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How They Line Up In Manchester

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Parent Issue
Day
4
Month
April
Year
1902
Copyright
Public Domain
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HOW THEY LINE UP IN MANCHESTER
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DEMOCRATS NOMINATE LAND WEHR FOR SUPERVISOR
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George Johnson, a Former Resident of the Village, Died at Hastings of Measles
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     Manchester, Mich., April 1.--- Misses Winifred and Agatha and Paul Cash spent Easter Sunday with their grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. James Kelly.
     Miss Bertha Staiger went to Adrian to learn the millinery trade.
     Mr. and Mrs. Albert Gorschheuser, of Dundee, spent Sunday with his parents.
     Fred Kufess, of New Albany, Ind., was called her Monday on account of the serious illness of his father.
     Miss Blanche Cady was unable to be in school Monday, and Miss Edith Tracy filled her place.
     Prof. J. G. Leland, of Mt. Vernon, O., who has been in Ann Arbor attending the Schoolmaster's club, came here Monday to spend his vacation at Mrs. Campbell's.
     Frederick Schill, and old pioneer of the township, died Monday at the age of 78 years.
     The democrats held a caucus in the township clerk's office on Saturday afternoon and the republicans held their at the same place on Monday afternoon, resulting in the nomination of the following candidates: Democratic-Supervisor, Henry J. Landwehr; clerk, Wm. J. Holmes; treasurer, Howard B. Clark; justice of the peace, S. R. Palmer;  highway commissioner, Noah Zimmerman; school inspector, Ambrose Kirk; member of board of review, John Grossman; constables, Wm. Marx, Edward Dresselhouse, John Grossman, Jr., John Kensley. Republican-Supervisors, Henry Calhoun; clerk, Arthur Jaeger; treasurer, John P. Schafer; justice of the peace, James H. Martin; highway commissioner, Albert English; school inspector, Chas. VanValkenburg; member of board of review, George Heimerdinger; constables, Grant Sutton, Adam Schaible, Edwin Blythe, Edward Braun.
     Dr. Chas. F. Unterkircher, of Saline, was in town on business Monday.
     Russell Clarke, who is attending the M. A. C. at Lansing, is spending his vacation at Mat D. Blosser's.
     Word has been received here that George Johnson, who was a promising dentist at Hastings, died Monday of the measles. He was a son of Wm. F. Johnson, who lives about six miles west of this place, and was well known in this vicinity. About ten years ago he married Miss Anna Poucher, who was at that time a teacher in the public schools here. his remains will be brought here Wednesday for interment. 
     Miss Bertha Lehn will entertain a small company of her friends at her home this evening.