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Newspaper
Marshall Statesman
Location
Marshall, Michigan, United States of America
Date
Jan 11, 1889
Page
1
A fragmented notice offers sale and purchase of various farm and city properties. It cites Orrick at 158 Stark Street, Marsilalt Michigan, as contact for transactions including conveyance and collection of taxes. The readable text references large and small properties available for sale and potential buying services.
The County Agricultural Institute coverage notes a wedding of a beloved young lady. The piece also details local civic events, electric lighting upgrades on Cass street, and community notices including post installations, church construction progress, and social gatherings.
Citizens once raised a few thousand dollars to extend the BK and C telegraph line from Kalamazoo to the area with promises of a lasting competitive benefit. The company later sold the line to Western Union for a neat profit, leaving donors seeking legal action to recover their funds as a contentious suit looms.
Milton Ogden is recovering from an attack of jumps and billows fever. A. D. Stark, previously ill, can attend to his store again. An American Library Association representative from Chicago visited town. Wim Brown and son operate a 23 horsepower saw mill. Chas Williams moved his saw mill to the Lower farm. Union meetings were held all week at the M. I church and at the Baptist church. Mrs Nelthorpe shows health improvement and returned home to Sherwood. Dr and Mrs Albert Houck from McMinnville and Mrs Kate Anders of Marshall visited Monday. Mrs Hs pacates will remember Edna Swartwout.
Ceresco residents host visitors from nearby towns while friends and relatives travel through, with gatherings at homes and churches. School events include visits by district officials and a gold pen gift to teacher Miss Vials Green. Revival meetings in Marshall, week of prayer observed, and a pupil’s mumps recovery affect Albion high attendance.
John Goodrich of Grand Rapids visited local friends as several young friends of Misses Fannie and Belle Salisbury gave them a surprise party with music games and dancing. Revival meetings continued Sunday at the Evang church conducted by Rev. J Schmaus and Rev. Frye of Holt, with all invited to attend.
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