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Newspaper
Marshall Statesman
Location
Marshall, Michigan, United States of America
Date
Nov 20, 1885
Page
4
A long column of city news from Partello and nearby places recounts new shop openings and rentals, lectures, weddings, and community events. Topics include John Goodrich planning a 16x24 foot furniture shop, a Baptist church lecture on Affections, house rentals on Green and Liberty, Thanksgiving dances, roadster shipments, and updates on local schools, fires engines, and charity efforts.
Obituary memoriam for Minnie Diver, died of consumption on Sept 30 1285 at age 20, with a long church and Sunday school life. The report recalls her faith, family, and quotes consoling lines. Also includes local notes about Walter Powers lawsuits, Marshall literary society officers, and the Battle Creek Journal on Murphy and Kelleher dry goods firm.
Sheriff Barber returns from Indiana with horse thief William Harter alias Glodwick, captured at Fairland Shelby county. stolen team wagon and bags found with him. thief claims residence in LaPorte and has long operated in horse trading. Amos Peters drives home his horses. George Woolsey praised for county finances and public service. J C Moon endorses Woolsey’s integrity and affable conduct.
A string of short items reports names of residents and visitors in Albion and surrounding areas. Mentions include Lacey Jaon, Mrs Heydenburk in Greenville, Mrs Gl visiting friends in DeAn, Myron Westfall of Fredonia, Eugene Converse of Battle Creek, Lizzie Watson as bookkeeper, Hurd mi Mra, H W Bordwell of Jackson visiting, A Danbar of the Detroit Tribune calling, Mrs Fred Dodge of Union City visiting her mother, Bert Salter traveling north, Earl Smith and daughter visiting, George A O Keefe and son from Ionia, S W Stone returning from western New York, Mrs George E Johnson of Otees visiting uncle Jason Lusk, Marvin and Ronwell Ferguson visiting CN. C A Cheshire moved into Johnn son house, Mind Fosser A Camp returned from Rochester, N Y, Carrie Ford returning to Chicago, Mrs T Dwight Huot guest of her mother in Chili, N Y, Mrs E A Simmons left for Schoolcraft with son, Rosa and Julia Miller from Grand Rapids called by sister's illness, C A Miller, F G Seaman, and S Coleman for a deer hunting trip. Gerald of Grand Baderaid noted in transit.
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