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Newspaper
Marshall Statesman
Location
Marshall, Michigan, United States of America
Date
Jul 24, 1885
Page
8
From Our Own Correspondent reports diphtheria illness near Olivet with two child deaths in a Brookfield township family, plus notes on harvest progress, near accidents, and local travels. A wedding rumor and community notices fill the county page, including church events, school terms, and crop conditions as heat persists.
Rev C D Berry and family plan weeks near Lake Michigan while Randall and Robinson visit their father Rev T Robinson at Saline. War over wheat ends with Osborn replevining for Mitchell. Albion house repairs ongoing and huckleberries abundant. half a million bricks to be laid this summer. A doctor reports diphtheria cases near Bath mills. Mrs Chas Wiselogel dies in Albion. canvas for city directory shows 3367 population and 861 families in 801 houses. Baseball match on Superior street ends 18 to? in favor of east side. Salvation Army rumor debunked as traveling photographer tent. Prof H A Mills named dean at Da Pauw University Indiana and to move from Albion. Lane injures foot. neighbors search for liquor with no finds. First Albion bank deposit certificado dated 1858 to John Over for $400. Major fire burns from No 16,500 onward. Dinner pail battle between railroad section hands ends with bleeding both.
The Cornhill Magazine account describes Siberian political prisoners and common offenders fleeing via two main methods. One is rapid travel to gain distance, hindered by vast deserts and continuous police pursuit. The other hides in place for months, awaiting pursuit to wane, with notable escapes such as Taputin and Debagorio Makrievitch.
The Chicago market report notes Grant's death announced with mourning across the city. Wheat weak, corn steady, flax very weak, clover prices high with good demand. Livestock supplies light, hogs advancing slightly, cattle receipts lighter, sheep in fair demand but lower prices. Probate notice from Calhoun County Michigan sets August hearing for George T. Phelps estate.
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