Happenings in the ut of COUNTY and nearby towns
Local notes report residents like Will Keenerick resting after a corn planter mishap and Eden Raymond returning home from Marshall to Rice Creek. Community updates include visits, crop conditions, heat sickness, Memorial and church services, and a burst of local social activity across Bedford Clarendon North Convis and Sonoma areas.
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North Albion
Will Keenerick
Eden Raymond
Marshall
Claude Wilson
Springport
Gusta Raymond
Mable Hanchert
Bira
Garris
Raymondg
Local Visits and Family Gatherings Span Albion Area
Mr and Mrs S Wiseloger of near Albion visited Geo Krenerick and family. Miss Bertha Krenerick from Kellogg district spent a week with Mrs Winnevery. Bart Kimmer of Albion visited his parents. McAulife family and F Dewey pair visited in Starshall. Ida Luedtha from Battle Creek stayed with sister Mrs J Keck. August Smith and F Smith visited Brandt in Snyder district. Bliss Wave Starks of North Duck Lake spent time with Mrs Chas Kimmer. Ivan Hopkins visited his N Brookfield parents. Marie Luedtka of Albion spent Sundays with sister Mrs Keck.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
S. Wiseloger
Near Albion
Geo. Krenerick
Bertha Krenerick
Kellogg
Win
Bart Kimmer
Albion
Win. McAulife
John
Misses McAuliffe
F. Dewey
Starshall
Ida Luedtha
Battle Creek
J. Keck
Bmr
Marie Luedtka
Charming Woman Health Boost with Electric Bitters
A promotional notice claims a weak nervous woman can regain health beauty and friends with Fat Electric Bitters. It asserts benefits for stomach liver and kidneys, blood purification, stronger nerves bright eyes clear breath and a smooth complexion. Includes a contact line for W. Fradekaw's.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. Fradekaw
Davis Attacks Post Office Over Second Class Mail
Senator Davis of Arkansas denounces the post office for refusing 10 000 copies of a St Louis weekly on second class mail for non bona fide subscribers. He accuses Cortelyou era policy of unfair discrimination and claims the postmaster general acts beyond law with despotism. He moves for a general investigation of the department.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington, D. C
Senator Davis
Arkansas Today
Post Ofice Department
St. Louie
Davis
Postimester
Department
Supreme Court
United States
Syste
Mills of the Gods
Why Not a Half Holiday at County Courthouse
A letter contends for a half Saturday holiday for courthouse employees citing Ohio and Indiana examples and Michigan law. Battle Creek stores close Saturday afternoons and industrial groups discuss turning Calhoun County into truck garden farming with markets in Detroit New York and Chicago. A county meeting is planned for June 8 in Battle Creek to discuss policy and economic impact.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ohio
Indiana
Court House
Battle Creek
Hart
Michigan
Mountain climber locomotives arrive for Mountain division
Four large Mogul type mountain locomotives with four drive wheels were hauled to Union Pacific for the Mountain division. The engines, built by Baldwin Locomotive Works in Philadelphia, were under charge of their crew.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Union Pacific
Baldwin Lata Motive Works
Philselphia
Tes Wet
Postoffice Dept Reports Million Surplus as Deficit Vanishes
Washington May 28. For the first time in postal history the department reports a deficit wiped out and a one million dollar surplus for the current year ending June 30. Postmaster General Hitchcock signed a warrant transferring 3 199 000 to the treasury, the final portion of funds used to cover expenses. A new accounting plan deposits postal funds promptly, freeing several trillions previously tied up. officials say revenues should cover remaining year expenses with July showing a larger surplus.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington, D. C
Postoffice Department
Treasury
Geeral Hitchcock Last Wight
Traasury
Postal Service
Postofice Department
Hitchcock
Attorney Carrey Discovers Syrup Used As Oil
Kalamazes circuit judge candidate Claude Carrey recently bought a new car. It ran poorly as he investigated, hiring an expert mechanic. He later tasted the engine oil from the syrup he had used and found the carburetor stuck with syrup, causing the machine not to run.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Claude
Carrey
Kalamazes
Carney
Car
Two Boys Drowned In Grand River At Lansing
In Lansing Michigan Fred Prank 38 and Lorenzo Seibel 15 died after the boat they were in overturned on the Grand River yesterday afternoon. Neither could swim and brothers of one boy tried to help as bystanders recovered the bodies. medical efforts to revive them failed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lansing
Mich
Fred Prank
Lorenzo Seibel
Grand River
Unclear OCR note on reward and catarrh cure case
Fragmentary text alleges a reward of one hundred dollars for a case linked to catarrh and a supposed cure. Names and places are garbled, with multiple misspellings and broken phrases describing business dealings and power claims.
