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Chesaning in the News (1871-1873)

Chesaning may have had a few early newspapers reporting on village happenings, but no real records have survived from before The Chesaning Argus began it’s run in October of 1877.

Below are a selection of news items that appeared in other sources from across the country that give us brief glimpses into the early history of Chesaning.

A new Baptist church was lately dedicated at Oakley, Saginaw county.

Lansing State Journal, February 2, 1871.

The American says: Ira W. Lamunyon, Esq., of this village, on the 26th ult., killed a black bear six miles east of Chesaning, weighing about two hundred pounds.

On the night of the 23d, Mr. R. P. Mason, of Chesaning, had twenty five sheep killed by dogs. If any one has a dog that can beat that in one night, trot him out.

Detroit Free Press, February 7, 1871.

The Owosso Press records the following accident: David Gould, Esq., of this city, is the victim of an accident, the result of which is mot distressing and quite likely to ruin his sight. He was at his mill, ten miles east of Chesaning, on Thursday of last week, and while in the act of drawing an iron bolt from a log truck, with a steel punch, a spicula of steel flew from the punch and struck his eye near the pupil, cutting deep enough to permit a slight discharge of the humors of the eye. He came home on the evening train from Chesaning suffering intense pain, and is, at this writing, suffering in yet greater distress, almost distracted. The affection is perhaps more intolerable from the fact that, through a similar accident some years ago, he nearly lost the sight of his other eye, and this accident is likely to leave him nearly blind.

Detroit Free Press, March 10, 1871

Col. Parke, formerly of the Fourth Michigan Cavalry, but now located in Nebraska, and interested in the colonization scheme, telegraphed to Mr. LaMunyan, of Chesaning, that if his services were needed here by the Association, he would come on immediately. Mr. La M. telegraphed back that he should be at Omaha in a few days, and that he (the Col.) might meet him there. A few days after the above gentleman was surprised to see the Col. step into his office with the remark, "Well, you see, I've come as you directed."

Upon being told that there must be some mistake, as he, La Munyan, never sent such a dispatch, the Colonel produced the telegram, which sure enough read "Meet me here." Together they went to the telegraph office, and calling for the original dispatch, found that it read, "I shall be at Omaha, meet me there." It would seem, therefore, the error rested with the operator, who had caused the Colonel to travel, with all possible speed a distance of 1,000 miles by simply omitting the letter "T" which made "there" read "here." Although apparently a trivial thing, the omission of a single letter caused a great deal of trouble and expense. The question now is, ought the gentleman to be a sufferer through the mistake of the operator?

The Niles Republican, May 18, 1871

A man at Chesaning, Mich., unloaded his rifle by firing it at a closet door, and shot his father dead.

The Morning Democrat, June 6, 1871.

B. S. Hewitt, of Chesaning, while picking up some brush on his land was bitten on the fingers by a massasagua. His entire arm swelled to monstrous size, but remedies being promptly applied no further harm resulted.

Detroit Free Press, June 10, 1871.

Charles Benoy, of Chesaning, has been arrested for the rape of Clara Walker, whose age is seven years.

Detroit Free Press, June 30, 1871.

The Omaha Republican has been informed that one thousand families now residents of nearly two hundred localities in Michigan and other adjacent States, are concerned in a movement to settle in Lincoln county, Nebraska. At least two thousand families will emigrate immediately after the selection of the lands, now in progress, and the remainder, will follow in the course of the year. It is called the Chesaning colony.

Moniteau Journal, August 31, 1871.

An idiotic daughter of Abraham Smith, of Maple Grove, Saginaw County, named Martha Smith, and aged twenty-five, died at her father's house on the 22d. The coroner's jury rendered a verdict to the effect that she died from exhaustion occasioned by the cruel treatment of her father and gross neglect of her step-mother.

Detroit Free Press, September 30, 1871.

The Saginaw Courier says that the fire that has been so fearfully in the vicinity of Chesaning during the last two weeks, has abated in fury, and seems now to be under control, as the rain that fell last Saturday, although not sufficient to extinguish it, has moistened the surface of the ground, and prevented its further spread, at least for the present.

A settlement of German, about three miles north of Chesaning, known locally as "Dutch Town," is almost annihilated. These Germans had settled here some years ago with very limited means, but by patient toil and industry had opened up good farms, and some of them had erected good, substantial, frame house and barns; but out of twenty-six buildings, nineteen have been burned, including the school-house, - a neat frame building that spoke well for the enterprise of the inhabitants; and the escape of others, under the circumstances seems almost miraculous.

