Community Notes From DUCK LAKE Area
DUCK LAKE district reports social visits business, and school news. Local residents like Mrs W Goon and children of Detroit visited relatives here last week while J O Taylor shows health improvement. School opened with Inez Fuller as teacher and several residents planned travels and events until fall. the Partello cider mill started grinding. annual meetings elected I E Strong to the school board.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mra W Goon
Detroit
J O Taylor
Clarendon News Briefs From Weekend Socials and Ball Game
Clarendon residents enjoyed a Saturday evening gathering at W Palmes y with a group of friends and guests. Mrs Win Boras announced her son Krank’s discharge from the Kwlemme co asylum. Alzinn Goukey and Lawrence family members were in town Sunday along with visitors Wy and Kirs Kiwi from Murpundl. The Clarendon ball team played their last game Saturday, losing to Bekford and Homer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Irs
Kirs Kiwi
Murpundl
Clarendon
Bekford
Homer
I Davor
Clarendia
Local Notes Roundup from The News obituaries and visits
The News records unsigned communiques and social visits across counties. Mentions Wm Graham of Chicago and family visiting his parents, Bila Pierce describing travel through California and North Dakota, and Mrs Oscar Francisco visiting Homer. Local school officers elected, new staff appointed, and a variety of visits to friends in Augusta and Albion. A mission society event, farm work trips, and upcoming framing specials are noted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wm Graham
Chicago
Burlington Notes and Local Happenings Highlight Summer Trips
Flora Lewis visits Clyde Marley’s. Gould and Harsh depart for Reno with two carloads for three to four weeks. Local residents attend Union City carnival. several move, travel, or plan repairs. Typhoid illness, visits to Battle Creek and Kalamazoo, and school staffing changes are noted along with births, deaths, and farm work.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A.G. Gould
LL. Harsh
Reno
Nevada
Union City
Carverville Notes Include Birthday Club Meeting and School News
The Carverville paper reports the Ladies Birthday Club of ten met with Mrs Mary Long for her 58th birthday and plans a gathering with Mrs Anna Carver on the 14th. A Young People's Alliance met last Sunday evening. Ed Henry fired at intruders in his watermelon patch but hit none. School resumed Tuesday with Lara Dickinson teaching. Miss Leggett returned from Climax. Bertha Carver began teaching in Porter district. Calvin Hamilton and wife visit O L Hamilton. A carriage accident involving Mrs Charles Fish and Edna Fish narrowly avoided serious injury. Lovejoys of Albion visited their daughter Mrs Evans. Arthur Lee Pattison Jr will celebrate a fourth birthday. The village green fills with ties for the new electric road. near thirty dined at Mrs Kennedy’s. Bert Bates is sick. Peaches and cucumbers are abundant. Philo Starks harvests 140 bushels of cucumbers. D SAmith was elected director in school district No 3. plans to orient the schoolhouse to face north and south roads.
Ancient Gleaners Dance Invitation and Local News
The L A will meet with Mr Henry Walkinshaw and Mica Deterick on Thursday September 12 at 1 o clock. An Ancient Gleaners dance is set for Friday September 13 at the Mayd house with Freed and Knights orchestra. Supper 60 cents. horses cared for. School starts Monday with Miss Kipp as teacher. Local notes include Charles Matteson return from Battle Creek, Mary Barhite visiting from Marshall, Mrs Ira Hill visiting from Chicago, Newton Tadman and wife returning from Kalamazoo and Cass Counties, Bessie and Bernard Taffen at Marshall school, and a successful Maccabee event and banquet. Also advertises a furniture sale by Good & Amstutz.
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L.A
Henry Walkinshaw
Mica Deterick
Freed
Knight
Newton, Tadman
Kalamazoo
Qass
Bessie
Bernard Taffen
Marshall
Athens School Opens With Notable Adjustments
Athens records good attendance as Monday classes begin. Primary room sees Mra Celia Gregg replacing Misa Kindy. Local notes include births and visits: Ron A Underwood in Belding with sons Fred and Loyd, Edna Kreider's Sterling IN trip via Battle Creek with Myrtella Fonda, BR Foote in town from Saftl Creek, Mrs Jane Underwood ill in Vermontville, Tom Watkins inAO, Lena Wood starts as Norris dry goods clerk, Grace Waterman back from Battle Creek, and SJ Schultz and wife visiting Athena friends.
