18 Aug 1858
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Newspaper
Marshall Statesman
Location
Marshall, Michigan, United States of America
Date
Aug 18, 1858
Page
1
Fragmentary paste likely from a 1886 tax or office notice discussing options, dates, and possible actions. Names and specifics are obscured, leaving only hints of fiscal deadlines and legal steps.
A detailed land auction notice outlines property in Calhoun County near the village of Battle Creek and Albion. It lists multiple parcels with measurements, boundaries, and adjacent landmarks, including ranges and townships, with bids to be set for October. The document names auditors and officials and notes various tracts, roads, and nearby features across several townships and villages.
Joe Conway, a rich young man with varied skills, toils as a village carpenter to win Louise Hulkington, Commodore Hulkington’s daughter. His experiments as a mechanic lead to romance after he proves merit beyond wealth and status. The tale ends with a wedding and a lesson that exceptions exist to every rule.
The sternberg, a two-wheeled canal boat built by David Bell, powered by two engines, and loaded with 4,000 bushels of heat, arrived in Rochester after leaving Buffalo. Gov. King, Canal Commissioners, and Rochester officials witnessed the voyage, praising the venture as a sign of canal progress and possible steam propulsion after enlargement.
A veiled tale describes a young man drawn to mediumship after familial influence, with a chilling overnight séance ending in a missing watch and purse theft. The piece then shifts to Salt Lake lore, a river of notes on the Great Salt Lake and surrounding cattle, water and island details, followed by a briefing on a 1678 conspiracy trial and a Salt Lake dispatch reporting Brigham Young and others returning to the city and military preparations for Cedar Valley and Oregon reinforcement.
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