23 Mar 1888
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Newspaper
Marshall Statesman
Location
Marshall, Michigan, United States of America
Date
Mar 23, 1888
Page
1
A sprawling list of rumors and brief items fills a Marshall page: Wagner declines mayoral renomination while Arnlar seeks recorder nomination. Wiseman and Rollinson considered for mayor. factory shifts planned. constable Jiblota to slugabed spring. various comments on hog pens, prohibition, and local meetings. Easter dates, weather humor, and civic wits blend with theater plans, stock ventures, and weddings.
An aging veteran Ralph recounts service in two wars and captivity in Mexico. He describes two copper cannon balls lodged in his body, a musket ball in the neck, pistol ball to the head, and multiple wounds. He travels on foot from Minnesota to Napoleon, Michigan, seeking sympathy and possible aid, while defiant that his stories prove his endurance and truth.
Horse thieves operate in Calhoun County with two men allegedly stealing a pair of dark gray horses nine harnesses a carriage and blankets from David Young near Battle Creek. A reward of 100 dollars from the Battle Creek Detective Association and 50 each from Sheriff Barber for arrests and return. Additional thefts at LeRoy yielded harness and buffalo robe. rewards posted. A man named Richard Wart was later arrested in Indiana. Hart to accompany offers without requisition. A separate note reports Whipple, 44, jailed in New York for forgery and embezzlement tied to Battle Creek. requisition arranged. Court notices list several divorces and guardianships. other items include wedding goods sale and citizenship admission.
Plans released outline extensive changes at the Michigan Central Railway Station in Marshall. The main track will shift 35 feet south through the depot site, the building moved north and west, with a new veranda, tower, and a coalitions of interior and exterior renovations in a Queen Anne style. Interior rooms reconfigured to create a larger waiting area, dining room reduced, and Forbes house to be refurbished and furnished, with a new telegraph addition and pastry, laundry, and kitchen spaces. Work targeting completion by spring, with preliminary steps already underway and a March 19, 1888 city meeting noting progress.
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