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Newspaper
Marshall News
Location
Marshall, Michigan, United States of America
Date
Nov 23, 1900
Page
2
An advertisement extols Vinol wine of cod liver oil as a delicious tonic to aid children’s growth and appetite. A testimonial letter from Saran Pickauning, Fall River, praises Vinol for helping rundown youngsters. The item sits among a collage of local notices and recollections from Battle Creek and surrounding towns.
Local notes report residents moving into new homes on North Kalamazoo and North Madison streets. Michigan supreme court sugar beet bounty ruling headed to US Supreme Court. William Coon of Benton Harbor convicted for barber law defiance gets 20 days in county jail. James Henry and Dr Sands plan an interurban rail line run three miles west of Katie Creek with crown lots platted. Dance at Ulmer Bush venue on November 25 features new floor, admission 25 cents, supper 25 cents per couple. Calvin county teacher institute in Marshall November 24 led by Prof Samuel B. Laird, with instructors from Hillsdale, Grand Rapids and Albion.
A stream of Sunday social calls and home visits fills the Battle Creek Enquirer pages. Residents and visitors including A Charl ity Dou x Clerk Austin Wisner Frink Dan Corey Knickerbocker editor Dennison Clarence Vole Madge Jan Delle Watts Green Albion college student Harper Hayward Miss McCameey A H Jones J M Hibbard Mrs J M Hibbard Mrs A P Manning and children Miss Hattie Johnson Miss Minnie Krink Arthur Hunter Chasy Mrs Harry Martin and family relocate or visit, with moves to Omaha Chicago Marshall Port Huron and Los Angeles noted.
Western railroad officers push to transfer corpse transport to express companies while Cincinnati Northern carries 70 juuple to Tulade on an excursion. Light tickets sold. another run west Sunday at the usual time. Last trip of the season, train men glad to avoid extra work.
A Marshall maidens group mourns lost mail from an out of town steady, torn and mud covered, when a carrier’s weak throw sent a mail sack under a Michigan Central car. The pouch suffered a big hole beyond River Creek liquid site as workers recovered fragments along the track toward Gold Spring park. Nearby notes mention varied items and a census update shows Minnesota’s population at 1,751,304 in 1900, up from 1,302,526 in 1890.
A historical schedule lists November to May activity across cities like City Inspiration Institute, Star lecture company, Wellington areas, and Drummond circle gatherings. It includes dance events, lectures by Epworth and United Brotherhood programs, teachers’ association meetings, and concerts featuring Clarence Burg and Katherine Ridgeway among others.
The Cincinnati Northern offers a special excursion to Toledo at 1 for round trip with departure from Marshall at 7:42 am and return from Toledo at 7 pm. Tickets available for November 25 26 and 28 29 with child discounts and no baggage on excursion tickets. Also promotes reduced rates and a hunting trip ad and Northern Pacific Railway publication by Chas S Fee.
An official notice from Calhoun County Drain Commissioner announces a public letting on the Sunday in November 1900 in Clarence township to bid on cleaning the Duck Lake Drain. It details the drain route, dimensions, and sectioning, plus a one day public review of the special assessment district affecting Clarence township lands and numerous property owners.
Gilson B E Murdoch of Albion consults with J C Patterson and E Winsor regarding Judge Smiths order in the Hall Murdoch damage case. The judge stayed proceedings until costs are paid and allowed an added count, totaling five. The case may go to the supreme court on the first count. originated with Hall’s accident in September previous, first tried in March 1693 and reappeared through circuit court three times.
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