The principal losers in the settlement, so far as known, are: Frederick Byerly, who lost his house and greater part of its contents, also his barn, filled with hay and grain, covering all that he had raised on his farm the past season. Loss, $2,000.

Jacob Haist lost a new frame barn just completed, and his barn and farm crops. Loss from $10,000 to $12,000. He still occupied his old house which was fortunately saved, together with its contents.

C. F. Wheat lost a frame house and barn, involving a loss of $6,000 to 8,000. Several other buildings of lesser value were consumed. All the above buildings were burned on the same road, and within one mile of each other.

West of the village, W. B. Mickle lost his barn and contents. His loss is about $800, which, we understand, is partially covered by insurance.

Jas. McMillen, barn and hay. Lost about $300.

Richard Welch, on the ridge road, west of Oakley, lost his barn and contents, including a mower and other farm implements. We have not learned the exact value of his property destroyed, but it must have reached $10,000 or $12,000.

The mill, lumber and buildings at Pine Grove, owned by McArthur, of Corunna, including about two hundred thousand feet of lumber, owned by Chapman & Co., of this place, was burned; loss about $12,000. We fear there was no insurance on either mill.

There are various other losses reported in the vicinity, but in the excitement we have not been able to learn of them with sufficient accuracy to report them. The estimates of losses given above, include only the property mentioned, and does not cover the damage sustained by the destruction of fences, and the damage to tinder and land. It is impossible at present to estimate the damage in this direction, a there is scarcely a farm in this or the adjoining townships, that some portion of it has not been swept by the fire, destroying more or less of its fences. Thousands of acres of cleared lands are thrown out to commons, and in some cases, the entire crops of the farm are left unprotected.

Chesaning itself was for a time considered in imminent danger, but providentially escaped destruction.

Many of the sufferers in the vicinity of Chesaning are poor, industrious men, who have been struggling for years to secure for themselves a home and a competency, and must receive immediate and material aid to supply their present wants and enable them to meet the rigors of the approaching winter.

Detroit Free Press, October 19, 1871.

Chesaning has escaped the ravages of the fires without the loss of a single building. Several times it has seemed almost certain that the whole village must succumb, and a great many packed up their valuables and put themselves in readiness to leave their homes at a moment's notice. Among those who suffered are Chapman & Co., who lost about $1,800 worth of lumber at McArthur's mill, F. P. Kennon, who lost a lot of logs, and Anson Sheldon, whose loss was about sixty or seventy cords of wood. Now that we are out of danger, for the present at least, we can afford to smile at the many funny instances that always happen at such times of excitement. One good lady, the wife of one of our prominent citizens, became so much alarmed for the safety of her cans of fruit that she buried them in the garden. The fires east and northeast of here were very destructive.

Journal & Courier, October 19, 1871

The fires are still burning in the woods about Chesaning. Considerable of the railroad fence was destroyed south of Oakley. The fires at Dutchtown, near Chesaning, week before last, so completely destroyed the fences that the inhabitants were obliged to engage a surveyor to re-establish the boundaries of their farms. Only three houses were left in the settlement. Ten out of eighteen stacks of hay in the Mishtegay swamp were burned, averaging fifteen tons each, inflicting a loss of $1,000 upon P. Mickle and J. K. Rose.

Jackson Citizen Patriot, October 27, 1871.

The Ladies' Relief Society have received a ltter from Wm. P. Allen of Chesaning, in behalf of the Aid Society there. He replies to inquiries made, and gives the following cases of suffering from fires in that locality. These are all poor men, farmers on new farms, and they have lost nearly their whole property, and have families dependent on them:

F. Bauerly lost house, barn, hay, and grain; saved nothing except one-fourth of his bedding and clothing; has a boy 7 years old.

Jacob Haist lost house, barn, and contents, except a little clothing; has five children from 4 to 10 years old.

James Mellows lost his hay and grain; has three children, a babe, one 2 and one 5 years old.

M. Shaucel lost house and all contents except cooking-stove; has two small children.

P. Babeyon lost hay and grain; has four small children.

L. Smith lost house and all contents; has two small children.

J. Hillbourn lost a new house and set of carpenter's tools; has four small children.

D. M. McIntyre lost house and contents; has two children.

Lansing State Journal, November 9, 1871.

