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Eckford and surrounding area notes from Our Own Correspondent
From Our Own Correspondent a long weekly digest covers Briway Eckford Wilder station naming by railroad Oshen Walder the first settler and local names Ellis to Burlington the crowing of a new minister and many farm and school updates. It notes deer hunting by the sports club, marriages, new businesses, and local travel while detailing illnesses, barn work, corn and potato crops and a county bounty swindle investigation unfolding in Michigan.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lower Eckford
Oshen Walder
Eckford
Fredonia
Joe Lehman
Ellis
Burlington
Alice McGee
Henry Seeger
Clarendon
Wr. Horsbeck
Sportsman’s Club
Dr. Buchanan
Eaton Rapids
S. P. Hoyt
Yester
Henry Watkins
Union City
Fred W. Parsons
Whitney's Point
N. Y
J. M
Michigan
Lemuel Matthews
Athews
First Cavalry
Lansing
Mathews
Detroit