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Newspaper
Marshall Statesman
Location
Marshall, Michigan, United States of America
Date
Jul 05, 1895
Page
5
A Marshall Statesman reader summary notes Albion rally at Cold Spring Park drew between four and five thousand people. The event featured a strong program, no injuries, and broad local support. Separate items mention a Battle Creek sea serpent sighting, juror pay rulings, weddings under 18 law, and community notices in a busy Michigan paper.
Local briefs note Philip Hoeltzel bought the Arlington and Capt Ephraim Marble to act as grand marshal for Rally Day. Other items mention a county fair premium list, Judge Merrill opening a shop, illnesses and deaths, a fistful of local incidents, and race results at Battle Creek racetrack.
A fragment from the Battle Creek Journal recalls Milton Barney, a son of Nathaniel Barney, and his death mourned by many friends. It notes Milton Barney as the sole survivor of the Methodist Society who built the first church, the old M. K. Church near the current site, and mentions pioneers like Nathaniel Barney, Mrs. Henry Andrus, and H. L. Dwinell along with early railroad and settlement details in Calhoun County Michigan.
A wagon driven by Maynus Hamilton of Eckford was hit by an electric pole when frightened horses bolted near the stone brewery on Maraball avenue. Hamilton, aged 72, suffered a brain concussion and four rib fractures. He was taken to W. H. Holmes Place and Dr Foote attended. Officials fear his age may hinder recovery.
Mrs Ascha M Weeks and relatives are arrested on a warrant by Joh Adrian who claims they threaten to kill him and may have buried women on a farm. Officers investigated false leads, digging sites said to hold a corpse but nothing was found. The incident involves Jerome weeks family and a colored man from Bedford township in ongoing feud with the Adrians.
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