The Detroit Post says: A young lady of Chesaning went to the new bath-house the other day for the purpose of removing the real estate from her epidermis through the medium of aqueous and saponaceous applications, when the attendent asked her what temperature she would have. With an ingenious smile the sweet child of nature replied: "I don't care for none;" and she was shown to her room.

Gold Hill Daily News, November 15, 1871.

On the banks of the Shiawassee river is located the village of Chesaning, in Saginaw county. Some thirty years ago this was an Indian reservation. It had then a saw-mill, and some half a dozen white families in the neighborhood.

But the iron horse, as he belches his fire and smoke along his iron track, is the great cause of improvement and civilization. The Jackson, Lansing & Saginaw railroad passes on the west side of this town, Saginaw City being distant 20 miles.

Chesaning now contains from eight to ten hundred inhabitants, a good flouring mill, run by water power, two saw mills, one sash and blind factory, one tannery, five dry goods stores, two drug stores, two hardware stores, numerous mechanic shops and grocery stores, and saloons, too many.

One brick school house, an ornament to the town, speaking volumes for the good sense and culture of the citizens, costing $15,000. One church and a town hall.

Pine lumber, staves and hoops are the principal manufactures. There are three or four lumber yards, Nason, Gould & Co. being the largest dealers. We rode ten miles into the country, north-east, to see the mills of this company. The mill-yard is already supplied with about two millions of feet, which is about half the quantity they mean to saw the coming season.

On the way the devastations of the late terrific fire were yet too visible, the remains of two saw mills, and numerous farm houses and barns being the evidences.

We are told by an experienced lumber inspector, that the pine of this region was superior to any of the peninsula.

A newspaper published here, called the Chesaning Times, by W. P. Allen, would not discredit a place with ten times the population.

Chesaning is the Indian name of an immense work, standing solitary and alone, a shot distance east of the river.

Wild land is worth from ten to twenty dollars per acre. The people here are public spirited and enterprising. This place has all the requisites of a good business point.

J. S.

The Waterloo Press, January 18, 1872.

MURDER AT OAKLEY STATION. - Last night, at Oakley station, Shiawassee county, on the J. L. and S. R. R., 76 miles north of this city, two men named Healey and Hillis got into a dispute, when Healey picked up a shot gun, leveled it, and fired the contents striking Hillis in the ear, tearing open the head, and killing him instantly. The murderer was secured. We have no further particulars.

Jackson Citizen Patriot, February 19, 1872.

The dwelling house of Jesse Asleton, in Chesaning, was destroyed by fire on the evening of the 22d inst. Mrs. Asleton had the house but a few minutes when the flames were seen issuing from the roof. Most of the furniture in the lower rooms was saved, but that in the second story was completely destroyed.

Detroit Free Press, February 29, 1872.

A mineral well, supposed to be of great value, has been opened in the Township of Albee, in Saginaw County.

Detroit Free Press, May 4, 1872.

A child of Mr. O. S. Buell, at Chesaning, Mich., five years of age, one day recently swallowed a piece of watch-chain four and one-half inches in length. Attached to one end of the chain was a pin, bent in the form of a hook. Medical assistance was, however, procured, and the child recovered.

Buffalo Reflex, May 10, 1872.

Rumors of the breaking out of smouldering fires from the great conflagrations of last fall, continue to reach us from all parts of the country. Not only is Michigan in danger of another fearful scene unless rain should come, but from Wisconsin and from the East come the woeful tidings of wide-spread disaster from fires. The marshes and swales in the neighborhood of Chesaning are said to be one bed of fire, and it exists in the timber land, underneath the surface of the ground, in some instances to the depth of three feet, having burned to that depth last fall, and the combined snow and rain which has fallen since has been insufficient to quench it.

Saginaw Courier, May 15, 1872.

This morning an extra stave train backing down on the Jackson, Lansing & Saginaw Railroad about one mile south of Swan Creek to get on to the switch in order to allow the 10:30 express north to pass, run into two cattle, by which four freight cars and a caboose containing several laborers were thrown off the track. Rodney Gleason, aged fifteen, and Arthur Hason, aged sixteen, attempted to jump from the caboose. Hason was caught by the head and killed instantly. The top of the head was taken right off. Gleason was caught by the lower extremities and badly injured. He is not expected to live. Charles Gleason was cut badly about the head and Joseph severely injured in the eye. The brakeman was caught under the car and injured badly externally and probably internally. The four first belonging to Chesaning.

Detroit Free Press, May 22, 1872.

