Statesman Jottings Readies Local Notes and News
Watson Mead is very ill and L. P. Hubbard is dangerously ill. A baby alligator was sent to Lillie Smyth from Florida last Saturday. Seventy-nine interments in Oakridge cemetery this fiscal year. Mrs. Smiley and Mrs. Hitchcock entertained Wednesday evening. About one hundred candidates sought teaching certificates last week. The Statesman seeks a Burlington correspondent. Master Mechanic Smart of the M. C. A. R. system died in Jackson Sunday night. Dan Sheridan moved barber shop to Dr. Greene's drug store. 106 lambs from 80 ewes reported, with a higher yield from Parsons. New goods arriving from Lepper. line described as attractive. Invitations for April eighth party by Dobbins, Billings, Fletcher, Gardanier. Fred Verro, 14, arrested for horse theft. Verro from Jackson. Methodist Sunday School growing. 175 present last Sunday. Misses Kipp, Decker, Mead, Fountain visited for teachers’ exam. Rev H W Tate to preach Easter sermon at Baptist church. illustrated sermons to follow. F W Dickey lost two horses to distemper. two more sick. Anna Louise Phelps, 8, died. interment in Mayahall. Weston displays millinery at Powell’s west window.
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the Statesman
Burlington
Mechanic Smart
Jackson
McMartin
J. M. French
Gallup
Wm. B. Blashfield
Clarendon
Register of Deeds
A.C. Arnold
Battle Creek
States Prison
Dan Sheridan
Anna Louise
Frank Phelps
Ballene
Mayahall
Mins Weston
Powell's
Marshall Wagon and Windmill Company
Methodist
Albion Mirror
F. F. Cole
Ben A. Cole
Hatch
J. van Dusen
Robert van Dusen
P. W. McReynolds
Justice Cunningham
John McNames
Noah Perrin
McNames
Perrin
J. M. Hatch
Fred Walter
East State Street
Pople
Inspiration Institute
Fletcher exhibits new Royal Redheadon at Burke's
George Fletcher unveils a Royal Redheadon exhibition at Burke's with plans to ride it in upcoming summer bicycle parades. A varied local scene follows, from burn at Battle Creek to marriage licenses, church Easter plans, and a court dispute over a horse shoeing bill.
Local notes on gifts, appointments, and community events
The Ladies' Library association thanks Mrs. W. J. Dibble for Harpers' Monthly Magazine and Mr. F. M. Townsend for two copies of Assorted Colours. Rev. Fr. P. A. Baart will write for the Britannica. Frederick Mason, harness maker, dies at 68. Funeral Sunday at 2:30 from M. E. church. W. C. T. U. to hold temple entertainment at Baptist church in Marshall April 15 with tea and supper. Temple wheels and boxes must be at offices by April 19. Junior Society program at Baptist church drew praise. Miss Ada McNames leads. notable violin performances by Misses Crossman, Marshall, and Miss Vary.
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Ladies’ Library Association
W. J. Dibble
Harpers’ Monthly
F. M. Townsend
P. A. Baart
Encyclopedia Britannica
Bishop O'Gorman
Catholic University
Cardinal Gibbons
Frederick Mason
West Hanover Street
C. Colegrove Post
M. EB
Isaiah Wilson
Baptist Church
Marshall
H. Lynn
E. B. Mills
Ada McNames
Local Personals From This City and Surroundings
Names and travels of residents and visitors appear in local personals. Chas Painter returns from Coldwater. Mrs. Sarah Hall of Kalamazoo visits Dr. Emiley. Miss May Marble of Benton Harbor vacationing here. W H Wilkins of Antwerp, Ohio visits his father R B Wilkins. John Bentley returns home after two years at Emporia Kansas. Mr and Mrs L F Page and others go to Chicago for Cirnid Opera. Sheriff Walkinshaw and Dr Smiley attend state G A R encampment at Saginaw. Miss Bertha Townsend returns to Kalamazoo. Miss Alice Thwing attends state Christian Endeavor convention at Ionia. Rev Jas H Potts editor visits Maj N J Kelsey. Robert J Wilson of C J M shops to be transferred to Van Wert Ohio. Will Budell succeeds. L F Werstein and F J Werstein of Battle Creek with N M Fisher of Indianapolis visit Olivet college vacation in Marshal.
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Chas Painter
Coldwater
Sarah Hall
Kalamazoo
May Marble
Benton Harbor
W. H. Wilkins
Antwerp
R. B. Wilkins
Bertha Townsend
Alice Thwing
Christian Endeavor Society of the Presbyterian Church
Ionia
Jas. H. Potts
D. D
Michigan Christian Advocate
N. J. Kelsey
Robert J. Wilson
VanWert
Ohio
Mr. Wilson
Will Budell
L. F. Werstein
F. J. Werstein
Battle Creek
N. M. Fisher
Indianapolis
Olivet
Marshal
Brutal Assault Ties Ripplemans To Legal Trouble
Benjamin and Charles Rippleman were jailed in Battle Creek on 35000 and 3000 bail after a brutal assault on Mrs. Rippleman last Tuesday night. She lay unconscious for over an hour and a half and remains in a dangerous condition. The attack stemmed from a dispute over mortgaging the farm to borrow money, with neighbors noting the Ripplemans are regarded as troublemakers.
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Benjamin
Charles Rippleman
Battle Creek
Ripplemans
Charles
Rippleman
Therow
Fast Mail Scenic Melodrama Promises Big Season Highlight
Lincoln J. Carter presents the Scenic production Fast Mail at the opera house Friday night. The melodrama features realistic stage engines and a Niagara Falls scene praised for its grandeur. The plot offers strong lines, humor, and a well-acted company delivering the author’s vision with accuracy.
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Opera House
Lincoln J. Carter
Fast Mail
Niagara Falls
Hocklen's Amica Salve for Cats and Skin Ailments
An old advertisement touts Hocklen's Amica Salve as the best remedy for cats bruises sores ulcers and skin eruptions with a guarantee of satisfaction or money back priced at 2 50 per box and sold by W Drake Plus a note promising Juxon Soap as a superior cleaner.
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Hocklen
Drake
Land for sale to help poor men buy farms
The notice offers low priced farm land as profitable investment for poor men, advertised as affordable at 85 to 90 per acre on easy terms through Graves and Company, Chicago. It promotes home ownership and farm investment, targeting buyers unable to afford high priced farms.
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Graves and Company
Fifth Avenue
Chicago
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August Beilfuss
Pauline Kusch
Albion
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Arc Department
Womans’ Christian Temperance Union of
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Trinity Episcopal Church
Henry Hester
U.S. Gov't
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Emporia
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