We desire to thank our neighbors and friends for their help and sympathy during the sickness and death of our beloved wife and mother. And to the Eastern Star and Masonic friends we are grateful for the beautiful wreath of flowers and for all other tokens of sympathy.
Thos. Clendonning,
Nellie Stretch.
The Grand Ledge Independent was founded in 1871 and published through 2018. After more than a century of serving the community, the newspaper's closure marked the end of an era for local news coverage in Grand Ledge, Michigan.
PETER VANDERVOLGAN was born in Pittsford. Mich., Aug. 29th, 1842, and died at Lansing, Mich., Jan. 27. 1895. For upwards of eighteen months he had been a great sufferer, yet throughout his long and lingering illness he manifested the greatest of patience. never murmuring nor complaining. The earlier part of his life was spent in…
J. Frost expected in town soon. Mr. Aaron J. Reed this week adorned our table with a beautiful bouquet. Isaac Stettse, a prominent man in business circles at Charlotte, died last Monday. The Lansing reform club goes to Portland next week on an excursion. A young man living in Windsor township, named French, was arrested…
Five Hundred at Fitzgerald BanquetSECOND SITTING IS REQUIRED FOR BIG CROWDAffair Given in the New High School Auditorium Last Friday evening the high school was all lit up and about six o’clock people commenced to assemble. At six thirty it began to become clear that the crowd had already reached the place where heads had…
Lansing Team Initiates Two Members in Third Degree The Masonic lodge room was a busy spot Wednesday evening, when about 60 members of Capitol Lodge, No. 66 of Lansing came over, their team initiating two candidates in the mysteries of the Third Degree. Visitors were also present from Mulliken and Wacousta. Among the visitors from…
The grand lodge of Michigan. F. and A. M.. assembled in the Masonic temple at Saginaw. The report of the grand secretary shows that there are at pres ent 35,000 members of the onder in the state, a gain of over 1.000 during the year. The grand Judge decided to unite with the other grand…
WAS RETURNING HOME FROM HIS WORK When He Was Hit By A Passing Automobile A very sad accident occurred Wednesday evening which snuffed out the life of a Grand Ledge youth Sherman L. Tidd and son Sherman V. aged seventeen years were returning from work In Lansing. They had ridden with fellow workmen as far…
