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Newspaper
Marshall Statesman
Location
Marshall, Michigan, United States of America
Date
Nov 08, 1895
Page
4
A column of mixed editorials and anecdotes cites John Quincy Adams as Monroe doctrine author, praises Detroit mayor for stopping a prize fight, and notes Durrant and Holmes convictions. It reports rising military pensioners, teacher gender shifts, and a detailed armored train guards description with frequent armorer checks.
A Detroit to Chicago armored train on the Michigan Central Express is depicted with bulletproof bow windows bays and heavy steel doors. Trainmen wear concealed pistols belts and armor like a combat unit. The piece notes the car’s roof armor and partitioned sections designed to counter explosives and gunfire.
A long list details court house budget items and property transfers in Battle Creek and surrounding towns. Names include Thos Skinner, Ellen Tharratt, Almira Till, Almond Sebolt, Fannie Sherman, Chas Foster, Ezra Darling, Carl Schnepps, Patrick McPeake, Elizabeth McPeake, Allen, Mary Peavy, Knickerbocker, Lyon, Bartholomew, Wisner, Skinner, Werstein, National Bank of Albion, Marshall Cycle Co, Levy Krebs, Cox, and others. The probate docket covers estates of Mary Jane Starks, Geo Coopers, John VanWoert, Amos Stiles, Nellie Swartwout, Ellen Nerber, Sarah Smith, James Hall, Wm Kenner, Charles Walter, Julian Jewell, Wm Brown, Thos Faulkner, Charles Hill, Josephine Burgomaster, Dwight Taylor, Charles G Randall, David Phillips, Thankful Willis, Siephen Willis, Vernes Pein Me, Elizabs Nervey, and Taylor, with administrators appointed or hearings scheduled through November and December.
In Beckford a niece Mika Mortice Wood wed Roderick Miller of Stone Church Penn with Rev John Sheehan officiating. The couple plan a Dec 1 return to Stone Church. In Olivet Mich Misa Clara C Copley and C Gitsberger of Grand Rapids wed at the bride’s home with Rev S Copley officiating. The bride, educated at Monroe HS and MSU, will start life in Ludington. Numerous presents and greetings followed.
A lengthy letter from multiple Albion and Battle Creek residents objects to premium withholds by the Calhoun County Agricultural Society citing unfair discounts after speed purses were paid. The writer urges fair, uniform deductions, proposes delaying receipts until finances are known, and calls for broader attendance and unity at the annual meeting. Marengo, Nov. 7, 1895.
A crowded weekly advertisement lists a wide range of discount groceries and goods including sun dried Japan tea, molasses, Banker's Poultry Food, granulated sugar, rolled oats, butter, flour, coal hods, napkins, glass panels with brass chains, paper, coffee mills, Misses wool hose, cashmere hose, insulators, Union Unbleached sheeting, diaper cloth, ticking, heavy socks, Canton flannel, Canton outings, ladies underwear, and mittens with emphasized low prices and bulk value.
An old advertisement for Halladay Harness Boot and Shoe Repair outlines services at 194 Brute Street. It invites customers to repair worn footwear with affordable pricing, including tapping men and women’s shoes and evening repairs for laboring classes.
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