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Teschars
Celia Gregg
Misa Kindy
Mra
Merl Carpanter
Ron
A Underwood
Belding
Fred
Loyd
Edna Kreider
Sterling
Battle Creek
Myrtella Fonda
Lena Wood
Norris’ Dry Goods
Grace Waterman
SJ Schultz
Leonidas
Athena Friends
Local Notes From North Marengo And Fredonia Districts
In North Marengo Lura and Edna Dickenson spent Sunday in Ionin county. A Monday night school meeting drew 44 voters with 15 women. Frank Long was reelected treasurer. Ella Foster stayed at home Sunday. Lura Dickinson began teaching Carryer school and Bertha Carver will teach the Porter school this week. In Fredonia Louise Wrap visits Albion. Donal Francisco returned to Lans. Hazel Rocco has a new organ. Lena Popenhagen, formerly of the area and now in Kalama, is mentioned. About 700 people were hospitalized this week with typhoid fever. Minnie Popenhagen visited Marshall friends.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frank Long
Ella Foster
Lura Dickinson
Carryer
Bertha Carver
Porter
Fredonia
Louise Wrap
Albion
Donal Francisco
Lansing
Lena Popenhagen
Kalama
Minnie Popenhagen
Marshall
Probate Court Items Schedule Hearings This Week
Probate court under Judge Lane lists Sept 9 to Sept 11 and Sept 12 to Sept 18 hearings. Cases include estates of Elizabeth Ewer Elizabeth M Davis Luther Buddislow Louisa Ward Anna Smith Henry A Wat rons Almon G Bruce Wilbur M Brown Peter Coyne Thomas Woolley Noel Woolley George I Brown Buliette Benton Wilhelm Vogt Samuel H Jennings George W Loos and a notice denying affiliation with a silk sales agent using the court name.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wilbur M. Brown
Peter Coyne
Thomas Woolley
Noell Woolley
George I Brown
Buliette Benton
Wilhelm Vogt
Samuel H. Jennings
George W Loos
Prices for tinware and sewing goods in sale catalog
Prices list heavy school stockings with double knee and misses stockings, fall weight ladies hosiery, sheet iron frying pans, covered pails, flour sifter, coiled nickel stove handles, pie tins, copper nickel tea kettles, japanned decorated foot baths, and a claim of best tinware quality at low prices.
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Aia
Eae
Boty
Obituary of Mary Ann Nearpass of Lee Valley
Mrs Mary Ann Nearpass born November 11 1821 in New York moved to Jackson county married Chanley L Stevens aged 16 and had 10 children. Widowed seventeen years ago she stayed on the Lee homestead and died August 28 1901 leaving seven children five sons and two daughters. Funeral from the house Rev Edwin Nash Olivet officiating burial at Olivet.
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Mary Ann Nearpass
New York
Jackson County
Chanley L. Stevens
Lee
Edwin Nash
Olivet
Excursions to Buffalo and Battle Creek Kalamazoo
Special excursion rates to Buffalo on September 8, 10, 12 via M O R R B. Round trip tickets include 15 day limit $8.45 20 day limit 0.90 and return limit October 8 $11.85. Sunday excursion to Battle Creek and Kalamazoo via M O C R R departs Marshall 10 50 a m returns Kalamazoo 7 30 p m Battle Creek 8 05 p m fare round trip Battle Creek 80c Kalamazoo 60c.
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Buffalo
M. 0
Battle Creek
Halamazua
Kalamazoo
Marshall
Pocket and Jack Knives Bargains
Advertises a selection of discounted pocket knives and jack knives priced at 25 cents with a money back guarantee if not satisfactory. Claims include a G. C. W. washing machine at 3.00 and various household items such as milk pails, ink tablets, and school supplies offered at low prices. Names of products and vague prices indicate a generic general store sales pitch with emphasis on low prices and trial offers.
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G. CG. W
Gus
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