Carl Lown of Brookfield township, who has been in Tennessee for his health, died May 6 of tuberculosis while enroute home on the train. A Masonic funeral was held at the home of his sister, Mrs. Jason Frost, Saturday morning and interment made at Charlotte. The decedent was a member of Olivet Lodge No. 267 F. & A. M. Mr. Lown was fifty years of age and 13 years ago was united in marriage to Miss Mable Judson of Oneida, who, with three children, survive.
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.
Verdict of the Circuit Court Jury Today.THE WHEATFIELD FRATRICIDEWill Probably Be Sent to the Asylum for Dangerous Insane—The McKenzie Case. MASON, January 15. — The jury in the case of Simeon Kent, the Wheatfield farmer who fired a double charge of bird shot into his brother, Seth Kent, last fall, were out all night. Upon coming…
Grand Ledge Council, No. 62, R. & S. M., held election of officers, Monday evening, when the following were elected: T. I. M.-J. Mason Soper, D. M.-V. M. Kent, P. C. of W.-Winslow Johnson, Treasurer-E M. Briggs, Recorder-G. W. Hilliker, C. of G.-L. R. Jones, C. of C.-W. R. Pierce, Sentinel-H. B. Hulce, S teward-V….
Richard F. Johnson, eldest son of Mr. and Mrs. Luther Johnson, was born in Grand Ledge, in 1856, and died October 14, 1912, on his farm three miles northwest of Potterville, after being in poor health several months, his illness terminating in paralysis. In 1870 he was united in marriage to Mrs. Amy Walker, To…
SAD RESULTS OF A QUARREL AT WILLIAMSTON Williamston, Mich., Sept. 30 – Simon and Seth Kent, brothers, who have farms south of the village, went to Mason yesterday, and while there quarreled over some business. After returning home the quarreling was renewed. Simon became enraged and seized a double-barreled gun and fired both barrels at…
Card of Thanks We wish to thank the kind neighbors and friends, for their kind assistance and flowers during the death and sickness of our daughter and granddaughter Geraldine Lillian Rider. Also we wish to thank the Masons of Lansing lodge No. 33, the Grand Lodge Chapter of Eastern Star No. 14, and the Oneida…
One of the Oldest and Most Reliable Drug Stores in West Bay City. One of the most prominent business houses of West Bay City is the drug store of E. H. Vedder, situated on the corner of Midland and Walnut streets, This well-known establishment dates its origin back twenty-two years, having been opened by W….
