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Newspaper
Marshall Statesman
Location
Marshall, Michigan, United States of America
Date
Jan 11, 1895
Page
5
Advertisement promising tailored clothing for men with ready goods and fabrics ranging from rugged to fine. It appeals to readers to get fitted here, emphasizing perfect fit for every man, friend, or neighbor.
Jan 10 Marengo area notes report Mrs Goodwin visiting, new crop harvests, and prayer week observances. Includes farm chatter, mill activity, and social updates on Mrs Hutchinnon, Miss Tillie Wallick, the Goodwins, and Mr Smiths family. Community events feature the Cereaco Farmers Club meeting, secretary resignation, and Ball Butter prices.
A loosely written material notes residents and visitors across Marengo Clare, Durant, and nearby areas. Mentions teaching, vacations with relatives, church events, lodge union meetings, donations, sickness, and school openings. Includes travel to Ann Arbor and Jackson, visits from officials, and social gatherings with names such as Billinghurst, Harwood, McVerity, Aiken, Van Voorhees, and Doo Nutts.
The new German chancellor Prince Hohenlohe is described as a rare blend of aristocracy and practicality. He cooks his own coffee, travels with a coffee machine, and prizes the beverage as his brain and heart’s comfort. His health and open-air lifestyle underpin a reticent, diligent public figure.
In Dernort on Jan 7 a skater clash near Twenty fourth tract led Amos Smart to fire a shotgun into a crowd of skaters injuring Frank Delano in the hip and Robert Peppers in the eyes. A hand to hand fight followed as dozens were bruised before police arrived.
A Port Huron man, James Twiss, son of Alderman John Wswisa, committed suicide in Ann Arbor by taking morphine after expressing despair in a note to a sister. He had been visiting Hirsch’s family and planned a return to the train. A coroner's jury ruled death accidental.
A chaotic report details Milchigesi’s threats and a violent incident in which editor Armstrong was horsewhipped by Corn-Hasbrook at the post office. The assailant boasted of purging the area with deadly force, while deputies moved to arrest him. The piece also notes a sheriff’s arrest the following morning and compares the suspect to Jesse James, with further local crime and public notices throughout Michigan.
Secretary Butterfield of the State Agricultural Society states the state fair will be held in Lansing due to the sale of Detroit exposition grounds and contract with Central Michigan Society. The 1894 tax waiver by Central Michigan was for that year, not 1895. Annual meeting in Lansing on June 15 will set final arrangements.
Jackson Jan 4 Mrs Mary Lathrop long time leader among Michigan women and former president of the wc for the pine ne a widely known figure died yesterday. Funeral plans not announced.
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