At Havanna, on Saturday last, as Leander Merill, Sen., was taking apart a turning lathe belonging to himself, Samuel Andress assaulted him, striking him on the head with a club, and as Merrill dropped senseless, Andres picked him up and started for the river with him, saying he would throw him in, but was prevented by a gentleman present, who took Merrill to his home. Dr. E. D. Clark, of Chesaning, was called and found his skull cracked, but it will probably not prove fatal. Andress had previously had some trouble with Merrill, and had attached said turning lathe, which was replevied by Merrill. Mr. Merrill's son Reuben, as soon as he heard of the affair, went first to the mill and gave Andress an unmerciful thrashing and thence to Oakley and procured a warrant for him. Andress was arrested, taken to Oakley and bound over in the sum of $2,000 to appear at the court in that place on Monday the 17th. As soon as released Andress took up young Merrill for assault and battery, and he was immediately tried and fined $3 and costs.

Detroit Free Press, June 13, 1872.

A few patches of potatoes in our village have within the past week been visited by the potato bug. The crop in other portions has not been molested.

Chesaning Times, July 18, 1872.

A little six year old son of Mr. Holloday - a farmer living a few miles from this place - was sun struck on Tuesday last. The little fellow was riding horse at the time for his father to plow corn. His pulse ran up to 130 in a few minutes. It was only by the utmost exertions on the part of his parents that he was saved.

Chesaning Times, July 25, 1872.

Here we are sweating and swearing and wishing we were a thousand miles north of here where the weather is cooler, and now comes a newspaper from way up in Michigan, Chesaning, quoting the mercury at 110°.

Public Ledger, July 25, 1872.

Last Thursday evening a terrible accident occurred on the Jackson, Lansing & Saginaw Railroad, near Henderson's Crossing, five miles north of Owosso. The express train going north, about 30 miles an hour, ran over a cow, the engine passing over her, but the tender being thrown from the track. This threw from the track the express and mail car and the first passenger coach, making a perfect wreck of both and piling them across the track. The coach contained some twenty passengers, who were nearly all injured, more or less, some but slightly. Among these were Conductor E. Todd, Superintendent G. C. Hopper, Mail Agent J. S. DeLand, Baggageman Thos. Way, Express Messenger Joshua Tamur, and J. H. Wright, agent at Oakley. Among the passengers injured were Mrs. Salinda Beech of Montcalm County, badly; Mrs. S. L. Bradford and daughter of Bay City, slightly; J. C. Goodale of Chesaning, shoulder and arm bruised; Dr. S. A. Boynton of Cleveland, Ohio, severed wound in the thigh; Mrs. E. Parker, Brockport, N. Y., slightly wounded in the shoulder and arm; A. P. Holly, Woodland, Michigan, wrist broken and shoulder dislocated; Dr. Barnes of Owosso, rib broken and arm injured; Mrs. M. J. Lapham of Henderson, seriously injured and not expected to survive; and George Jones of Chicago, seriously injured in the head and breast.

Some others, whose names are unknown, received minor injuries.

Lansing State Journal, September 5, 1872.

CHESANING. - It was thought at the opening of spring, and even after planting, that the potato bug would prove entirely harmless this season in this vicinity. It is a grave mistake, however, they are now far more destructive to the crop than they were last season. We are informed that in some sections they have entered the hills and are eating the potatoes up.

Detroit Free Press, September 24, 1872.

To the north of Owosso the whole country is in flames. The following mills have been burned: Saw-mill and lumber of D. Bush & Co., eight miles east of Chesaning; loss, 1,000; saw-mill and lumber of McArthur & Reynolds, at Pine Grove, on the Jackson, Lansing & Saginaw Railroad: loss, 7,000; no insurance on either. There are four other mills that are probably burned before this time. There are several families reported burned in the woods west of Chesaning. The greatest consternation pervades the whole people, and nothing but an interposition of Providence can stay the devouring element.

Detroit Free Press, October 11, 1872

Seven of the eight school houses destroyed in Saginaw County by the fire last fall have been rebuilt, as follows: Three in Richland and one each in Thomastown, Swan Creek, Chapin and Chesaning. The remaining one, at Faymouth, has been deterred by the wrangles of the local authorities. The total expenditures in the rebuilding of these houses have been $3,750.

Detroit Free Press, October 12, 1872.

A raspberry bush belonging to Daniel Smith of Chesaning has borne three crops of berries this season.

Lansing State Journal, October 17, 1872.

