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Newspaper
Marshall News
Location
Marshall, Michigan, United States of America
Date
Oct 11, 1901
Page
8
A testimonial from Willis Seaman of Washingtonville Orange County New York praises Dr Pierce s Golden Medical Discovery and Pleasant Pellets for childhood stomach trouble dyspepsia and return to full work. The ad notes a free Common Sense Medical Adviser offer with stamps and lists address in Buffalo New York for Dr R V Pierce.
Albion residents appear in jail and patent records while church and school events loom. Leo Smith of Albion served 0.25 days in the county jail. John Buchner of Battle Creek earned a reparathc Jent ledger patent. Calhoun County Sunday School convention set for Albion October 22 and 23. Albion high school baseball suits found after disappearing. Lambert Pure Food Co stock nearly exhausted. I A Stuart bought fifty shares. O C Talmage and Coral Spooner wed at M E parsonage in Newton. Pan American prize winners include Malta Vita company of Battle Creek. Mayor Shanley plans to veto the electric road franchise approved by council Tuesday.
Mrs J K Freed confined by illness. Poultry shipped to eastern market. Dr Carson to close business and move to Darnesville. Funeral notices for Hull Bach and Mrs Carolina Lau. Mrs M Boyle to reside in Kalamazoo. Miss Mary Hutchins accompanies. Reuben Boroughs attends Universalists convention. committee appointment noted. Bank directors accused of negligence in Niles. Jury draws for Detroit November term. Apples delivered to Phelps sanatorium. Sheep safety warning from hunters. Meningitis and other diseases weekly state totals. Albion council votes to attend Grand Rapids Himoid festivities with rail costs. Civil Service rule changes affect postoffice exams November 20. Welles, secretary.
Reports from the county fair in Marshall note heavy attendance despite rain. Train arrivals from Albion and Cincinnati Northern, Maccabee and Fraternal procession crowds, and notable exhibits by Cronk's Orchestra and H. B. Smith & Son. Premiums awarded for Monmmouth Poland Obina Swine and short horn cattle.
C Talmage and Coral Spooner, Allen H Marsh of Detroit and Jessia J Bryce of Battle Creek listed in notices. The ad touts Rocky Mountain tea as a life-saving tonic that “drives away disease” and compensates weariness, with 35c price and Swartwout & Swartwout branding. It also promotes Bradshaw drug stores for sore throat remedies.
Charles A. Tohnson, former cashier of Niles National Bank, pleaded guilty in U S court at Grand Rapids and received the maximum sentence of 10 years in the Detroit house of correction. His attorney blamed long deterioration of the bank’s finances and a desperate bid to salvage it and himself, while Judge Wan ty condemned the embezzlement of 150000 with forgery and falsification.
Albion dispatch reports F M Dyes of Dyes Corwin & Co Chicago arrives and opens offices for the electric road project. The third rail will run from Albion to Battle Creek with trolley wire inside the city. Tracks to be fenced on both sides to reduce charged rail accidents. Contract aims for completion to Marshall by November 15, with expected early finish a week or two prior. A 150 man force will mobilize to rush construction.
Weather prompted the Calhoun County fair to extend to a five day run with events shifted one day later. Thursday events move to Friday and Friday’s program to Saturday. Special attractions planned for Saturday. Also an ad: for sale a horse, buggy, and harness at 115 Marshall Avenue. Daily News price ten cents a week.
Tudgs Lane presides in the probate court next week with hearings from October 14 to 17. Estate actions include licenses to sell real estate, probate and final accounts, appointments of administrators, and last-day claims for several estates and minors.
At Onward near Logansport Indiana four railroad workers died and one was injured when a rear caboose train collided with a speeding third section engine. Victims listed include Elbert Greeley conductor Thomas A Brosius flagman S A Galbreath brakeman and John Hutchson fireman Frank Patterson engineer survived. Fire set in debris as rescue crews and Logansport firefighters fought flames. A second wreck near Hammelstown Pennsylvania killed four including engineer Thomas Dolan fireman William McComsky conductor Patrick Kane and brakeman Charles Mays. A switch was left open caused derailment and plunge into embankment.
Market notes from New York and Detroit show grain, provisions and livestock prices. Flour and wheat weaken while corn and oats slip. hogs and lard mix. eggs butter and poultry hold steadier. Detroit cattle, sheep and hogs trade at varied levels amid softer overall demand. Major firms and markets named include Minnesota patents, No 2 red wheat, and Detroit Live Stock Yards with quoted ranges.
The Circuit Court notes John T. Tansley was admitted to citizenship. The Cantwell vs City of Battle Creek case triggers a special session as the court delays, while the jury and judge travel to Battle Creek to inspect the alleged accident site. Proceedings at the Probate Court in Marshall reference estate matters and hearings, with multiple officials named and notices published for future hearings.
The report covers actions from Rock River M. FB and Samar island mass killings to foreign withdrawals from Peking. Roosevelt era political maneuvers include cabinet shifts, canal treaty opposition, and ambassador Choate’s possible departure. British South Africa actions signal looming war measures and Cape Colony martial law. Virginia McLain’s era era.
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