Captured French official and companion rescued by Raffet
Captain Raffet frees Citizen Lauzet and Citizen Chauvelin, who were tied and beaten by a mob while dragged in a cart. They describe being dragged through a forest, shouted at as traitors seeking the English spy, and left in a roadside ditch before Raffet arrives to save them.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fle
Vendamerie
Raffet
Department
Seine Et Oise
Lauzet
Paris
Chauvelin
Lauret
Satan
Hlere
The Cart And River Mystery Continues
Chauvelin recalls a brief vision of the driver and asks Raffet about the river and the cart. The scene emphasizes lingering anger and the quest for revenge as the cart remains in play. The narrative promises further development in the next installment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chauvelin
Laurel
Cheuvelin
Raffet
Car strike kills Tipton employe on US-112 near Albert Dorr home
Roundabout William Winchell, 65, of Tipton, an employee of the county road commission, was killed when struck by a car on US-112 near the Albert Dorr home at about 1:30 Monday. The incident follows a string of local notices including a Detroit peddler fined for selling $8.50 tablecloths, and other small-town mishaps. Grace Blessing of Toledo died after a fall from a horse at Wampler's Lake, dragging under the horse and suffering fatal injuries. Robbery at Arthur Preston's Imlay City bakery left him injured and money missing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William Winchell
Tipton
County Road Commission
Albert Dorr
Clinton
Lotal
Ben Minjola
Detroit
Northville
Ben
William Safford
Justice of the Peace
Wellington Roberts
Wayne Dispatch
Grace Blessing
Toledo
Wampler’s Lake
Brooklyn Exponent
Arthur Preston
Imlay City
Preston
Imlay City Times
Probate Hearing Set On Will of Agatha Josenhans
Washtenaw County Probate Court in Ann Arbor schedules August 20 1929 at ten A M for hearing Lee Tescher petition to admit instrument as last will and grant administration. Order requires publication three successive weeks in Saline Observer. Jay G Pray presiding judge. Nera O Borgert register.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washtenaw
Probate Cour
Ann Arbor
Jay G. Pray
Agatha Josenhans
Lee Tescher
Saline
Enter Grain Yields for Special Prizes at Michigan State Fair
The Ira H. Butterfield Memorial prizes reward high grain yields in wheat oats and barley grown in Michigan this year. Entries require five acres production records and a peck sample for exhibit. Prizes depend on gross value per acre. no advantage from hand cleaning samples.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ira H. Butterfield
Farm Crops Department
Michigan State College
Michigan
Gladiolus Show At Michigan State College August 23 24
Gladiolus growers meet at Michigan State College for the fourth annual Gladiolus Show with amateur and professional classes. Prizes include cups medals and cash for three spike displays. entries limited by noon August 23. secretary Alex Laurie Hast Lansing. Also reports a rare eight nine foot golden eagle shot near Otter Lake sparking state conservation probe.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Michigan State College
Alex Laurie
Hast Lansing
Otter Lake
Michigan
Conservation Department
Brighton Argus
Mystery of Horsepower in Pulling Contests Revealed
A Michigan State College study shows four horses exerting 18.9 horsepower during a pulling test by Glen Wisner of Ovid, lifting 2 750 pounds for 27.5 feet in 6.5 seconds. Contests are scheduled across Michigan with venues from Yale to Marshall this fall. Leo Church narrowly escapes injury after a daytime to nighttime car shift ends with a rollover in Laingsburg.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. Johns
Michigan State College
Glen Wisner
Ovid
Yale
Bay City
East Jordan
West Branch
Big Rapids
Saginaw
Muskegon
Adrian
Traverse City
Hillsdale
Fowlerville
Marshall
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Pimpernel
Baroness Orczy
West Henry Street
Anna Woelper
Harper’ Ss
Waldo Luick
Mich
Fashionright
Ypsilanti
N.washington
Doc Wise
Ves
Skinner
Exide
Auto Electric
N. Huron
Auto Glass
State OF
Miller’s Shoppe
Diamond Art CO
William George Hayes
West Michigan St. Ypsilanti
Jewelers
Joseph Miller Company
JEWEL
Ypsilanti Art Shop
Ypsilanti, Mich
Moffett-Frank Company, Inc
Buster Brown Shoe Store
West Michigan Avenue
Ypsluanti, Mich
the Dependable Ladies’ Store
Augustus Co
Michigan Avenue
Mulchaey
Auto Body Hospital
Lincoln St
Col
Candyland
Jack K
Pappas
West Michigan Ave
Jack
Sell FC
Ypsilantel
Chas. F. Horn Locksmith
Washington St. Ypsilanti
Durant’s Flower Shop
Michigan Ave
Ypsilants
Brien
Washington Street
Leo Church
Church
Lansing
Laingsburg Press
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