Fire was communicated to the lumber yard of Wilcox & Co., Chesaning on the 18th, by a spark from a passing train, and 50,000 feet of dry lumber was destroyed.

Journal & Courier, October 24, 1872.

Charles Smith, of Chesaning, in passing through the woods in search of some hoop timber, on the 26th ult., stumbled over a log and broke his leg between the knee and ankle.

Detroit Free Press, December 3, 1872.

A correspondent writes from Chesaning, Dec.14, that quite an extensive fire occurred last evening on the east side of the Shiawassee River in that village. The fire originated in the store of W. W. Pratt, the dwelling being at the back of the store. It is supposed to have taken from kindling wood placed upon the stove by a young son of Mr. Pratt's, twelve years old. The family were all at the Methodist Episcopal Church attending a Sabbath school concert when the alarm was given. This was also the case with a large portion of the citizens. The result was that Mr. Pratt lost everything he was worth, the goods in the store, household furniture and all with no insurance. His loss is not far from $1,500. The store of J. C. Goodale, and also his residence over the store, was burned. His household furniture and goods in store were saved. His loss is about $3,000; no insurance. Geo. Goodale lost a store not occupied, worth about $300, and Mrs. Hammond lost a building used as a butcher shop, worth about $300; no insurance.

The citizens have already raised by subscription something over one hundred dollars for Mr. Pratt, and he will also secure material aid by way of provisions and bedding from those who cannot give money.

Detroit Free Press, December 17, 1872.

On Friday evening, at Chesaning, four stores and dwelling-houses were burned.

Chicago Daily Tribune, December 18, 1872.

John Lamunyon, of Chesaning, in Saginaw County, who last spring took out a number of persons to found a colony in Nebraska, was shot by an Indian a few weeks since and killed.

Detroit Free Press, December 18, 1872.

DEAR LITTLE HANDS!

By Mrs. W. C. Bell

Dear little hands! I loved them so!
And now they are lying under the snow.
Under the snow, so cold and white,
And I cannot reach them nor touch them tonight.
They are quiet and still at last. Ah me!
How busy and restless they used to be.
But now they can never reach up through the snow.
Dear, little hands! I loved them so!

Dear, little hands! I miss them so!
All through the day, wherever I go,
All through the night how lonely it seems,
For no little hands wake me out of my dreams.
I miss them through all the weary hours;
I miss them as others miss sunshine and flowers,
Day-time or night-time, wherever I go,
Dear, little hands! I miss them so!

Dear, little hands! they have gone from me now!
Never again will they rest on my brow;
Never again smooth my sorrowful face;
Never clasp mine in their childish embrace;
And my forehead grows wrinkled and aged with care,
Thinking of little hands once resting there.
But I know, in a happier, heavenlier clime,
Dear, little hands! I shall clasp you sometime.
Dear, little hands! when the Master shall call,
I'll welcome the summons that comes to us all!
When my feet touch the waters so dark and so cold,
And I catch my first glimpse of the City of Gold,
If I keep my eyes fixed on the heavenly gate,
Over the tide, where the white-robed ones wait,
Shall I know you, I wonder, among the bright bands!
Will you beck me over, oh, dear, little hands!

CHESANING, MICH.

Buchanan Record, January 8, 1873.

The depth of snow in the lumber woods, surrounding Chesaning, is said to be upwards of three feet. In some camps the roads are so filled up that the men have found it necessary to resort to shoveling and packing, before the usual business of log hauling could be pushed forward.

Port Huron Daily Times, February 4, 1873.

A few days ago there visited the vicinity a gentleman who represented himself as the foreman of a Midland lumber company, of which one Henry Gamble was proprietor. This gentleman had visited this section of the country with orders from the "boss" at Midland to procure all the teams and men he could at three dollars per day, for work in the woods log drawing.

Some of our farmers who wanted employment, with a wish to turn an honest penny, accepted the offer of the Midland agent and left home with the understanding that they were to receive three dollars per day and have their expenses both ways paid.

Thomas L. Craig, of Albee, and George Ferguson and Levi Sutton, of Chesaning, accompanied by a neighbor named Bradford, were among those who accepted the offer and started for the Midland camps for duty. They were set to work, and labored until a rumor reached them that Gamble was not the best of pay, and the hard-working farmers felt a desire to leave the job, which they did after some eight days had been put in. By some quirk all settlements are made in Saginaw, a piece of paper bearing the time and services rendered being given the men as they leave by the foreman. Upon the evening before they made their departure a couple of more teams from this county, belonging to Mr. Smead, and driven by a couple of employees, put an appearance for work. Those who were coming away told their friends that cause of their leaving. Smead's men hearing this said they would return with them, which they did on the following morning.

