Battle Creek News Briefs Reflect Local Politics and Events
Republican leaders press for Mayor Dickey renomination while Justice Merrill sent Wm Dixon to jail for 76 days after a disturbance at the roller rink. A Women’s League delegation visited Marshall, and longtime Battle Creek resident Wm Betterly died. Mail coach added to train No 7 on the Michigan Central. clerks AL Calkins and Albert Buck promoted. Monday Club elected officers led by Miss L Hughes. Marriages, lawsuits, and local council chatter fill the page, including Holland whipping case withdrawal and an appeal in the Vogel estate. Royal bicycle sales rise. Canney rumor circulates amid battlefield of politics.
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Dickey
Justice Merrill
Wm. Dixon
Woman'’s League
Marshall
Battle Creek
Michigan
AL. C. Calkins
Albert Buck
Monday Club
L. Hughes
Mra
F. Sayer
J. M. Moses
John Butler
Sheldon R. Hayte
Catherine M. Andre
Poenling
State Street
Isaiah Wilson
Grvid Rapids
Comstock
Auction at John Ulrich farm near Ceresolo
John Ulrich will auction 214 miles south and 1 mile west of Ceresolo on Thursday March 19 at 10 am. Horses cattle swine and farm tools to be sold. Also note death of Mrs George Wright in Boston and plan for arrival of remaining party at 9:25 Saturday morning. A Thoroughbred presented at the Marshall opera house last night drew a full house and strong company. Pink and white tea hosted by Mesdames Dunn Tierney and Peck at Tierney's home had about 50 guests with pink and white rose decorations. East side I O G T members scored 760 points amid 27 new member applications. Upcoming Tuesday program includes a male quartet lecture recitations and several orations. Various local residents appear in Detroit Batavia Battle Creek and Grand Rapids this week. Marshall K T No. 17 elected officers at annual conclave. Advertised letters list read with postmaster note. Saint Marys Banquet scheduled March 18 at Arbeiter hall with program including Ora pro Nobis and Irish songs. Supper served 5 to 8 pm. tickets 35 cents. Brucklen Arnica Salve advertised. Mammoth Clover at Cunningham’s.
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John Ulrich
Ceresolo
George
Wright
Hamlin
Boston
Opera House
Marshall
Mesdamés Dunn
Tierney
Peck
Cuba
Suffrage Event at Mrs Clinton T Cook Home Declared A Success
The Suffrage Ter at Mrs Clinton T Cook's home Wednesday evening drew about 175 attendees and featured lectures on Old Womanhood and the New, art, music, physical culture, and a Congress of Nations by nine young ladies. Contributions from Battle Creek WCTU and Woman's League aligned with yellow and white suffrage colors, with notable performances by Edna Bowers Ada Rogers Master Robbie Peck and soloist Belle Warner Stowe.
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Clinton T. Cook
Congress of Nations
Edna Bowers
Ada Rogers
Robbie Peck
Bradley of
Eckford
Gallup
Wm. R. Simons
Belle Warner Stowe
Artors
Woman's League of
Battle Creek
Mesdames
W. D. Farley
C. M. Ranger
Womans’ League
George Willard
Harry Ross
C. C. Thoma
Maude Matthews
Albion
W.C.T. A
D. Wartman
M. F. Stowe
H. Bradley
D. Zimmerman
Minna Fuller
Nellie Dickey
May Church
May Bradley
Medora Warner
Bessie Warner
Bertha Bridley
Lillian Lusk
Luella Sanders
Margaret McPherson
Notaries and Names in Kalamazoo Law Question
Forbes of Kalamazoo wonders whether women notaries who marry and keep maiden names may sign as Mrs. John Jones formerly Susan Smith. He asks if this meets legal requirements, with the attorney general to review the law before advising.
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Forbes
Kalamazoo
John Jones
Susan Smith
Editor Stowe Attacks Food Commissioner Over Postum Cereal
The Tradesman criticizes the state food commissioner for pricing Postum Cereal, arguing no law supports consumer advocacy against manufacturers. It accuses the official of bias, cites a bungled report, and warns the administration risks public trust and fair play in handling food quality versus price.
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Stowe
The
Michigan Tradesman
Postum Cereal Co
Battle Creek
Epicures
Postum
Storry
Property transfers in Albion and Battle Creek area
A long list of real estate transfers, deeds, and lot sales across Albion township, Battle Creek, Homer, LeRoy, Athens, and nearby towns. Names include Lester M. Peck, L. E. Clawson, Chisholm, J. M. Tillotson, First State Bank of Homer, Mary P. Peavy, Ella Payne, A. J. Boyer, Wm. Newman, and many others, with prices ranging from 80 to 3,000 dollars. Also notes on The Student's Cyclopedia promotion and local market items.
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Lester M. Peck
Thomas IL
Jtarris
Albion Township
L. E. Clawson
Eva Ethridge
Mott
Battle Creek
Chisholm
C. P. Layher
Marengo
Wm. Wilkins
A. M. Minty
Mary D. Youngs Ton
Delbridge
Albion
J. M. Tillotson
Conins
W. H. Parker
Welch
Lavina Smith
W. R. Burch
Battle Croak
George H. French
Eleanor Wooshuff
Homer
G. W. Chase
M. M. Chipman
Hutchinson
Battle Creak
C. M. Upston
Edward Carr
Tokonsha
Elizabeth White
C. A. White
Athens
A. White
C. T. Bisbee
Carrie Bishee
D.S. Clark
J. M. Fish
LeRoy
Franklin Bender
John Rowe
Marshall Township
Lydia R. Bender
A.F. Dorman
Chas. Gardner
J. Brooks
F. D. Sische
Burlington
Darling
F. D. Wirren
Chas
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the Statesman
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Battle Creek Township
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Vogel
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Hyde
Detroit
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Batavia, N. Y
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Chicago
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le E. Gallup
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