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Newspaper
Marshall Statesman
Location
Marshall, Michigan, United States of America
Date
Oct 24, 1884
Page
7
A fragmentary newspaper column lists medicinal liquors at Dr. Schuyler’s Drug Store, glove ads by E. B. Lewis, and notes the Marshall Mutual Aid Association selling more policies than rivals. It mentions Warren’s Entire Wheat Patent Flour, cheap goods by E. Lewis, a rewards offer for weed-free land, and a farmer’s note on seed crops and investment tips from A. Watson.
A large Marshall crowd greeted James G Blaine during a Michigan tour run to Booth Bend by train. Blaine praised protection and Michigan's role in national tariffs, urging support in November. Gen B A Alger followed with remarks on the party's stance as Fremont rested in Detroit.
The October session reports drainage assignment to township commissioners, approves Albion ditch transfer, and passes a no-compensation attendance rule. It covers poor house accounting, inmate totals, deaths, and state aid. Elected A B Hughes as superintendent, fixed salaries for county officers, and approved janitor pay raises.
Committees on public buildings report repairs for county buildings and a court house needing minor repairs and repainting, with heating pipes hidden and stone or brick walls. Report accepted. Roads and bridges committee also adopted. George J. Andrava proposed amending Act No. 16 of 1881 to allow union soldiers who die in poor houses to receive respectable burials locally rather than in Ann Arbor.
The article explains that the Mayakall Fish and Game Protection Society formed in 1876 to curb overhunting and protect fish and game for the people of Michigan, outlining the club's stance against farmers’ rights to use dogs and firearms on premises. It notes the organization’s growth to county clubs, the need for farmer support to stop out-of-season slaughter, and invites more farmers to join. It also includes short local notices about an India India life performance at the opera house and council actions from October 20, 1884.
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