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Newspaper
Marshall Statesman
Location
Marshall, Michigan, United States of America
Date
Jan 04, 1883
Page
4
City and vicinity recounts a quiet week with hints of upcoming events. Grange and church meetings, school openings, and local illnesses populate a dense schedule while social highlights include a large dance plan, a wedding, and community visits.
A collage of short items from a Michigan paper notes C F Vogel offering passage tickets to Lisette Vornwald in Jena, German ties and rails for T and M railway at Grand Haven, local political moves in Lansing and Newaygo, a boy hurt trimming a tree, a secret marriage scandal, a fistula illness, patent roof shingles hustle, overseers of the poor reorganized, a 89 year old minister reunion, right of way deeds and railroad right of way issues, sheriff’s writs and new constables, and apple market shortages spurring price jumps.
An out door article notes Lent Thirtaday drama Esmeralda entertained an Idee audience at the Marshall opera house. Two hundred reserved seats were sold yet double that number filled the hall. W H Crompton Mattie Dunlap and G J Henderson led the strong cast in a well received performance praised for even acting and the company’s high quality.
A flood of visitors and locals returning to Marshall marks a busy week. Henry Dibble comes back to Grand Rapids, W J Hillabrant returns to Fargo, and many others including Miss Beile Fitzgerald and Mrs P A Spicer relocate from Detroit New York and Chicago. The list shows a broad network of travel across Michigan and adjacent states with several alighting in Marshall for visits and work.
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