Grange aides told to appear on Canadian reciprocity issue
Senate finance committee summoned May 26 to hear Alten and Graham of Alten & Graham New York to produce opposition literature on the Canadian reciprocity bill. Senator Stone sought to question their methods and whether they acted as farmers’ lawyers or as promoters of the bill.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington, Db. CG
Jobs A. Alten
Whidden Graham
Alten & Graham
Il Williams Street
New York
Senate
Senator Stone
Missouri
Stone
Whiel Tie
Nance Committee
Gorham
B and B Buggy Co Deal Falters in Charlotte
The Charlotte Republican reports a bid by a Marshall based firm the B and B Buggy Co to locate in Charlotte failed as negotiations stymied. The Marshall Statesman noted May 26 details of the talks and the Republican argues why local business interests were spurred to keep the factory in Marshall. The piece suggests a possible move to Charlotte remains possible in future.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charlotte Republican
Republican
Charlotte
Commerial Club
B. &B. Buggy Coa
Marshall
Marshall Statesman
The
Commercial Club
Chartatte
Doan's Kidney Pills Backed by Marshall Testimony
Weak kidneys threaten the whole body with uric poison and illness. Doan's Kidney Pills act directly on the kidneys, with Marshall, Missouri resident M. Neneman’s eight to ten year relief from backache and tiredness cited. Sold by all dealers for 50 cents. Foster Milburn Co. agents, Buffalo, NY. Remember the name Doan's.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Weskeos
Bright
Doan
Marshall
M. Neneman
W. Hanover St
Mien
Dean
F. G. Seaman & @a
Dbrug
Foster-Milburn Co
Buffalo
New York
Usit
Dbeao
Daly Stands Mute To Two Indictments
Mil ton W. Daly of Chicago appeared in Jackson Michigan for arraignment on two indictments bribery and grand jury connection He waives reading and is held for trial at the September term under bonds of 710 000 furnished by W F Cowham president of Cowham Engineering Co Daly offered no plea.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jackson
Mich
Milton W. Daly
Chicago
Prosecutors
Daly
W. F. Cowham
Cowham Engineering Co
Thig City
Plans to Take Copper From Torch Lake Sand
In Lansing on May 27 during closing arguments attorney Allen F. Rees for the Calumet & Hecla described plans to extract copper from Torch Lake sands. He stated the sand could yield 20 percent copper with costs of 5 to 8 cents a pound and valued the 7,660,000 tons abandoned as worth over 4 million dollars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lansing
Mich
Allen F. Rees
Calumet & Heela
Charles Turner
Plana
Torch Lake
Auto Crash Fire Kills One Injures Two Near Bradner
In Bhowling Ghren Ohio May 23 a touring car left the road plunging into an embankment. Albert Ebersole of Arcadia was burned to death, Willis Linkes of Fostoria escaped and rescued Henry Ries of Fostoria after the crash. Ries sustained probably fatal injuries.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bhowling Ghrehn
Ohio
Bradner
Albert Ebersole
Arcadia
Berian
Willis Linkes
Fostoria
Wwretkage
Henry Ries
Widow Seeks Farm Relief in Bank Foreclosure Suit
In Pontiac Michigan on May 25 Mrs. Besse L Pearson of Grion sues Farmers State Bank of Orford in circuit court over a mortgage to Hagte the Oxford village treasurer now imprisoned in Jackson. She seeks $1,444 or cancellation of the mortgage alleging Hagte failed to deliver promised funds after the bank paid him.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pontiac
Mick
Lee Hagte
Oxford
Jackson
Besse L. Pearson
