. German Lutheran German language service at 110:80 and Lent plans at St Marys with masses and stations of the cross.
Wayland Wyman and Lena Cronk hite of Emmett Sam J. Woolley of Homer and Verna M. Cox of Litelfield Chis T. Clark and Janet F. Greble of Buttle Creek.
An improved Sarsaparia compound offered as tablets claims to cure blood and skin diseases including Anuwnia Scrofula and Syphilitic affections. It asserts no mercury or mineral toxins, aids digestion, and sells for about seven dollars per box at druggists in Michigan.
Lexington March 8 George W Drake famed mountain detective and ex deputy U S marshal and a man named Ward were shot to death near Torrent Kentucky Tuesday night by William J John. the killing follows long standing bad blood between Drake and St John Drake famed for tracking moonshiners across eastern Kentucky. Bridgeport March 8 Charlin Cross 16 Long Ridge found guilty of murder in the first degree for the November 9 killing of Mrs Sarah C King Judge Roraback set July 20 for hanging Cross, youngest ever sentenced to death in Connecticut.
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