Michigan in Brief Reports on Deaths, Divorces and Local Affairs
Michigan in Brief notes Wm Wyrrynen killed beneath logs at Maas City. Northern Michigan state fair set for Sept 14–17 in Escanaba. Ed Young 65, Harbor Beach, dies at work. Bath parlor owner R Soderstedt dies of apoplexy. Rev A D Long buried in Menominee. Wife of Adrian College music instructor granted divorce after two years apart. Will validity issue risks $12,000 for Oliver St Arnaud Toledo. Two Lapper men inherit over $1,100,000 each from county war profits. Bailiffs seek pay after board of supervisors dispute. A boy bandit robs Mrs Sophie Broguess in Bay Creek. Pastor appointed at Holland. Tax commission work and state funding discussed. Fatigue and accidents noted across multiple counties. Port Huron school bond vote and other local measures reported. Civil war veteran Pierce dies at 70. Rural mail carrier Bekert shot himself after pursuit. Lapeer county roads improve. State bankers meet on rural credit. Marquette vs Scherping fight over state lab location. Green ville scandal bride and Detroit broker wed in Cleveland. Oscar Tanner found guilty of second degree murder. Michigan A C seeks aid to combat blight. George Link dies after fall into water. Antoine Ore Co mine resumption preparation. Sidney D Raymond Civil War veteran hosts two brothers after 50 years. Md G Dickininon announces body building entrants. Joseph Cushway of Mason county dies at daughter’s home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wm. Wyrrynen
Maas ‘City
Michigan
Escanaba
Ed Young
Harbor Beach
R. Soderstedt
Muskegon
A.D. Long
First Presbyterian Church of
Menominee
A. 8. Williams
Adrian College
Oliver St. Arnaud
Toledo
Herbert W. Smith
Horace Putnam
Tron County
Bite
Bate Creek
Sophie Broguess
Holland
Mich
Presi Tout Wilkay
Hipliye
Grip
John P Swilth
Board of
Saginaway
Deceid Bracesmith
William Bekert
Frost Center
Saginaw County
Nile Ife
Lapeer County
Detroit
Pontiac
Orion
Oxford
Metamora
Lapeer
Flint
Saginaw
Cay City
East Lansing
Michigan State Bankers’ Association
Marquette
Schperming
State Branch Laboratory
Howehton
Greenville
Fannie Babler Shaw
R. Cornelius, Jr
Cleveland
Oscar Tanner
Matt Koski
Koski
Michigan Agricultural College le
George Link
Antoine Ore Company
Sidney D. Raymond
Daniel
Wixty
Darvit
Grand Rapids
Batimore
Advertised letters list for week ending February 7 1916
The list of advertised letters for the week ending Feb 7 1916 includes Rev J H Bennett Mrs Pearl Dronberger Mrs Ida Hammond Lawrence D Park Miss Clara Rogers and Elmer Woodward The message notes the letters if not called for will be sent to the Dead Letter Office Feb 7 P Cash Postmaster.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. H. Bennett
Pearl Dronberger
Ida Hammond
Lawrence D. Park
Clara Rogers
Elmer Woodward
ELY DISTRICT CHICKENPOX AND COMMUNITY NOTES
Chickenpox rages in Ely district as residents report visits and travel across nearby towns. The piece catalogs local movements from Forest Hill to Ithaca, Traverse City to Alma, and notes a county institute closing schools while eight grades study birds. Mentions Lewin Peacock’s gradual recovery and humorous excerpts from local writings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Arlie Conley
Forest Hill
Delbert Conley
Fred Bradford
Ionia
St. Johns
Grand Rapids
Robert Duckworth
Traverse City
B. F. Cline
Alton
Tone Robertson
Ithaca
Joseph Webb
Shimunck
Saginaw
County Institute
Alma
Killingworth
Lewin Peacock
Preston Tells About Tanlac Remedy Benefit
Brooklyn farmer George Preston of Brooklyn Michigan reports Tanlac improved his kidney trouble and nervousness. He says he sleeps through the night, wakes refreshed, loses nervousness, gains appetite, and feels fit for work after a short use. Tariac may be obtained at Look-Paterson Co.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George Preston
