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Newspaper
Marshall Statesman
Location
Marshall, Michigan, United States of America
Date
Mar 24, 1911
Page
7
Local notes recount social calls auctions and family events in wt County. Mentions of Battle Creek, Kalousazoo, and VanArman family gatherings describe visits illnesses a funeral and an obituary for Margaret VanArman born March 9 1911 and died March 34 111.
DeForest spent Thursday night to Sunday at Templeton home with N. MF. Attendances included Bert Clark and wife of Flint and Mrs. Mary Turner. April meeting with C. R. Sweet and wife. Miss Templeton visiting Battle Creek. John Thomas hosted a party in honor of Arthur DeForest with Earl Smith Ralph Greenman and others. Games and a three course luncheon followed by late departures.
Clarence Daines Estabrook and family move from Marengo onto the former VanArman farm and are greeted warmly. The column records school events, visits, a sugar social at Earl Wood's, debates on saloons in Calhoun, and various local travels and notices, including Rev Weidenhammer moving to Partelle parsonage and lectures at the Methodist church.
East Eckford notes list visits and greetings among residents and families including Mrs F A Woodley in Battle Creek, Norman Putman visiting relatives, and Gertrude Putman staying with kin in Sunfield. Also mentions social gatherings, parties, and travel between local towns with several named residents and households referenced. Dyspepsia ad follows local notices.
Will Braden and wife depart Monday for Scotts where he will run a hardware store. Friends Jessie and Florence Smith of Athens visited. Earl Smith and wife, Mrs. W. Reinecke and daughter Lela of Burlington also spent Sunday with Vv Keet and wife. Elien Guy and daughter visited South Climax relatives. Frank Baurnham family moved near Ceresco. Gertrude Bowles returned from Tekonsha visits. Grandma Frohm listed as not well. Hazel Chamberlain and Ruby Hicks visited home. John Zerby saw Miss Smoke of Paradise. Henry Burghardt and wife visited daughter Mrs. Giar Wittison of West Leroy.
Porter District Forest and Lois Ruddock are ill with measles while neighbors and relatives in Huntston and Langridge share affected households. Gusta Joan and Georga Boehmer recover from measles as Mrs. James Ruddock thanks neighbors and the Ald Society and Sunday school for flowers and support.
Lyon Lake hosts Marshall youths for a Saturday outing while others visit Tekonshu and Mire. Local residents attend dinners at Cox's Grocery and Provisions and a Thursday church lecture by Gren Weird. A move to John Wilbrick's rental and a Pleasant Thursday evening with friends rounds out the social notes.
Leaf Andrus begins Tuesday teaching in Colorado at 815 monthly wage. LaVerne Saunders and Helle Adams wed last Wednesday March 15 in Litchfield. Vernon Doolittle walks with partner. Harvey Doolittle travels to Chisago for cattle, A T Doolittle family visits Burlington, Geo Moore and kin visit Tekonika area. Eugene Bartlett on sick list, B E Riggs returns from Battle Creek.
City official submits detailed annual receipts and disbursements ending March 24, 1911. Highlights include cemetery funds, police and fire department allocations, sewer and paving accounts, interest and sinking funds, and balances across multiple trust and public works funds.
Ea. Van Horm and wife returned last week from a several days visit with friends south of Marshall. Mrs. Andrew Asmes of Albion visited the home of her parents Chas. Roughton and wife. Mrs. Oma Campbell is here from Jackson to help care for her aunt, Mrs. Laura Ruse. Peter Ott and wife Kaye visited their family in Parma. A. D. Jeffery and wife of Albion were Sunday guests at Mrs. Elizabeth Ott. Mrs. W. Darling and Grace and Lois Newton spent Sunday with Robt. Smith. Oscar Hubbard and wife of Albion visited their son John Hubbard and family.
Marshall Michigan resident John W. Lester of 71 Ganover Street testifies that years of back pain and morning stiffness eased after using Doan's Kidney Pills. He reports relief from pain and lameness and urges others to buy from F G Seaman & Co's Drug Store. Foster Milburn Co. Buffalo NY markets Doan's Kidney Pills as the sole agents in the United States.
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