Grion
Farmers’ State Bank of
Orford
Pearson
Hagte
Hagle
German Benevolent Guests Visit Jackson Lodge Event
The German Benevolent society were guests of Jackson lodge last evening. They were escorted from the depot to the hall by Jackson lodge. Speaking and deseing were the chief amusements, and an elegant supper was served. The function ended at midnight with mutual good wishes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
The
German Benevolent Society
Jackson Lodge
Jackson G. B. Society
Humphreys Specifics for Common Ailments Advertised
Historical catalog of remedies by Humphreys for fever coughs colds stomach issues and headaches. The ad lists numerous ailments including malaria whooping cough rheumatic pain and urinary problems and claims availability through Sumpareys Formro and related companies.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Peter
Sofsat
Prion
Sumpareys
FOMRO
weDieng CO
Cxermse Witla
Sieset
Couple Attend church from air over Topsfield Mass
J Glidden and J Vaudeburg flew a balloon 20 miles from Lowell to Topsfield and landed 290 feet from the Methodist Episcopal church. They joined the services after an early morning ascent and a bell from the spires rang as the sermon referenced two congregants who had fallen into the service from the skies.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Topsfield
Mass
J. Glidden
J. Z. Vaudeburg
Lowell
Big Town
Walter Honting
Methodist Episcopal Church
Y Topfield
Michigan Lumber Dealers Not Afraid Says Sweet
GRAND RAPIDS Michigan May 25 George P Sweet secretary of the Michigan Retail Lumber Dealers association has returned from the national meeting in Nashville He says the Michigan association is not amenable to the Sherman law and his work as secretary is to educate dealers in handling stock and installing labor saving methods He says lawsuits started as the government won t harm the Michigan organization
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Grand Rapids
Mich
George P. Sweet
Michigan Retail Lumber Dealers’ Association
Nashville
Tenn
Michigan Association
Michigan
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Burt Meade
Phoebe Gould
Fred Drummond
Fuller
Este
Ellis Corners
Frank Radford
Sonoma Church
Chas. Willis
Eggleston
Climax
Biss
Ethel Minor
Seymour Burch
Kalamazoo
Michigan Sutomobile Co
Ernest Cary
Jeasie Cary Miller
Ray Rice
Mae
W. H. Pargue
Leedle
Anta Nover
Iarsa
Gayle Compion
Abuser Davis
Warren Bird
South Bedford
Casper Averamith
Fred Townsend
Augusta
John Armsburg
Norman Ctarkley
Roy Huff
Francis Boyer
Lee
Julian Day
Ceresco
Herbert
Will Trine
E. EB. Boyer
San Francisco
Nancy Weed
North Carolina
A. M. Brightman
Allen
Cotefort
Loki
Olmsted
LaRoy
Clarendon
Gilver Arey
Mias
Turher
N. G. Olney
M. FR. Bates
Herbert Knickerbocker
WIT Knickerbocker
Frank Knickerbocker
Hillsdale
Ervin Knicckerbocker
Myrtie King
Eth#1
Donald
South Dakota
EU Needhaw
California
Bre. E. Bartlett
Roy Sweet
Fay Brewer
Viola Doolittle
Doolittle
Charles Sweat
Wil Knickerbarker'’s
North Convis
F. M. Waterbury
van Nacker
J. L. Williams
Geo. King
A. Moon
Bellevue
A. Frewin
West Bellevue
B. Frewin
Denniston
Barry Co
W. Denniston
Virg’ Ja
Cereseo
Mud Lake
Pise
Ars. A. Blonrae
F. Hughes
Davis District
Flays Hitchcock
Litchfield Gazette
Dean's
Entiraty Vega Ahie
Capridas
Detroit
Catarrt
Chenes & Sa
O. x
Kages
Basineas
Polaco
Catarrmy
Ell Drag Giste
Tate
Pasig
Goasilge Biog
Grange
Marshal Peppie
Kes
Cox’s City Store
Oor's
Humphreys
Sweet
Dons
Ghas
West Green Street
City
EL R. Page
Mars
Michigan Central
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