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Milan Factories Are At Work

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Parent Issue
Day
2
Month
October
Year
1903
Copyright
Public Domain
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 A RECEPTION IN HONOR OF REV AND MRS. FIELD

New Sidewalks Being Built - A Large Crowd Went to the Adrian Fair

Milan, Mich., Sept. 25th, 1903.

Mrs. H. J. Zimmerman and daughter Ada, have returned from their Ann Arbor visit.

Miss Anna Hartwell, who has been in Toledo, has returned.

Lee Salisbury is home a few days from Ann Arbor, where he has been in the hospital for several weeks, and will be obliged to return for an operation for gall stones.

Last evening the people of Milan gave a reception in the Methodist church in honor of Rev. Howard A. Field and wife, who leave soon for his new pastorate at the borns Avenue church. A large number were present and a good evening was spent.

E. Griffith of Saginaw, called here on business.

The work of building new sidewalks along Wabash avenue is progressing very rapidly. Geniac Brothers are doing the work.

George Minto is home from his Detroit trip.

The Detroit Register Co. started up their foundry department today and took off a heating.

Mrs. Wilkinson of Vernon, is visiting her daughters, Mrs. George F. Minto and Miss Mabel Wilkinson for a few days.

The Stimpson Standard Scale Co are making large shipments of their various kinds of scales today.

Mrs. Peter Swick is home from her few days' visit with her daughter, Mrs. Frank Heath in Delray.

William Woolcott, who is spending the week in Adrian, came home and spent the night. His daughter, Naomi, went over there today.

Clayton Auten and Embert Pullen are in Adrian today.

Miss Agnes Schmitt and Alton A. Schmitt are attending the Adrian fair today.

Sherman Cook or Urania, was in town this morning.

Mr. and Mrs. John Haner went to Jackson today, where they will visit friends and relatives a few days.

Oscar Van Volkenburg and wife are spending the day in Adrian.

L. Custer and Willis Culver went over to Adrian this morning.

Horace Moffitt returned this morning from his trip to Detroit and Orchard Lake.

O. R. Baldwin, general manager of the Stimpson Standard Scale Company made a business call here.

Walter B. Redman was in Detroit yesterday on business.

Jerome Allen, of Ypsilanti, village surveyor, has been doing some surveying relative to a change of streets. 

George Sherman and friend are attending the Adrian fair.

Dr. G. F. Mills of Ypsilanti, is in town today on business.

M. F. Stein of Detroit, was in town yesterday.

The Wabash railway sold 155 tickets for Adrian fair today.

Joseph R. Gump, chief clerk at the Wabash station, and wife and children have returned from their St. Louis Chicago visit.

Kenneth P. Alderman was in Detroit yesterday.

W. H. Whitmarsh of Detroit, president of the Farmers & Merchants bank and a member of the grocery firm of Whitmarsh & Co., had business here.

W. B. REDMAN.

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Milan, Mich., Sept. 25. - The funeral of Mrs. Louis A. Howe, wife of John Howe, was held this forenoon from her late home on Redman street. Internment in the London cemetery. She died from consumption, aged 35 years.

Ed. Masters and wife have returned from their Adrian trip.

Mrs. Edgar Campbell, of Montpelier, Ohio, is visiting her parents, Walter P. Draper and wife, a few days.

Mrs. William H. Houseman has been in Wauseon, O., her old home, visiting relatives and friends and attending the fair.

As there have been no new cases of diphtheria since the schools were closed last Monday, and all the patients are doing well, it is expected that the schools will re-open next Monday. 

The Franklin Stock company have been playing very well here this week and have pleased their audiences, they being among the best of traveling companies. Last evening they played 'A Noble Outcast' and this evening the bill will be "East Lynne."

Morris Leonard and wife have removed from Saline into Mrs. J. Stoddard's house on North street.

Rev. T. D. Denman preached the funeral sermon of Mrs. Mary E. Tracy which was held at Mooreville yesterday afternoon.

Mrs. Effie Babcock, of Clare, is ill at the home of her mother, MRs. Emeline Fuller on First street.

Frank Pullen is spending the week in Adrian visiting friends and working with William Woolcott in his stand at the fair.

Delos Dodge is working in Whaley Brothers' cooper shop.

Miss Cecil Gauntlett, daughter of Mayor and MRs. Charles Gauntlett, has returned to Ann Arbor, where she will take up her work in the literary department of the University.

Morris Leonard is clerking in W. S. Juckett's grocery store.

Leslie Carter and wife attended the Adrian fair today. Mrs. Carter has some of he paintings entered there.

George Halstead and wife, who have been visiting his brothers, O. H. and Willard, have returned to their home in Detroit.

Frank Woodmansee is drawing logs for Horace Moffitt.

Lester Yost, of Ypsilanti, is shaking hands with friends here today. 

Several Milan people who attended the Adrian fair yesterday were compelled to remain there over night, as the Wabash train had more passengers than could be accommodated on the last trip.

Lincoln Schmitt has been fishing at Pleasant Lake and had very good luck, having caught a six-pound pickerel.

Miss Polly Murray and Mary Miller went to the Adrian fair today.

Charles Wheeler went to Toledo on business today. 

William H. Houseman and son Howard, and Charles Sill, went to Adrian today to attend the fair.

Frank Woodmansee and wife have returned from Adrian.

Mrs. L. W. Sprague, of Greenville, is visiting Lewis A. Wilcox and family today.

 Miss M. A. Palmer's new house on First street is completed. 

Mr. and Mrs. Edward Guy are entertaining guests from Detroit.

F. W. Gradolph & Son, of Dundee, are conferring with the village council, endeavoring to secure a franchise to build a telephone exchange here. They have one of the finest exchanges in the state at Dundee and propose to put in the same kind of plant here.

George Edwards is attending the Adrian fair today.

The Rathbone Sisters hold a tea social in their hall tonight.

Whaley Brothers' cider mill will start up next Monday.

Mrs. Francis Hill went to Adrian this morning to attend the fair.

Mit Hack has returned from his Detroit trip.

Mrs. Lucy Clark has been in Toledo since last Wednesday on business.

Miss Lulu Allen is visiting her friend, Miss Ruth Edwards, at Ypsilanti, for a few days.

Dr. Emmett F. Pyle has returned from his Detroit trip.

Horace Moffitt is shipping large amounts of timber from here and other points in this section.

Irving Jacobs and wife and William Bell and wife attended the fair at Adrian yesterday.

Mrs. Ora Delan and Mrs. J. W. Drew drove over to Dundee today.

W. F. Stimpson returned to Detroit this morning after attending to some matters for the Stimpson Standard Scale Co.

Alva Harlan is visiting friends in Adrian today and also attending the fair.

Luther Clark attended the Adrian fair yesterday.

J. J. Lannan, secretary of the Stimpson Standard Scale Co., had business in town, from Detroit.

Chester Daniels, wife and daughter, and Charles Millage and family are attending the Adrian fair this week.

Farmers in this section have much of their corn cut.

Minor Engle and wife are spending the day at Adrian.

Misses Mary Miller, Edith Mead, Carmen Rice and Maude Eldge are in Adrian today attending the fair.

Frank Hitchcock and James Cone and lady friends went to Adrian to spend the day yesterday.

Grant Allen spent yesterday in Adrian.

Edward Guy has been ill for several weeks.

Arlie Hitchcock, of Azalia, called on his cousin, Sayre Reeves, this afternoon. 

Sherman Cook has returned home to Urania after a visit here.

Lee Salsbury is able to walk down town unassisted.