Brooklyn
Michigan
Tanlac
Look-Paterson Co
Notice of Drain Improvement Hearing in Gratiot County
Notice is given of a meeting on February 10 1916 at 10 am in New Haven Township to hear evidence on a proposed drain project in Gratiot County. Landowners liable to assessments or whose land would be crossed by the drain may appear for or against the proposal, as per state laws. The hearing is conducted by County Drain Commissioner R. Laycock.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gratiot
Bert Lindsey
New Haven
Riverdale social notes and county visits recorded
County correspondents list Sunday visits and weekend guests across Elm Hall Alma St. Louis Wheeler and nearby towns. Names include Clair Reid Delbert Dicks Alma Mathews Thomas Meddick Nickerson Cornell Manley LaPaugh Baker Swope Williams Seaman Horton Hoxie Owen Moble Nickerson Highfield and many others. A Riverdale Junior Epworth League program and a Feb 7 birth are noted amid travel and church activity.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clair Reid
Delbert Dicks
Elm Hall
Alma Mathews
Mr. Pleasant Normal
J. W
Thomas Meddick
Nickerson
Cornell
Henry Manley
Vestaburg
Riverdale
George LaPaugh
Elwell
Albert Baker
Sumner Center
Joslin
Wheeler
Walterope
Anna van Cleve
St. Louis
Adam Britten
Helen Holibran
Saginaw
Highfield
Dorothea Swope
Alma
Harriet Carter
Floyd Archinbaugh
Epworth League
M. E. Church
Misa Clara Exchelman
Los Angeles
Calif
Stanton
Henry Fisk
Battle Creek
Clinton Nelson
Mias
Granger
Ingram
Baby
Near Etwell
George Schnapp
William Owen
Robert Moble
Jack Moble
William Horton
BE. M. Highfield
Jay Nickerson
J. W. Mathews
Greenville
Hubert
Detroit
Mies M. Tice
Muskegon
Sand
Willi Rice
Marriage Licenses Listed for Several States and Ages
William Seifried, 24, New Haven, and Vietta Thorp, 21, Butternut, Mich, appear in marriage license records alongside Manuel Chapin, 24, Bannister, and Ethel Davis, 18, Bannister. Milo J. Smith, 70, Chesaning, with Sarah A. Salisbury, 66, Ithaca, and John Scott, 65, St. Louis, with Elizabth Schra, 66, St. Louis, are also noted. An advertisement touts Hollister's Rocky Mountain Tea for beauty.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William Seifried
New Haven
Vietta Thorp
Butternut
Mich
Manuel Chapin
Bannister
Ethel Davis
Milo J. Smith
Chesaning
Sarah A. Salisbury
Ithaca
John Scott
St. Louis
Elizabth Schra
Also Mentioned on This Page
L. C. Sawtell
Fred Land
Wisdom
Central Michigan
Stanton, Mich
Fred Rowland
F. M. Baker
ML Pleasant
Fludson
Aleo Oakland
R. J. Fraker
Center Sreet
Mra
Brown
N. Center St
Wordworth Ave
Wexford
Alta
Ithaca, Mich
Miners Cafe
Howse
F. H. Glass
Elyst
H. F. Pettit
Bell
Fair Burn
Wright House
Old Ave
P.C. Closson
Hiride
Mesick, Mich
Cecil Orr
Michigan News
Wolvering
G. Dickininon
Joseph Cushway
Mason County
Martha Rider
Warterviiet
Cushway
P. Cash
Ely District
Falae
Logisville Courier Journal
Charles Dickens
Preston
Erva R. Laycock
Helen Williams
Rhea Seaman
Isabelle Horton
Berths Hoxle
County Teachers Association
Hollister
Paterson Drag Co—Ady
Business Carde
Thomas J. Carney
M. D. Merchants’ Realty
F. C. Thornburgh
M. D
State St
United States
DeLuxe Candy Kitchen
Welch's Bazaar
Crandell & Scott
Money Back
Rexall
Look
Paterson Drug Co
Clapp & Fraker
Gerhardt
Crandell & Scott's
Dr. Hess
Look Paterson Drug Co
Welche's Bazaar
Griffin Studio
Button
Hamilton
Welch
Van
West Superior Street
Paterson Drag Co
Gerhardt’s
Secour Ad
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Brunner
R. McNabb
V.S
B.v.sc
Mid
John D. Spinney
Mark L. Spinney
Pollasky Bik
Rowland & Johnson Bethel Cummings
Chick's Shoe Store
Johnson
Cadillac Cabinet & Construction Co
Cadiltec
G. V. Wright
Urniture
Ealer Meralirector
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