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Newspaper
Marshall Statesman
Location
Marshall, Michigan, United States of America
Date
Apr 16, 1897
Page
5
The rural notices list a sale of hoes and pitchforks by O Leary Bros at Rice Creek, with local commentary on April snows replacing showers and various community items. other items note a diphtheria improvement for Rasvoo Clayborn and a debate on sidewalk bicycle ordinances.
Local items include a hill four mile limit rally at Albion college backed by Methodist Presbyterian and Baptist churches, a benefit opera Merry Milkmaids at Athens, an auction at John Potter farm near Battle Creek for horses cattle sheep and tools, and ongoing Statesman subscription rate clarification. Also noted are a hat theft at the north college, a retiring supervisor praised, quarterly meeting at Evangelical church, and various community notes including marriages, theater reports, and clergy sermons.
The mayor approves broad appointments while a Harmony driven change in electric light commissioners is noted as non political. Andrew Me Roberts succeeds Elston on the commission. A primary school exhibition program is printed, featuring daily routine student work. The Kimmis bill shifts county officer salaries to be set by supervisors, with a table detailing effects. Battle Creek delegates plan a May 2 field day as part of a renewed athletic push and reception logistics. The Battle Creek Journal reports the common council closes ten years of service for Recorder Clement R. Thompson, lauding his sociable, hospitable tenure.
A collage of items notes Dr Fog and Powers linked to Battle Creek dental work, a sermon at First Presbyterian in Kalamazoo, a circuit court appeal for Henry Norton plus his father’s assault fine, and regional travel ads for Southern Railway promoting tickets to North and South destinations including Ashville and Hot Springs.
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