When within ten miles of Saginaw, at a place called Freelands, the home-coming party were overtaken by Gamble's foreman, who was accompanied by a crowd of men who were "whackers" in the bush of the company at Midland. They at once demanded $2.50 each from the men driving Smead's teams, for keeping them over night at the camp. Mr. Craig stepped up and said he would pay that amount, which was refused by the foreman, who then made a demand of the men to go back and go to work as they had promised. They refused and were urged - as was all of the party - to return and go to work. Craig, Ferguson, and Bradford started for Saginaw, but Smead's men were overpowered by the foreman and his crowd, who forced them to return.

Upon arriving at Saginaw Mr. Sutton was docked $5 for leaving, and obliged to pay his own expenses, while Mr. Ferguson received $1 per day for the time he served. For the eight days work performed by Mr. Craig he received nothing, but was brought out $4 in the debt of Gamble. Fourteen dollars of this was for the two teams of Smead's left unpaid at the camp; the balance for expenses. The slip of paper given Mr. Craig at the camp by the foreman, which had his time upon it, calling for $24, was taken up by Mr. Gamble, who refused to return it, or pay him a cent for his labor. Legal steps have been taken by some of the men to compel Gamble to compensate them for their services.

The Chesaning Times, February 22, 1873.

The Village of Chesaning was thrown into considerable excitement this morning by the report that burglars ad been at work in the store of Chapman & Co., which proved to be true. The burglars forced their way through one of the doors, and having broken off the knob to the door of the safe introduced gunpowder, and the door was blown open. It is supposed that the noise of the explosion frightened them away, as they did not return to finish their work. The safe in the office of Mason, Gould & Co., dealers in lumber, was next found to have been unlocked by some means, and about $225 in cash was obtained. The office of the railroad company was next entered, and the cash drawer broken open, the burglars gaining five cents for their trouble. The citizens are on the alert, and efforts will be made to bring the rascals to justice.

Detroit Free Press, April 17, 1873.

A brakeman named James Moran, while endeavoring to pull out a coupling pin, between two freight cars at Chapin Station, on the J. L. & S. R. R., on Monday night last, fell into a cattle guard, and was so badly crushed that he died in a few hours. His remains were taken to Leslie for burial, where his parents reside.

The Chesaning Times, May 8, 1873.

The Courier of the 20th inst. has these items: Loran Halsted, a brakeman on the Jackson, Lansing, & Saginaw Railroad, received a severe injury while coupling cars at Chesaning on Sunday last, by which his elbow was fractured. The injured man was brought to Saginaw City for treatment, and the possibility is that he will recover the use of his arm.

Detroit Free Press, May 22, 1873.

On Friday, the 30th ult., an Indian warrior of the Chippewa tribe, died near Chesaning, whose age was though to be nearly or quite 120 years.

Jackson Citizen Patriot, June 11, 1873.

On the 2d, two little sons of S. J. Patterson, a farmer living a mile northeast of Chesaning, were terribly burned by kerosene. They had been picking potato bugs and had procured a pan in which were some live coals of fire, upon which the bugs were thrown. The boys foolishly poured kerosene oil upon the coals afterward, when it instantly ignited and the can was blown to pieces. The lads were terribly burned, their faces, necks and hands suffering the most. It is thought that they will recover, however, though their condition at last accounts was critical.

Cassopolis Vigilant, July 17, 1873.

The infant daughter of Elbert Ormes, of Chesaning, in this county, a babe of only eight months of age, has tbe biggest kind of a head. It measures twenty-five inches in circumference, and commenced enlarging when the child was three weeks of age. Its body remains the proper size.

Detroit Free Press, August 27, 1873.

J. C. Dugan, of Chesaning, fell from a ladder, on the 8th inst., striking upon the end of a carpenter's work-bench, and sustained the fracture of a number or ribs.

Detroit Free Press, September 13, 1873.

A bear in the neighborhood of Chesaning has placed all the hunters in the vicinity on the qui vive

Detroit Free Press, November 29, 1873.

C. Goodale's new store, at Chesaning, was blown down and damaged to the amount of $2,500.

The Rock Island Daily Argus, December 6, 1873.
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