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Newspaper
Marshall Statesman
Location
Marshall, Michigan, United States of America
Date
Dec 28, 1883
Page
4
City and vicinity reports a busy start to the year with church revivals, charitable gifts, social events, and business notes. Mentions Rev Hunsberger donations, a German Evangelical church dedication, social hops, a county milkman’s stove heated wagon, library meetings, and upcoming public events plus local incidents and closures.
In Marshall women visited the W. C. T. U president Mrs. O. B. Rowley and presented a silver cake basket as a token of support. Kalamazoo lawyer N. F. Severens plans action over land title disputes tied to Gen Ezra Convis heirs and Bertrand village. A fire at the American Express building injured goods owners, with Wm Wade praised for saving most property despite losing clothing and personal effects.
A flood of social updates shows Geo, Fergau n sick Ed C Way home for holidays Byron Smith of Grand Rapids visiting the city D 8 Beach back from Green Bay Melvin Roberts very ill Mrs B A Good visiting city Mr and Mrs F L Henderson of Jackson spent Christmas with relatives in the city Numerous others including Murphy & Kelleher of Battle Creek and Ed Mingus of Homer Index in town Ed Mingus on business Mrs C B Webster left for Chelsea for Christmas Florence Robinson visiting Nellie Miller Miss I P Emerson Kalamazoo expected for New Year’s Day Loura Perrig home from Orchard Lake Military Academy Thos Willard and mother visiting Mrs Hutte Amlar Mrs F W Dickey leaves for Tecumseh Warren Roberts home from Habuee man medical college Elmer Putnam from Fiji returned from Jopia with bride C Wrosford Olivet College professor in city Willia Hillabrant Chicago visiting mother and brother E D Weyborn Plattsburg N Y holiday visit Jeanie Dickey Grand Rapids staying with mother Miss Mollie Smitey back from Brogsop Helen Edgerton and Kittie L Hosmer home from Fort Wayne Chas E Southwell Murengo attended Michigan sheep breeders at Lansing Will Palmer traveling for Chicago book house News notes on recoveries and travels circulate in Republican column.
Miss Mindé Brooke returns home. Mrs Sarah Carrier and Mr. McRoberta of Lansing attend Coleman Hewitt wedding festivities in the area. Hilbert K. Simmons suffers heart illness at home. Kalamazoo and Detroit visitors pass through. Mrs Baker’s relatives attend a family event next Tuesday. Various residents are recuperating from recent illnesses.
A lively railroad meeting was held with Mayor M W Wagner presiding. C T Gorham was elected chairman and W H Porter secretary. Judges Ingersoll Gorham Porter and others spoke as the company extended payment time to the following Saturday. Subscriptions were cheered with a plan to award round trip passes to those paid by Saturday. A 36 member committee was named to press delinquent accounts and a Council chamber session later divided unpaid notes for follow up.
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